Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund Marty and Maryann Blitz, proprietors of Mise En Place Restaurant, host a community dinner to launch relief fund to provide immediate relief plus future scholarships and funds for families of the victims of the World Trade Center tragedy. Chef Blitz, along with Adelsheim Vineyard, provide comfort food and wine served family style. $25 plus a matching donation. 442 W. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 250, Tampa. Reservations requested. 813-254-5373.
Tuscany with Love Hands-on class with great recipes for polenta cubes in spicy sauce, Montalcina-style bean zuppa, spaghetti di San Giovanni, Florentine beefsteak, monkfish in wine sauce, string beans in chive sauce, apple-nut tart. $49.50. Friday, Oct. 12. 6:30-9 p.m. La Maison Gourmet, 471 Main St., Dunedin. 727-736-3070.
Chow down Island-style at a smorgasbord of delicious Jamaican jerk chicken, oxtail soup, soul food, Spanish and American specialties, homemade desserts and more. Tickets are $7. 2-5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20. Parish Hall, St. James Episcopal House of Prayer, 2708 Central Ave., Tampa. 813-223-6090.
Herbal Remedy Chef Debby DeGraaff teaches herbal cuisine 7-8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24, and 10-11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 25. Nature's Harvest, 1021 N. MacDill Ave., Tampa. 813-873-742
The Tampa Bay Culinary Club features Karl Klumpp, chef of the popular Wine Cellar Restaurant, cooking a signature dish, $10 a person. 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, Wine Cellar Restaurant, 17307 Gulf Blvd., North Redington Beach. 727-789-2605.
The Colony's 12th Annual Stone Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival kicks off stone crab season with events, cooking demonstrations and wine tastings. An impressive slate of chefs and vintners will host progressive learning lunches, costing $75 per person, plus tax, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1-2; Tasting on the Beach features a casual presentation of seafood dishes and wines, live music and mermaid entertainment, $150 per person, plus tax, Friday, Nov. 2; and the finale, Chef's Gala Collaboration Dinner, entails a seven-course, sit-down meal, $195 per person, plus tax, The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, 1620 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key. 941-383-6464, fax, 941-383-4981. www.colonybeachresort.com.
This article appears in Oct 11-17, 2001.