Culinary Calendar
SOups! Chef Goran Streng of Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki teaches the basics of chowders and cream soups without using a lot of fat, 9:30-11:30 a.m. today, Lyon Arboretum; $25 for members, $28 for nonmembers. Register: 988-0456.
Wine Tasting, featuring wines from Gallo, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Padovani's Restaurant; $20 for three half-glasses and one appetizer, $34 for three full glasses and two appetizers. 946-3456.
FarmerS' Market, fresh produce and food booths, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, parking lot C, Kapi'olani Community College; free admission. 848-2074.
Perfect Holiday Cookies, Abigail Langlas shares her secrets for perfect cookies, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Lyon Arboretum; $25 for members, $28 for nonmembers. Register: 988-0456.
Hospice Care: Comfort and Compassion When It's Needed Most, annual wine tasting and silent auction fund-raiser, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sam Choy's Diamond Head Restaurant; $30. 924-9255.
Open Market, with a farmer's market, arts and crafts, flowers, plants and informational booths, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, He'eia State Park; free admission. 948-1111.
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. Tuesdays, Radisson Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel lobby; free. 921-5566.
Wrath of Grapes — The Indigo Wine Club, sampling of wines with pupu, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $20. 521-2900.
Delicious Food, all Island Grown, chef John Armstrong from the Halekulani's House Without a Key, prepares Linguine with Roasted Big Island Tomatoes, Maui Onions with Lime Marinated Grilled Kaua'i Shrimp and Peking Duck Buns and Asian Broth with Noodles, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Nov. 5, Lyon Arboretum; $25 for members, $28 for nonmembers. Register: 988-0456.
Chocolate, a traveling, interactive exhibit follows the cacao bean from tree to treat with an emphasis on current conservation methods, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Jan. 4, Bishop Museum, Castle Memorial Hall; admission $14.95 for adults and $11.95 for youths ages 4-12, seniors and military, with kama'aina rates available. 847-3511.
Send announcements to Island Life, Culinary Calendar, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax 525-8055; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com with "Cul Cal" in the subject line.
