SPECIAL

RUSSELL SIU'S CHEF'S TABLE, six-course gourmet dinner, with 40 percent off all bottles of wine or waived corkage fee; 6:30 p.m.; March 12; 3660 On the Rise; $75; reservations: 737-1177.

WINEMAKER DINNER, featuring wines from Provenance Vineyards and Hewitt Vineyard; 6:30 p.m.; March 12; Brasserie Du Vin; $100, plus tax and gratuity; reservations: 545-1115.

"A WEE BIT O' IRISH ... WITH A WHOLE LOTTA STOUT," Hops & Grinds beer tasting, with beers from Ireland and pupu buffet of Irishinspired dishes; 5:30-8:30 p.m.; March 14; The Willows; $30 ($25 Willows' Beer Club members); 952-9200.

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue seeks contestants for its fourth annual Corned Beef Musubi Eating Contest on March 15; entrants must be at least 18 years old, complete an application form and provide a photo and valid photo ID; 951-9888, www.hawaiianbarbecue.com.

TASTING METHODOLOGY 101: BACK TO BASICS, beginner's wine-tasting class; 3-4:30 p.m.; March 16; The Wine Stop; $20, club discounts apply. Followed by a WINE TASTING, featuring Napa Valley cabernets, including Far Niente, Chateau Montelena and Rudd; 5:30-7 p.m.; $75 ($15 wine credit for club members). Reservations for each: 946-3707.

Vegan macrobiotic community dinner, eat in or take out; 6 p.m.; March 19, register by March 17; Church of the Crossroads; $12 ($15.50 with dessert); 398-2695, macrobiotichawaii@hotmail.com.

EXECUTIVE VINEYARDS 2008, wine tasting, heavy pupu and silent auction, fundraiser for University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Shidler College of Business; 6-9 p.m.; March 20; Stan Sheriff Center, UH-Manoa; $85 ($95 premium tickets); 956-6926, www.shidler.hawaii.edu/executivevineyards.

Cooking classes with Chef Mavro, in-kitchen sessions with George Mavrothalassitis include gourmet lunch, photo and chef's apron; 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; April 5, July 19 and Nov. 8; Chef Mavro; $215; reservations: 735-7788, www.gourmetcookinghawaii.com.

MARKETS

Farmers Market, sponsored by Hawaii Farm Bureau; 8-11 a.m.; Sundays; Mililani High School gymnasium; free; 848-2074.

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

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

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

Fresh Wednesdays; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays; Kaiser Waipi'o Clinic; free; 432-3100.

Kailua Farmers Market, with prepared foods, vegetables, fruits, meats, herbs and flowers; 5-7:30 p.m. Thursdays; Kailua Town Center parking garage (behind Longs Drugs on Kailua Road); free; 848-2074.

Fort Street Open Market, produce, plants, flowers, and arts and crafts; 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Fridays and Tuesdays; Wilcox Park (in front of Macy's); free; 441-4995.

Fresh Fridays, locally grown produce, healthy cooking demonstrations, information on disease prevention through good nutrition, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Fridays; Kaiser Honolulu Clinic; free; 432-2000.

Aloha Friday Farmers Market, produce, food products and entertainment, 12-6 p.m.; Fridays; Maui Community College; Kahului; free; 808-268-3276.

Farmers Market, cooking demonstrations, produce, meats, seafood and flowers; 7:30-11 a.m.; Saturdays; Kapi'olani Community College, Parking Lot C; free; 848-2074.

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

Waialua Farmers Market, produce, herbs, fruit, flowers and huli-huli chicken; 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturdays; Old Waialua Sugar Mill; 637-8589.

TOURS, TASTINGS & CLASSES

Matthew Gray's Hawaii Food Tours offers three guided restaurant tours — Hole-in-the-Wall, Hawaiian Feast and Gourmet Trilogy — in and around Honolulu; daily; $99, $149 and $199; reservations: 926-3663, www.HawaiiFoodTours.com.

Vanilla Experience Luncheon, complimentary ice cream and coffee service; 12 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; The Vanilla Mill; Pa'auilo, Big Island; free; 808776-1771, 877-771-1771.

Merriman's Farm Visits and Dinner, half-day excursions to two Big Island farms that supply the restaurant, followed by a four-course dinner prepared from locally grown ingredients; 2:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; Merriman's Restaurant; Waimea, Big Island; $155; reservations: 808-331-8505.

Wrath of Grapes wine club offers tastings of featured vendors and light pupu; 6 p.m. Tuesdays; Cask Room, Brasserie Du Vin; $20 plus tax and gratuity; seating limited to 28 people; reservations: 545-1115.

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.