TASTES OF SPAIN Owner Yann de Rochefort and executive chef Alex Urena of Suba host La Nueva Ola, a Spanish guest chef series that includes a five-course tasting menu and cooking classes at the French Culinary Institute. The eight-week series kicks off with Pepe Rodriguez Rey of El Bohio in La Mancha, known for using local ingredients such as Manchego cheese, partridge, saffron, and pork (August 8-10). Future visitors include Raul Aleixandre Muria of alencia (August 29-31), Angel Leon of Cadiz (September 12-14), and Carlos Posadas of Madrid (September 27-28). Cooking classes: Mondays, 3:30 p.m., French Culinary Institute, 462 Broadway at Grand Street, free with corresponding guest chef dinner. Tasting menus and cocktail receptions: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Suba, 109 Ludlow St., between Rivington and Delancey streets, 212-982-5714, $125.

COOL COCKTAILS The cocktail editors at Hamptons magazine, Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller, resent a mixology seminar, “Mad Dogs & Englishmen: Cool Cocktails for the Dog Days of Summer.” Patrons learn the history of and how to make the mojito, the daiquiri, the Pimm’s cup, and other summery sips. The Museum of the American Cocktail sponsors the event. Wednesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 148 W. 51st St., second floor, 212-245-9600, $35 in advance, $40 at the door. Registration is at www.museumoftheamericancocktail.org.

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