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ON THE PLATE
March 24
Wines from California's Robert Biale Winery will accompany an elaborate six-course feast at Seastar featuring upscale comfort food: salmon potpie with béchamel and barbosa reduction, Kobe beef meatloaf with truffle mashed potatoes and foie-gras demiglace, and triple-layer chocolate cake with malted vanilla ice cream. $85. 6:30 p.m. 205 108th Ave. N.E., 425-456-1892. BELLEVUE
Silver Lake Winery trots out its 2000 merlot, 2001 reserve chardonnay, and other bottles of note to accompany a lavish five-course prix fixe at the Marina Park Grill in Kirkland. On the menu: stuffed jumbo prawn, pan-fried duck breast with red potatoes, and filet mignon topped with chanterelle mushroom sauce. $60. 7 p.m. 89 Kirkland Ave., 425-889-9000. KIRKLAND
THE GRAPEVINE
March 18
The Antinori Winery boasts a winemaking tradition that goes back 26 generations. As far as we can tell, that means they may well have made the wine that Caesar drank just before his unfortunate collision with Brutus' dagger. In any case, Il Fornaio is hosting the sacrosanct winery for a very special tasting. $10. 5:30–7:30 p.m. 600 Pine St. (Pacific Place), 206-264-0994. DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
March 19
Another in a recent rash of Provence-themed wine events, the Northwest Enological Society's "Evening in Provence" promises wine, women, and song—actually, "wine tasting, food, and entertainment"—in the festive tradition of Peter Mayle. $75 for members, $95 for nonmembers. 6:30–10 p.m. Hollywood Schoolhouse, 14810 N.E. 145th St., 253-859-5112. WOODINVILLE
March 20
Quiet Phinney Ridge lets its figurative hair down at a neighborhood wine tasting scheduled to include 20 Washington wines, "light hors d'oeuvres," a silent auction, and live music. $20 advance, $25 at the door. 7:30–9:30 p.m. Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., 206-783-2244. PHINNEY RIDGE
Collins Pub Huckleberry champagne (!), chardonnay, merlot, and syrah are on the vino menu for tonight's four-course prix-fixe dinner featuring Townshend wines. The chow forecast includes an oyster-and-melon granita and, in the entrée role, beef Wellington. $45. 6–9 p.m. 526 Second Ave., 206-623-1016. PIONEER SQUARE
March 25
Billed as the "rarest of events," a 15-vintage vertical tasting of Forman cabernet-sauvignon, native of Napa Valley, will include bottles dating back to 1980. Vintner Ric Forman himself will be in attendance at Canlis, where a standup dinner should allow for plenty of mingling, adulation, etc. $350. 6:30 p.m. 2567 Aurora Ave. N., 206-283-3313. QUEEN ANNE
IN THE MUG
March 19–20
The Hops on Equinox festival spotlights spring brews and ciders, but it also provides beer-drinking neophytes with a crash course in "pub culture," including tasty treats from local brewpubs. $18 advance, $20 at the door. 5–10 p.m. Fri., March 19. 1–10 p.m. Sat., March 20. Fisher Pavilion (Seattle Center), 206-633-0422. SEATTLE CENTER
BACK TO SCHOOL
March 17
Just to clarify: Soufflés are not wussy. Delicate, yes; refined, most certainly. Unmanly? Never! Earth & Ocean pastry chef Sue McCown will teach all comers how to concoct the perfect soufflé (much as Audrey Hepburn learned to do in Sabrina) at Sur La Table. $50. 10 a.m. 90 Central Way, 425-827-1311. KIRKLAND
March 18–19
Join PBS cooking-show host Joanne Weir at two Sur La Table classes exploring "the ethnically diverse and vibrant urban culinary landscape." The March 18 class is a demo-only event with a menu that includes dried plum, fennel, and manchego salad with prosciutto; the second class is a hands-on workshop featuring braised chicken with green garlic. $65 for the demo. 6:30 p.m. Thurs., March 18. $95 for the hands-on class. 10 a.m. Fri., March 19. 90 Central Way, 425-827-1311. KIRKLAND
March 20
Once you've got all the "sear" jokes out of your system, let Cascadia chef Kerry Sear teach you how to cook with wine. (N.B. "Some for the skillet, some for me" is not good form.) The culinary curriculum includes scallops with champagne hollandaise and medallions of beef with cabernet- sauvignon sauce. $75. 11 a.m. Cascadia Restaurant, 2328 First Ave., 206-448-8884. BELLTOWN
March 21–22
For just under 20 bucks, you can experience local sommelier Arnie Millan's view of vino at the first two in a series of classes exploring everything from winemaking and enological history to wine etiquette (first rule: sip, don't swig). $19. 6:30–8 p.m. Warwick Hotel, 401 Lenora St., 206-612-6547. DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
March 22
We can't help but love the Golf Club at Newcastle's puntastic series of cooking classes; the March edition, titled "Dances with Olives: A Mediterranean Feast," promises to cover everything from Moroccan to meze . . . and beyond! $75. 6 p.m. Calcutta Grill at the Golf Club, 15500 Six Penny Lane, 425-793-5566. NEWCASTLE
March 23
As reported last week in SW, Italian restaurants are the newest recruits on the jam-packed Atkins bandwagon, but who needs to go out to enjoy low-carb cuisine from Naples, Venice, or Rome? Not you, which is why you'll savor Rain City Cooking School's Atkins-friendly Italian class, where you'll learn to make gnocchi, tomato sauce, and spinach salad—but not pizza, lasagna, or garlic bread. $50. 6:30 p.m. 1883 145th Pl. S.E., 425-644-4285. BELLEVUE
March 24
Though the name of Lisa Dupar Catering's new speed-cuisine class, "Zippy Comforts: Fast-Casual Dinners in a Jiff," is far too perky for our taste, we respect the idea behind it. Recipes on tap include barley risotto with portobello and cheese, pork chops with curried cous-cous, and toast-bread quickie quiche. $45. 6:30–8:30 p.m. 17825 N.E. 65th St., 425-881-3250. REDMOND
