Posted on: Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Culinary Calendar

O'ahu Dines, participating local restaurants will donate a portion of their proceeds from today's sales to the Life Foundation for the fight against AIDS. See www.oahudines.org or call 521-2437, ext. 252, for a list of participating restaurants.

Healthy Happy Hour, Jamba Juice customers receive free shots of Matcha Green Tea, shaken with soy milk and ice, to celebrate the new menu of energy products, 3-6 p.m. Friday, all Jamba Juice locations on O'ahu and the Neighbor Islands. Contact your local store for details.

Dazzle! gourmet food prepared by chefs from Sansei, 3660 On The Rise, Phuket Thai, Pineapple Room and others, paired with wines selected by master sommelier Chuck Furuya; big-band music and silent auction, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Sheraton Waikiki ballroom; $100 per person, supporter tables available for a donation of $1,500 to $2,500, to benefit Central Union Preschool and Kindergarten. 946-4025.

ONGOING

Culinary Tour of Chinatown, with food writer Anthony Chang, 9:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, meet at Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 42 N. King St.; $5. 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.

Farmers Market, 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.

Y. Hata Chef Demonstration, with chefs Ernesto Limcaco and Angela Smith, 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, 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Kailua Town Center parking garage. 848-2074.

Fresh Fridays, locally grown produce, healthy cooking demonstrations and more, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Clinic. 432-2000.

Farmers Market, 7:30-11 a.m. (new hours) Saturdays, Kapi'olani Community College parking lot C. 848-2074.

Gourmet Cooking Hawaii, classes and wine pairings at local restaurants, 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays; reservations: 735-7788, www.gourmetcookinghawaii.com.

Open Market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, He'eia State Park. 948-1111.

Waikiki Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, Waikiki Community Center parking lot. 923-1802.

Matthew Gray's Hawaii Food Tours offers three guided restaurant tours in and around Honolulu. Cost: $59, $99 and $149 per person. Reservations at 926-3663, www.HawaiiFoodTours.com.