Posted on: Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Culinary Calendar

Advertiser Staff

Wine Dinner, six-course dinner and five wine tastings of ZD Winery of Napa Valley, Calif., 7 p.m. today, Diamond Head Grill at the W Hotel; $80. 922-3734.

Lunch Alive: Living Well, Eating Well, life-skills development series begins with "Don't Be Fooled: Food Myths," by Dick Allgire, 12:30-1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Windward Community College, Hale Akoakoa; free, bring your own lunch or purchase from the cafeteria. 236-9256.

Wine Tasting, samplings of California Cabernet, 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.

Farmers Market, plants, fresh produce, seafoods and meats and a stir-fry cooking demonstration by Lydell Leong, sous chef at 3660 On The Rise, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College parking lot C; free admission. 848-2074.

Appreciation Day, with food samples, massage and aromatherapy services, door prizes and discounted products, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Kokua Market, 2643 S. King St.; free admission. 941-1922.

Tahitian Goddess, owner Diane Crawford demonstrates cooking techniques using her chutneys, jellies and marmalades, noon Saturday, Macy's Ala Moana, level-four demonstration kitchen; free. 945-5894.

"Two Skinny Chefs," TV show hosted by Beth-An Nishijima and Chai Chaowasaree, featuring cooking tips and "Iron Chef" Hiroyuki Sakai, moves to KHON-2, 5 p.m. Sundays. 585-0011.

La Vida Loca con Vino de Espanol, sampling of varietals from Spain, a Wrath of Grapes event , 6 p.m. Tuesday, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $20. Reservations: 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. Tour cost: $59, $99 and $149 per person. Reservations: 926-3663, www.HawaiiFoodTours.com.

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.

Open Market at the Centre, fruits and vegetables, flowers and prizes, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesdays and Saturday, Ward Centre, ground floor near Borders Books & Music; free admission. 591-8411.

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 vegetables, fruits, meat, herbs and 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, produce, meat and seafood, flowers and breakfast, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College parking lot C; free admission. 848-2074.

Farmers Market, fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, old sugar mill in Waialua; free admission.

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, arts and crafts (plus rainbow shave ice from Jade Street Production on Friday), 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.