Do you make
the perfect poke?

If you believe yourself to be the prince or princess of poke, the time has come to put your recipe where your mouth is.

Entries are being accepted for the Sam Choy Poke Festival, scheduled for Sept. 14 to 16 at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel on the Big Island.

Top prizes are $3,500 in the professional division; $1,500 in the amateur division. Categories cover pokes that are traditional or cooked, as well as those that use hot sauce, ogo, surimi, hokkigai, macadamia nuts, soy sauce or tofu.

Entry fee is $75 for professional cooks or $20 for amateurs, per recipe. A total of 80 finalists will be chosen to compete Sept. 16 at the festival. Deadline is Aug. 1.

For a complete list of rules and entry form, call (808) 880-3023.

A cookbook classic

"Tastes and Tales of Moiliili," published by the Moiliili Community Center in 1997, has been selected to be part of a national collection of cookbooks, "America's Best Recipes -- A 2001 Hometown Collection."

Oxmoor House is publishing the collection of 375 recipes from 146 cookbooks put out by volunteers to benefit community groups.

For information on the Moiliili cookbook, call 955-1555.

Father's Day demo

The father-son chef duo of Alfredo and Alfred Cabacungan will hold a cooking demonstration, noon Saturday at Liberty House Ala Moana.

The elder Alfredo is a chef-instructor at Kapiolani Community College; Alfred is chef at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

Their menu: Mesclun Greens with Asian Pear, Candied Walnuts and Gorgonzola Cheese; Poached Fish with Herbed Roasted Tomato, Cuisson of Coconut Milk and Tapioca Pearls; and Deep-Fried Macadamia Nut-Crusted Five-Spice Pineapple Ice Cream.

Cost is $10 to guarantee a seat and samplings. To stand and watch is free. Call 941-2345.

Soup's on

Dave Calvan, former chef at Angelo Pietro in Kapahulu, teaches the making of clam chowder, southern bean, French onion, egg blossom and seafood gazpacho soups, 6 p.m. Thursday at Kapiolani Community College, Ohia Room 118. Cost is $25. Call 734-9441.

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