Desserts After Dark, enjoy desserts, tea sandwiches, scones and tea during the First Friday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. Friday, Tea at 1024, Nu'uanu; desserts: $3.95-$6.95. 521-9596.

16th annual Maui Onion Festival, with onion-eating contests, fresh produce and fried onion rings, food booths, cooking demonstrations, tastings and entertainment, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Whalers Village, Ka'anapali, Maui; free admission. www.whalersvillage.com/active/onion.htm or (808) 661-4567.

Cooking for Keiki, nutritional review and suggestions for improving the health value of your children's food, with a cooking demonstration on smoothies, homemade hot pockets, healthy pizza and fruit jellies and snacks, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Hoku's at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental; $75. 739-8780.

29th annual UCC Lili'uokalani Protestant Church Lu'au, home-made Hawaiian foods and entertainment, sit-down lu'au 1-4 p.m. Saturday, take-out 11 a.m.-2 p.m., church grounds, Hale'iwa; $15 eat in, $12.50 take-out, $7.50 children 10 years and under. 637-9364.

2nd annual Cream of the Crop Coffee Tasting, join a panel of resort chefs in judging this year's best coffees in three categories from coffee and dessert samples, noon-4 p.m. Saturday (people's choice voting ends at 2:30 p.m.), Four Seasons Hulailai Resort's Hoku Amphitheater; free. (808) 328-2356 or www.kona-coffee-council.com/events.htm.

10th annual A Touch of Iolani, all-class reunion with tastings and food booths from Alan Wong's, Kahala Mandarin Oriental, Roy's, Sam Choy's, Prince Court and others, "Beers of the World" booth, entertainment and silent auction, 5-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Iolani School grounds; tickets $60. 943-2322.

Famous Vegetarians: From Buddha to the Beatles, a talk by Rynn Berry on the lifestyles and dietary customs of vegetarians, including Plato, Leonardo da Vinci, Gandhi and Tolstoy, presented by the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii, 7 p.m. Aug. 10, Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse; free. 722-2557.

ONGOING

Fresh Thursdays, healthy and fresh, locally-grown produce with free food samples, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays, Kaiser Moanalua clinic main entrance; free admission. 432-2270.

Vanilla Experience Luncheon, five-course lunch with dishes prepared using Hawaiian vanilla and fresh island produce, 12:30-2 p.m. Thursdays, The Vanilla Mill, Pa'auilo, Big Island; $30. (808) 776-1771.

Kailua Farmers' Market, prepared foods, plate dinners, pies, cookies, jams and sauces in addition to fresh vegetables, fruit, and meat, herbs and cut flowers, 5-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Kailua Town Center parking garage (behind Longs Drugs on Kailua Rd.). 848-2074.

Fresh Fridays, locally grown produce, healthy cooking demonstrations, educational information on disease prevention through nutrition, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Clinic. 432-2000.

Aloha Friday Farmers' Market, fresh produce, food products and entertainment, noon-6 p.m. Fridays, Maui Community College, Kahului. (808) 268-3276.

Farmers' Market, fresh produce, meats and seafoods, flowers, 7:30-11 a.m. Saturdays, Kapi'olani Community College parking lot C. 848-2074.

Farmers' Market, kids' watermelon-eating contest with prizes of E.K. Fernandez Fun Passes at 3 p.m. Saturday, sponsored by the Hawaii Farm Bureau, 2-4 p.m., Mililani High School, in front of cafetorium; free admission. 848-2074.

Country Market & Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, Waimanalo Homestead Community Center, 1330 Kalaniana'ole Highway, Waimanalo. 259-5349.

Open Market, with a farmers' market, arts and crafts, flowers and plants, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, He'eia State Park. 948-1111.

"Two Skinny Chefs," cooking show with Beth-An Nishijima and Chai Chaowasaree, 5 p.m. Sundays, KHON-2. 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. 923-1802.

Culinary Tour of Chinatown, visit noodle shops, dim sum parlors, food courts, bakeries and other food venues in downtown Honolulu with food writer Anthony Chang, 9:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, meet at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 42 N. King St.; $10. 533-3181.

Merriman's Farm Visits and Dinner, half-day excursions to Big Island farms that supply the restaurant with fresh foods, followed by a four-course dinner prepared from locally grown ingredients, noon-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Merriman's Restaurant, Waimea, Big Island; $115 (all inclusive). Reservations: (808) 885-6822.

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.

Farmers' Market, fruits and vegetables, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays, Hawaii Kai Towne Center. 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). 538-8005.

Fresh Wednesdays, healthy and fresh, locally-grown produce with free food samples, noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays, Kaiser Nanikeola clinic lobby; free admission. 432-2270.

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.