DATEBOOK

THURSDAY

Cheese Seminar: The New School of Cooking takes students on a field trip to the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills for this cheese-tasting seminar. Sample domestic and imported cheeses as well as wines and specialty food products. 6:30 p.m. Meet at the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, 419 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. (310) 278-2855. To register, call (310) 842-9702. $50.

FRIDAY

Greek Festival: This year, the festival at St. Sophia Cathedral focuses on olives. There will be lectures on olives and olive oil, lessons on olive curing and cooking demonstrations from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Greek music, dancing and foods will be featured throughout festival hours: 5-10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 1324 S. Normandie Ave., L.A. (323) 737-2424 ext. 555; https://www.LAGreekFest.com. $3 admission; free for children 12 and younger.

SATURDAY

Food Writing Workshop: Rose Dosti, longtime Los Angeles Times food writer, teaches this one-day workshop on how to do what she does best. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Room 164, Royce Hall, UCLA campus, Westwood. To register, call (310) 825-9971 or visit https://www.uclaextension.org. $115.

Last Class: Massimo Ormani is leaving Locanda Veneta soon to open his own restaurant. His last class features chicken and duck dumplings, spinach dip, spaghetti with lentils and roasted tomatoes and vanilla cream custard. Class concludes with lunch and wine. 10 a.m. Locanda Veneta, 8638 W. Third St., L.A. (310) 274-1893. To register, call (310) 246-8892. $90.

Rosenblum Tasting: Dave Gordan brings the 1999s from Zinfandel specialist Rosenblum Cellars to taste. Emphasis will be on the Zins, but others will be tasted as well. 1-4 p.m. The Wine Country, 2301 Redondo Ave., Signal Hill. (562) 597-8303. $10.

MONDAY

Tea Tasting: Discover the taste differences between various types and colors of tea and how climate, area, and harvesting techniques affect taste. 7:30 p.m. The Wine House, 2311 Cotner Ave., L.A. (310) 479-3731. $25.

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