Food File

By PEGGY ANDERS

© St. Petersburg Times, published January 24, 2001

Special events and food tastings

GRIDIRON CHEFS: 2-6 p.m. Fri., Full Moon Saloon, 1613 E Seventh Ave., Ybor City. NFL players compete in cook-off with celebrity judges. Tastings from ethnic restaurants. Benefits area food bank, other charities: $20 advance, $25 day of event. Call (800) 289-6187.

EMERIL KICKS IT UP: noon Sat., Books-A-Million, 4225 14th St. W (14th Street and Cortez Road), Bradenton. Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse signs copies of Every Day's a Party, Emeril's TV Dinners, Emeril's Creole Christmas, Louisiana Real and Rustic, Emeril's New New Orlean's Cooking. Call (941) 748-3911.

TASTE OF THE NFL: 8:30-midnight Sat., Tampa Convention Center, 333 S Franklin St. Chefs from 32 NFL cities pair with NFL players at benefit for hunger relief. Don Pintabona of Tribeca Grill represents New York Giants and Nancy Longo of Pierpoint cooks for Baltimore Ravens. Wynonna Judd entertains. $400. Call (952) 835-7621 or online, http://www.tasteofthenfl.com.

GLOBAL BRUNCH: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun., Globe Coffee Lounge, 532 First Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Monthly brunch. Menu prices vary. Call (727) 898-5282.

FINE WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tues., East Lake Woodlands Country Club, 1055 East Lake Woodlands Parkway (off Tampa Road), Oldsmar. Sixth annual event to benefit Kids Wish Network. Taste 60 domestic and imported wines and food from 10 area restaurants and caterers, plus auction. $25 advance. Call Brenda at (813) 855-4233.

Wine and beer tastings

GREAT REDS OF THE WEST: 6:30-8 p.m. Fri., Bern's Fine Wine and Spirits, 1002 S Howard Ave., Tampa. Informal wine tasting of six cabernet sauvignons from California. $15. Call (813) 250-9463 to reserve.

SUPER BOWL WINE SEMINAR: 7 p.m. aperitif, 7:30 p.m. tasting, Fri., Vintage Wine Cellars, 3629 Henderson Blvd., Tampa. Lineup of wines includes 1999 Caymus Conundrum. $20. Limited seating. Call (813) 879-2931 to reserve.

WORK WEEK "WINE DOWN": 6-9 p.m. Fri., Grand Cru Wine Cellar, 11724 N Dale Mabry Highway (Main Street Shopping Center), Tampa. Celebrates wines of Australia. $12 (includes $5 coupon toward wine purchase). Call (813) 269-8463.

FANCY'S SUPER SAMPLING: 12:30-5:30 p.m. Sat., Fancy's Specialty Market, 1003 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg. Free sampling of wines paired with munchies for Super Bowl parties. Call (727) 894-5300.

PURPLE PELICAN: 6-8 p.m. Sat. (last Sat. of each month), Purple Pelican Cafe, 14705 Gulf Blvd., Madeira Beach. Tasting of egg rolls, other appetizers paired with wines. Music from Tyger Hanley. $10; portion benefits Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. Call (727) 394-0944.

TOP 100: 6-8 p.m. Sat., A Taste for Wine, 241 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Annual tasting of Wine Spectator's "Top 100" for 2000. $20. Call (727) 895-1623.

Cooking classes

JAPANESE COOKING AND SUSHI: 6:30-9 p.m. Thur., Home Gourmet Kitchen Emporium, 471 Main St., Dunedin. Learn to prepare miso soup with tofu, roll your own sushi. $45. Call (727) 736-6400.

VALENTINE DESSERTS: 6:30-9 p.m. Tues., Home Gourmet Kitchen Emporium, 471 Main St., Dunedin. Make sweets for your valentine in this hands-on class, including chocolate hearts with strawberry mousse. $45. Take home two desserts and heart-shaped molds. Call (727) 736-6400.

Cooking demonstrations

VEGETARIAN: 7-9 p.m. Jan. 31, Home Gourmet Kitchen Emporium, 471 Main St., Dunedin. Dr. Steven Masley prepares low-fat vegetarian meal. $35. Call (727) 736-6400.

Worth sending for

CHINESE NEW YEAR: Celebrate Chinese New Year with Asian-style pork dishes such as Mock mu shu, and Chinese traditions such as using the color red to ring in a harmonious year. Order brochure online at http://www.otherwhitemeat.com or call (800) 937-7675.

SUPER BOWL PARTY TIPS: Meal ideas and recipes, plus game plans for easy entertaining from Hillshire Farms and Smithfield Lean Generation Pork at (800) 799-5326.

Food talk

GOOD FATS, BAD FATS: 7 p.m. Tues., Nature's Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Nutritionist Buddy Ojeda speaks on benefits of essential fatty acids in the diet. Call (727) 443-6703.

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Information from Times wires was used in this column.

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