Walter Rhee has added another cooking class to his lineup: Korean pancakes. On Aug. 21 learn to make haemul jun (seafood), kim chee jun (kim chi) and bindaettuck aka nokdoojun (mung bean), with accompanying sauces. Participants will also make fish jun and authentic meat jun.
Rhee will also hold his monthly “How to Make Kimchi and Related Dishes” class Aug. 20.
Both classes run from 4:30 to 6:45 p.m. at Palama Market, 1070 N. King St. Cost is $80 per class, paid at the beginning of the session, cash only. Bring containers for leftovers and an apron.
Rhee’s “Taste of Chinatown Eateries Tour” takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Cost is $90, also cash only. Meet at the intersection of King and Smith streets, near Hawaii National Bank.
Reservations are required for the classes or tour. Email walter@waltereatshawaii.com or call 391-1550.
Young cooks’ healthy dishes sought
Kellogg’s and Foodland are looking for young cooks to submit original recipes for their Healthy Lunchtime Challenge for Keiki.
Categories are for ages 8 to 12 and 13 to 17, with the top three in each category to create their original recipes at the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival’s HMAA Presents Keiki in the Kitchen event, Sept. 12 at the Honolulu Zoo.
Entries must feature at least one fresh locally grown ingredient (produce or protein), be affordable and have a maximum of 10 ingredients and 10 preparation steps. At least half the recipe must contain vegetables, fruits, low-fat dairy, whole grains and/or lean proteins.
Winners receive a “Keiki Night Out” party for 10 at Roy’s Restaurant or Alan Wong’s and two nights at the Outrigger Reef on the Beach or Outrigger Waikiki.
For an entry form and complete rules, go to 808ne.ws/healthycontest2015. Deadline is Aug. 28.
Enter to win Morton’s tailgate party
Morton’s the Steakhouse is catering a gourmet tailgate party for two winners of “The Ultimate Tailgating Experience.”
To enter, submit a photo of your best tailgating moment to Morton’s Facebook page (facebook.com/mortons). Winners feast on pulled pork sliders, filet mignon sandwiches, steakhouse chili, blue cheese dip and chips, and Chinese chicken salad, plus dessert: cheesecake and key lime pie.
The nationwide contest runs through August, with winners announced Sept. 9.
Meanwhile, the restaurant is celebrating National Filet Mignon Day on Thursday with $1 sandwiches in the bar area all day. Call 949-1300.
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Lecture will focus on artist Charlot
Art historian and author Tatiana Flores will discuss Jean Charlot’s contributions to the Mexican Renaissance and the development of modernism worldwide during a free lecture Aug. 23 at the Honolulu Museum of Art.
Flores is an assistant professor in the departments of art history and Latino and Hispanic studies at Rutgers University, and author of “Mexico’s Revolutionary Avant-Gardes” (Yale University Press, 2013). Her talk on “Jean Charlot and the 1920s Mexican Avant-Garde” is being sponsored by the Jean Charlot Foundation.
The Paris-born artist came to Honolulu in 1949 to create a fresco at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He accepted a position as art professor at UH and made Hawaii his permanent home. Charlot died in 1979, after creating many murals, writings and other works here.
Flores’ talk will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the museum’s Lecture Gallery, following a 2 p.m. meeting of foundation members. A reception will follow the lecture. Admission is free, but the deadline for reservations is Friday. Email jcf@jeancharlotfoundation.org or call 551-3520.
Hawaiian musicians receive fellowships
Hawaii recording artists Lehua Kalima and Starr Kalahiki are among this year’s recipients of National Artist Fellowships from the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation in Vancouver, Wash.
Thirteen awardees were selected from American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian applicants in five categories: visual arts, traditional arts, performing arts, literature and music. The grants are intended to fund their new creative projects and further develop their artistic careers.
Kalima and Starr received awards in the music category.
Kalima’s award is funding an album of Hawaiian-language music she is recording with producer/musician Shawn Pimental.
“I think (they selected it) because the focus is more about writing in your native language,” Kalima said Friday. “My history is more doing contemporary stuff, and this album was something I really wanted to do, to showcase the language and the stories that we tell. I guess from that angle they liked it, and we’re working on it now. “
Kalima added that although the album will include new songs by veteran Hawaiian writers such as Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, she is also writing songs in Hawaiian for the project. If everything goes on schedule, the album will be released by the end of the year.
Kalahiki, who created a performance production titled “The Lili‘u Project,” could not be reached for comment. The production has been described as “a journey into the heart and mind” of Queen Liliuokalani, explored primarily through her music and poetry.
Send us your craft fair listing
Summer’s not over yet, but the Today section is already looking ahead to the busy fall and holiday season.
To help our readers find out where to pick up crafty gifts, homemade jams and baked goods, we will publish our annual Fall Craft Fair Guide on Sept. 13, listing events happening through Nov. 30. (A separate Holiday Craft Fair Guide will be published Nov. 16, date subject to change.)
To submit a free listing, email details about your craft fair — date, time, location, sponsor, description of event, contact information — to calendars@staradvertiser.com by Sept. 9.
The deadline for the Holiday Craft Fair Guide is Nov. 11. (If your event is included in the fall guide, you do not need to resubmit a listing for the holiday guide.)