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Food File

A look at what's happening around the bay area.

By PEGGY ANDERS
Published December 27, 2006

SPECIAL EVENTS

Amish Tastes: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 3, Amish Country Store, 206 13th St. SW, Largo. Lebanon bologna, sweet bologna, white Colby cheese among foods offered at free sampling in store that carries traditional Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch foods. Call (727) 587-9657.

Tampa Bay Culinary Club: 2:30 p.m. Jan. 6, Bellini Restaurant & Lounge, 487 Main St., Dunedin. Tampa Bay Culinary Club members meet for culinary demonstration of Italian menu favorites with chef Ciro Mancini; $10. Registration required by Jan. 3. Call (727) 789-2605 to register.

WINE TASTINGS/CLASSES

Awesome Austria Wines, Berr & Ales: Tastings, A Wine Experience, 149 First Ave. N, St. Petersburg, (727) 894-2255, presents:

- Red and white wines produced in Austria, 6-8 p.m. today; $10.

- "Cure for Holiday Ale-ments," beers and ales from Dunedin Brewery, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 4; $5.

Cheese Pairings: 5-8 p.m. Fri., WineStyles, 100 Main St., Suite 105, Safety Harbor. Wine and cheese pairing, with red, white and dessert wines and cheese from around the world; $5. Call (727) 669-9463. Reservations preferred.

Bubble Bath: 5-8 p.m. Fri., Wine-Styles Belleair Bluffs, 2800 West Bay Drive, Belleair Bluffs. Indulge in "Bubble Bath" sampling of champagnes and sparkling wines including Italian prosecco, Spanish cava, California classics; free.

New Year Sparklers: 5:30-7 p.m. Fri., Wine Shop & Wine Bar, 2543 Countryside Blvd., Suite 5, Clearwater. Find champagnes to toast the New Year; $10. Call (727) 796-9463.

'Fiesta Friday': 5-9 p.m. Fri., Florida Estates Winery of St. Petersburg, 3101 37th Ave. N (1 mile west of I-275). Wine sampling, including dessert wine with chocolates, food available for purchase; $6 (includes snacks). Call (727) 526-2113.

Year-End Champagne and Chocolate Samplings: A & L Fine Wines, Palm Harbor Plaza, 35249 U.S. 19 N, (727) 781-4760, presents:

- Sparkling Year-End wine tasting of sparkling, red and white wines and champagne, 5-8 p.m. Fri., 1-4 p.m. Sat.; free.

- Start the celebration with New Year's Eve tasting of sparkling wines, champagnes paired with chocolates, 1-4 p.m. Sun.; free.

French Whites: 6:30-9 p.m. Jan. 10, Vintage Wine Cellars, 3629 Henderson Blvd., Tampa. White wines of France, from Champagne to Bordeaux, Chablis to Alsace and Loire; $25. Call (813) 879-2931.

COOKING CLASSES

Conversational Cuisine: Four-week class on Italian language, cuisine and culture, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Jan. 9 at Castellano & Pizzo Italian Gourmet Foods, 4200 S Henderson Blvd., Tampa, $195; or 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Jan. 10 at Bellini Restaurant, 487 Main St., Dunedin, $205. Five-week Italian class, 6-8 p.m. Thursdays beginning Jan. 11 at Cafe Amici, 1371 Main St., Sarasota, $255. Five-week Spanish class, 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Jan. 10 at Castellano & Pizzo Italian Gourmet Foods, 4200 S Henderson Blvd., Tampa, $220. Classes include materials and dinner. Preregistration required. Call (727) 866-6892 or go to www.learnalanguage.us.

Beer, Vegetarian, Breakfast Lessons: Rolling Pin, 2080 Badlands Drive, Brandon, presents:

- Cooking with Beer (beer-braised osso bucco), 6:30-9 p.m. Jan. 3; $40.

- Very Vegetarian class, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 6, makes citrus ricotta stuffed figs, couscous tomatoes; $40.

- Breakfast Delights, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 8; $40.

Call (813) 653-2418, then press 2, to register.

Culinary Basics, Weeknight Gourmet: Apron's Cooking School at Publix Supermarket at Shoppes of Citrus Park, 7835 Gunn Highway, Tampa:

- Culinary Basics six-part series covers knife skills, sauteing, grilling, more, beginning at 10 a.m. or 6 p.m. Jan. 8; $300.

- Weeknight Gourmet class helps with easy recipes for a hectic workweek, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9; $35.

Call (813) 926-4465.

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

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