Free class at Tagawa Gardens on herbs for health
Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road in Aurora, hosts a free Herb, Health and Wellness Festival this weekend. Saturday’s classes: 11-11:30 a.m., Lovely Lavender; 11:45-12:15, Family Nutrition Made Simple: Top Ingredients to Limit or Avoid Altogether; 12:30-1 p.m., Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs for Natural Wellness; 1:15-2:15, national herb expert Tammy Hartung on Herbs That Give Support During Times of Illness & Disease; 2:30-3 p.m., Planting an Herbal Container Garden; 3:15-3:45, Using Houseplants to Clean Your Air. Sunday: 12:30-1 p.m., Common Herbs in the Garden & Their Uses: 1:15-1:45, Wild Wine & Weed Tasting; 2-2:30, The Passionate Palette: Preserving Your Herbs; 2:45-3:15, Essential Anti-Aging Foods That Repair Damaged Cells & Reduce Risk of Disease; 3:30-4, How to Brew Herbal Teas. Information: 303-690-4722.
– Ellen Sweets
Chefs to host demos on plaza
On four consecutive Saturdays this summer, Fillmore Plaza in Cherry Creek North will host a series of free cooking demonstrations by chefs whose names you know. Starting at 10:30 a.m. and continuing to late afternoon, the plaza will become an outdoor kitchen where local and national chefs will do their thing. Celebrity chef demos, starting at 2:30 p.m., are: July 16, Laura Bracha and David Hirsch of Moosewood Restaurant; July 23, Food Network “Melting Pot” host Aaron Sanchez; July 30, (at 2 p.m.) Martin Yan of “Yan Can Cook”; and Aug. 6, Chicago’s Rick Bayless, chef/owner of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo. Visit ccngourmet.com for more information.
