Tune up for hearts

Rick Tune will serve food instead of volleyballs at the American Heart Associations' 7th annual Celebrity Celebration for Heart, 6 to 11 p.m. June 21, Pali Clubhouse. The country-western themed event includes entertainment, country line dancing and lessons and a silent auction. Other celebrity waiters include Kathy Muneno, Thomas Dier, Dion Donahue, Yvonne Filius, Hans Hedemann, Linda Jameson, Eden Lee-Murray, Tania deJesus, Miss Hawaii USA Leslie Ann Lum and Miss Hawaii Teen USA Mahana Walters. For reservations, call 538-7021 by Friday.

"Taste of Honolulu" bargain: Easter Seals is offering $25 worth of scrips for $20 if scrips are purchased in advance for the June 27-29 event. Take advantage of the savings by sending a check (in increments of $20) and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Easter Seal Society of Hawaii, Attention: Taste Scrip, 710 Green St., Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. A letter, to be redeemed at the event for the scrips, will be sent. Orders must be postmarked by June 13. Information: 536-1015.

Choy plates: Sam Choy will sell his famous plate lunches, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sam's Club parking lot. Proceeds will be given to the Kapiolani Children's Miracle Network.

Way to cook!: Samuel L. Gaoiran represented the Hawaii/

Pacific Islands region in the national culinary competition of Jeune Commis (young cooks), sponsored by the Cahine des Rotisseurs, June 7 at Kendall College in Chicago. Gaoiran had 3-1/2 hours to prepare a 3-course menu for four people using items from a "mystery basket," containing basic ingredients.

To qualify, contestants had to be 25 years-old or younger and could have no more than three years of kitchen experience.

Gaoiran, a student at Kapiolani Community College's culinary arts program, works as an apprentice cook at Hilton Hawaiian Village. He is a resident of Ewa Beach and a graduate of Baldwin High School on Maui.

Welcome back: Yami Yogurt returns Friday to Windward Mall with a few new menu items, including a blend of fresh fruits and vegetables called "Juice Haven" and a cool shake menu. The store is on the lower level, JC Penney wing, across the Disney Store and next to Orange Julius.

ServSafe Sanitation Certification Course: Employees and employers in the food industry are encouraged to attend the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations' workshops teaching people how to handle food properly and safely. Students who complete the workshops successfully will receive a certification by the National Restaurant Association. The 16-hour workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; Kapiolani Community College. Training includes textbook, materials and test. Enrollment limited to 40 people per section. Free. Register at 586-8715.