DATEBOOK

TODAY

Mushroom Magic: Learn to make mushroom soup, mushroom flan, filet mignon stuffed with field mushrooms and more. 6:30 p.m. Let’s Get Cookin’, 4643 Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. (818) 991-3940. $65.

THURSDAY

Passover Class: Judy Kancigor demonstrates Passover classics such as chicken soup with matzo balls and new dishes such as Moroccan spicy orange chicken. 6:30 p.m. Sur La Table, in Corona del Mar Plaza, 832 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. (949) 640-0200. $40.

Tenderloin & Cabernet: Lawry’s pours Ferrari-Carano wines for this five-course dinner. Drink Fume Blanc, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Cabernet and dessert wine. Beef tenderloin, blackened chicken, a crab frittata and more will be served. 7 p.m. Lawry’s the Prime Rib, 100 N. La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills. (310) 652-2827. Call Ellen at (310) 360-6281 to reserve a space. $90.

FRIDAY

Wine & Oysters: Discover the glories of white wines from the Northwest in this tasting. Hama Hama and Fanny Bay oysters from the Fish King in Glendale are available for 75 cents each between 5 and 10 p.m. In the wine bar of Pasadena Wine Merchants, 906 Granite Drive, Pasadena. (626) 396-9234; www.pasadenawine.com. $15.

Rhones: Kenny Crowder explains what makes wines from the Rhone Valley in France special. Taste wines from 11 Rhone regions along with special cheeses. 7:30 p.m. The Wine Country, 2301 Redondo Ave., Signal Hill. (562) 597-8303. $35.

SATURDAY

‘Compliments of the Chef’: Vanessa Frank, author of the cookbook that incorporates recipes from chefs all over L.A. titled “Compliments of the Chef,” signs copies of her book while chef Josiah Citrin from Melisse demonstrates how to make black sea bass with braised fennel and tomato. Frank Family Vineyard wines are sampled. 1 p.m. In the housewares department on the third floor of Bloomingdale’s Century City, 10250 Little Santa Monica Blvd., Century City. (310) 772-2100. Call Michael Weisberg for more details at (310) 772-7142. Free.

MARCH 20

Grains and Greens: The chefs at the Getty Center’s restaurant prepare a three-course lunch using recipes from Paula Wolfert’s “Mediterranean Grains and Greens” cookbook. Wolfert also signs copies of her book. 10:30 a.m. book-signing; 11:30 a.m. lunch. The Restaurant at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A. (310) 440-7300. $35 for lunch; $50 for lunch with wine.

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