Culinary Calendar
Tea Tasting, introduction of "Lady Winterbourne" tea blend with samplings of other varieties, small sandwiches, scones, and pastries, 5-7 p.m. tomorrow, Winterbourne Tea Parlor, Mission Houses Museum; $25. Reservations required: 537-3806.
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.-noon Saturday, sponsored by Lyon Arboretum; $18 general, $15 arboretum members (does not include cost of lunch). Registration required: 988-0456.
5th annual Gingerbread Festival, create a gingerbread house for the holidays with your family and tips from Alan Wong and others, kits and time slots still available for families or businesses between 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $29 for a 7x8x8-inch house or $49 for a 9x10x10-inch house with a portion to benefit Easter Seals Hawai'i. Reservation required: 536-1015. Also, observe others making their houses from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; free admission.
Grand Champagne Tastings, sampling of effervescent wines including Billecart-Salmon, Perrier Jouet and Veuve Clicquot, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Fujioka's, Market City; $35. 739-9463.
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Matthew Gray's Hawaii Food Tours offers three guided restaurant tours — "Hole-in-the Wall," "Hawaiian Feast" and "Gourmet Trilogy" — in and around Honolulu. Tours are priced at $59, $99 and $149 per person. Reservations at 926-3663, www.HawaiiFoodTours.com.
Farmers' Market, fruits and vegetables, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays, Hawaii Kai Towne Center; free admission. 396-0766.
Fort Street Open Market, produce, plants, flowers and arts and crafts, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, Pauahi and Fort streets; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays and Tuesdays, Wilcox Park (in front of Macy's); free admission. 524-4195.
Y. Hata Chef Demonstration, with chefs Ernesto Limcaco and Angela Smith, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays, Y. Hata's Wholesale Grocery Store, 285 Sand Island Access Road; free. 852-6767.
Wine & Cheese Wednesdays, selection of two reds and two whites paired with cheeses, nuts and fruit, plus Hawaiian enter-tainment, 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays, Neptune's Garden, Pacific Beach Hotel; $25. 921-6112, 922-1233.
Kailua Farmers' Market, with prepared foods such as pies, cookies, jams and sauces in addition to fresh vegetables, fruit, and meat, herbs and flowers, 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Kailua Town Center parking garage (behind Longs Drugs on Kailua Road); free admission. 848-2074.
Fresh Fridays, locally grown produce, healthy cooking demonstrations, educational information on disease prevention through good nutrition, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Clinic; free admission. 432-2000.
Farmers' Market, produce, meats, seafood and flowers, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College parking lot C; free admission. 848-2074.
Farmers' Market, 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, taught by the chefs of each establishment, 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays; $95. Location and information: 735-7788, 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.
"Two Skinny Chefs," TV show featuring Beth-An Nishijima and Chai Chaowasaree, with cooking tips and guest chefs, 5 p.m. Sundays, KHON2,. 585-0011.
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.
Send announcements with contact name and phone number to: Culinary Calendar, Island Life, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Cul Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.
