Datebook

TODAY

Martini Madness: Order a martini on any Wednesday night and ask the bartender to show you how to make it. 6 p.m. The bar at Pooch’s Restaurant, in front of the Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club, 260 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach. (310) 372-1202. $6 to $8 for martinis.

THURSDAY

Legumes and Grains: Side dishes made with couscous, red lentils, quinoa, bulgur wheat, garbanzo beans and barley are taught. 6:30 p.m. Toby’s Kitchen Store, 2721 E. Main St., Ventura. (805) 643-4577; https://www.tobyscooking.com. $40.

Wine Dinner: Stephen Janes, wine education manager for Kendall-Jackson Estates, brings Kendall-Jackson wines to this dinner. The main course of this four-course meal is smoked quail and Sonoma rack of lamb with a Cabernet demiglace. 6:30 p.m. Oaks California Bistro, in the Doubletree Hotel Pasadena, 191 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. (626) 304-1490. $70.

SATURDAY

Famous Desserts: Want to know how to make the apple-and-walnut cream tarts served at the Inn at Little Washington? That recipe and more desserts from famous restaurants across the country are the subject of this class. 2:30 p.m. Epicurean School of Culinary Arts, 8759 Melrose Ave., L.A. (310) 659-5990. $65.

TUESDAY

Tea Class: Tea-time recipes such as tarragon chicken salad, raspberry-orange scones and Key lime tartlets are taught. Noon. Let’s Get Cookin’, 4643 Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. (818) 991-3940. $30.

MAY 30

Knife Skills: Learn to handle kitchen knives with confidence, and the ins and outs of purchasing and sharpening them. 6:30 p.m. The New School of Cooking, 8690 Washington Blvd., Culver City. (310) 842-9702. $68.

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