If you're going to eat dessert — and you know you will — at least let it be for a good cause: Spend an indulgent Sunday afternoon at Dessert Fantasy, 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Grand Ballroom at the Pacific Beach Hotel. The event benefits the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawai'i. Tickets are $25 (children under 5 free). Buy eight tickets for $200 and receive two extra tickets free.

Another fundraising option by United Cerebral Palsy: the Group Gourmet Luncheon, 11 a.m. Oct. 23 in Neptune's Garden at the Pacific Beach Hotel, where $100 (or $500 for a table of 6) gets you a multi-course luncheon paired with wines, plus tickets, early admission and VIP seating at Dessert Fantasy. Tickets for either event: 532-6744 or www.ucpahi.org.

FOLLOW THE CHEFS

ALOUN FARMS TOUR AND COOKING

Hilton Hawaiian Village chefs will lead a Chef Market Tour to Aloun Farms on the 'Ewa plain next Wednesday, returning to the hotel afterward, fresh produce in hand, for a cooking session during which participants will be divided up into teams to prepare their own lunch courses. Tour leaders are executive chef Daniel LaGarde, right, Bali by the Sea chef Roberto Los Ba–os and Village Steak & Seafood chef Andrew Yagami.

The tour starts from the hotel at 7:45 a.m. and is open to 20 people; cost is $75. Reservations: 947-7888.