Culinary Calendar

Today

• Cook's Tour of Chinatown Markets, a Lyon Arboretum class by Thanh Mougeot in search of fresh produce and specialty ingredients in Chinatown, ending at a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch; 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., starting at Hotel and Maunakea streets near the Consuelo Alger Foundation. $12; registration required: 988-0456.
• Wine Dinner, showcasing the vintages of Better Brands and Grand Crew Wine Merchants, 6:30-9 p.m., Sergio's. $55, excluding tax and tip. Reservations: 951-6900.

Saturday

• Rice 101, a presentation with Joan Namkoong sharing history, folklore and samples of rice; part of the 10th annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival; 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Cook's Discoveries, Waimea, Hawai'i. (808) 885-3633.

Tuesday

• Cooking Demonstration and Tasting, featuring students of Kapi'olani Community College's Culinary Institute of the Pacific and executive chef Rey Dasalla of the Radisson Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel, 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, Radisson; free.
• Wrath of Grapes — The Indigo Wine Club, with a weekly featured vendor, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; wine sampling with pupu, $20. Reservations: 521-2900.

Feb. 5

• A Sumptuous Evening of Great Food and Fine Wines, a six-course dinner paired with selections from the Montes Winery of Chile, with winery co-owner Alex Guarachi; 6:30 p.m., Chart House Honolulu, 1765 Ala Moana Blvd. $50. 941-6669.
• Ultrafast Asian Meals in 20 Minutes or Less, a UH-Manoa Outreach College class by Walter Rhee, 6:30-9 p.m., JMD Educational Center, 99-1269 Iwaena St., 'Aiea. $45; registration required: 956-5666 or www.outreach.hawaii.edu.

Upcoming

• Contemporary Japanese Cuisine, a class with executive chef Hiroshi Fukui of L'Uraku Restaurant demonstrating how to make dashi (soup stock) and some popular L'Uraku dishes, 9-11:30 a.m. Feb. 8, Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road. $20; registration required: 988-0456.
• Basic Sushi Making: Rolls (Makizushi), a UH-Manoa Outreach College class by Walter Rhee, 6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 12, JMD Educational Center, 99-1269 Iwaena St., 'Aiea. $48; registration required: 956-5666 or www.outreach.hawaii.edu.
• 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 (Nigirizushi), 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.
• Asian 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.

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