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A corny kinda day
Does the idea of sweet corn ice cream intrigue you?Jim Brewbaker at the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources is working on a batch for Saturday's Corn Field Day at the Waimanalo Research Station.
If he's successful, you'll be able to get a taste, as well as get free samples of corn to munch on and carry home. They've got 12,000 ears of supersweet hybrids available.
Chef Alfredo Cabacungan of Kapiolani Community College and his students will prepare southeast Asian dishes using corn. Corn cookbooks and flyers will be available.
For those interested in growing as well as eating, seeds will be given away, and exhibits will cover many aspects of the corn biz. Brewbaker's "Corn Production in the Tropics -- The Hawaiian Experience" will be sold.
The 16th-annual Corn Field Day takes place 9 a.m. to noon at the facility at 41-698 Ahiki St. (mauka of Waimanalo Park off Hihimanu Street.)
Call 259-7201.
The raw truth
The pluses and minuses of a diet of raw plant foods will be discussed at the October meetings of the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii on Maui and Oahu.Society director Dr. William Harris will explain a raw-foods diet and how to determine if it is optimal for you.
Harris, a vegetarian since 1950 and vegan since 1963, is director of the Kaiser Permanente Vegetarian Lifestyle Clinic in Honolulu and a retired emergency physician. He is the author of "The Scientific Basis of Vegetarianism."
The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. next Wednesday at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Kahului, Maui, and at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Park. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Call 944-VEGI.
Cooking classes
Cooking fundamentals: Kapiolani Community College chef/instructor Grant Sato is teaching a Saturday series of classes. All run 8 a.m. to noon. The classes cover Thai cooking, Oct. 18, $45; cooking with chicken, Oct. 25, $45; cooking with fish, Nov. 1, $49; Thanksgiving dishes, Nov. 8 and 15, $75 (for two classes); wok cooking, Nov. 22, $45. Call 734-9211.Cook's Tour of Chinatown Markets: Cookbook writer Walter Rhee leads Saturday tours of Chinatown through the Lyon Arboretum. Meet at 10 a.m. at the corner of Hotel and Maunakea streets near the Consuelo Alger Foundation. Lunch follows at a Vietnamese restaurant. Cost is $17; $15 for arboretum members (lunch is extra). Dates are Saturday, and Nov. 1 and Dec. 13. Call 988-0456.
Seafood Soup and Salad: Chef Eric Leterc of The Pacific Club will teach the making of bouillabaisse and a classic French salad, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. next Wednesday at the Lyon Arboretum. Cost is $28; $25 for arboretum members. Call 988-0456.
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Help wanted
The Hawaii International Film Festival is looking for volunteers on Oahu. Help is most needed in the box office, theater operations and hospitality. An orientation session will take place at 6:30 p.m. today at the Signature Theater at Dole Cannery, at 745B Iwilei Road. Call 528-3456, Ext. 18, or e-mail volunteer@hiff.org. There is no deadline to sign up. The fest runs Oct. 30 to Nov. 9 on Oahu, and Nov. 7 to 9 on the neighbor islands.
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