Culinary Calendar
Farmer's Market, fresh fruits and vegetables, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Saturdays and Mondays, Hawaii Kai Towne Center, adjacent to Costco; free admission. 396-0766.
Home Building & Remodeling show, Building Industry Association's annual exhibition with cooking demonstrations and food sampling from Island chefs, and distribution of Spam sandwiches and cookbooks from the Spammobile, 5-9 p.m. tomorrow and Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $4 per day or $6 for four-day pass; coupons and other discounts available at www.bia-hawaii.com. Information: 847-4666, ext. 206.
Anything But Chardonnay, wine tasting of non-chardonnay white wines, 5:30 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. Information: 946-3456.
Farmer's Market, fresh produce and food booths and selection of foods from Island chefs, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, parking lot C, Kapi'olani Community College; free admission. 848-2074.
COOK'S TOUR OF CHINATOWN MARKETS, class by Walter Rhee in search of fresh produce and specialty ingredients in Chinatown, ending at a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch; 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., sponsored by Lyon Arboretum; $18 general, $15 arboretum members (does not include cost of lunch). Registration required: 988-0456.
"Two Skinny Chefs," with hosts Beth-Ann Nishijima of Nori's Restaurant in Hilo and Chai Chaowasaree of Chai's Island Bistro and Singha Thai Cuisine in Honolulu; a new TV series of cooking tips, seasonal cooking and travel to popular dining spots and entertainment in Hawai'i and on the Mainland, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays on KGMB; re-telecast at 4 p.m. Sundays. 585-0011.
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.
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. Wednesday, Pauahi and Fort streets; free admission. 524-4195.
Wrath of Grapes — The Indigo Wine Club, sampling of wines with pupu, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $20. 521-2900.
Enology tour 2004, wines from Cakebread Cellars to complement a five-course dinner prepared from "Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Cookbook," and Azul, with live entertainment and door prizes, 7 p.m. Feb. 11, Azul at J.W. Ihilani Resort; $98 plus tax and tip. Reservations: 679-3166.
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.
