DATEBOOK

TODAY

Wine Dinner: Salt Creek Grille showcases wines from Jordan Winery in this four-course meal. 6:30 p.m. Salt Creek Grille, 32802 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. (949) 661-7799. $65.

SATURDAY

Book Signing: Francis Moore Lappe and her daughter Anne Lappe, authors of “Hope’s Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet” (J.P. Tarcher, $26.95) sign copies of their new book and talk about global hunger and earth-friendly eating. Vegan pastries and coffee are served. 10 a.m. Real Food Daily, 414 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood. (310) 289-9910.

Wine Lunch: Barry Herbst, the wine director for Beverage Warehouse, takes you through a tasting of about 10 wines from Tuscany. Angelini Osteria’s chef and owner, Gino Angelini, makes a four-course lunch to complement the wines. 12:30 p.m. Angelini Osteria, 7313 Beverly Blvd., L.A. (323) 297-0070. Call Beverage Warehouse for reservations at (310) 306-2822. $75.

SUNDAY

And a Wine Tasting: More than 40 California wineries will be pouring at the 21st annual Wine Classic, a fund-raiser for Loyola Marymount University near Westchester. Participating wineries include Byron, Justin, Rombauer, Rosenblum and Wild Hourse. 2 to 5 p.m. Albert Gerson Pavilion at the Loyola Marymount campus, 1 LMU Drive, L.A. (310) 338-3083. $80.

Mardi Gras Party: The Pig barbecue restaurant blocks off part of La Brea Avenue to throw this tented street party for Mardi Gras. Cajun and Creole specialties such as crawfish, oyster po’-boys and gumbo will be served in addition to Memphis-style barbecue. 2 to 10 p.m. The Pig, 612 N. La Brea Ave., L.A. (323) 935-1116. $5 cover charge for musical entertainment 4 and 8 p.m. Food priced individually.

TUESDAY

Tamale Benefit: El Dorado Mexican restaurant features tamale guru John Sedlar for this tamale bar benefit. Among the tamales Sedlar plans to make are red chile beef tamales, wild mushroom and chicken tamales, chocolate-Cognac tamales and more. Proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels serving Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades and Malibu. 6 p.m. El Dorado restaurant, 11777 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood. (310) 207-0150. Call Wagstaff Worldwide to reserve a spot at (323) 656-2224. $25.

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