Culinary Calendar
TOMORROW
- CIGAR AND COGNAC TASTING, 6 p.m., The Veranda at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hawaii; featuring Ashton USG Torpedo cigars and Martell Cordon Bleu Hine Rare & Delicate and Courvoisier XO Imperial cognacs; $30 per person; 739-8780.
SATURDAY
- KAHALA MALL EGG FESTIVAL, 11:30 a.m., Center Stage; appearance by "Worlds Fastest Omelet Maker" and "egg-spert" Howard Helmer, spokesman for the American Egg Board. Repeats Sunday.
- MASTER CHEF SERIES, Padovanni's Restaurant, Alana Doubletree Waikiki Hotel, featuring Sean O'Connell, executive chef, Shintaro Restaurant, Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas; special fixed-price menu; $100 exclusive of liquor, seating from 5:30 p.m. 946-3456. Repeats Sunday.
- KEALANI MAUI FOOD AND WINE MASTERS, reunion of four Hawai'i Regional Cuisine charter members Amy Ferguson-Ota, Mark Ellman, Beverly Gannon and George Mavrothalassitis, Faimount Kea Lani Hotel; program includes demonstrations, luncheons and dinners; cooking demonstrations/lunches, $45; wine tastings/dinners, $125. Reservations and information: (800) 798-4552, (808) 875-4100.
SUNDAY
- KAHALA MALL EGG FESTIVAL, (see above).
- MASTER CHEF SERIES, (see above).
- KEALANI MAUI FOOD AND WINE MASTERS, (see above).
MONDAY
- TROPICAL FRUITS FROM FIELD TO TABLE, segment of "Hawai'i Cooks with Roy Yamaguchi," 7:30 p.m., KHET. Guest chef: Norman Van Aken, 1997 James Beard best American chef from the Southeast. Guest farmer: Frankie Sekiya, Waimanalo nurseryman.
TUESDAY
- WRATH OF GRAPES, INDIGO WINE CLUB, 6 p.m. wine-tasting with free fruit and cheese plate; Indigo Eurasian Cuisine. Reservations: 521-2900.
- JABBERWOCKS AT 3660, a special, fixed-price menu of 3660 favorites precedes an appearance by Brown University's a capella singing group; dinner reservations taken from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m., 7:15 p.m. performance; $34 includes appetizer, salad, entree, dessert, coffee or tea; 3660 on the Rise; 737-1177.
Send items for the Culinary Calendar to Taste, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Call: 535-2412. Fax: 525-8055. E-mail: taste@honoluluadvertiser.com.
