Posted on: Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Culinary Calendar
Advertiser Staff
Food and Wine For Your Health, four-course dinner prepared by executive chef Elmer Guzman with wine selections by sommelier Roberto Vietnes; Dr. Marlon Rimando will discuss the health benefits of the food and wine, 5:30-9 p.m. today, Sam Choy's Diamond Head Restaurant; $85 fee includes wine, a portion of proceeds to Aloha United Way. 732-8645.
Downtown Decadence 2004, food, fun and festivity featuring champagne and martini bars, mini-manicures and makeovers and a silent auction, 5-8 p.m. tomorrow, Cafe Laniakea courtyard, YWCA of O'ahu, 1040 Richards St; aloha attire; $50 fee; reserve by Friday. 538-7061 ext. 234.
Friday Night Wine Tasting featuring red wines from California's central coast such as Bonny Doon, Au Bon Climat, Robert Craig, Qupe and Justin as well as pourings of syrahs and pinot noirs 6 p.m. Friday, Padovani's Restaurant & Wine Bar, Doubletree Alana Waikiki Hotel; $20 for three half glasses and an appetizer or $34 for three full glasses and two appetizers. 946-3456.
Savor the Wine, sample wines from Italy, France and California, fine Camus of France cognac and specialty European beers accompanied by gourmet food and exquisite music, 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Matters of Taste, Gentry Pacific Center, 560 N. Nimitz Highway; $75 benefits the Arthritis Foundation. 596-2900.
3rd Annual Big Island Festival featuring the culinary talents of French "Iron Chef" Yutaka Ishinabe and signature dinners by Food & Wine magazine 2004's Best New Chefs Scott Conant, Scott Dolich, Rob Evans, Eric Klein, Marc Orfaly, Melissa Perello, Bradford Thompson and Mathias Wolf, Nov. 3-7, Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows; see www.BigIslandFestival.com for information, ticket prices and schedules. (808) 934-9044. 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. Tours are priced at $59, $99 and $149 per person. Reservations at 926-3663, www.HawaiiFoodTours.com. Wrath of Grapes — The Indigo Wine Club offers wine afficianados the opportunity to learn about and try an array of excellent wines accompanied by light pupu by chef Glenn Chu, 6 p.m. every Tuesday at Indigo on Nu'uanu Avenue; $20 per person plus tax and tip; limited seating. 521-2900.
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; and vendors selling shaved ice and cream, ice and bubble gum, and ice and mochi on Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays and Tuesdays, Wilcox Park (in front of Macy's) and ; 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, healthy 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 produce, meats and seafoods, flowers and breakfast, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College Parking Lot C; free admission. 848-2074.
Farmers' Market, fresh 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, 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.
"Two Skinny Chefs," Beth-An Nishijima's and Chai Chaowasaree's TV show, with cooking tips and guest chefs, moves to KHON2, 5p.m. Sundays. 585-0011.
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.
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.
