Posted on: Wednesday, August 4, 2004
Culinary Calendar
Advertiser Staff
Wine Tasting, samplings of Cabernets from France, 6 p.m. Friday, Padovani's Restaurant & Wine Bar; $20 for three half-glasses and one appetizer, $34 for three full glasses and two appetizers. 946-3456.
Farmers' Market, heart of palm from the Big Island offered with other fresh produce, meats and seafoods, and breakfast prepared by Superb Sushi, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College parking lot C; free admission. 848-2074.
Maui Onion Festival, eating contests, cooking demonstrations, games, food booths and live entertainment, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Whalers Village, Kanapali, Maui; free. (808) 661-4567.
Wrath of Grapes features new wine offerings from Rosemount known as Papio (little penguin); a prize will be awarded to the best penguin costume, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $20. Reservations: 521-2900.
Cook's Tour of Chinatown Markets, join Walter Rhee in the search for fresh produce and specialty ingredients in Chinatown, ending at a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch; 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Aug. 14, sponsored by Lyon Arboretum; $18 general, $15 arboretum members (does not include cost of lunch). Registration required: 988-0456.
ONGOING
Farmers' Market, fruits and vegetables, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays, Hawaii Kai Towne Center; free admission. 396-0766.
Open Market at the Centre, fresh fruits and vegetables, cut flowers, prizes, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesdays and Saturday, Ward Centre, ground floor near Borders Books & Music; free admission. 591-8411.
Wine & Cheese Wednesdays, selection of two reds and two whites paired with cheeses, nuts and fruit, plus Hawaiian entertainment, 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays, Neptune's Garden, Pacific Beach Hotel; $25. 921-6112, 922-1233.
Fresh Fridays, locally grown produce, healthy cooking demonstrations, educational information on disease prevention through good nutrition, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays, Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Clinic; free admission. 432-2000.
Farmers' Market, fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, old sugar mill in Waialua; free admission.
Gourmet Cooking Hawaii, classes at alternating restaurants including Chef Mavro, Mariposa, Sam Choy's, Meritage, Padovani's, taught by the chefs of each establishment, 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays. Information: 735-7788 or www.gourmetcookinghawaii.com.
Open Market, with a farmers' market, arts and crafts, flowers and plants, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, He'eia State Park; free admission. 948-1111.
Waikiki Farmers' Market, 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, flowers and arts and crafts, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, Wilcox Park (in front of Macy's) and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, Pauahi and Fort streets; free admission. 524-4195.
Send announcements with contact name and phone number to: Culinary Calendar, Island Life, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Cul Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.
