QUICK BITES
Chef, wine and carving classes
By Wanda A. Adams
Advertiser Food Editor
Kapi'olani Community College is hosting professional enhancement courses for those in the culinary field. Among them: Yields (how much finished food from a given amount of raw food), 9 a.m. to noon May 3 ($69); Purchasing, on food purchasing and cost control, with Michael Scully of the Hawai'i Prince Hotel, 8 to 11 a.m. May 10, 17 and 24 ($135); vegetable and fruit carving with chef de cuisine Brooke Tadena of the Hanohano Room at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 11 and 18 ($265); ice carving with garde-manger chef Dale Radomski, 8 a.m. to noon July 12 and 19 ($325); advanced wine instruction from Mark Gmur, on-premise area manager for Better Brands wine distributors, 1 to 5 p.m. July 7, 14 and 21 ($325).
A culinary series for the home cook also gets under way in June with chef Grant Sato and friends offering the same instruction that culinary students receive, but broken into day segments. Topics range from butter sauces to cooking with fish or lamb, from hors d'oeuvres to proper wok use; and Alyssa Moreau's popular vegetarian cooking classes return; prices range from $42 to $49 per class.
Finally, a group of courses in Italian cooking, Chinese tea-tasting and other topics are offered evenings and Saturdays. For $300, you can even arrange a private chef course in almost any culinary area.
To view a complete list, check the Web site: programs.kcc.hawaii.edu/~noncredit/schedule/culinary. Registration: 734-9211.
Aquaculture meet
The Hawaii Aquaculture Association is holding its fifth annual conference 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 7 at Windward Community College in Kane'ohe. The all-day event is open to anyone interested in aquaculture and includes sessions on topics from aquaculture basics to new technologies, presented by industry leaders and guests. Sam Choy of Sam Choy Restaurants will be the lunch speaker.
A Taste of Hawaii Aquaculture evening reception featuring Hawai'i chefs preparing aquaculture-grown products will complete the event. Registration: $35 for Hawaii Aquaculture Association members, $50 general, $15 students. Early registration deadline: April 28. Information: Dean Toda, Aquaculture Development Program, 587-0030. Or fax for registration form: 587-0033, or HAA secretary Mitch Smith at (808) 375-2217.
HIV fund-raiser
A May Day celebration is planned as a fund-raiser for Save the Food Basket/Bill's Place, an eight-year-old organization that provides nutritional services to those with HIV/AIDS. The event is 3 to 8 p.m. May 3 at Paki Hale, 3840 Paki Ave. in Waikiki, and includes a buffet by Tom Kruse of Bill's Place, entertainment, a lei-making contest and "nostalgic dancing." Tickets: $15. Information: NovaLei, 952-6682; nova@honolulunight.com.
Organic-food talk
Kimberly D. Clark, owner-operator of Just Add Water, a six-year-old program growing, teaching and cooperatively marketing organic products from a dozen farms (including her own), will speak on "The Future of Organic Foods" at the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii meeting at 7 p.m. May 14 at the Ala Wai Golf Course club house, 404 Kapahulu. Clark, who has a doctorate in agricultural economics from the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, will discuss issues related to organic foods and genetically modified foods. She will also be at the Vegetarian Society meeting on Maui at 7 p.m. May 15 at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 261 S. Pu'unene Ave., Kahului. Information: 944-8344.
Quick Bites is published Wednesdays. Food editor Wanda A. Adams welcomes food news. Write her at The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. Call 525-8036. Or e-mail taste@honoluluadvertiser.com.
