EVENTS
Celebrate the World of Cheese
-SA|Whole Foods Market hosts a cheese festival featuring cheeses from around the world, 5-7 p.m. at the following locations: Tamarac store, 7400 E. Hampden Ave., today; Boulder store, 2905 Pearl St., Thursday; Highlands Ranch store, 9366 S. Colorado Blvd., Friday; Fort Collins store, 2201 S. College Ave., Saturday
Trapper’s Chop House
TH|Hosts a four-course dinner, 7:30 p.m.|$65
|303-248-2132
Autumn in New York
SA|Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts holds its annual Culinary Arts, Wine and Brewfest,4-7 p.m. |$45|Hotel Colorado, 526 Pine St., 970-945-2414 |GLENWOOD SPRINGS
Birthday Bash
SA|Wynkoop Brewing Co. celebrates its 17th birthday, noon-4 p.m. |303-595-3500, ext. 18, wynkoop.com
BENEFITS
Fat Wednesday
|La Rumba hosts a party to benefit the American Red Cross Katrina Disaster Relief Fund, 6 p.m. cocktails, 7 p.m. Strolling Cajun buffet dinner. Reservations are limited|$100|99 W. Ninth Ave., 303-355-3838
Wine and Roses IV
TH|Tri-Lakes Women’s Club hosts a wine tasting benefit for local charities and educational organizations, 6-9 p.m. |$35|Pinecrest Event Center, 106 Pinecrest Way, 719-351-1437 |PALMER LAKE
Wine in the Pines
F & SA|Wine event to benefit Celebral Palsy of Colorado. Activities include Winemaker’s dinner, International Wine and Gourmet Food tasting, auction and more |303-691-9339 |KEYSTONE
Argonaut Wine & Liquors
TU|Champagne tasting to benefit MS Foundation, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Reservations required|$35
| Park Hill Golf Course, 4141 E. 35th Ave., 303-831-7788
Coat for a Slice
-OCT. 31|Abo’s Pizza hosts a coat drive. Donate a coat and receive a free slice of pizza|Various locations, 303-777-2673
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
Old South Pearl Market
SU|Old South Pearl Street farmers market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.|1500 block of South Pearl Street, old southpearl street.com
CLASSES
Wild Oats Marketplace
TU|Americana cooking class, 6 p.m.|$5|1111 S. Washington St., 303-733-6201, wildoats.com
Culinary School of the Rockies
TH & OCT. 27|Pizza and pasta workshop, 6-9 p.m.|$135|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-
7988, culinaryschoolrockies.com|BOULDER
Stir It Up Cooking School
TH|Cooking with ease, 6-9 p.m. |$45 |1140 S. Lashley Lane, 303-494-2665, stiritupcooking.com
|BOULDER
City of Aurora
F|Caribbean cuisine, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$37 residents, $48 nonresidents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation|AURORA
International Wine Guild
SA|Japanese sake, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$50| Auraria campus, 303-296-3966, internationalwineguild.com
Mise en Place Cooking School
SA|Holiday cookie baking, 1-4 p.m.|$75|1801 Wynkoop St., Suite 175, 303-333-2378, miseenplace school.com
The Seasoned Chef Cooking School
SA|Homemade Halloween treats, 10 a.m-1 p.m.
|$45 |999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222, theseasonedchef.com
Cook’s Fresh Market
SU|Quick 30-minute gourmet meals, 10 a.m.|$40 |8000 E. Belleview Ave., 303-741-4148, cooksfresh market.com |GREENWOOD VILLAGE
Paragon Culinary School
SU|Autumn beer class, 12:30 p.m. |$65 |3125 Sinton Road, 866-FOOD101|COLORADO SPRINGS
Singles Cooking Connection
SU|Cook an upscale meal in a relaxed social atmosphere, 5-8 p.m.|$20| 303-987-1744
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
RESTAURANT NEWS
Caffe Sanora Organic
TH|Hosts grand opening, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Fifty percent of opening day sales will be donated to AMC Cancer Research in Denver |1245 E. Colfax Ave., 303-443-5904
Daphne’s Deli
NOW OPEN|7 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday|393 Corona St., 303-733-
1212
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.
