Desserts After Dark, enjoy desserts, tea sandwiches, scones and tea during the First Friday Art Walk, 5-9 p.m. Friday, Tea at 1024, Nu'uanu; desserts: $3.95-$6.95. 521-9596.

Modern Chinese Cuisine in Taiwan, nine-course dinner with wine pairings created by visiting master chef, Chiu Ping-Hsing, from Taiwan and Executive Chef Chih Chieh Chang with Chinese musical entertainment, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Shanghai Bistro; $100 all-inclusive benefits the Palolo Chinese Home. 955-8668.

Gourmet Cooking Hawaii, learn to make crabcakes, togarashi salmon and chocolate lava-flow dessert with Chef Eric "Wolf" Levine, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Tiki's Grill & Bar $95. 735-7788, www.gourmet cookinghawaii.com.

Poi Supper, with traditional Hawaiian food and live entertainment, two seatings: 3:30 or 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Bishop Museum's Atherton Halau; $55 adults, $25 children under 12 includes museum admission; a benefit for Angel Network Charities. 377-1841.

Flavors, wine-tasting of more than 100 wines, food stations featuring the cuisine of the hotel chefs, silent auction and door prizes, sponsored by The Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sheraton Waikiki ballroom; $60 benefits Hawaii Children's Cancer Foundation, Cure Autism Now, Rainbow Fever and the University of Hawai'i Letterwinner's Club. Tickets: 944-2697, www.etickethawaii.com, or the UH ticket office.

Macrobiotic Cooking for Health & Well Being, whole-foods class teaches natural approach to diet and healing, presented by Leslie Ashburn, 7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 7, Castle Medical Center auditorium, Kailua; $15 includes samples and recipes. Register by Friday: 263-8209.

Joy of Sake, fifth annual tasting of junmai, ginjo and daiginjo types of sake paired with food samples and appetizers from 12 restaurants, 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 9, Hawai'i Convention Center; $65, with a portion benefiting the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i. Tickets: 945-7633, ext. 45; 779-9463 or 845-5051.

ONGOING

Fresh Fridays, locally grown produce, healthy cooking demonstrations, educational information on disease prevention through good nutrition, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fridays, Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Clinic. 432-2000.

Aloha Friday Farmers' Market, with entertainment, noon-6 p.m. Fridays, Maui Community College, Kahului. (808) 268-3276.

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

Farmers' Market, sponsored by Hawaii Farm Bureau, 2-4 p.m., Mililani High School, in front of cafeteria; free admission. 848-2074.

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

Open Market, with a farmers' market, arts and crafts, flowers and plants, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays, 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 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 parking lot. 923-1802.

Merriman's Farm Visits and Dinner, half-day excursions to Big Island farms that supply the restaurant with fresh foods 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 in and around Honolulu. Cost: $59, $99 or $149. Reservations at 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 Market, produce, plants, flowers and arts and crafts, 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). 538-8005.

Fresh Wednesdays, locally-grown produce with free food samples, noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays, Kaiser Nanikeola clinic lobby; free admission. 432-2270.

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.

Vanilla Experience Luncheon, five-course lunch with dishes prepared using Hawaiian vanilla and fresh Island produce, 12:30-2 p.m. Thursdays, The Vanilla Mill, Pa'auilo, Big Island; $30. (808) 776-1771.

Kailua Farmers' Market, prepared foods, plate dinners, pies, cookies, jams and sauces in addition to vegetables, fruits, meats, herbs and flowers, 5-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Kailua Town Center parking garage (behind Longs Drugs on Kailua Road). 848-2074.

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.