Dining calendar: Chef appearances, wine dinners and more April events

Candles and champagne at JoJo’s ShakeBar: Decorate tapered candles with paint while sipping an unlimited amount of champagne at this creativity-fueled event. Tickets include all the supplies and a glass of champagne with refills for two hours. 11 a.m.-1 pm. Sun. and April 21. $35 per person. 88 W. Columbia, Detroit. eventbrite.com/e/bottomless-champagne-candle-painting-at-jojos-detroit-tickets-861211174807

Local chef on “Chopped”: Tuesday night watch Detroit chef Shanel DeWalt from the Make Food Not Waste nonprofit compete on an episode of “Chopped: Trash Into Treasure” where chef will battle to see who can make the best-tasting dish from ingredients that would otherwise be discarded. The episode airs 8 p.m. Tues. on Food Network.

Make Food Not Waste Community Feast at Southfield Pavilion: If you’re looking for ideas on how to waste less food in your home kitchen, attend this free event with Senator Debbie Stabenow and chef Will Coleman with cooking demos, grocery tips and lunch made by professional chefs from food that would otherwise be thrown away. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. April 13. 26000 Evergreen, Southfield. makefoodnotwaste.org.

Food Folks: Taste of Lebanon at Folk: Chef Amanda Saab is the guest chef at Corktown cafe Folk for their ongoing dinner series. Saab, who has appeared on “MasterChef,” will present a four-course dinner featuring roasted za’atar chicken with jeweled saffron rice and spicy cilantro sauce, lamb-filled dumplings, citrus and fennel salad and a sfouf turmeric semolina cake. A coursed wine pairing is also available. 5:30 p.m. April 23-24. $60. 1701 Trumbull, Detroit. (313) 742-2672. folkdetroit.com.

Slice for Life at Buddy’s Pizza: More than $4 million has been donated to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen through Buddy’s Pizza’s Slice of Life champaign. On April 29 the brand will donate 20% of both dine-in and carryout sales from all locations to the longstanding nonprofit. This year there will also be a charitable online auction for five, authentic Buddy’s Pizza custom square pans. Learn more at buddyspizza.com/sliceforlife.

Wagner Wine Dinner at Testa Barra: Enjoy a four-course Italian meal paired with vino from Wagner Wine, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. 6:30 p.m. April 29. 48824 Romeo Plank, Macomb Township. (586) 434-0100. Testabarra.com.

Restaurant and food news

Andiamo Pasta & Chops to open at the Mall at Partridge Creek: Joe Vicari Restaurant Group announced plans to open a new concept this summer at the Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township. Andiamo Pasta and Chops will be similar to the Andiamo Italian Steakhouse in Las Vegas, with a focus on prime steak, Italian dishes and wine. It will go in a 7,670-square-foot space formerly occupied by Brio Italian Grille after a large-scale renovation.

New tasting menu at Pao: Upscale nightlife destination Pao restaurant this week launched two new six-course tasting menus for a fixed price. Menu one is $50 per person and features blue fin tuna tacos, dumplings, salad, crispy salmon, wagyu sliders and panna cotta for dessert. A second offering is $65 per person with tuna carpaccio, Pao Pao shrimp, char-grilled octopus, lo mien noodles, lamb chops and a chocolate dessert. Pao also recently launched a Wednesday deal with half-off appetizers and signature cocktails all night. 114 W. Adams, Detroit. (313) 816-0000. paodetroit.com.

Melody Baetens