BENEFITS
Canine night
SU|All tips and 25 percent of all food and beverage sales at Apple Creek Restaurant and Grill will be donated to the Aurora Police Department’s K-9 Unit, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.|10600 E. Iliff Ave., 303-306-6300|AURORA
Backpack drive
-AUG. 8|Anyone who drops off a new backpack through Aug. 8 with a few basic school supplies will receive a $20 gift certificate redeemable at either Denver McCormick’s restaurant|McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant: 8100 E. Union Ave., 720-200-9339; McCormick’s Fish House & Bar, 1659 Wazee St., 303-825-1107
American Institute of Wine & Food scholarship
Cook Street School of Fine Cooking will award a $6,000 scholarship to the student who writes the best essay on the subject, “How will the Food & Wine Career Program enhance your future?”|303-692-5833
EVENTS
Friday night BBQ
F|Niman Ranch burgers served outside, 5-7 p.m.|$5.99 each|Marczyk Fine Foods, 770 E. 17th Ave., 303-894-9499
Wine, dine and cook
F|Three-course cooking demonstration followed by a gourmet lunch, 11 a.m.|$105 + gratuity and tax|Flagstaff House, 1138 Flagstaff Road, 303-442-4640|BOULDER
Gourmet series
SA|Cooking demonstrations with chef Rick Bayless of Frontera Grill, as well as Cherry Creek North chefs, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.|Free|Fillmore Plaza, East Second Avenue and Fillmore Street, 303-394-2904|CHERRY CREEK NORTH
Chef2Chef.Net
TU|Nine chefs from across the country will prepare a nine-course dinner with wine pairings, benefiting the Chef2Chef student grant program, 6:30 p.m.|$100 per person|Chimney Park Bistro, 406 Main St., 970-686-1477|WINDSOR
FARMERS MARKETS
Cherry Creek Fresh Market
|Farmers market Wednesdays and Saturdays through September, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.|East First Avenue and University Boulevard, Bed, Bath & Beyond parking lot, 303-442-1837
Franklin Street Market
TH|Farmers market every Thursday through September, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.|Kaiser Permanente, 2045 Franklin St.|DENVER
Outlets at Castle Rock
F|Farmers market every Friday through October|Exit 184 on Interstate 25, www.outletsatcastlerock.com|CASTLE ROCK
Eldorado Natural Spring Water Market & Fair
SA|Saturdays at Old Elitch Gardens through Oct. 1, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.|West 38th Avenue and Tennyson Street, 303-477-3006
Boulder Market
SA|Outdoor market, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.|Boulder Creek path between Broadway and the Boulder Public Library|BOULDER
Old South Pearl Market
SU|Old South Pearl Street farmers market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.|1500 block of South Pearl Street, oldsouthpearlstreet.com
Stapleton Farmers Market
SU|Farmers market every Sunday through September, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.|East 29th Avenue and Quebec Street
Market at Belmar
SU|European-style farmers market featuring Colorado organic foods, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.|South Wadsworth Boulevard at West Alameda Avenue|LAKEWOOD
Vail Farmers Market
SU|Fresh produce, goods from local bakeries and restaurants|Vail Village|VAIL
RESTAURANT NEWS
Valente’s
-AUG. 31|In celebration of its 41st anniversary, Valente’s Italian Restaurant is offering 41 percent off lunch and dinner in August|6995 W. 38th Ave., 303-421-5115|WHEAT RIDGE
Ventura Grille
-SUMMER|In celebration of its third anniversary, Ventura Grille is offering a four-course dinner with choice of entree and one bottle of chardonnay or merlot per couple|$29|5970 S. Holly St., 303-482-9744
Norton Sound red king crab
Jax Fish House in Boulder and Denver is serving this summer king crab from Nome, Alaska|1539 17th St. in Denver, 303-292-5767; and 928 Pearl St. in Boulder, 303-444-1811|DENVER/BOULDER
CLASSES
Food addict meeting
|Twelve-step program, 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays in Golden and Wednesdays in Denver|303-665-9324 or 303-674-9145, foodaddicts.org
City of Aurora
|International wok, ages 12-16, 9:30-noon|$24 residents, $31 nonresidents|F|Candy factory, ages 7-12, 10 a.m.-noon|$16 residents, $21 nonresidents|SA|Family summer picnic, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.|$48 residents, $62 nonresidents|TU|Wines from Greece, 21-adult, 7-8:30 p.m.|$20 residents, $26 nonresidents|Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630|AURORA
Culinary School of the Rockies
& AUG. 10|Pies and tarts two-day workshop, 5:30-9:30 p.m.|$165|F & AUG. 12|Thrill of the grill two-day workshop, 5:30-10:30 p.m.|$195|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988, culinaryschoolrockies.com|BOULDER
International Wine Guild
|Intro to Burgundy, 6:30 p.m.|$50|TH|Components I: vision, 6:30 p.m.|$50|TH & AUG. 11 & 18|The Wine Business: Business Plan Development, 6-10 p.m.|$500|F|Fine spirits: rum, 6:30 p.m.|$50|SA|Spanish and Portuguese wines, 6:30 p.m.|$50|TU|Intro to France, 6:30 p.m.|$50|Auraria campus, 303-296-3966, international wineguild.com
Cook Street School
|Weber, seafood sizzle, 6-9 p.m.|$79|TH|Weeknight meals reinvented, 6-9 p.m.|$79|F & AUG. 11 & 20|Weber, Tuscan grill, 6-9 p.m.|$79|SA|Bread techniques four-part series, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.|$389|TU|Wine list wisdom, 6-9 p.m.|$49|1937 Market St., 303-308-9300, cookstreet.com
The Seasoned Chef Cooking School
TH or SA|Couples cooking workshop: Mediterranean magic. TH: 6:30-9:30 p.m.; SA: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.|$60|M|Panzano restaurant techniques, 6:30-9 p.m.|$50|999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222, theseasonedchef.com
Frontier cooking
SA|Workshop about frontier cooking, taught in an 1800s cabin from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.|$35|Clear Creek History Park, Arapahoe and 11th streets, 303-278-3557|GOLDEN
Mail calendar items at least 10 days in advance to Food Calendar, The Denver Post, 1560 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202; e-mail Living@denverpost.com.
