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Culinary Calendar
Advertiser Staff
A Champagne Celebration, tasting of four champagnes and four sparkling wines, served with chilled seafood; plus, a seminar presented by Keith Mallini; 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Hanohano Room, Sheraton Waikiki hotel; $65. Reservations: 921-4600.
Hilton Hawaiian Village Holiday Chef Cooking Demonstrations, 4-4:45 p.m. Thursdays through December, Niumalu Cafe, Hilton Hawaiian Village. Free.
Italian cooking class, featuring hands-on demonstrations of risotto and panettone bread, 9:30 a.m. to noon Dec. 10, Tavola Tavola Restaurant, 3106 Monsarrat Ave. Cost: $50, $60 with wine. Enrollment limited; deadline to register, Dec. 7; 737-6600.
Nu'uanu YMCA Christmas Cookies and Treats Sale, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 10, 1441 Pali Hwy., studio 118. Children's cookie decorating contest noon to 1 p.m. Benefits YMCA Youth programs. Information: 536-3556.
Easter Seals Gingerbread Festival, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 11, Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Families and other groups purchase a house kit in advance and decorate it; $29 for smaller house, $49 for large. Information: 536-3765; www.EasterSeals Hawaii.org
Free wine tastings, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays, The Wine Stop, 1809 S. King St. This month: sparkling wines and champagnes; also tastings of Abacus and ZD wines.
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Farmers' Market, sponsored by Hawaii Farm Bureau, 8 a.m.-noon Sundays, Mililani High School, in front of the 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 food venues in downtown Honolulu with food writer Anthony Chang, 9:30 a.m. Mondays; meet at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 42 N. King St.; $10. 533-3181.
Waikiki Farmers' Market, 7 a.m.1 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, Waikiki Community Center's parking lot. 923-1802.
Merriman's Farm Visits and Dinner, half-day excursions to Big Island farms that supply the restaurant, 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 in and around Honolulu. Cost: $59, $99 or $149. Reservations at 926-3663, www.HawaiiFoodTours.com.
Farmers' Market, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays, Hawaii Kai Towne Center. 396-0766.
Fort Street Open-Air Market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays and Tuesdays, Wilcox Park (in front of Macy's). 441-4995.
Fresh Wednesdays, noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays, Kaiser Nanikeola clinic lobby; free admission. 432-2270. Also, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. second and fourth 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, 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.
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 Road). 848-2074.
Fresh Fridays, locally grown produce, healthy cooking demonstrations and educational information on disease prevention through nutrition, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Clinic. 432-2000.