Culinary Calendar
The Mariposa Cheese Culture, Asian cheeses with a flight of three wines, 6 p.m. today, Mariposa Restaurant, Neiman Marcus; $20. 951-3420.
Basic Sushi Making: Rolls (Makizushi), a UH-Manoa Outreach College class by Walter Rhee, 6:30-9 p.m. today, JMD Educational Center, 99-1269 Iwaena St., 'Aiea. $48; registration required: www.outreach.hawaii.edu or 956-5666.
Cooking Demonstration and Tasting, featuring students of Kapi'olani Community College's Culinary Institute of the Pacific and executive chef Rey Dasalla, 5-6 p.m. each Tuesday, Lobby, Radisson Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel; free. 921-5566.
Wrath of Grapes — The Indigo Wine Club, with a weekly featured vendor, 6 p.m. each Tuesday, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; wine sampling with pupu, $20. 521-2900.
Fit for a Prince: Dishes from the Hawaii Prince Hotel, a class led by executive chef Goran Streng, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 19, Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road. $20; registration required: 988-0456.
Intermediate Sushi Making: Single Piece (Nigrizushi), a UH-Manoa Outreach College class by Walter Rhee, 6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 19, JMD Educational Center, 99-1269 Iwaena St., 'Aiea. $48; registration required: 956-5666 or www.outreach.hawaii.edu.
Simple Sushi, a class with Ruth Tamanaha covering the basics of making nigiri and inari, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 24, Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road. $20; registration required: 988-0456.
Dim-Sum Dumplings, a UH-Manoa Outreach College class taught by Walter Rhee, 6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 26, JMD Educational Center, 99-1269 Iwaena St., 'Aiea. $45; registration required: 956-5666 or www.outreach.hawaii.edu.
5th annual "It's Not Your Fault" luncheon and raffle to benefit the Sex Abuse Treatment Center, 11:30-1:30 p.m. Feb. 27, Ruth's Chris Steak House; $40 individual or group tables available. 535-7613.
Wine Dinner, with the pairing of Ferrari Carano wines with the cuisine of chef Glenn Chu, 6:60 p.m. March 5, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $65 or $60 prepaid. Confirm reservations by noon Feb. 28. 521-2900.
Hawai'i Uncorked, wine tasting, silent and live auctions to benefit Hawaii Public Radio, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. March 9, Grand Ballroom, Sheraton Waikiki; $75 general admission, $65 HPR and American Express card members. 955-8821.
4th Annual "Taste of the Stars," cuisines from 19 of Hawai'i's chefs, wines, champagne, martinis, specialty teas and coffees, live entertainment, chef awards ceremony and silent auction to benefit Leeward Community College's Culinary Arts program, 6-9 p.m. May 3, Leeward Community College; $100 general admission until April 30, sponsor tables available. 455-0392.
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