Culinary Calendar
Wine Tasting, comparison of California chardonnay and French white burgundy, 6 p.m. Friday, Padovani's Restaurant & Wine Bar; $20 for six tasting portions of wine and one appetizer (full glass of each wine available at an addition cost). 946-3456.
Farmers' Market, produce, meat, poultry, fish, cheeses, tomato juice, fried green tomatoes, herbs and teas, as well as breakfast prepared by Big G's Catering, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday Kapi'olani Community College, parking lot C; free admission. 848-2074.
Big Reds are Exploding! The Indigo Wine Club's Wrath of Grapes event, sampling of full, hearty red wines with pupu, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $20. 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, 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.
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.
"Two Skinny Chefs," Beth-An Nishijima and Chai Chaowasaree host a TV series of cooking tips, travel to dining spots and entertainment locally and on the Mainland, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays on KGMB-9 and re-telecast at 4 p.m. Sundays. 585-0011.
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 Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Cul Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.
