FOOD CALENDAR

PUBLIX APRONS COOKING SCHOOL

Polo Club Shoppes, 5050 Champion Blvd., Boca Raton, 561-994-4884

Global Flavors: Italy,

6 p.m., tonight. Take your palate on a journey to Italy and get a kick in your culinary p ants from the boot! Menu: Insalata di frutti di mare (seafood salad); ravioli formaggio fritte (fried

cheese ravioli); congiglio in vino rosso con rappini (rab- bit in red wine with broccoli rabe); torta di mele al burro (buttery apple cake). $50.

Warming One-Pot

Wonders, 6 p.m., Saturday. There’s just something about a hearty dish stirred together and served from one pot that puts a smile on your face. Time to add a few easy, and delicious

one-pot meals to your reper- toire. Menu: Bacon, brussels sprouts, and blue cheese gnocchi with cider gas

trique; root vegetable and white bean chili; chicken massaman curry; sweet potato butterscotch tarte tatin. $50.

438 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, 561-953-7670

Feast in the Middle East,

1t o 3 p.m., Saturday.

Middle Eastern cooking is known for its vibra ncyfor a good reason. Learn how to add depth of flavor to savory sauces and not-too- sweet cookies with versatile sesame seed paste and get hands-on practice cooking dry beans, puréeing, roasting, baking and more. Menu: Spiced chickpeas with hummus and toasted pita; lamb and beef kofta with pine nuts and tahini sauce; sesame seed cookies. $75.

5-ish I n gredient

Cooking, 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Great cooking doesn’t requireaf ancy, fully-stocked pantry. Learn how to create flavor-packed dishes using just five (or so) simple ingredients. Menu: Endive and roquefort winter salad; steak with mustard butter and french fries; buttermilk ice cream with olive oil and fleur de sel. $75.

Seafood Market:

Cioppino, 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday. Love fresh seafood? Showcase your favorite flavors in cioppino, San Francisco’s signature fisherman’s stew. Menu: Homemade focaccia; cioppino seafood stew; mixed green salad with goat cheese and olive vinaigrette. $90.