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Culinary calendar
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Whiskey Dinner, Jack Daniels Master Distiller Jimmy Bedford pours premium whiskey paired with a five-course gourmet dinner prepared by Chef Glenn Chu, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Indigo Eurasian Cuisine; $65 plus tax and gratuity for dinner and whiskey tasting, $100 with autographed single barrel bottle of whiskey. Reservations: 521-2900.
Made in Hawaii Festival, food and other products from Island companies, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall and Arena, with cooking demonstrations in the arena, Friday: 2 p.m. (Derek Furisu, KTA Super Stores, Hilo), 4 p.m. (Almar Arcano, Formaggio) and 6 p.m. (Andy Nelson, Neptune's Garden); Saturday: noon (chef Fred DeAngelo of Ola), 2 p.m. (Michael Imada, Hyatt Regency), 4 p.m. (Elmer Guzman, Poke Stop), 6 p.m. (Mike Irish, Halm's Enterprise); Sunday: noon (Grant Sato, Kapi'olani Community College's Culinary Institute of the Pacific) and 2 p.m. (chef Eldon Ricardo of Tiki's Grill & Bar); $3. 533-1292, www.madeinhawaiifestival.com.
Almost Asian Vegetarian Cooking, Alyssa Moreau shares recipes from Thailand, Vietnam, India, Japan and China, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College, 'Ohia 109/112; $45. Register for course 062LRVC5: 734-9211.
A Cook's Tour of Chinatown, Walter Rhee resumes his tours of downtown markets: learn about meats, seafood, vegetables, fruits, herbs and spices, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, meet near Hawaiian National Bank between King and Smith streets.; $15. Also, Rhee leads a tour of Chinatown eateries, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturdays, meet at same location; $59. Reservations: 391-1550.
Chinese Fusion Cooking Class, Chef Chih-Chieh Chang teaches how to make butterfly shrimp and Taiwan-style pancakes, 10 a.m. Saturday, Shanghai Bistro, Discovery Bay; $35 includes brunch. Reservations: 955-8668.
Cupcakes for Keiki, Hokulani Bakeshop donates $1 for each cupcake sold to benefit the Kapi'olani Medical Center Pediatric Fund, sample and order toasted coconut cupcakes, noon-3 p.m. Saturday and southern red velvet cupcakes, noon-3 p.m. Aug. 26, Williams-Sonoma, Ala Moana Center; $2 each. 951-5006.
Kaena, poured by local winemaker Mikael Sigouin, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, free. Also, Tasting Methodology 102, beginner's class on using all your senses in tasting wines, 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday; $20. The Wine Stop. 946-3707.
Tantalizing Summer Tarts, Chef Abigail Langlas teaches how to make fruit tarts for parties and home, 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Kapi'olani Community College, 'Ohelo 202; $60. Register for course 062LRBB3: 734-9211.
Washoku: Harmonious Cooking in the Traditional Japanese Kitchen, Elizabeth Andoh introduces washoku cooking concepts — cooking with five colors, five flavors, in five ways — and how to bring harmony to a meal, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 24 (doors open 5:15 p.m.), Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i; $40 for JCCH members, $50 for non-members, includes an obento (boxed supper); Andoh's book will be available for sale and signing. Reservations: 945-7633.
Kaena Wine Dinner, four-course dinner prepared by Chef Nawai Kekoolani paired with wines bottled by Mikael Sigouin of Kaena Wine Co., seating from 6-9 p.m. Aug. 24, Ruth's Chris Steak House; $65 plus tax and gratuity. Reservations: 599-3860.
ONGOING
Farmers' Market, produce, meats, 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 new 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, fruits 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 the 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 Nanaikeola clinic lobby; repeats 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays. 432-2270.
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.
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, 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, 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.
Correction: Information on some cooking demonstrations at the Made in Hawaii Festival was listed incorrectly in a previous version of this calendar. The correct information is: chef Derek Kurisu of KTA Super Stores, Hilo, 2 p.m. Friday; chef Fred DeAngelo of Ola, noon Saturday; and chef Eldon Ricardo of Tiki's Grill & Bar, 2 p.m. Sunday.