Food Calendar

Canning seminar: 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 22, Arlington Hardware & Lumber, 215 Olympic Ave.; 360-435-5523; $5. Learn from a pro how to do your own water-bath canning, pressure canning and more. Registration required.

Culinary Events Northwest: 425-231-9239; www.culinaryeventsnw.com. Lessons 6:30 to 9 p.m at Albert Lee, 18620 33rd Ave. W., Lynnwood, unless otherwise noted.

• Exceptional beers and bodacious burgers: July 13, WineStyles Boutique in Bothell, with owner Lane Scott, $48. Grilled burgers with attitude, paired local and international brews from the lightest wheat to the darkest porter: Beef and bacon barbecue ranch burger; chicken burger with garlic rosemary mayo; smoky double salmon burger; and Asian turkey burger with sesame slaw. WineStyles is at 22833 Bothell-Everett Highway, 425-408-1031.

• Dressed to thrill: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 20, $40. Main dish summer salads, with culinary events director Leslie Lightner. Full-bodied, meal-sized salads with unusual collections of ingredients, such as scallop salad with avocado, white corn and sweet onion or grilled flank steak and potato salad.

• Grilled summer fruit and vegetable sides: 6:30 to 9 p.m. July 21, $48. Partial hands-on, class limited to 20. Chef Dawnula Koukol teaches an array of grill-worthy foods and the seasonings, marinades and finishing touches, including tempeh and nectarine skewers with chipotle-honey glaze; stout-marinated seitan and pineapple skewers; and grilled fresh fruit and cake kabobs with apricot-cinnamon glaze.

Le Gourmet Depot: 110 Cedar Avenue, Suite 102, Snohomish, 360-217-7145, www.legourmetdepot.com. (also see classes for Tutti a Tavola Cooking School below).

• Hot summer nights (date night) — 7 to 9 p.m. July 15, $30. Call for menu.

Sweet Basil’s School of Cooking: 5820 156th SW, Edmonds; 425-743-7438.

• Staff’s picks for our favorite meals: 7 to 9 p.m. July 21, $44.50. Includes shrimp crostini al limoncello, pesto-stuffed chicken breasts with cherry tomato sauce and tangerine semifreddo with salted almond brittle.

Tutti a Tavola Cooking School: 425-785-1286; www.alltothetable.com. All classes are $30 per adult, 7 to 9 p.m. and taught by Joan Autry, unless otherwise noted. They are held at Le Gourmet Depot, 110 Cedar Avenue, Suite 102, Snohomish, 360-217-7145, www.legourmetdepot.com. Registration at either phone number.

• Great Grill Almighty: July 14. Grill kebabs, fish, veggies and even a few items you wouldn’t expect.

• Girls’ night: July 21. Menu to come.

To have your cooking class or food event published, send it to Food Calendar, The Herald Features Department, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, or e-mail it to features@heraldnet.com.