WHOLE FOODS MARKET, 1400 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Preregister at customer service. (561) 447-0000.

Spanish Wine & Cheese Sampling in the Specialty Dept., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday. Free.

The Savvy Shopper Tour, 6-7 p.m. Thursday. A tour designed to help customers find savings, value, and healthy products. Free.

So You Think You Can Taste, 6:30-8 p.m. Friday. Wine class. $10.

Kids’ Club: Taste of the Seasons, 10-11 a.m. Saturday. Kids will get a taste of the fall season and learn why buying seasonally is important. Free.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens. Preregister at customer service. (561) 691-8550

Passport to Taste, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Delve into a world of fine cheese. Free.

Sake and Sushi Lounge, 7-9 p.m. Friday. An evening to taste multigrain sushi from Genji paired with an array of Sake. $10 donation to The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens.

PUBLIX APRON’S COOKING SCHOOL, Polo Club Shoppes, 5030 Champion Blvd., Suite D2, Boca Raton. (561) 994-4461 or (561) 994-4883.

San Giuseppe, 6:30 p.m. today. Pairing topics and demonstration. $45.

Not Your Average Pasta, 6 p.m. Thursday. Learn fresh ideas to pair with your pastas. $40.

Regions We Love Italy!, 6:30 p.m. Friday. Learn Italy’s regional cuisine. $40.

Kids Healthy Cooking, 10 a.m. Saturday. In this three-part class, kids and parents will discover recipes that are fewer than 160 calories. $100.

The Basics of Culinary, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday. A six-part series. Prepare full menus with techniques used by pros. $300.

Intermediate Techniques, 6 p.m. Tuesday. For food enthusiasts with a comfort level in sautéing, slicing and dicing. $200.

IN THE KITCHEN, in Gallery Square North, 389 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta. (561) 747-7117 or www.inthekitchennow.com

Fish On, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Bluewater Babes cook. Thursday. $75.

CAKES ETC., 2800 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. (561) 615-4431.

Fondant/Gumpaste, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 30. Tuition is $40 plus supplies.

Basic Cake Decorating Class, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 7 for four weeks. Tuition is $40 plus supplies.

Intermediate Cake Decorating Class, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 6 for four weeks. Tuition is $40 plus supplies.

Cookie Blossom Class, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 8. Tuition is $25, supplies included.

Rolled Fondant/gumpaste, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 15 for two weeks. Tuition is $40 plus supplies.

E-mail food class and event listings to pbaccent@pbpost.com with Food Calendar in the subject line. Items are due two weeks prior to the event and must include a contact phone number.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET, 1400 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Preregister at customer service. (561) 447-0000.
• Fit For Life: Get back into your Skinny Jeans, 6-7 p.m. Thursday. Choose the right foods for your fitness routine. Free.
• Simply Vegan: Brunch, 7-8 p.m. Monday. Chef Abigail will teach some brunch dishes to incorporate fresh and innovative ingredients into your diet. $5.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens. Preregister at customer service. (561) 691-8550
• Passport to Taste, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Delve into a world of fine cheese. Free.

PUBLIX APRON’S COOKING SCHOOL, Polo Club Shoppes, 5030 Champion Blvd., Suite D2, Boca Raton. (561) 994-4461 or (561) 994-4883.
• This Little Piggy, 6:30 p.m. today. Pork recipes and more. $45.
• So You Think You Can Cook, 6:30 p.m. Friday. If you have one killer recipe you would like to show off, here’s your chance. $40.
• Kids Healthy Eating, 10 a.m. Saturday. In this three-part class, kids and parents will discover recipes that are fewer than 160 calories. $100.
• Teens Cook Dinner, 4 p.m. Sunday. Teenagers can learn how to cook for their parents. $35.
• The Basics of Culinary, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday. A six-part series. Prepare full menus with techniques used by pros. $300.
• Intermediate Techniques, 6 p.m. Tuesday. For food enthusiasts with a comfort level in sautéing, slicing and dicing. $200.

