EVENTS
Crystal Glass/Wine tasting
|Otie’s Wine & Spirits and Riedel Crystal America host the tasting, 6 p.m. Reservations required.|$65|Ptarmigan Country Club, 970-204-1759 |FORT COLLINS
Autumn dinner
M|Bistro Vendome hosts a seven-course dinner with wine pairings, 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online or by calling the restaurant. |$100|303-825-3232, bistroven dome.com
Meet the author
M|The Vintner’s Club hosts wine authority Clive Coates’ book signing, 6:30 p.m. |Free|The Vineyard, 261 Fillmore St., 303-370-6777, thevintnersclub.com
BENEFITS
Argonaut Wine & Liquors
TH & TU|Australian wine tasting to benefit Cancer League of Colorado, 6 p.m. Thursday, $45; and Sicily wine tasting, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, $35. Reservations required
|Strings Restaurant, 1700 Humboldt St., 303-831-7788
Afternoon tea
SA|Seasons Gourmet Market hosts the tea to benefit Day of Caring, 2-4 p.m. Reservations required|$25 |7511 Grandview Ave., 303-442-4644 |ARVADA
Eat Out to End Hunger
TU|Participating restaurants will donate 10 percent of sales to Food Bank of the Rockies |foodbankrockies.org/eatout
FARMERS MARKETS
Outlets at Castle Rock
F|Farmers market every Friday through October|Exit 184 on Interstate 25, outletsatcastlerock.com | CASTLE ROCK
Boulder Farmers Market
SA|8 a.m.-2 p.m. every Saturday through Nov. 5 |13th Street, between Canyon Boulevard and Arapahoe Avenue, 303-910-2236, boulderfarmers.org|BOULDER
Longmont Farmers Market
SA|8 a.m.-1 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 29|long montfarmers.com|LONGMONT
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
Old South Pearl Market
SU|Old South Pearl Street farmers market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
|1500 block of South Pearl Street, oldsouthpearl street.com
CLASSES
Cake crafts
-NOV. 2|Cake Decorating Intermediate Course II, 7-9 p.m. |$60 |4105 S. Broadway, 303-761-1522, cakecrafts.net|ENGLEWOOD
Wild Oats Marketplace
|Seafood-Italian style, 6:30 p.m.|$5|870 S. Colorado Blvd., 303-691-0101, wildoats.com
Wild Oats Marketplace
|Beginners sushi class, 6:30 p.m.|$5|900 E. 11th Ave., 303-832-7701, wildoats.com
City of Aurora
SA|Moroccan cuisine, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.|$37 residents, $48 nonresidents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation|AURORA
Mise en Place Cooking School
SA|Holiday pie baking, 1-4 p.m.|$75|1801 Wynkoop St., Suite 175, 303-333-2378, miseenplaceschool.com
The Seasoned Chef Cooking School
SA|Bread-baking workshops, 10 a.m-1:30 p.m.|$55 |999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222, theseasonedchef.com
Cook Street School
TU|French Wine Series: Loire Valley & Bordeaux, 6-9:30 p.m.|$59 |1937 Market St., 303-308-9300, cookstreet.com
International Wine Guild
TU|Zinfandel wines, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$50| Auraria campus, 303-296-3966, internationalwineguild.com
Stir It Up Cooking School
TU & OCT. 25|Chefs ages 8-11 create gingerbread cookies and haunted houses, 3:45-5:30 p.m. at the East Boulder Rec Center.|$30 residents, $38 nonresidents |1140 S. Lashley Lane, 303-494-2665, stiritupcooking.com|BOULDER
CONTESTS
Cooking Disaster
-OCT. 20|Submit anecdotes about your worst holiday cooking or entertaining disaster for a chance to win a weekend in New York City, a culinary makeover by entertaining guru Kathy Gunst and a KitchenAid stand mixer. For official rules visit the website. |cookingdisasters.com
Send in that old family recipe
-OCT. 30|Amateur cooks are invited to submit their favorite family recipe for a chance to win a share of a $10,000 cash prize. To enter send one recipe handwritten or typed along with two loose stamps to Famous Cooks Cooking Club, 6908 W. 135th St., #160, Overland Park, KS 66223. All entries must include the recipe name, as well as the cook’s name and address on the back. |famouscontest.com
Kitchen makeover
-OCT. 31|Create an original recipe using Pacific Natural Food’s Broth or Soups for a chance to win an eco-friendly kitchen makeover or energy-efficient appliances. Send official entry and recipe to Pacific Natural Food’s “Kitchen Creations” Recipe Contest, P.O. Box 9050, Mission Viejo, CA 92690-9050. Entry forms are available at any Wild Oats or online. |pacificfoods.com
Meatball Mania
-OCT. 31|Create an original holiday recipe using Mama Lucia Homestyle, Italian Style or Sausage Meatballs for a chance to win a West Bend 6-Quart “Versatility” Deluxe Cooker. Send entry to Mama Lucia “Meatball Mania” Holiday Recipe Contest, c/o Roxanne Pipitone, S&S Public Relations, 100 Village Green, Suite 220, Lincolnshire, IL 60069.|quakermaidmeats.com
Make a Masterpiece
-NOV. 18|Decorate any Mrs. Smith’s pie for a chance to win an oven makeover. To receive an official entry form, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Mrs. Smith’s “Make a Masterpiece” Contest Official Entry Form Request, P.O. Box 2127, Addison, TX 75001. Submit your photo and the entry form to the address above or online. Entry forms also available online |mrssmiths.com
Beerdrinker of the Year
-DEC. 31|Wynkoop Brewing Co. is searching for the most passionate, knowledgable beer-lover in the U.S. Submit a “beer resume” detailing your beer-drinking philosophy and displaying your understanding of beer, its history and its importance to civilization. For contest details, visit the website.|wynkoop.com
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.
