FOOD
Mary Ann or Ginger Vegetarian chef Debby DeGraaff votes for ginger, and shows you how to use it in preparing simple and delicious dishes in this free class, 10-11 a.m. Thursday, May 10, at Nature's Harvest Market, 1021 N. MacDill Ave., Tampa. 813-873-7428.
Eat Yourself Healthy Chef Bret and nutritionist/dietician Kristen Hope team up to prepare a terrific spring menu. Taste each dish in its original recipe, then compare the healthier version with mixed greens with dill dressing, chicken with basil cream sauce, raspberry cheesecake and more. $35. 7-9 p.m. Thursday, May 10. Home Gourmet, 471 Main St., Dunedin. 727-736-6400. www.homegourmet.cc.
Learn to Pair Food & Wine Third-generation wine maker Gregory Graziano will assist chef Dawn in presenting a wonderful Italian menu of food and wine while discussing the best ways to pair both. The menu includes butternut gnocchi with brown butter hazelnut sauce, fresh tuna and zucchini lasagna, beef tenderloin with gorgonzola sauce and balsamic drizzle, vanilla cake with berry flambe and more. $50, includes wines. 7-9 p.m. Friday, May 11. Home Gourmet, 471 Main St., Dunedin. 727-736-6400. www.homegourmet.cc.
Mother's Day Brunch Treat Mom to a spectacular brunch at the famed The Grill at Feather Sound. $39.95 adults, $21.95 kids under 12, free for kids under 5. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13. 2325 Ulmerton Road (Feather Sound Square) in Clearwater. Reservations requested. Call 727-571-3400.
Quick Quinoa It's pronounced keen-wah; a great grain that will make a great new addition to your diet. Learn all about cooking with it in vegetarian chef Debby DeGraaff's free cooking class, 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, and again 10-11 a.m. Thursday, May 17, at Nature's Harvest Market, 1021 N. MacDill Ave., Tampa. 813-873-7428.
Couples Cook New American Chef Brett teaches couples to cook a fabulous New American menu including fried artichoke hearts with spicy strawberry jam, duck breast with pear brandy salsa, nut-crusted scallops with sage oil, baked apple baskets with custard filling and vanilla sauce and so much more. $45 per person includes one glass of wine and food. 6:30-9 p.m. Friday, May 18. Home Gourmet, 471 Main St., Dunedin. 727-736-6400. www.homegourmet.cc
Health & Wellness Fair Your health is your most important asset. Learn how to care for it with alternative therapies like chiropractic, homeopathic and holistic medicine, acupuncture, massage and natural home remedies at the Nature's Harvest Market Health and Wellness Fair, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 19. 1021 N. MacDill Ave., Tampa. 813-873-7428.
WINE
Throw Another Bottle on the Bar-B Find out what our mates in Australia and New Zealand are doing in this tasting of top wines from the Southern hemisphere. $50. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, May 11. Wines By Morrell Florida, 2009 N. 22nd. St., Tampa. 813-241-8587.
Wine Down with Bonny Grand Cru Wine Cellar invites you to wine down after your work week at their third annual Bonny Doon Tasting, as they pair these incredible wines with sushi and other appropriate finger foods. $12, includes a coupon for $5 off any purchase. 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 11. Grand Cru Wine Cellar, 11724 N. Dale Mabry (in Main Street Shopping Center) in Tampa. Call 813-269-8463.
Return of the Native Learn all about red zinfandel, California's only indigenous varietal in this Wines By Morrell Florida tasting. $30. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, May 18. Wines By Morrell Florida, 2009 N. 22nd St., Tampa. 813-241-8587.
Down Under with the Wine Professor Jack Kocak, the wine Professor, presents a tasting of wines from New Zealand. $10 with a coupon for $5 off your purchase. 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 18. The Grapevine at Westchase, 12125 W. Linebaugh Ave., Tampa. 813-818-9463.
Mother Lands In honor of Mother's Day, Vintage Wine Cellar hosts a sit-down tasting of mother wines from the Old World, side by side with their offspring from the New World. Space is limited to 40, so make your reservation now. $20. 7 p.m. aperitif, 7:30 tasting. Friday, May 18, at 3629 Henderson Blvd., Tampa. 813-879-2931.
This article appears in May 10-16, 2001.