IN THE KITCHEN, in Gallery Square North, 389 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta. (561) 747-7117 or www.inthekitchennow.com
• Steakhouse Classics, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday. $80.

CAKES ETC., 2800 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. (561) 615-4431.
• Candy II, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday. Tuition is $25, supplies included.
• Fondant/Gumpaste, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 30. Tuition is $40 plus supplies.

E-mail food class and event listings to pbaccent@pbpost.com with Food Calendar in the subject line. Items are due two weeks prior to the event and must include a contact phone number.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET, 1400 Glades Road, Boca Raton. Preregister at customer service. (561) 447-0000.

Kosher Food & Wine Tasting, 1-3 p.m. Sunday. Come taste what Whole Foods has to offer for the upcoming kosher holidays. Free.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., Palm Beach Gardens. Preregister at customer service. (561) 691-8550

Passport to Taste, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Delve into a world of fine cheese. Free.

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Five chef/parents tell you how to pack more than the usual PB&J and potato chips.

When it comes to packing lunch for the kids, a culinary professional wears two hats.

First, there’s the gourmet side: A pro can’t easily settle for sending their kids off to school with your basic, boring PB&J sandwich. But there’s also the parental side: A pro has to pack items a kid will actually eat.
With school starting in just a few days, we asked five local culinary professionals about how they approach the brown-bagging dilemma. Plus, we got them to submit a recipe that’s a favorite among their brood. We hope their words will serve as parental inspiration for the long school year ahead.
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We’ve still got a few weeks left before school starts. And that means you’re probably looking for some things to do with the kids. Fortunately, there are plenty of local family-fun parks with arcades, mini golf or other options — and most have a snack bar or restaurant. Here are five to consider.

Boomers: One of the largest complexes of its kind around, with laser tag, mini-golf, go-karts, bumper boats, mini bowling and an extensive array of arcade games. Snack-bar offerings are fairly standard — burgers, chicken strips and pizza. 3100 Airport Road, Boca Raton; (561) 347-1888; www.boomersparks.com Read the full story

For kids, two of the most dreaded words you can utter are “healthy snack.” But this doesn’t have to be the case if you take advantage of the magic of dipping.

Kids love to dip and it’s easy to turn this playing with food into a fun way to get them eating more of what’s healthy, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and low-fat dairy products.

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My nearly 5-year-old son already eats like a teenager. Which is to say if his mouth is open, he’s usually shoveling something into it.

Keeping him sated can feel like a full-time job, especially when I’m juggling the competing demands of keeping his munchies healthy, portable and appealing. Which is how I came up with this recipe for banana bread.

The first goal was versatility. I wanted a quick bread that could be served warmed with butter for breakfast, but also be just as good at snack time or packed in his lunch. To keep it healthy, it had to be low in saturated fat and sugar and jammed with whole grains.

Finally, it needed to be easy to make and he had to actually want to eat it.

The result is a whole-wheat and oats banana bread sweetened with a bit of sugar, bananas and a can of pumpkin or squash puree (which slips some high-fiber produce into my veggie-averse son). For extra fiber, I add flax meal (ground flax seeds).

For ease, the whole thing is made in the food processor and takes just 10 minutes to assemble.

I usually divide this batter between two standard loaf pans, which keeps the slices kid-sized. I keep one loaf on the counter and my son knows he can snack on it whenever he likes. The second can be refrigerated for more than a week, or sliced and frozen.

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Beef 'O'Brady's serves American cuisine with a side of sports on TV and kids games. Tara Pregnolato/The Post

MENU

American cuisine. Signature dishes include The O’Brady Burger for $7.99, Fish ’n’ Chips for $8.59 and Reuben sandwich for $7.49.

ATMOSPHERE

Great for the sports fan. Flat-screen TVs cover the walls, showing different sports. There is a game room for the kids that is monitored on one of the TV screens for safety, and a party area is available for larger groups. Read the full story