The Four Daughters Vineyard and Winery is set to open its doors Thursday, December 15th. It will be open for wine tastings, food pairings, and wine and gift card sales. On December 15th and 16th, the winery will be open from 4pm to 7pm daily, allowing customers to pick up wine and gift cards before their holiday celebrations.

Vietnamese Top Noodle opens its doors Saturday with a grand opening Monday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Owner Sam Nguyen recently opened Le's Sandwiches Cafe and Billards and the new Top Ten Nails located on Fourth Ave and First St. NW.

The vietnamese restaurant will feature everything from traditional noodle dishes to popular items like egg rolls and spring rolls.

Just in time for the holidays, brush up on your skills and get some new ideas for filling your house with festive scents and tastes.

This weekend at the Hormel Historic Home, local catering chef Kathy Askelson and Hy-Vee chef Elizabeth Diser will demonstrate several recipes that will impress your family and friends this holiday season.

Both chefs will use closed-circuit television cameras that will be mounted over the stove top and prep area.  The cameras will show participants a bird's eye view of the preparations.

Those who attend the class will also get to sample some of recipes.  They'll also be given recipes, shopping lists and some wine suggestions. 

In addition to the class, local vendors will also display tastes and tools of the kitchen. 

Here are the details:

• Doors open:  9am
• Presentation: 10am-Noon
• Hormel Historic Home Expansion
• Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at