Culinary Calendar
Simple Sushi, Ruth Tamanaha shares her secrets to preparing nigiri and inari, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road. $20; registration required: 988-0456.
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.
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.
Girl's Day Brunch, special Japanese dishes and traditional brunch favorites, with a kimono fashion show and Japanese dance presentation, between 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 2, Ka'anapali Beach Hotel, Maui; adults $29.95, children 6-12 $14.50, 5 and under free, kama'aina discounts available. (808) 661-0011.
Wine Dinner, with the pairing of Ferrari Carano wines with the cuisine of Chef Glenn Chu, 6:30 p.m. March 5, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $65 or $60 pre-paid. 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 members and American Express card holders. 955-8821.
"Spirit of the Dance" dinner package, dinner, trolley transportation, and dance show at the Hawai'i Theatre, dinner at 5 p.m. March 11, Ruth's Chris Steak House; $75 per person. Reservations required with credit-card deposit: 599-3860.
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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