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Sam Choy with chef Ming Tsai.
Entries will be considered for a cookbook for kids being put together by Choy, owner of Sam Choy's Diamondhead Restaurant on Kapahulu Avenue and Sam Choy's Breakfast Lunch and Crab on Nimitz Highway. He will select a grand-prize winner and other recipes for the book, all of which will be credited to their keiki chefs.
The grand-prize winner also will be featured on the "Sam Choy's Kitchen" TV program on KHNL.
All entries will be eligible for an autographed copy of the "Sam Choy's Kitchen" cookbook, just in time for Mother's Day. The drawing will take place during Choy's book signing appearance Saturday at Mark's Hallmark in Pearlridge Downtown.
Choy will be at the store beginning at 1 p.m. and sales that day of "Sam Choy's Kitchen" will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Honolulu.
Donations to Big Brothers Big Sisters also will be accepted, and shoppers can enter a drawing for prizes donated by sponsors of the nonprofit organization.
More information about the recipe contest is available at all Mark's Hallmark locations.
Speaking about "Tibetan Understanding of Chronic Diseases and Their Treatment," will be Dr. Namgyal Qusar, founder of the Tibetan Herbal Healing Center in Dharamsala, India.
The talk is free. The medical center is at 550 S. Beretania St.
For more information, call the Five Mountain Medical Community, at 1-(808)-887-1280.
The informational event is being presented during "Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month." The open house will feature peak flow meter analyses, measuring air flow; inhaler tips and techniques; and educational displays. Straub allergist Dr. Jeffrey Kam will be available to answer questions.
Allergies and asthma are among the most common and expensive health problems in America, accounting for one out of every nine visits to a physician. Often inherited, allergic diseases should be monitored and managed carefully to prevent complications.
For more information, call Straub's Allergy Department at 522-4210.
