Culinary Calendar
TODAY
BLUES, BREWS & BBQ FESTIVAL, daily through Oct. 31; $15 logo t-shirts with the American flag will be sold and $10 from each shirt sold will be donated to the New York Firefighters Fund. Dixie Grill-'Aiea: 485-2722, Dixie Grill-Honolulu: 596-8359.
THE COMPLEAT KITCHEN will celebrate its 25th anniversary with daily events through Sunday at the shops at Kahala Mall and Ala Moana Center. Activities will include samplings of Hawai'i-made food products, demonstrations and drawings for gift certificates. Event schedules are available at both shops. 845-8444.
A BIG TASTE OF ALOHA: A PLATEFUL OF LOVE, a 6th anniversary celebration of Sam Choy's Diamond Head Restaurant with food, drinks and entertainment at the restaurant; Wine Tasting Extravaganza, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $125; "Ono"licious Food & Drink Grazing Stations, 6:30-9 p.m., $100; proceeds to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Hawai'i. Reservations: 973-5683, ext. 240.
FRIDAY
HONOLULU SAKE FESTIVAL, with a kikizake (sake tasting) featuring over 100 entries, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, $50 in advance, $60 at the door. 945-7633; also, dinner, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Hyatt Regency, Furusato Japanese Restaurant, $100. 733-3332.
WINEZ AND GRINDZ, a special dinner featuring a five-course menu by chef Steven Ariel, 5-9 p.m., The Pineapple Room at Liberty House, Ala Moana Center; $49 per person, $64 with wine pairings. Reservations: 945-8881.
OUR SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD, 14 chefs will prepare cuisines from around the world, 6:30 p.m., Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Kaua'i Ballroom; presented by the Chefs de Cuisine Association and the National Association of Catering Executives; $85; proceeds will go to scholarships for local students pursuing a culinary arts career. 739-8711 or 921-2440.
COMING UP
FANTASIES IN CHOCOLATE, a non-stop chocolate tasting and fund-raiser for the Hawaiian Humane Society, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 6, Renaissance 'Ilikai Waikiki; Fantasy Brunch with chocolate tasting, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., $65; Chocolate Lovers tasting, 1-3 p.m., $30 in advance, $35 at the door. 946-2187, ext. 225.
LYON ARBORETUM CLASS: VIETNAMESE COOKING, learn how to make popular dishes including summer rolls and lemon-grass beef with cold noodles, 9 a.m.-noon Oct. 6; $22, $18 for arboretum association members. Registration required: 988-0456.
