Culinary Calendar
FESTIVAL OF AHI, tomorrow through July 28, Hoku's at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Chef Wayne Hirabayashi will feature special appetizers and entrees using fresh 'ahi. Appetizers prices $11-$18, entrees from $32.50. 739-8780.
FRIDAY
WINEZ & GRINDZ, 5-9 p.m., Pineapple Room at Liberty House, Ala Moana Center. Chef de cuisine Steven Ariel will feature "A Taste of Japan," inspired by his recent visit to Alan Wong's restaurant there. Five-course dinner $49 per person, $65 with wine. 945-8881.
FREE COOKING DEMONSTRATION, noon-1 p.m. at Williams Sonoma, Ala Moana Center, featuring Princess Kaiulani Hotel executive sous chef John Hightower.
SATURDAY
GREENS FROM THE GARDEN, a vegan cooking class, 9:30-11:45 a.m., Lyon Arboretum. Eileen Towata instructs on using leafy greens in new ways. Fee: $22. 988-0456.
BAKING BASICS II, a six-week series through Aug. 25 on fundamental baking techniques, 9 a.m.-noon at Kapi'olani Community College. Daniel Wetter instructs; fundamentals of cake-decorating and confisseries techniques will be included. Fee: $185. 734-9211.
ADVENTURES IN PARADISE: THE SIZZLE OF A SUMMERTIME CELEBRATION, annual Cuisines of the Sun seminar, Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows on the Big Island. Award-winning chefs from Hawai'i and the Mainland, and boutique wineries, show off their best food and wine. 1-888-424-1977.
BBQS: HELP DAD OUT ON THE GRILL, a cooking class for kids with chef Sam Choy, 9-11 a.m. at Sam Choy's Diamond Head Restaurant. Sponsored by Kapi'olani Community College. Fee: $25. 734-9211.
POKE PREPARATIONS, featured on "Sam Choy's Kitchen," 6:30 p.m., KHNL Channel 8. Chef Sam Choy introduces new recipes in preparation for the 10th annual Poke Festival on Sept.16.
COMING UP
BETTER PROCESS CONTROL SCHOOL, a four-day professional course on the manufacturing of food products, sponsored by the University of Hawa'i-Manoa and approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration; 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. each day; $500 per person until July 23, $550 per person thereafter. 956-6564. August 13-16.
THE ART OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN PASTRIES, CHOCOLATE AND SUGAR PRODUCTION, a class for pastry professionals at the Culinary Institute of the Pacific, Kapi'olani Community College. Stanton Ho, executive pastry chef of the Las Vegas Hilton, and Ewald Notter, owner and founder of the International School of Confectionery Arts in Gaithersburg, Md., instruct. 734-9539. July 30-Aug.3
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