DATEBOOK

TODAY

Soul Food, Red Wine: Reign, a Southern food restaurant, hosts this tasting of five red wines in conjunction with the Wine Brats. The wines are from Pepi and Edmeades. Small tastes of soul food are served. 6:30 p.m. Reign, 180 N. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills. (310) 273-4463. Tickets can be purchased at www.winebrats.org or at the door. $35.

SATURDAY

Scottish Festival: The Queen Mary hosts a Scottish festival today and Sunday on the boat and at the adjoining park. During the day, Highland dancing competitions, sheepherding demonstrations, pipe band performances and a parade at noon are featured. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Queen Mary, at the end of the 710 Freeway (on the water), Long Beach. (562) 435-3511; www.queenmary.com. Tickets are $17 per day or $23 for both days. Discounts available for seniors and children under 12.

Shellfish: It’s all about shellfish (scallops, clams, mussels, shrimp and crab) at Jean-Francois Meteigner’s class in the kitchen of his restaurant. Lunch with wine follows. 9 a.m. La Cachette, 10506 Little Santa Monica Blvd., Century City. (310) 470-4992. $100.

SUNDAY

Sake Dinner: Grif Frost guides you through this tasting dinner paired with four sakes from SakeOne. Roy Yamaguchi cooks four courses of Hawaiian/Asian food to match, such as butterfish with lobster dumplings and grilled rack of lamb with Asian hash. The sake cocktail reception begins at 6 p.m. Roy’s, in Fashion Island, 453 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 640-7697. Call Gretchen Kurz of the American Institute of Wine & Food to reserve a space at (714) 777-2302. $80.

TUESDAY

Pasta and Shrimp (or Not): Linda Fay teaches how to make tomato and corn ravioli; fettuccine with green peppercorn sauce; and penne with tomato, basil and capers. All the pastas can be made with or without shrimp. (She’ll add it in the class.) 6 p.m. Happy Trails Catering, 207 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena. (626) 796-9526; www.happytrailscatering.com. $45.

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Angela Pettera