EVENTS
Winemaker dinner
|$35 plus tax and gratuity|Highland’s Garden Cafe, 3927 W. 32nd Ave., 303-458-5920
Wine & cheese at Vendôme
|Bistro Vendôme hosts Wine & Cheese Wednesdays, a showcase of artisan cheeses and premium French wines, starting at 5 p.m.|$15|1424-H Larimer Square, 303-825-3232
Tequila dinner at Mezcal
TH|Cocktails and dinner with guest Jose “Pepe” Zevada, president of Espolan Tequila, 6:30 p.m.|$45 plus tax and gratuity|Mezcal, 3230 E. Colfax Ave., 303-322-5219
Sushi, sake and sumo
F|Sushi from Denver restaurants, sake and a chance to watch or play sumo, 8 p.m.-midnight. 21+. All ticket sales benefit the Generations Cancer Foundation|$50 in advance, $65 at the door
|INVESCO Field at Mile High, east club level, www.generationscancerfoundation.org
Just Desserts
F|Talk by mystery writer Diane Mott Davidson of Evergreen at the 13th-annual Just Desserts fundraiser, 7 p.m.|Free
|CU Boulder Norlin Library, fifth floor, 303-492-7511|BOULDER
Outdoor fiesta at Rio Grande
SA|Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant will celebrate its sixth anniversary at 3 p.m.|1525 Blake St., 303-623-5432
Wine dinner at Frasca
M|Stefano Inama’s Vulcaia sauvignon blanc served with a three-course meal, 5:30 p.m.|$29|Frasca, 1738 Pearl St., 303-442-6966, www.frascafoodandwine.com|BOULDER
Gourmet picnic
M|Memorial Day outdoor feast, 6:30 p.m.|$40|Williams-Sonoma at Cherry Creek mall, 303-394-2226
Winery dinner at Spero
M|Wines from Spero Winery, 7 p.m.|$45|2915 W. 44th Ave., 303-455-4366
White asparagus at Chinook
-JUNE 21|White asparagus direct from Europe is now being served at the Chinook Tavern|265 Detroit St., 303-394-0044
CLASSES
Down Under wine pairings
|Learn about wine pairings with Australian and New Zealand wines, 7 p.m. at Strings Restaurant |$35|1700 Humboldt St., 303-860-9579
International Wine Guild
|Basic sommelier service, 6:30 p.m.|$50|F|Regional U.S. food and wines of the world: Northeastern U.S., 6:30 p.m.|$60|SA & SU|Guild-certification seminar|$435|TU & MAY 31
|Two-night introduction to blind tasting, 6:30 p.m.|$120|Auraria campus, 303-296-3966, www.internationalwineguild.com
Culinary School of the Rockies
& MAY 25|Knife skills two-day workshop, 5:30-8:30 p.m.|$95|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988, www.culinaryschoolrockies.com|BOULDER
Mise en Place Cooking School
|Cause-and-effect of food and wine.|$70|F|Artisan cheese around the world|$55|1801 Wynkoop St., Suite 175, 303-333-2378, www.miseenplaceschool.com
Cook Street School
|Learn the secrets of cooking with wine, 6-9 p.m.|$69|M|Weeknight meals reinvented, 6-9:30 p.m.|$79|1937 Market St., 303-308-9300, www.cookstreet.com
Stir It Up
TH|Thai cooking, 6-9 p.m.|$45|1140 S. Lashley Lane, 303-494-2665, www.stiritupcooking.com|BOULDER
Seasoned Chef Cooking School
TH|French workshop alsace, 6:30 p.m.|$55|SA|Bread-baking workshop, 10 a.m.|$55|M|Glorious one-pot meals workshop, 6:30 p.m.|$55|TU|Mile-high baking workshop, 6:30 p.m.|$55|999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222, www.theseasonedchef.com
City of Aurora
F|Caribbean fever, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$37 residents, $48 nonresidents|Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630|AURORA
Williams-Sonoma
F|Asian cocktail party favorites, 6:30-8:30 p.m.|$40|SU|Going Nuts, natural food cuisine part 1, 10 a.m.-noon.
|TU|Italian antipasti and salad, 6:30-8:30 p.m.|FlatIron Crossing, U.S. 36 and FlatIron Circle exit, 720-887-2900|BROOMFIELD
Denver Public Library
SU| Kathleen Karr of Mulberries Cake Shop in Denver demonstrates how to create decorated pastries and cakes, 2 p.m.|Free|TU|Artisan breads|Central Library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Level B2 Conference Center
TASTINGS
Colorado Corks and Cuisine
TH|Wines from several Colorado wineries, 5:30-7:30 p.m.|$25|Grant Hall at Four Mile Historic Park, 715 S. Forest St., 303-331-5646
B.R. Cohn Winery tasting
F|Four-course dinner and wines with winery marketing director Bernie Hall, 6 p.m.|$35|Vintages Wine & Spirits, 9 S. Tejon St. |COLORADO SPRINGS
Wine-tasting bar
F & SA|Italian wines from Leonardo Locascio.|Free|The Wine Experience, FlatIron Marketplace, 281 E. FlatIron Circle, 303-439-9463|BROOMFIELD
Beer tasting
SA|More than 80 rare and exotic, domestic and imported specialty beers benefiting the HEAR Project, 6-8:30 p.m.|$25|Castlewood Grange, 7275 S. Lima St., 303-795-1313|ENGLEWOOD
Wine tasting to fight MS
TU|More than 150 wines from Chile, Argentina and South Africa, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit The National Multiple Sclerosis Society.|$25 in advance, $30 at the door|Park Hill Golf Course, 4141 E. 35th Ave., 303-831-7788
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