Culinary calendar
Beaujolais Nouveau Day, annual release of the red wine, 6 p.m. Thursday, Padovani's Restaurant & Wine Bar; $5 per glass. 946-3456.
Beaujolais Nouveau Madness, tasting of this year's offerings plus samplings from the 2002 vintage with French-themed pupu created by chef Glenn Chu and entertainment, 6-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $50. Phone reservations required: 521-2900.
Farmers' Market, fresh produce, meats and seafoods, flowers, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, with a cooking demonstration using Island fish and sweet potatoes by former Swiss Inn chef and owner Martin Wyss, at 9 a.m., Kapi'olani Community College parking lot C; free admission. 848-2074.
"A Night With the Family," sampling of wines from Australia, New Zealand, France and California paired with Thanksgiving-style pupu prepared by chef Glenn Chu, a Wrath of Grapes event, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $20. Phone reservations only: 521-2900.
ONGOING
Matthew Gray's Hawaii Food Tours offers three guided restaurant tours — "Hole-in-the Wall," "Hawaiian Feast" and "Gourmet Trilogy" — in and around Honolulu.æTours are priced at $59, $99 and $149 per person. Reservations at 926-3663, www.HawaiiFoodTours.com.
Farmers' Market, fruits and vegetables, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays, Hawaii Kai Towne Center; free admission. 396-0766.
Fort Street Open Market, produce, plants, flowers and arts and crafts, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, Pauahi and Fort streets; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays and Tuesdays, Wilcox Park (in front of Macy's); free admission. 524-4195.
Y. Hata Chef Demonstration, chefs Ernesto Limcaco and Angela Smith teaches how to create a variety of dishes, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays, Y. Hata's Wholesale Grocery Store, 285 Sand Island Access Road; free. 852-6767.
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.
Kailua Farmers' Market, with prepared foods such as candy, cookies, jams and sauces in addition to fresh vegetables, fruit, and meat, herbs and cut flowers, 5-8 p.m. Thursdays, Kailua Town Center parking garage (behind Longs Drugs on Kailua Road.); free admission. 848-2074.
Fresh Fridays, locally grown produce, healthful cooking demonstrations, educational information on disease prevention through good nutrition, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Clinic; free admission. 432-2000.
Farmers' Market, fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, old sugar mill in Waialua; free admission.
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.
