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Chef's tour

Chef Roberto Los Banos of the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Bali by the Sea will lead a field trip to the Oceanic Institute in Makapuu on Wednesday, followed by a cooking session at the restaurant, and lunch.

The bus tour begins at 8:45 a.m. at the hotel's Paradise Lounge.

The cooking session will feature fish and other seafood, involving the tour group as cooks.

Cost is $75 per person, with space for 20. Call 947-7888. The next Chef Market Tour will be Oct. 19 -- a visit to Aloun Farms.

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COURTESY HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE Chef Roberto Los Banos prepares a meal al fresco -- in the open air -- during a Chef's Market Tour. This week's tour will conclude with a cooking class in the hotel kitchen.

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Benefit opening

Auntie Pasto's celebrates the opening of a new Waipahu restaurant with a benefit for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 6 to 8 p.m. next Sunday.

Dinner will feature a "diabetes-friendly" family-style menu of salads, Chicken Picatta, steamed vegetables and a sugar-free cheesecake.

Entertainment will be by singer Joey Caldarone, in honor of his mother and grandmother, who both have diabetes. Midweek columnist Eddie Sherman, who also has diabetes, will emcee.

Tickets are $100. Call 732-7733.

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Holiday event and craft fair notices wanted

As much as you'd like to think the holidays are a long way away -- they're not. Halloween is but five weeks from tomorrow and everything pretty much spins out of control after that.

If your organization is planning a special event for the holiday season, send us your notices for placement in our holiday calendars: Our craft fair listings begin running Oct. 10; our holiday happenings calendar on Oct. 17, beginning with Halloween listings. Send items to Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features section, 7 Waterfront Plaza Suite 210, Honolulu 96813. Fax: 529-4750. Or E-mail narcayna@starbulletin.com.

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