Culinary Calendar
Low-Sodium Cooking with Flair, learn to use spices, herbs and specific cooking techniques to create low-salt dishes, 5:30-7 p.m. today, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific; $30. 566-3780.
High-class Burgundy Wines, Alan Jahns leads students, 21 and older, in exploring high-end red and white burgundies, 7-9 p.m. tomorrow, University of Hawai'i-JMD Educational Center, 'Aiea; $75. Register for course S06953: 956-8400.
Not Your Average Dinner Party, Chef Wilhelm Pirngruber presents gourmet meal and dessert with live jazz entertainment, part of the Dolphin Days Summer Fest, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Hilton Waikoloa Village Water's Edge ballroom, Big Island; $75. Reservations: (808) 886-1234, ext. 54.
Wine-tasting, sampling of red wines from the Burgundy region, 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.
13th annual Taste of Honolulu, new chefs and restaurants join favorites in providing samplings of gourmet fare and wine selections, plus live entertainment, 5-10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday,
Honolulu Civic Center grounds; $3 admission plus cost of scrips to purchase samplings from participating restaurants benefits Easter Seals Hawai'i; also, dinner seatings at the Chef du Jour tent, 6-9 p.m. Friday (Saturday is sold out); $50. 536-1015, www.taste808.com.
ONGOING
Farmers' Market, 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.
Farmers' Market, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College parking lot C; free admission. 848-2074.
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, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, He'eia State Park; free admission. 948-1111.
Waikiki Farmers' Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, Waikiki Community Center's parking lot; free admission. 923-1802.
Fort Street Open Market, 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.
