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Food File

A look at what's happening around the area

By PEGGY ANDERS
Published October 12, 2005

Special events and food tastings

FRENCH WINE DINNER: 7 p.m. Thur., Le Bouchon Bistro, 796 Indian Rocks Road, Belleair Bluffs. French cuisine and six wines pair in five-course menu; $47. Call (727) 585-9777 to RSVP.

ALFANO'S RELIEF DINNER: 6 p.m. Mon., Alfano's Restaurant, 1702 Clearwater-Largo Road S, Clearwater. Italian cuisine and wines while helping victims of Hurricane Katrina; $100 per person; proceeds benefit American Red Cross and Salvation Army hurricane relief. To RSVP, call (727) 584-2125.

STONE CRAB FEST: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 22, Tarpon Springs Yacht Club, 350 N Spring Blvd., Tarpon Springs. Celebrate opening of stone crab season; $75, kids younger than 12 free with adult. Proceeds benefit Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art. Call (727) 712-5222.

COOL NIGHTS, COOL WINES: 7-8:30 p.m. Fri., Got Wine, 662 Main St., Dunedin. Taste wines for autumn nights at free sampling. Call (727) 736-4077.

BERN'S TASTING: Bern's Fine Wines & Spirits, 1002 S Howard Ave., Tampa.

New Zealand wines paired with cheeses, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fri., $25. RSVP required. Call (813) 250-9463 to reserve either event.

Introduction to Red Wines of Italy, 6:30-8 p.m. Mon., $25.

AUSTRALIAN AND RHONE TASTING: 3-6 p.m. Sun., B-21 Fine Wine & Spirits, 43380 U.S. 19 N, Tarpon Springs. Winemakers from Australia pour shiraz, grenache, French and California-style Rhone wines in Grand Tasting; $25, reservations required. Limited availability. Visit www.b-21.com or call 727 937-5049 to reserve.

GET TASTING, GET COOKIN': 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19, Get Cookin' Now, Icot Center, 13505 Icot Blvd., Suite 203, Clearwater. Sample two red and two white wines, then assemble a meal to cook at home from the "make and take" kitchen; $25 per person. RSVP required. Call 727 538-2665 or visit www.GetCookinNow.com/special.php

GRAPE ESCAPE: 6:30-9 p.m. Oct. 20, Earthscapes Garden Room, 816 Alt. U.S. 19, Palm Harbor. Hors d'oeuvres and silent auction at third annual "Grape Escape"; $35 advance, $45 at door; proceeds benefit YMCA scholarship program of Palm Harbor. Call (727) 787-9622.

LATIN SIZZLE: noon-1 p.m. Thur., Clearwater Main Library, 100 N Osceola Ave., Clearwater. Free cooking demonstration; recipes available. Call (727) 562-4970, ext. 5284.

HALLOWEEN TREATS: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sun., Williams-Sonoma at Westfield Shoppingtown of Citrus Park, 8066 Citrus Park Towne Center, Tampa. Chefs Jurgen Gross and Jim Snyder lead demonstration class; $30. Call (813) 920-6939 to reserve.

HERB SOCIETY MEETING: 6:30 p.m. Tue., Clearwater Public Library, 100 N Osceola Ave., Clearwater. Chef and member of Florida Herb Society of Pinellas County Diane VanEpps leads cooking with herbs class; free. Call (727) 797-1179 or (727) 393-3943.

CONVERSATIONAL CUISINE: Beginner's conversational Italian, five-week courses: 6-8 p.m. beginning Mon. at Jo-Jo's in Citta, 200 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 6-8 p.m. beginning Tue., Castellano & Pizzo Italian Gourmet Foods, 4200 S Henderson Blvd., Tampa, or 6-8 p.m. beginning Oct. 19 at Bellini Restaurant, 487 Main St., Dunedin; $225 per series, includes class materials, 5-CD lesson set, Italian dinner at each class. Registration required. Call 727 866-6892 or go to www.LearnItalian.us

SPRING ROLLS: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19, Nature's Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Kerrie and Robert Broe show how to make an spring rolls with uncooked fillings and dipping sauces; free. Call (727) 443-6703.

CHILD-FRIENDLY COOKING, MASTERING SEAFOOD: La Maison Gourmet, 471 Main St., Dunedin.

Parent and Child cooking class, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sat., $60 for one parent and child, or $35 per child.

Mastering Seafood hands-on class, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct. 22. Call (727) 736-3070 to RSVP.

STEAKHOUSE CUISINE, LEARN AT LUNCH: Apron's Cooking School at Publix Supermarket at Shoppes of Citrus Park, 7835 Gunn Highway, Tampa.

Steakhouses of the World class makes portobello carpaccio with lobster and chipotle aioli, mixed grill, creamed spinach souffle, hazelnut roulade, 6:30 p.m. Sat., $45.

Learn at Lunch combines easy grilling techniques with three-course lunch, noon Oct. 22, $25. Call 813 926-4465 or visit www.publix.com/aprons/schools

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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