25th annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival, tomorrow through Sunday, Kapalua Resort, Maui; four-day admission $650, wine tour $40, cooking demos and wine seminars $100-$175 per event, grand tastings and seafood festival $125-$145 per event. Complete schedule and tickets at www.kapalua.com, (866) 669-2440.

Thai Cuisine II, Grant Sato teaches cooking with lemongrass, kaffir lime, coconut milk, chili and curry, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College, 'Ohelo 211; $60. Register for course 062LRCB7: 734-9211. Complete list of classes at http://programs.kcc.hawaii.edu.

Summer Value Wines, sample inexpensive light wines, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, The Wine Stop; free. 946-3707.

Kevin's Southern Flair II, learn more about the spices and techniques of Southern U.S. cooking from Kevin Tate, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College, 'Ohia 109/112; $55. Register for course 062LCB18: 734-9211.

Culinary Walking Tour of Chinatown, Anthony Chang leads participants through food courts, noodle factories, specialty meat markets, bakeries, dim-sum parlors and tea stands, 10 a.m. Saturday, meet at the Louis Pohl Gallery; $20 includes a light dim-sum lunch. Reservations: 521-1812.

Cooking with Pork, Grant Sato shows how to stir-fry, roast or stew pork, 6-9 p.m. Monday, Kapi'olani Community College, 'Ohia 109/112; $55. Register for course 062LRCB8: 734-9211.

Firefighters' Day, Honolulu firefighters are invited to try rib or chicken dishes from the new Smokehouse menu, 11 a.m Tuesday, Hard Rock Cafe Honolulu; free with badge ID. 955-7383.

Seafood Explosion 2, Dale Thomas shows how to select quality seafood and prepare dishes with many layers of flavor, 6-9 p.m. next Wednesday, Kapi'olani Community College, 'Ohia 109/112; $53. Register for course 062LRCB22: 734-9211.

Eating Live, Mark Reinfeld gives an "uncooking" demonstration on basic live-food preparation, 7 p.m. next Wednesday, Ala Wai Golf clubhouse; free, sponsored by Vegetarian Society of Hawaii. 944-8344.

ONGOING

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

Sunset Country Market, 8 a.m.2 p.m. Saturdays, Sunset Beach Elementary School, Hale'iwa. 237-8248.

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.

"Dining Out With Chai," Chai Chaowasaree of Chai's Island Bistro and Singha Thai Cuisine hosts a TV show with cooking tips and information on Hawai'i and Mainland restaurants, 5 p.m. Sundays, KHON-2. 381-8483, 585-0011.

Farmers' Market, fruit and vegetables, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, Hawaii Kai Towne Center. 396-0766.

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. Mondays, meet at Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 42 N. King St.; $10. 533-3181.

Fresh Mondays, locally grown produce with free food samples, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays, Kaiser Nanikeola clinic lobby; repeats 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays. 432-2270.

Waikiki Farmers' Market, fruit, 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, 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.

Wrath of Grapes, weekly wine tastings with pupu, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $20 plus tax and gratuity. Reservations: 521-2900.

Fort Street Open-Air Market, produce, plants, flowers, locally prepared foods, arts and crafts from Hawai'i, Polynesia and Asia, 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). 441-4995.

Fresh Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, Kaiser Ko'olau Clinic (432-3800); also, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Kaiser Waipi'o Clinic (432-3100).

Fresh Thursdays, 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, fruits, meat, herbs and 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, educational information on disease prevention through nutrition, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fridays, Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Clinic. 432-2000.

Matthew Gray's Hawaii Food Tours offers three guided restaurant tours — Hole-in-the Wall, Hawaiian Feast and Gourmet Trilogy — in and around Honolulu; $59, $99 and $149. Reservations at 926-3663, www.HawaiiFoodTours.com.

Gourmet Cooking Hawaii offers ongoing hands-on and demonstration cooking classes with top Island chefs in their restaurants. Choose your own chef, menu and date or join preset classes offered on Saturdays throughout the year. Schedule, pricing and booking information: www.gourmetcookinghawaii.com, 735-7788.

Send announcements with contact name and phone number to: Culinary Calendar, Island Life, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax 525-8055; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com with "Cul Cal" in the subject line.