EVENTS
Argentina Wine Dinner
|Trattoria on Pearl hosts a dinner featuring wines from the Mendoza region, 6:30 p.m.|$55|1430 Pearl St., 303-544-0008|BOULDER
Black and White Dinner
|Black Bear hosts its fifth annual event featuring five course of truffles. All guests are asked to wear black and white; tuxedo not required.|$145|10375 Ute Pass Ave., 719-684-9648|GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS
Flatiron Chef Competition
TH|Colorado chefs have one hour to prepare a dish using a secret ingredient. 6 p.m. Features five-course dinner with wine pairings. |$75|Omni Resort Hotel at Interlocken, 303-464-3207|BROOMFIELD
Wine Club
M|Cook Street School of Fine Cooking hosts the club the fourth Monday of every month, 6-8 p.m. |$15 |1937 Market St., 303-308-9300, cookstreet.com
BENEFITS
Italian Buffet
M|The Curtis Arts & Humanities Center hosts a benefit for the Arapahoe County Art Scholarship featuring homemade Italian country dishes, 6 p.m. Reservations required|$21.47|San Lorenzo Ristorante, 2500 E. Orchard Road, 303-797-1779|GREENWOOD VILLAGE
Argonaut Wine & Liquors
TU|Hosts a tasting of Spanish and Portuguese wines to benefit MS Foundation, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Reservations required|$35| Park Hill Golf Course, 4141 E. 35th Ave., 303-831-7788
CLASSES
Savory Inn and Cooking School
|Warm winter lunches class, noon-2 p.m.|$55 |2405 Elliott Road, 970-476-1304, savoryinn.com|VAIL
Johnson & Wales University
|Hosts a pastry arts demonstration featuring Chef Keegan Gerhard of Las Vegas Gourmet Imports, 9 a.m.|Free|University Events Center, 18th and Olive St., 303-256-9505
Wild Oats Marketplace
|The Foods of Old Europe, 6:30 p.m.|$5|900 E. 11th Ave., 303-832-7701, wildoats.com
Culinary School of the Rockies
TH & JAN. 26|Knife skills class, 5:30-8:30 p.m.|$95|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988, culinaryschoolrockies.com|BOULDER
The Seasoned Chef Cooking School
TH|Learn the rules for food and wine pairings, 6:30 p.m-9:30 p.m. |$65 |999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222, theseasoned chef.com
Wild Oats Marketplace
TH|Wheat-free/gluten-free cooking class, 6:30-8 p.m.|870 S. Colorado Blvd., 303-691-0101, wildoats.com
Cook Street School
F|Regional American Food class features dishes of New England, 6-9:30 p.m.| $79 |1937 Market St., 303-308-9300, cookstreet.com
City of Aurora
SA|Asian fusion bowls cooking class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.|$39 residents, $51 nonresidents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation|AURORA
Cake Crafts
SA|Candy making for special occasions, 1-4 p.m.|$25|4105 S. Broadway, 303-761-1522, cakecrafts.net|ENGLEWOOD
Wild Oats Marketplace
SA|Indian cuisine cooking class, 6 p.m.|$5|1111 S. Washington St., 303-733-6201, wildoats.com
Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy
SU|Cheesemaking class features the basics of making five different simple cheeses, 10 a.m.-noon.|$60|303-449-2122|NIWOT
RESTAURANT NEWS
Buca de Beppo
Introduces a new lunch menu, 11 a.m. |1400 Market St., 303-595-3287
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
CONTESTS
Family Dinner Challenge
-JAN. 31|Videotape your dinnertime ritual for a chance to win a $10,000 kitchen makeover. 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. |artinstitutes.edu/btc
Smucker’s Family Traditions Recipe Contest
-FEB. 18|Submit an original family recipe that has been passed down for at least two generations and contains at least K cup Smucker’s jams, jellies or preserves along with an essay of 100 words or less telling the story behind the recipe. The Grand Prize is a trip to New York City. Visit website for details.|smuckers.com
ELSEWHERE
Taos Winter Wine Festival
-JAN. 29|The festival features over 40 wineries and more than 200 varieties of wine. |800-776-1111 or 866-250-7313| TAOS, NEW MEXICO
Wine Festival
FEB. 17|San Antonio Express-News hosts a festival featuring wine opener, Champagne brunch, wine and cuisine tastings and more, 7-9:30 p.m.|$125 |Sheraton Gunter Hotel, 205 E. Houston St., 210-270-9000, sawinefest.com| SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
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
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/reation|AURORA
Paragon Culinary School
SU|Celtic Christmas features class and dinner, 12:30 p.m. |$65110 | 3125 Sinton Road, 866-FOOD-101cq |COLORADO SPRINGS
The Heirloom Tomato
SA|Holiday cookies class, 6-8:30 p.m.|$55 |6001 Wolff St., 720-936-2830, theheirloomtomato.com cq|ARVADA
Stir It Up Cooking School
SA|Mexican Fiesta class for ages 7-9, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |$25|1140 S. Lashley Lane, 303-494-2665, East Boulder Recreation Center, 303-413-7270 stiritupcooking .com|BOULDER
Wild Oats Marketplace
TH|Cooking with Chef Bronstein, 6 p.m.|$3|5910 S. University Blvd., 303-798-9699, wildoats.com|LITTLETON
