EVENTS
Del Frisco’s Wine Dinner
F|Old Bridge Cellars Australian wine dinner features seven wines paired with six-course meal, 6:30 p.m. Reservations required.|$75 |8100 East Orchard Road, 303-796-0100 |GREENWOOD VILLAGE
Vertical Tasting Dinner
SU|The Willow Creek Bistro hosts a tasting of Chateau Brane-Cantenac and Chateau Beychevelle, 7 p.m. Reservations required.|$75|Ritz Carlton Club, 970-429-2327|ASPEN
Sparkling Wine Dinner
TU|The Old Neighborhood Restaurant hosts its annual Champagne and sparkling wine tasting, 7 p.m. Reservations required.|$50 |7923 Allison Way, 303-425-1962|ARVADA
Wine Dinner
TU|Chimney Park Bistro presents wines from Niner Wine Estate. |$90|406 Main St., 970-686-1477|WINDSOR
BENEFITS
Red Wine & Seafood
TH|McCormicks’ Fish House & Bar hosts a benefit for Volunteers of America featuring unique pairings of red wine and seafood dishes, 5:30-8 p.m. Reservations required. |$60|Oxford Hotel, 1600 17th St., 303-671-7995
Salute to Escoffier
F-SU|The Broadmoor Hotel hosts its annual food and wine celebration to benefit its culinary program. Activities include a pastry demonstration, wine luncheon, a Culinary Ball and more. |1 Lake Ave., 800-634-7711, ext. 5775|COLORADO SPRINGS
CLASSES
Savory Inn and Cooking School
|Infused oils and vinegar class, noon-2 p.m.|$55 |2405 Elliott Road, 970-476-1304, savoryinn.com|VAIL
Wild Oats Marketplace
|Romantic Valentine’s Day dishes, 6:30 p.m.| $5|870 S. Colorado Blvd., 303-691-0101 ||Indian cuisine, 6:30 p.m.|$5|900 E. 11th Ave., 303-832-7701, wildoats.com
Culinary School of the Rockies
TH & FEB. 2|Sushi Madness class, 6-9 p.m.|$185|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988, culinaryschoolrockies.com|BOULDER
Wild Oats Marketplace
TH|Cooking with Chef Bronstein, 6 p.m.|$3|5910 S. University Blvd., 303-798-9699, wildoats.com |LITTLETON
Wild Oats Marketplace
SA|Middle Eastern cuisine cooking class, 6 p.m.|$5|1111 S. Washington St., 303-733-6201, wildoats.com
The Seasoned Chef
Cooking School
TU|Super Bowl Buffet workshop, 6:30 p.m-9:30 p.m. |$55 |999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222, theseasoned chef.com
RESTAURANT NEWS
Black Pearl Restaurant
Now serving lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday. |1529 S. Pearl St., 303-777-0500
Bloom
The New American Cuisine restaurant offers a weekly half-price wine promotion. |1 W. FlatIron Circle, 720-887-2800|BROOMFIELD
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
Red Lobster
Offers five jumbo-shrimp dishes. |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, foodand wine.com/ classic|ASPEN
City of Aurora
FEB. 1|Thirty-day gourmet features a system for assembling and freezing a month’s worth of meals, 7-9 p.m.|$32 residents, $42 non-residents |Meadowood Recreation Center, 3054 S. Laredo St., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/ recreation|AURORA
Cake Crafts
FEB. 4|Petit Fours, 1-4 p.m.|$25|4105 S. Broadway, 303-761-1522, cakecrafts.net|ENGLEWOOD
CONTESTS
Family Dinner Challenge
-TU|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
-SU|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/recreationcq|AURORA
Paragon Culinary School
SU|Celtic Christmas features class and dinner, 12:30 p.m. |$65110 | 3125 Sinton Road, 866-FOOD-101|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
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
Mail items at least 10 days in advance to Food Calendar, The Denver Post, 1560 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202; e-mail Living@denverpost.com.
