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Food file

By PEGGER ANDERS
Published April 13, 2005

Special events

TAMPA BAY CULINARY CLUB: 1:30 p.m. Sat., Opium, 14445 N Dale Mabry, Tampa. This month's meeting features culinary demonstration by Opium chef Caroline Thaxton; $10. RSVP required by today, call (727) 789-2605.

VINE CLIFF DINNER: 6:30 p.m. Tues., Salt Rock Grill, 19325 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores. Napa's Vine Cliff Winery varieties, known for small lots of hand-made wines from Carneros and Oakville appellations, pair with chef Tom Pritchard's cuisine to benefit Abilities Foundation; $125 per person, includes tax and gratuity. Call (727) 538-7370, ext. 345 to RSVP.

FAIRWAY TO VINEYARD: 6:30 p.m. Tues., Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 4322 W Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa. Golfers and Vintner's Wine Dinner pairs varieties from golfers-turned-vinters Greg Norman, Nick Faldo and David Frost with Flemings' menu; $85, plus tax and gratuity. Call (813) 874-9463.

BERN'S WINEFEST EVENTS: Bern's Fine Wines & Spirits, 1002 Howard Ave. S, Tampa. Winefest events include: Winefest Gala dinner pairing chef Jeannie Pierola's cuisine with Australian wines, 6:30 p.m. April 22, $175 inclusive; or learn new kitchen skills at Chef Jeannie's Cooking Class, includes lunch and Napa's Sinskey Vineyards wines, 12:15-3:15 p.m. April 23, $100 inclusive; Grand Tasting offers 150 wines paired with creative bites from Bern's and SideBerns, plus caviar, vodka and champagne stations, wine seminars on domestic syrahs and cheese and wine pairings, silent auction, crystal keepsake wine glass, 12:30-4 p.m. April 24, $75 advance, $85 at door. Event proceeds benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation. Call: 813 250-9463, or visit www.bernswinefest.com for tickets.

BACCHUS IN BLACK TIE: 6 p.m. April 27, Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, 501 Fifth Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. Tenth annual dinner presents Italian regional cuisine dinner in five courses with wines from Campania, Piemonte, Sicilia, Toscona and Veneto. Tickets: $200 per person, proceeds benefit the educational programs of Ruth Eckerd Hall. Call (727) 712-2760.

CHIANTI AT CHARLIE'S: 7:30 p.m. Fri., Charlie's Wine Bar, 533 S. Howard Ave., Tampa. Tasting of Italian wines including chiantis, sangiovese, varieties from lesser-known grapes like vernaccia, cortese, traminer, paired with regional cuisine; $12 advance, $15 at door. Call 813 250-1967 or visit www.charlieswine.com

UNCORKING CHILEAN WINES: 6:30 p.m. Fri., Uncorked Fine Wines and Accessories, 2706 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg. Sample varieties from Vina Requingua wines from Chile; $10, includes souvenir wine glass. Proceeds benefit Campbell Park Marine Science Center. Call (727) 892-9463.

BLENDS HAVE MORE FUN: 7-9 p.m. Fri., Vintage Wine Cellars, 3629 Henderson Blvd., Tampa. Taste 10 winemaker blends, from Caymus 2003 Conundrum to Guenoc 1998 meritage and Folie a Deux 2003 Menage-a-Trois; $10. Call (813) 879-2931.

GLOBAL TASTING: 6-8 p.m. Fri., American Spirits, 280 Third St. S, St. Petersburg. Tasting of 20 wines from around the world, plus hors d' oeuvres; free. Call (727) 895-8700.

HURRAY FOR ROSE: Any time between 6-8 p.m. Tues., A Taste for Wine, 241 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Fruity rose wines from France, Spain and California; $10. To RSVP, Call (727) 895-1623.

WENTE WINES: 6:30 p.m. April 22, Apron's Cooking School, Publix Supermarket at Shoppes of Citrus Park, 7835 Gunn Highway, Tampa. Fourth-generation vintner Carolyn Wente of Wente Vineyards presents chardonnay, cabernet, sauvignon blanc and other varieties, paired with wine country cuisine; $40. Call (813) 926-4465 to reserve.

GREAT RESERVES: 7-9 p.m. April 22, Vintage Wine Cellars, 3629 Henderson Blvd., Tampa. Sample reserve wines from Mumm Napa (25th Anniversary cuvee reserve), Kenwood 2001 Mazzoli reserve, Smith-Woodhouse Lodge reserve porto and others; $10. To RSVP, call (813) 879-2931.

NUTRITIONAL YEAST: 7-8 p.m. today, 10-11 a.m. Thur., Nature's Harvest Market, 1021 N MacDill Ave., Tampa. Learn how nutritional yeast plays a role in a healthy diet in vegetarian class led by Debby DeGraaff; free. Call (813) 873-7428.

HEALTHY HERBAL CUISINE: 7-8 p.m. April 20, 10-11 a.m. April 21, Nature's Harvest Market, 1021 N MacDill Ave., Tampa. Debby DeGraaff shows how to use herbs in vegetarian cuisine; free. Call (813) 873-7428.

CAKES, ASPARAGUS AND ARTICHOKES: Apron's Cooking School at Publix Supermarket at Shoppes of Citrus Park, 7835 Gunn Highway, Tampa. Cake decorating series, beginning 6-10 p.m. April 21, with four classes covering borders and flowers, rolled fondant, tiered cakes and more, $40 per class, or $150 for series; or Asparagus and Artichokes class heralds spring with menu of asparagus with aioli, artichoke ravioli, 6:30 p.m. April 23, $35. Call (813) 926-4465 to RSVP.

Send news of coming events at least two weeks in advance of the publication date to Food File, the Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731.

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