Healthy holiday cooking - 5:30-7 p.m. Mon., Redwoods, 247 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Integrity Organic Take Out class. $10, includes wine tasting, appetizers. RSVP required: (727) 824-0881.
Holiday desserts from around the world - With Viennese linzer torte, Swiss souffles, 6:30-9 p.m. Tue., La Maison Gourmet, 471 Main St., Dunedin. $29.50. (727) 736-3070.
Hors d'oeuvres for home entertaining - 6-9:30 p.m. Wed., Tampa Bay Cooking Academy, 700 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. $38.50 includes recipes, five-course meal. 727 898-2665 or www.thetampabaycookingacademy.com
Madrigal Yule Feast - 6:15 p.m. hors d'oeuvres, 7 p.m. dinner Dec. 4-6 at the Marly Room, Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. $65, benefits the Eckerd College Choir and Eckerd Ringers. (727) 864-7712.
Paul Prudhomme appearance - 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5, Aprons Cooking School, Publix Supermarket at Shoppes of Citrus Park, 7835 Gunn Highway, Tampa. Prudhomme leads class on using seasonings. $75. RSVP required. (813) 926-4465.
