EVENTS
La Grande Affaire
TH|Fourth annual food and wine event to benefit the Denver Center Theatre Company’s production of “The Ladies of the Camellias,” 6-8 p.m. |$100|Brown Palace Hotel, 321 17th St., 303-446-4812
Bartender’s Martini Miracle Ball
F|Eat, drink and dance to live music to benefit The Children’s Hospital Research Institute, 7:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.|$100 |The Church Nightclub, 1160 Lincoln St., 303-734-2417, martinimiracleball.com
Tea Tasting
SU|Peet’s Coffee & Tea hosts an interactive tasting and dicussion of holiday coffee and tea, 11 a.m.-noon and 2-3 p.m.|2500 E. Second Ave., 303-991-2870
BENEFITS
Check Out Hunger
-DEC. 31|Shoppers are invited to donate to Food Bank of the Rockies’ Children Nutrition Network at Vitamin Cottage |various locations
CLASSES
The Seasoned Chef Cooking School
TH or SA|Couples’ holiday workshop, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday or 10 a.m-1 p.m. Saturday|$55 each |999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222, theseasonedchef.com
Culinary School of the Rockies
SA-SU|All About Cake workshop, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.| $165
|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988, culinaryschoolrockies.com|BOULDER
Highlands Ranch Libary
SA|Tips for Holiday Entertaining, 1 p.m. Registration required |9292 Ridgeline Blvd., 303-791-7703|HIGHLANDS RANCH
Cook’s Fresh Market
SU|More Thanksgiving Classics, 10 a.m.|$40 |8000 E. Belleview Ave., 303-741-4148, cooksfreshmarket.com|GREENWOOD VILLAGE
Paragon Culinary School
SU|Monet Celebration, 12:30 p.m. |$65 |3125 Sinton Road, 866-FOOD-101|COLORADO SPRINGS
Saverino
SU|Cooking class features Red Snapper Livornese |2191 Arapahoe St., 303-308-0764
City of Aurora
M|Raw desserts, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$37 residents, $48 nonresidents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation|AURORA
Cook Street School
M|Soffle, 6-9:30 p.m.|$79 |1937 Market St., 303-308-9300, cookstreet.com
Wild Oats Marketplace
TU|Holiday hors d’oeuvres, 6:30 p.m.|$5|870 S. Colorado Blvd., 303-691-0101,1111 S. Washington St., 303-733-6201, wildoats.com
CONTESTS
Make a Masterpiece
-NOV. 18|Decorate any Mrs. Smith’s pie for a chance to win an oven makeover. To an official entry, 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 available online |mrssmiths.com
Great American Cake-Off
-NOV. 26|The Whirlpool hosts a nationwide search for America’s Most Unique Cake and the stories that go with them. To enter, send cake recipe, photograph and the story that exemplifies the “unique cake” to Whirlpool Brand Great American Cake-Off Contest, 444 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60611. Entries may be submitted online |whirlpool.com/uniquecake
Beer Drinker of the Year
-DEC. 31|Wynkoop Brewing Co. is searching for the most passionate, knowledgeable 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. The winner gets, among other prizes, free beer for life at the Wynkoop|wynkoop.com
In-Sink-Erator Challenge
-DEC. 31|Write a creative essay (100-word maximum) describing how an instant hot water dispenser would help heat things up for a chance to win a $10,000 kitchen makeover. Visit the website for an entry form. Mail entries to In-Sink-Erator Kitchen Makeover, 733 N. Van Buren St., Milwaukee, WI 53202|insinkerator.com
National Culinary Challenge
-JAN. 9|High school seniors may enter an original dinner or dessert recipe for a chance to win a full scholarship to Johnson & Wales and a private lesson with celebrity chef Tyler Florence |jwu.edu/culinary
AirBake Ultra Cookie Challenge
-JAN. 15|Parent-child baking teams are invited to enter their favorite “out-of-the-box” cookie creation for a chance to win a kitchen makeover and college scholarship. Submit original recipes and entry forms to AirBake Ultra Cookie Challenge, care of M. Booth & Associates, 300 Park Avenue South, Floor 12, New York, NY 10010. Complete rules and entry forms available online|wearev er.com
Best Teen Chef 2006
-FEB. 10|High school seniors are invited to enter the competition for a chance to win a full scholarship to The Art Institutes and a private lesson with celebrity chef Tyler Florence. Local competition at The Art Institute of Colorado March 11, 2006 |artinstitutes.edu/btc
UPCOMING
Mel’s Bar and Grill
NOV. 16|Hosts a four-course holiday wine dinner |235 Fillmore St., 303-333-3979
Melting Pot Wine Dinner
NOV. 16|The Melting Pot Fondue Restaurant and Vintage Wine & Spirits hosts a dinner featuring five wines from the Montinore Estates, 6 p.m. |$38|719-520-5733
ELSEWHERE
Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
-SU|Features more than 100 wineries, chefs, wine schools, seminars, tastings and a concert series at Walt Disney World in Florida|407-WDW-FEST, disneyworld.com/foodandwine
Whistler’s Cornucopia
-SU|A festival of wine and food held in Whistler, British Columbia. Activities include seminars, tastings, dinners and afterparties|tourismwhistler.com/cornucopia
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.
