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Sake sipping
Sake expert Chris Pearce hosts a free sake tasting, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Fujioka's Wine Times.
Sample more than 20 labels, in a preview of the annual Joy of Sake event Aug. 23. Tasting will include winners in the U.S. National Sake Appraisal.
Sakes will also be available for purchase. Call 739-9463.
Tickets to the Joy of Sake at the Hawaii Convention Center are $65. Visit www.joyofsake.com.
Macrodining
Chef Leslie Ashburn hosts her monthly Macrobiotic Community Dinners, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15 and 24 at Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Ave.
The Aug. 15 menu: Cool Chickpea Soup, Quinoa Pilaf with Vegan Pecan Pesto, Ma'o Farms Local Organic Greens with Vinegar Miso Dressing and Arame in Apple Juice with Carrots and Spring Onions.
The Aug. 24 menu: Colorful Carrot, Onion, and Cabbage Soup; Cornbread with Miso Tahini Spread; Ma'o Farms Local Organic Greens with Poppyseed Dressing and Red Radish, Celery, Cucumber, Dulse Relish.
Cost is $12 per dinner; dessert is an additional $3.50. Call 988-7374 or e-mail ktymdx@yahoo.com.