Food File

By PEGGY ANDERS

© St. Petersburg Times, published December 27, 2000

Wine and Beer tastings

END 0F MILLENNIUM TASTING: 6-9 p.m. Thur., Wines by Morrell, 2009 N 22nd St. (corner of Palm Ave), Ybor City. Taste the top 25 wines of the millennium according to New York-based wine merchant, Wines of Morrell. Cost: $25. RSVP: (813) 241-8587.

PIC PAC WINE TASTING: 5-7 p.m. Fri., Pic Pac Fine Wine and Spirits, 6609 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Free wine tasting in new temperature-controlled wine room features selection of wines each week: (727) 347-0743.

PURPLE PELICAN WINE TASTING: 6-8 p.m. Sat. (last Sat. of each month), Purple Pelican Cafe, 14705 Gulf Blvd., Madeira Beach. Flock to this tasting with appetizers and music from Rob Pardo, and help injured birds in need. Cost: $10, portion benefits the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. Call: (727) 394-0944 for more information.

Cooking classes

GRILL IN THE NEW YEAR: 3-4:30 p.m. Sat., Home Gourmet Kitchen Emporium, 471 Main St., Dunedin. Instruction for grilled white pizza with spinach and roasted peppers, quesadillas, chipotle tenderloin steaks. Free with reservations. Call: (727) 736-6400.

DINNER PARTY FOR TWO: 6:30-9 p.m. Jan. 5, Home Gourmet Kitchen Emporium, 471 Main St., Dunedin. Class for couples on preparing coconut shrimp with mango marmalade, goat cheese and sun-dried tomato chicken, couscous salad with zucchini, almonds and olives, chocolate cognac trifle: $40 (includes glass of wine). Call: (727) 736-6400.

Worth sending for

SEASONS OF BAKING CALENDAR: Bake a different recipe every month in 2001 using Bridgford's frozen bread dough. February's recipe features cherry blossom rolls for Valentine's Day, plus recipes for roma tomato and olive focaccia, onion and poppy seed rolls, cinnamon monkey bread and more, all using the pre-made dough. For a copy of the calendar, send $3 (make check payable to Bridgford Foods) to Bridgford Calendars, c/o CMS, P.O. Box 692-B Arrow Grand Circle, Covina, CA 91722.

Contests

BURGUNDY QUIZ: There's still time to test your knowledge of the French vineyard region of Burgundy by solving Bouchard's "Puzzler" 12-question quiz on the Bouchard Web site. Those answering at least 10 of the 12 wine, cultural and historically related questions correctly are automatically eligible for drawing to win the grand prize of trip for two to the region that includes tour of Bouchard Pere & Fils' cellars and vineyards in Burgundy. Clues to the "Puzzler" questions can be found throughout the site: http://www.bouchardpere.com, contest ends Dec. 31.

FOR THE LOVE OF CHOCOLATE: Visit Godiva's Web site at http://www.godiva.com (click on "What's New") to enter their sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip for two to Brussels, Belgium, the birthplace of Godiva chocolate. Contest is in conjunction with Chocolat, the newly released film with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. You can also enter by sending name, age, address and phone on 3" by 5" card to: Chocolat Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 5308, Unionville, CT. 06087-5308. Deadline for both online and mail entries is Jan. 31.

COMSTOCK CONTEST: Send in your favorite way to use Comstock's pie fillings to be eligible for grand prize of $10,000 in their "Familiar Faces Family Reunion" contest. The contest seeks the most creative and easy use of pie fillings, whether as a topping, or an innovative ingredient in breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack foods. Recipes judged on creativity, ease of preparation and appeal. Send entries, along with name, address and phone on a 3" by 5" card to: Familiar Faces Reunion Contest, P.O. Box 1147, Maple Plain, MN 55593-1147, or enter online at: http://www.piefilling.com. Deadline is Jan. 31.

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