Culinary Calendar
Today
- Tempura Festival, featuring dishes prepared by guest chefs from Japan, through Sunday, Ala Moana Hotel, Plantation Café; lunch served 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, $13.25 for complete meal, $11.25 for tempura ten-don; dinner served 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, $14.25 for complete meal, $12.25 for tempura ten-don; also, tempura dishes offered at buffets, 6-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays, $24.50. Reservations: 955-4811.
Saturday
- Chinatown Tour, to learn about Chinese herbs and spices with instructor Nathan Wong; 10-11 a.m., starting at Foster Botanical Garden parking lot and ending at Wo Fat Restaurant for lunch. $10 for Friends of Honolulu Botanical Gardens members, $12 for non-members; participants pay for own lunch. Information and registration: 537-1708 or 522-7064.
Sunday
- 14th Annual Dessert Fantasy, a benefit for United Cerebral Palsy featuring dessert samples from more than 40 restaurants, bakeries and confectionaries, 1-3 p.m., Pacific Beach Hotel, Grand Ballroom. Admission of $20 per person allows for unlimited sampling. All proceeds benefit the disabled in Hawai'i. Tickets and information: 532-6744.
Tuesday
- "Wrath of Grapes," Indigo Wine Club, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; wine sampling with pupu plate, $20; limited seating. Reservations: 521-2900.
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