Chef Cooking Demonstrations, 4-4:45 p.m. Thursdays through Dec. 22, Niumalu Cafe, Hilton Hawaiian Village; free.

Italian cooking class, featuring hands-on demonstrations of risotto and panettone bread, 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Tavola Tavola Restaurant; $50, $60 with wine. Today is the deadline to register. 737-6600.

Nu'uanu YMCA Christmas Cookies and Treats Sale, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, including children's cookie decorating contest at noon-1 p.m., YMCA, 1441 Pali Hwy., studio 118. Sales benefit YMCA youth programs. 536-3556.

Sake tasting, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, The Wine Stop, 1809 S. King St.; free. 946-3707.

Easter Seals Gingerbread Festival, families and groups purchase a house kit in advance and decorate it, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $29 for smaller house, $49 for large. 536-3765; www.EasterSealsHawaii.org.

Super 6, wines from six villages of Burgundy poured by Phyllis Nishimoto, a Wrath of Grapes Wine Club event, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $30 includes light pupu prepared by chef Glenn Chu. 521-2900.

ONGOING

Farmers' Market, produce, meats, seafood and flowers, 7:30-11 a.m. Saturdays including Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, Kapi'olani Community College parking lot C. 848-2074.

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

Country Market & Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays except Christmas and New Year's Day, 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 except Christmas and New Year's Day, 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 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, fruits, vegetables, musubi and chow mein, 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 — "Hole-in-the Wall," "Hawaiian Feast" and "Gourmet Trilogy" — in and around Honolulu. Cost: $59, $99 or $149 per person. Reservations: 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-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, 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. second and fourth Wednesdays, Kaiser Waipi'o Clinic. 432-3100.

Fresh Fridays, locally grown produce, healthy cooking demonstrations, educational information on disease prevention through nutrition, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, Kaiser Permanente 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.