Start out 2016 with a new skill

Whether you like your food raw or strive to fill your bento container with more than leftovers, cooking classes will help hone your skills. Here are a few to kick off the year:

>> Greens & Vines’ Sylvia Thompson holds an “un-cooking class” featuring her signature lasagna, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Fee: $65. Reservations required. Call 536-9680.

>> Down to Earth’s Honolulu store hosts a “Raw Cooking Weekend,” noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s lineup: un-meatballs, zucchini and pasta. Sunday: raw bread and burgers.

Fees: $30 each class; $50 for both. Classes held at 2525 S. King St. Visit bit.ly/1ZqVpIo.

>> Kapiolani Community College’s 2016 noncredit public cooking classes begin 8 a.m. to noon Jan. 23 with Brown Baggin’ It, featuring creative lunch recipes. Think quinoa chicken with white beans or spicy carrot salad with shrimp.

Fee: $94. To register, visit bit.ly/1OgHQ5K or call 734-9211.

Fruit lovers can share bounty

The Vegetarian Society of Hawaii holds a “fruitluck” that allows participants to share tropical or local fruit, 2 p.m. Sunday, Kapiolani Park, near Barefoot Beach Cafe. Visit bit.ly/1ONUue1.