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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, October 26, 2005

TASTE
Culinary calendar

Advertiser Staff

Winez & Grindz, an amuse bouche, three-course dinner and dessert prepared by sous chef Ron de Guzman, during dinner hours, beginning 4 p.m. Friday, Pineapple Room, Macy's Ala Moana; $60 prix fixe, $80 with wine pairings. 945-6573.

Gourmet Cooking Hawai'i, prepare eggplant and goat-cheese souffle, beef Wellington and tiramisu with executive chef Rodney Uyehara, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, The Bistro at Century Center; $95. 735-7788, www.gourmet cookinghawaii.com.

Master Chef Series, hands-on cooking class with the hotel's chef making 'ono island fish, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Hoku's at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental; $65. 739-8780.

Celebratory and Party Wines, tastings of wines appropriate for the holidays, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, The Wine Stop; free admission. 946-3707.

Windward YMCA Hallo-Wine Tasting, costume-optional fundraiser with blind tastings, silent auction, costume contest and prizes, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Mid-Pacific Country Club; $40 donation supports the YMCA's scholarship program. Reservations: 261-0808, 228-5577.

ONGOING

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

Farmers' Market, sponsored by the Hawaii Farm Bureau, 8 a.m.-noon Sundays, in front of Mililani High School gymnasium. 848-2074.

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

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

Waikiki Farmers' Market, fruits, vegetables, musubi and chow mein, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, Waikiki Community Center parking lot. 923-1802.

Merriman's Farm Visits and Dinner, 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). (808) 885-6822.

Matthew Gray's Hawaii Food Tours offers three guided restaurant tours — "Hole-in-the Wall," "Hawaiian Feast" and "Gourmet Trilogy" for $59, $99 and $149 per person. 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. Also, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, Kaiser Waipi'o Clinic. 432-3100.

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

Fresh Thursdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays, Kaiser Moanalua clinic main entrance. 432-2270.

Kailua Farmers' Market, 5-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Kailua Town Center parking garage (behind Longs Drugs on Kailua Road). 848-2074.

Fresh Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, Kaiser Honolulu Clinic. 432-2000.

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.