EVENTS
Brewer’s Dinner
TH|Wynkoop Brewing Company hosts winter fare paired with Wynkoop beers, 6:30 p.m. Reservations required.|$45 plus tax and tip|1634 18th St., 303-297-2700
Vertical Tasting Dinner
TH|Frites of Edwards hosts a tasting of Chateau Brane-Cantenac and Chateau Beychevelle, 7:30 p.m. Reservations required.|$75|Ritz Carlton Club, 970-926-2151 |VAIL
BENEFITS
Swede Johnson
Memorial Scholarship Fund
TH|240 Union Restaurant donates 25% of all its lunch and dinner sales to the Red Rocks Community College Foundation benefit.|240 Union Blvd., 303-989-3562 |LAKEWOOD
VALENTINE’S DAY
White Rose Gala
SA|Tennyson Gallery hosts “A Love Affair with Chocolate,” featuring chocolate fountains, martinis and other chocolate samplings, 7:30-10:30 p.m. |$20|4369 Stuart St., 303-433-3274
Movie and a Martini
FEB. 9|The Wildlife Experience hosts an evening of martinis, cosmopolitans, appetizers and a showing of “An Affair to Remember” starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, 6:30 p.m. |$20|10035 S. Peoria St., 720-488-3336 |PARKER
Creating a Feast Fit for Lovers
FEB. 10|Flagstaff House Restaurant offers a Valentine’s day-themed three-course cooking demonstration followed by a gourmet lunch, 11 a.m. |$105|1138 Flagstaff House Road, 303-442-4640|BOULDER
Dinner and Diamonds
FEB. 10-18|Denver Grand Hyatt Downtown offers “The Diamond Pinnacle Package” featuring five-course dinner, breakfast for two, one night’s stay, a one-third carat diamond heart pendant and more. |$999|1750 Welton St., 303-295-1234
Foods for Love
FEB. 14|The Fort offers a special prix-fixe Valentine’s menu, 5 p.m. |$50|19192 Colorado 8, 303-697-4771|MORRISON
Lime
FEB. 14|Offers a four-course menu to celebrate Valentine’s Day, 5:30-11 p.m. |1424 Larimer St., 303-893-LIME
Mercury Cafe
FEB. 14|The chefs of Mercury make “love potions” to celebrate Valentine’s Day, 5:30-11 p.m. |2199 California St., 303-294-9258
Randolph’s Restaurant
FEB. 14|Celebrates Valentine’s Day with a six-course dinner, 5-10 p.m. Reservations required. |$59|1776 Grant St., 303-318-7272
Tamayo Restaurant
FEB. 14|Offers a three-course prix-fixe menu for Valentine’s Day. Special appetizers and entrees also served Feb. 10-12. |$49|1400 Larimer St., 720-946-1433
Zengo Restaurant
FEB. 14|Offers a three-course prix fixe menu for Valentine’s Day. |$55|1610 Little Raven St., 720-904-0965
Cookin’ & Jazz
FEB. 17|Colorado restaurants and caterers offer cuisine of ethnic flavors accompanied by jazz vocalist Yvonne Underhill, 6 p.m.-midnight. |$55-$600|Seawell Grand Ballroom, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 303-400-5928
CLASSES
Cake Crafts
SA|Petit Fours, 1-4 p.m.|$25 |4105 S. Broadway, 303-761-1522, cakecrafts.net|ENGLEWOOD
City of Aurora
SA|Chinese New Year cooking class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.|$39 residents, $51 non-residents |Meadowood Recreation Center, 3054 S. Laredo St., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/ recreation|AURORA
Culinary School of the Rockies
SA & SU|Breakfast patties class, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.|$175|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988, culinaryschoolrockies.com|BOULDER
Stir It Up Cooking School
SU|Family Italian class, 1-4 p.m. |1140 S. Lashley Lane, 303-494-2665, stiritup cooking.com|BOULDER
Cook Street School
M & TU|Classic Techniques class focuses on stocks and stews, 6-9:30 p.m.|$189 |1937 Market St., 303-308-9300, cookstreet.com
South Denver Heart Center
M|Cooking 101 features basic techniques for heart-healthy meals, 1:30-2:30 p.m. |free |1000 SouthPark Drive, 303-744-3278, www.southdenver.com|LITTLETON
The Seasoned Chef Cooking School
TU|”Semi-sweet” sweets 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|Tickets to the 24th annual Aspen Food & Wine Magazine Classic, June 16-18|$875 before March 15, $975 after|877-900-WINE, foodandwine.com /classic|ASPEN
CONTESTS
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
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-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
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.
