DATEBOOK

TODAY

Wok Class: Hugh Carpenter walks you through the basics of wok cooking, cleaver-cutting techniques and Chinese ingredients. Make stir-fry tangerine shrimp, wok-seared pork tenderloin and ginger ice cream. 6:30 p.m. Let’s Get Cookin’, 4643 Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. (818) 991-3940. $75.

THURSDAY

Kenwood Wine Dinner: Wines from Kenwood Vineyards and Valley of the Moon Winery are paired with antipasto, seafood soup, lasagna and roasted chicken with wild mushrooms. Dessert is a wine-free root beer float. 6 p.m. Market City Caffe, 164 E. Palm Ave., Burbank. (818) 840-7036. $55.

Louis Jadot Dinner: Wine expert Anthony Dias Blue is on hand at this dinner in honor of winemaker Jacques Lardiere of Maison Louis Jadot in Burgundy. Polo Lounge chef Katsuo Sugiura is joined in the kitchen by Josie LeBalch of Josie, Raphael Lunetta of JiRaffe, Ludovic Lefebvre of L’Orangerie and Josiah Citrin of Melisse. Together they make a four-course meal and reception to match five Louis Jadot wines. 6:30 p.m. The Polo Lounge of the Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills. (310) 276-2251. For reservations call the hotel’s catering manager at (310) 281-2919. $195.

THURSDAY

Wright Stuff: A menu of Mediterranean dishes from local author Clifford Wright’s cookbooks will be highlighted at this week’s Angeli Caffe family meal. 7 p.m. Angeli Caffe, 7274 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles (213) 936-9086. $25.

SATURDAY

Spring Pies: Learn American pie classics starting with the crust then move to fillings such as strawberry-rhubarb, butterscotch banana, coconut cream and maple syrup. 10 a.m. The New School of Cooking, 8690 Washington Blvd., Culver City. (310) 842-9702. $68.

Bistro Fare: Sue Young shows how to make meatloaf roulade, slowly roasted lamb, oven-baked frites and more. 10:30 a.m. The Tasting Spoon, 4350 Via Dolce, #307, Marina del Rey. (310) 306-8851; www.tastingspoon.com. $40.

SUNDAY

Aussie Wine Dinner: A couple of Rieslings, a Chardonnay, a Merlot and a Shiraz, all from Australia, are poured at this five-course meal. Dishes include sauteed prawns with garlic and coconut milk, seafood and chicken paella and sticky date pudding. 7 p.m. Chez Melange, in the Palos Verdes Inn, 1716 Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach. (310) 540-1222. $55.

Angela Pettera

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