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Food File

By Times Staff Writer
Published January 3, 2007

SPECIAL EVENTS

Tampa Bay Culinary Club: 2:30 p.m. Sat., Bellini Restaurant & Lounge, 487 Main St., Dunedin. Tampa Bay Culinary Club meets for demonstration of Italian menu favorites with chef Ciro Mancini; $10. Registration required by today. Call (727) 789-2605.

Lebanese Treats: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18, St. Petersburg Women's Club, 40 Snell Isle Blvd. NE, St. Petersburg. Authentic Lebanese-Syrian cuisine dinner from hummus and other appetizers to baklava, stuffed dates and Arabic coffee; $15 suggested donation, to benefit Women's Club historic building. Register by Jan. 15 by calling (727) 867-8093.

'Bayfront on Vine': 6-10 p.m. Vintner Partner reception, 7-10 p.m. main event, Jan. 20, Bayfront Medical Plaza, 603 Seventh St. S, St. Petersburg. Charles Krug, Icon Estates, other wines pair with culinary creations from Bella Bistro, Wildfish, O Bistro and other area restaurants; $150 Vintner Partner reception and main event, $100 main event only. Call (727) 893-6148 or go to bayfrontonvine.org. Benefits Bayfront Heart Center.

WINE TASTINGS/CLASSES

Beer & Ales, New World Wines: Tastings, A Wine Experience, 149 First Ave. N, St. Petersburg, (727) 894-2255, presents:

- "Cure for Holiday Ale-ments," a sampling of beers and ales from Dunedin Brewery, 6-8 p.m. Thur.; $5.

- Try wines from the "New World": South Africa and New Zealand's diverse growing regions, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 10; $10.

Sonoma Sampling: 5-8 p.m. Fri., 1-4 p.m. Sat., A & L Fine Wines, Palm Harbor Plaza, 35249 U.S. 19 N. Chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon and more from Sonoma County; free. Call (727) 781-4760.

Charlie's Tastings: Charlie's Wine Bar, 533 S Howard Ave., Tampa. Call (813) 250-1967 or visit www.charlieswine.com.

- California boutique and small production wines tasted and paired with sushi, 7:30 p.m. Fri.; $15 advance, $20 at door.

- French Wine, Dine & Learn pairs French cuisine with lesson, four-course dinner, wines from Bordeaux to Burgundy, 7:30-9 p.m. Sat.; $35, registration required.

- "Aussie Shrimp on the Barbie" pairs Australian and New Zealand wines and regional cuisine, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12; $15 advance, $20 at door.

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

COOKING CLASSES

Healthy Basics: 11 a.m. Sat., Nature's Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Debby DeGraaff shows how to start new year off sensibly with Return to Healthy Basics class. Menu includes veggie gumbo, peanut butter cookies; free. Call (727) 443-6703.

Conversational Cuisine: Four-week class on Italian language, cuisine and culture, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Tue. 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.

Breakfast, Fast & Healthy, Sinful Sauces: Rolling Pin, 2080 Badlands Drive, Brandon, presents:

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

- Quick and Healthy 30-minute meals class makes chicken gyros, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 11; $40.

- Sinful Sauces shows how to master sauces for elegant entrees and desserts, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 12; $40.

Call (813) 653-2418, then press 3, to register.

French Classics, Jewish-American Cuisine: Apron's Cooking School at Publix Supermarket at Shoppes of Citrus Park, 7835 Gunn Highway, Tampa, (813) 926-4465:

- Saveur Cooks French Classics class takes culinary journey through France's regional cuisines, 6 p.m. Jan. 10; $55, includes one-year subscription to Saveur magazine.

- Joan Nathan, cookbook author and host of PBS's Jewish Cooking in America With Joan Nathan shares Jewish-American dishes including pepper and pomegranate walnut dip, snapper with shiitake mushrooms, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12; $50.

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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