DATEBOOK

THURSDAY

Wine Seminar: The Duke of Bourbon liquor store holds its annual wine seminar with Jamie Davies of Schramsberg, Dan Duckhorn of Duckhorn Vineyards and Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat. They provide old and new vintages for tasting. 7:15 p.m. Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. (818) 887-4800. Call the Duke of Bourbon to sign up, (818) 341-1234. $40 prepaid.

SATURDAY

Cookbook Authors’ Hoedown: Southern California cookbook authors gather at the Cook’s Library/Slow Food booth at the Hollywood Farmers Market to sign books. They include Brigit Binns, Suzanne Dunaway, Laurie Burrows Grad, Patricia Greenberg, Evan Kleiman, Norman Kolpas, Faye Levy, Neela Paniz, Times Food Editor Russ Parsons, Akasha Richmond, Vincent Schiavelli, Piero Selvaggio, Martha Rose Shulman, Nancy Silverton, Robert Wemischner and Judy Zeidler. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hollywood Farmers Market, at the corner of Selma Avenue and Ivar Street, Hollywood. Call the Cook’s Library for more information, (323) 655-3141. Free.

Wells’ Class: Patricia Wells, author of “The Paris Cookbook” (HarperCollins, $30), shows how to make some of her favorite dishes. Lunch is served afterward. 9 a.m. The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, 1 Ritz-Carlton Drive, Dana Point. (949) 240-5008. $135 includes a copy of her book.

See Food: Mako Tanaka of Mako restaurant teaches how to make sake-marinated sea bass and lobster ravioli. Lunch follows. 11:30 a.m. Mako, 225 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. (310) 288-8338. $50.

Honoring Waters: Alice Waters of Chez Panisse will receive the 2001 Robert Mondavi Wine & Food Award at this reception and dinner to benefit the Collins School of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona. Past Chez Panisse chefs Mark Peel, Christopher Lee, Jean Pierre Moulle, Lindsey Shere and Jeremiah Tower are cooking a four-course dinner in Waters’ honor. Live and silent auctions are planned. 5 p.m. The Los Angeles Marriott Downtown, 333 S. Figueroa St., L.A. (213) 617-1133. Call Barbara Russell at (909) 869-4471 for tickets. $250.

MONDAY

Holiday Cooking: Beth Ginsberg takes you through some holiday recipes from her cookbooks. 10 a.m. Ziedler’s Cafe in the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. (310) 440-4500. Call (310) 440-4574 for reservations. $40 prepaid.

Gingerbread Houses: You and a little one work with dough, create a pattern and construct and frost your own gingerbread house in this two-day class. Bring two cookie sheets and a sharp knife. 6 p.m. Culver City Adult School, 4501 Elenda St., Culver City. (310) 842-4300. $52. Continues Tuesday night.

Food-related event information should be submitted at least two weeks before publication date. Mail to Food Section Datebook, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 or fax to (213) 237-7355.