3 Food Events You Should Know About: Pizza- and pasta-making from scratch, ‘Top Chef’ casting call, and Planned Parenthood Food Fare

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Have what it takes to be a Top (Pastry) Chef? Put away the knives and pick up your pastry bag. Bravo announced that it will film a second season of ‘Top Chef Just Desserts.’ Casting calls for the new series, along with a new season of ‘Top Chef,’ will take place in Los Angeles at the Foundry on Melrose on March 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Time to start practicing the monologue on how your prized signature dish has been passed down five generations, proving that you have what it takes to win (the audition).

Pizza and Pasta 101: Confounded by the art of pasta fresca and homemade pizza? Pizzeria Ortica is hosting hands-on cooking demonstrations with chef Justin Miller that teach how to make pasta and pizza from scratch. Guests can reap the joy of their hard work, accompanied by Italian wines, at the end of the class. The demonstration classes begin at 11 a.m. March 26, April 23, and May 21.

Planned Parenthood Food Fare 2011: Planned Parenthood’s annual Food Fare, kicked off more than 30 years ago by Julia Child, is set for March 10 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. This year, more than 150 restaurants and caterers are taking part, ranging from A.O.C. to Pink’s hot dogs. Tickets cost $150 for the daytime event and $225 for the evening session. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St., Santa Monica; (213) 284-3316.

from left, Hubert Keller, Gail Simmons, Johnny Iuzzini and Dannielle Kyrillos surround the show’s first winner, Yigit Pura.