NEW YEAR’S DINING
Bridgewater Grill
SA|Hosts a special five-course dinner, 5-10 p.m. Reservations required |800 11th St., 303-279-2010|GOLDEN
Dixons Downtown Grill
SA|Offers its regular menu plus New Year’s Eve specials |16th and Wazee streets, 303-573-6100
The Fort
SA|Offers a prix menu and live music. Call for reservations |303-697-4771
Frasca Food and Wine
SA|Offers a New Year’s Eve menu|$75 |1738 Pearl St., 303-422-6966|BOULDER
Goodfriends
SA|Offers its regular menu in addition to New Year’s Eve specials |3100 E. Colfax Ave., 303-399-1751
The Kitchen
SA|Offers four- and six-course New Year’s Eve menus |$60, $90 |1039 Pearl St., 303-544-5973|BOULDER
Magnolia
SA|Hosts a three-course prix-fixe menu |$34.95 |1381 Forest Park Circle, 303-665-3080|LAFAYETTE
Morton’s Steakhouse
SA|Offers its regular menu for the holiday at 1710 Wynkoop St., 303-825-3353, and 8480 E. Belleview Ave. in Englewood, 303-409-1177
Panzano
SA|Offers five-course prix fixe menu |$50, $70 |909 17th St., 303-296-3525
Racines
SA|Offers its regular menu in addition to New Year’s Eve specials|650 Sherman St., 303-595-0418
Red Lion Restaurant
SA|Open for New Year’s Eve, 4-9 p.m. |303-442-9368|BOULDER
Rioja
SA|Offers its regular menu plus New Year’s Eve specials |1431 Larimer St., 303-820-2282
Tamayo Restaurant
SA|Celebrates the holiday with a four-course modern Mexican Fiesta, 8-11 p.m. |$64, $32 children |1400 Larimer St., 720-946-1433
Trattoria on Pearl
SA|Hosts five- and six-course dinners |$55, $75 | 1430 Pearl St., 303-544-0008|BOULDER
Zengo Restaurant
SA|Offers a Latin Asian celebration for the holiday featuring a prix fixe menu |$68, $35 children|1610 Little Raven St., 720-904-0965
Opus Restaurant
SU|Hosts a New Year’s Day brunch and dinner |2575 W. Main St., 303-703-6787|LITTLETON
BENEFITS
Check Out Hunger
-SA|Shoppers are invited to donate to Food Bank of the Rockies’ Children Nutrition Network at Vitamin Cottage |various locations
CLASSES
Savory Inn and Cooking School
F|”Globetrotting: Classic Dishes From Around the World,” 6-8:30 p.m.|$85 |2405 Elliott Road, 970-476-1304, savoryinn.com|VAIL
CONTESTS
Beerdrinker of the Year
-SA|Wynkoop Brewing Co. is searching for the most passionate, knowledgable beer lover in the U.S. Submit a “beer résumé” 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
-SA|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 University and a private lesson with celebrity chef Tyler Florence |jwu.edu/culinary
Martha’s Dream Kitchen
-JAN. 13|Submit a videotape, no longer than 3 minutes in length, explaining to Martha Stewart why you are deserving of the dream kitchen makeover. Send tapes to Martha’s Dream Kitchen Contest, “Martha,” MSLO Productions Inc., P.O. Box 1942, New York, NY 10116. Official rules available online|marthastewart.com
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 Ave. South, Floor 12, New York, NY 10010. Complete rules, entry forms online|wearever.com
Family Dinner Challenge
-JAN. 31|Video tape your dinnertime ritual for a chance to win $10,000 kitchen makeover. Complete rules and entry forms available online|crisco.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 on March 11|artinstitutes.edu/btc
RESTAURANT NEWS
Holiday in the Rockies
-F|Pinnacle Club Restaurant offers a six-course holiday menu |$40|Grand Hyatt Denver, 555 17th St., 303-295- 5728
Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli
Denver-area students receive a free scoop of ice cream when they get an “A” on their report cards |various locations
UPCOMING
Aspen Food & Wine Classic
ON SALE NOW|Tickets to the 24th-annual Aspen Food & Wine Magazine Classic, June 16-18|$875 before March 15, $975 thereafter|877-900-WINE, foodandwine.com/classic
Cake Crafts
JAN. 6 & 7|Learn the art of pulled-sugar bows, ribbons, basket-weaving and other skills, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 6 or 1-4 p.m. Jan. 7 |$25|4105 S. Broadway, 303-761-1522, cakecrafts.net|ENGLEWOOD
City of Aurora
JAN. 10|Hearty winter soups, including Spicy Black Bean & Chorizo and Mulligatawny, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$39 residents, $51 nonresidents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation|AURORA
Culinary School of the Rockies
SA-SU|Breakfast Pastries workshop, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.|$165|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988,
culinaryschoolrockies.comboth cq|BOULDER
Mise en Place Cooking School
SA|Holiday baking class features cookies, 1-4 p.m.|$75|1801 Wynkoop St., Suite 175, 303-333-2378, miseenplaceschool.comcq
Wild Oats Marketplace
TU|Gluten-free cooking class and store tour, 6:30 p.m. | $5|870 S. Colorado Blvd., 303-691-0101,, wildoats.com
City of Aurora
|Christmas in New Orleans, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$37 residents, $48 nonresidents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreationcq|AURORA
Paragon Culinary School
SU|Celtic Christmas features class and dinner, 12:30 p.m. |$65110 | 3125 Sinton Road, 866-FOOD-101cq|COLORADO SPRINGS
Wild Oats Marketplace
M|The cuisine of Sri Lanka class, 6:30 p.m.|$5|900 E. 11th Ave., 303-832-7701, wildoats.com
Cook Street School
TU|Holiday baking class, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.|$79 |1937 Market St., 303-308-9300, cookstreet.comboth cq
Wild Oats Marketplace
TH|Cooking with Chef Bronstein, 6 p.m.|$3|5910 S. University Blvd., 303-798-9699, wildoats.com|LITTLETON
The Heirloom Tomato
SA|Holiday cookies class, 6-8:30 p.m.|$55 |6001 Wolff St., 720-936-2830, theheirloomtomato.com cq|ARVADA
Wild Oats Marketplace
SA|Vegetarian Thai cooking class, 6 p.m.|$5|1111 S. Washington St., 303-733-6201, wildoats.comcq
The Seasoned Chef Cooking School
DEC. 14|Christmas morning breakfast workshop, 6:30 p.m-9:30 p.m. |$55 |999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222, theseasoned chef.comboth cq
