Culinary Calendar
Fort Street Open Market, produce, plants, flowers, 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.
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 Tasting, weekly selection, 5:30 p.m. Fridays, Padovani's Restaurant and Wine Bar. Call for price and selection: 946-3456.
BluWater Grill Restaurant Grand Opening Party, with all proceeds going to United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii to support people with disabilities in the Islands, 6-9 p.m. Friday, BluWater Grill Restaurant, 377 Keahole Street, Hawai'i Kai Shopping Center; $25 includes pupu and two drinks; walk-ins welcome. 532-6744.
Farmers' Market, produce, flowers, breakfast made by Kapi'olani Community College culinary students, cooking demonstrations, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, parking lot C, KCC campus; free admission. 848-2074.
COOK'S TOUR OF CHINATOWN MARKETS, class with Walter Rhee, in search of produce, specialty ingredients and catch of the day, ending at a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch; 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday; $18; Lyon Arboretum members $15 (lunch cost not included). Registration, details: 988-0456.
"Two Skinny Chefs," hosted by Beth-Ann Nishijima of Nori's Restaurant in Hilo and Chai Chaowasaree of Chai's Island Bistro and Singha Thai Cuisine in Honolulu, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays on KGMB and re-telecast 4 p.m. Sundays. 585-0011.
Open Market, with a farmers' market, arts, crafts, flowers, plants and information booths, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, He'eia State Park; free admission. 948-1111.
Wrath of Grapes The Indigo Wine Club, sampling of wines with pupu, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $20. 521-2900.
Five-Course Champagne Dinner with David Gochros, wine educator and Hawai'i manager for Remy Amerique, and chef Glenn Chu, 6:30 p.m. March 10, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $68, plus tax and tip. Reservations required by noon Friday (credit card to hold): 521-2900.
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.