Culinary calendar
Advertiser Staff
Lunch Alive: Living Well, Eating Well, life-skills development series continues with a talk by Linda Giles on "Six Keys to Permanent Weight Loss and Well-being," 12:30-1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Windward Community College, Hale Akoakoa; free, bring your own lunch or purchase from the cafeteria. 236-9256.
Low-Sodium Cooking with Flair, learn to use spices, herbs and specific cooking techniques to create low-salt dishes, 5:30-7 p.m. tomorrow, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, Frear Cafe Dining Room; $30. 566-3780.
Flavors, samplings pupu and more than 100 wines, silent auction, entertainment, sponsored by Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl, 6 p.m. Friday, Searaton Waikiki Ballroom; $50 benefits HFIA/Rainbow Fever, a scholarship program for UH athletes. Tickets available by calling 944-2697 or visiting www.etickethawaii.com.
Wine Tasting, samplings of wines from Spain, 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; this week chef James "Kimo" Akaka prepares breakfast entrees, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College Parking Lot C; free admission. 848-2074.
Cook's Tour of Chinatown Markets, join Walter Rhee in the search for fresh produce and specialty ingredients in Chinatown, ending at a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch; 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, sponsored by Lyon Arboretum; $15 (does not include cost of lunch). Call for meeting location and registration: 988-0461.
Wines of Clos du Val, sampling of wines from the Napa Valley paired with appetizers prepared by chef Glenn Chu, a Wrath of Grapes event, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $20. Telephone reservations: 521-2900.
2nd annual October Wine Festival, five-course gourmet dinner prepared by chef Russell Siu and guest chef Adam Condon of Spago at the Four Seasons Resort Maui and paired with wines presented by Mark de Vere of Robert Mondavi Winery, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7, 3660 on the Rise; $85. Reservations required: 737-1177.
Ho'okipa 2004, fund-raiser for the Kapi'olani Community College's culinary and hospitality programs, with food prepared by students and staff, wine stations, silent auction, entertainment by Robert Cazimero, 5:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 8, Royal Hawaiian Hotel's Monarch Room; $100 if purchased before Oct. 6 and $125 after. 734-9570.
Harvest Celebration, appetizers prepared by chefs Russell Siu and Adam Condon to compliment a sampling of 25 wines from Italy, Chile, Australia and California with entertainment, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 8, 3660 on the Rise; $50. Advance tickets: 737-1177.
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.ÊTours 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.
Open Market at the Centre, fresh fruits and vegetables, cut flowers, 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.
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; $95. Location and information: 735-7788, www.gourmetcookinghawaii.com.
"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.
