Culinary Calendar
WINE TASTING, samplings of Robert Mondavi wines, 6 p.m. Friday, Padovani's Restaurant and Wine Bar; $20 for three half-glasses and one appetizer, $34 for three full glasses and two appetizers. 946-3456.
Tamales!, hands-on, step-by-step tamale making with Martha Sanchez , 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Lyon Arboretum; $28 ($25 for members). Registration required: 988-0456.
Big Island Best Expo and Festival, with produce from local farms, cooking demonstrations and floral displays, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Waikoloa Beach Resort, Big Island; free admission. (808) 886-6789.
Tastes & Treasures, annual benefit for the Honolulu Waldorf School, buffet dinner, music, dancing and silent auction, 5-10 p.m. Saturday, Pacific Club; $50. 377-5471.
Flavors of the Orient Express, four-day buffet-style recreation of the menu from the Venice Simplon Orient Express Railway; seatings for lunch at 11:30 a.m. or dinner at 6 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, April 21 and 22, at Gros Bonnet Culinary Academy; lunch $23.95, dinner $29.95, to benefit the academy. Reservations: 944-2770.
Napa Valley, culinary students present a five-course dinner and wine pairing reflecting the style of California's Napa Valley, 5:30 p.m. April 24, Ka 'Ikena dining room, Kapi'olani Community College; a fund-raiser to sponsor a student trip to Thailand and Europe; $100. Reservations, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: 391-9726.
ONGOING
Farmers' Market, fresh fruits and vegetables, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Saturdays and Mondays, Hawaii Kai Towne Center; free admission. 396-0766.
Wine & Cheese Wednesdays, selection of cheese and complementary wines, with Hawaiian entertainment, 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays, Neptune's Garden at the Pacific Beach Hotel; $25. 921-6112, 922-1233.
"Two Skinny Chefs," Beth-Ann Nishijima of Nori's Restaurant in Hilo and Chai Chaowasaree of Chai's Island Bistro and Singha Thai Cuisine in Honolulu host a TV series of cooking tips, seasonal cooking and travel to dining spots and entertainment, locally and on the Mainland, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays on KGMB 9 and re-telecast at 4 p.m. Sundays. 585-0011.
Farmers' Market, fresh produce, cut flowers and breakfast items, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, parking lot C, Kapi'olani Community College; free admission. 848-2074.
Open Market, with a farmers' market, arts and crafts, flowers and plants and informational booths, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, He'eia State Park; free admission. 948-1111.
Waikiki Farmers' market, fresh island fruits, vegetables, musubi and chow mein, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, Waikiki Community Center's parking lot; free admission. 923-1802.
Fort Street Open Market, produce, plants and flowers, arts and crafts, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, Wilcox Park (fronting Macy's), and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, Pauahi and Fort Streets; free admission. 524-4195.
Wrath of Grapes — The Indigo Wine Club, sampling of wines with pupu, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $20. 521-2900.
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