Posted on: Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Culinary Calendar
Advertiser Staff
Wine Tasting, samplings of wines from Bordeaux, 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, produce, meats and seafood, plus breakfast for sale and O'ahu master gardeners on hand to answer questions about plants, soils and insect treatments, 7:30-11:30 a.m.
Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College parking lot C; free admission. 848-2074.
Culinary Cornucopia, pupu and dessert stations featuring creations by chefs Glenn Nitta and Jay Matsukawa in celebration of The Plaza Club's 25th anniversary, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza; $55 for nonmembers. Reservations required: 521-8905.
Brewmaster Dinner, barbeque-style menu paired with Kona Brewing Co.'s ales and lagers followed by a sunset marina boat cruise, 6:30-7:15 p.m. Saturday, Kona Brewing Co.'s Koko Marina pub; $40. 394-5662.
Harvest Celebration, tours, demonstrations, musical entertainment, hula and wine tasting in celebration of the Tedeschi Vineyards' 30th anniversary, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Tedeschi Vineyards, 'Ulupalakua, Maui; free. (808) 878-1266.
Wrath of Grapes Anniversary Party in celebration of the third year of weekly wine tastings with samplings of more than 20 wines and gourmet pupu created by chef Glenn Chu, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $35. Reservations required: 521-2900.
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.
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, 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.
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