EVENTS
Wine festival
TH-SU|The Porches Steamboat Wine Festival features tastings, Steel Chef competition, wine makers’ dinner, auctions, live entertainment and more. |$40-$300|877-328-2783, steam boatwinefestival.com
|STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
Dinner series
SU|The Fort’s “Meet the Farmer, Rancher and Winemaker” dinner features Anne Cure with Cure Organic Farm’s, Steve and Becky Ela of Ela Family Farm’s and Paul Evans with Ute Mountain Farms, 6 p.m. |$85|19192 Colorado 8, 303-697-4771, thefort.com |MORRISON
Sunday night supper
SU|Night guests can select a three- course meal. |$29|Prima Ristorante Boulder, 1 Boulder Plaza, 303-247-0600 |BOULDER
Open house
M|Learn about Cook Street School’s Professional Food and Wine Career Program, 6-8 p.m.|1937 Market St., 303-
308-9300, cook street.com
Speakeasy
-SEPT. 13|Randolph’s classic cocktail series and toasting competition, 7 p.m.
|$12 |1776 Grant St., 303-318-7272,
randolphsdenver.com
Summer menu
-SEPT. 20|Restaurant Kevin Taylor offers a three-course dinner menu and wine pairing. Reservations required |$52.80 |1106 14th St., 303-820-
2600
The Corner Pantry
-OCT. 15|The exhibit of “Grocery Shopping Through the Decades” features antique boxes, jars, cans, bottles, and store fixtures on display. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and holidays|Free |Longmont Museum & Cultural Center, 400 Quail Road, 303-651-
8969 |LONGMONT
RESTAURANT NEWS
Ben & Jerry’s
Introduces a new line of Frozen Energy Drinks |2339 E. Evans. Ave., 303-733-8878
Prima Ristorante Boulder
NOW OPEN|Chef Kevin Taylor opens a second Prima Ristorante |1 Boulder Plaza, 303-247-0600 |BOULDER
Peet’s Coffee & Tea
NOW OPEN|The specialty coffee roaster and marketer hosts a workshop and tasting to celebrate its newest store |9379 Sheridan Blvd., 303-991-8840
|WESTMINSTER
Uncle Pauly’s Pizza
NOW OPEN|4-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. |4986 Morrison Road, 303-934-3344
BENEFITS
Grillin’ for Charity 2006
SA|Builder’s Appliance Center hosts an event to benefit Special Olymics Colorado, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Activities include free food and drinks, live music, silent auction, children’s activities and more. |1880 W. Oxford Ave., 303-789-9945, specialolympicsco.org
Backpack Drive
-AUG. 23|McCormick’s Fish House and Bar and McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant hosts its annual school supply and backpack drive. Receive a $20 gift certificate for every new backpack donated |303-825-1107 or 720-200-9339
Farmers’ markets
Go to denverpost.com for extended listings. The Colorado Department of Agriculture provides a list of farmers markets in Colorado |denverpost.com|ag.state.co.us/mkt/farmfresh/farmersmarkets.html
CLASSES
City of Aurora
|Pizza Pizazz for ages 12-16, 9 a.m.-noon.|$26 residents, $34 nonresidents|Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave. 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation|AURORA
Belmar Whole Foods Market
TH|CSI-Belmar, Culinary Sensory Investigation, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. |Free|444 S. Wadsworth Blvd., 303-935-5000 |LAKEWOOD
Culinary School of the Rockies
SA-SU|Fabulous Fondant, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.|$175|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988, culinary schoolrockies .com|BOULDER
Seasoned Chef Cooking School
TU|Beat the Clock Meals workshop features Pan-Asian, 6:30-9:30 p.m.|$55 |999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377- 3222, theseasonedchef.com.
Culinary Arts and Restaurant
Emily Griffith Opportunity School offers courses for entry-level employment in the food service industry. Call for details|1250 Welton St., 720-423-4700
CONTESTS
American homebrew contest
-AUG. 18|Samuel Adams wants your homebrew recipe for a chance to win national distribution in the “LongShot” mix six-pack. Entries must be received through Aug. 18. Visit website for complete rules and entry form, samueladams.com
Sing the jingle
AUG. 21|Oscar Mayer wants you to “Be a Star.” Sing your version of the Oscar Mayer songs and if America likes your version you’ll receive $5,000 and the opportunity to appear in a commercial. For complete rules and entry form visit singthejingle.com
UPCOMING
Cook Street School
AUG. 9|Saveur Cooks features Italian Classics I, 6-9:30 p.m.|$89 |1937 Market St., 303-308-9300, cook street.com
Telluride Blues & Brews
ON SALE NOW|Tickets on sale for the 13th annual event, Sept. 15-17. The festival features three days of choice microbreweries, world-renowned musicians and late-night jams in juke joints. |$25-$295|866-515-6166, tellurideblues.com|TELLURIDE
ELSEWHERE
Taste of Taos
AUG. 16-20|Taos Hospital Foundation hosts a Southwest wine competition featuring wine dinner, classes and more. |505-751-5811, toastoftaos.com
|TAOS, N.M.
Mail items at least 10 days in advance to Food Calendar, The Denver Post, 1560 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202; e-mail living@denverpost.com.
South Denver Heart Center
TODAY|Heart-healthy cooking, 6:30-8:30 p.m. |Free |1000 SouthPark Drive, 303-744-3278, southdenver.com.| LITTLETON
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
FlatIron Chef
TH june 8|Denver vs. Boulder chefs compete in an “Iron Chef” cook-off and enjoy a five-course dinner with wine pairings, 6 p.m. Reservations required |$100|Omni Interlocken Resort, 500 Interlocken Blvd., 303-464-3207cq|BROOMFIELD
Wine Tasting
TU|Argonaut Wine & Liquors hosts a tasting of Australia and New Zealand wines to benefit Positive Project, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Reservations required.|$25 in advance, $30 day of event|Park Hill Golf Course, 4141 E. 35th Ave., 303-831-7788
