EVENTS
Wine tasting
|Magnolia Steak and Seafood Restaurant hosts a wine tasting 6:30-8:30 p.m.
|$30|1381 Forest Park Circle, 303-665-
3080, reservations requested|LAFAYETTE
Wines of Germano Ettore
|Trattoria on Pearl is having a Piedmonte Wine Dinner at 6:30 p.m.|$49
|1430 Pearl, 303-544-0008|BOULDER
Turkey trot benefit
TH|Relay race of local restaurant teams to benefit Food Bank of the Rockies, while carrying frozen turkeys. Followed by a Beaujolais Nouveau Uncorking celebration at Le Central. Celebrations begin at 10 a.m.|112 E. Eighth Ave., 303-863-8094
Tequila dinner
TH|LoLa is hosting a tequila dinner pairing food with tequila at 6:30 p.m.|$65
|1575 Boulder St., 720-570-8686
RESTAURANT NEWS
Gelazzi
TU-W|At Gelazzi, gelato lounge on Tuesdays 7-10 p.m. Ladies cocktail specials, manicures, messages, spa discounts and more. Wednesdays 7-10 p.m. “Island Night” with cocktail specials such as Pina Gelato|Two for one specials
|1411 Larimer St., 303-377-3887
Bang!
New fall special menu with affordable comfort food|3472 W. 32nd Ave., 303-
455-1117
Kevin Taylor’s
at the Opera House
New Fall menu|entrees $23-27|In the Ellie Caulkin Opera House at 14th and Curtis streets, 303-640-1012
Zolo
Zolo Southwestern Cuisine has started Happy Hour with drink specials and a happy hour menu 4-6 p.m.|2525 Arapahoe Ave., 303-449-0444|BOULDER
BENEFITS
Beaujolais Nouveau
TH|Celebrate the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau with and evening of wine and food tasting at the Sherman Event Complex as a fundraiser for the French-American Chamber of Commerce|$50|1770 Sherman St., 303-695-
7818 for reservations|
Noel Cunningham
SA|Benefit for Quarters for Kids with Noel Cunningham, holiday cooking demonstrations, live music and gourmet food samplings at Home Gallery 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.|Donation|9625 E. County Line Road, 303-850-5753, RSVP by today |CENTENNIAL
Mile High
Weimaraner Rescue benefit
SA|”Weim” and cheese event at the Victorian House at Heritage Square with food, open bar, silent auction and more 7-11 p.m.|$50 in advance, $60 at the door|18301 U.S. 40, 720-214-3144
|GOLDEN
Holiday gift baskets
Women’s Bean Project offers baskets and samplers of soup mixes and other food products for the holidays |womens beanproject.com, 303-292-1919, ext. 229
CLASSES
Seasoned Chef
TH or SA|”Couples Holiday Cooking Workshop” Thursday 6:30-9:30 p.m. or Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.|$60 each|999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222
China Tresemer
TH|At the Kitchen Table: Everyday Cooking with China Tresemer, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.|$45|Private residence, address given upon registration, 303-449-0745, reserve by Thursday|BOULDER
City of Aurora
TH|Tamales: Red and Green Chile, Black Bean and Corn and Dessert Tamales 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Kitchen of the Green |$51 residents, $39 nonresidents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/
recreation |AURORA
Cake crafts
SA|Holiday Cookie Decorating 1-4 p.m. at Cake Crafts|$30|4105 S. Broadway, 303-761-1522|ENGLEWOOD
Culinary School of the Rockies SA-SU|Knife Skills, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.|$95
|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-
7988, culinary schoolrockies.com
|BOULDER
Stir It Up Cooking School
SU|Junior Chefs class features a Mexican Fiesta menu, 12:30-3:30 p.m. |303-494-2665, stiritupcooking.com
|BOULDER
South Denver Heart Center
M|Heart Healthy cooking tips with Dr. Richard Collins 1:30-2:30 p.m.|Free
|1000 SouthPark Drive, 303-744-3278
|LITTLETON
City of Aurora
TU|Holiday pies for ages 12-16, 4-6 p.m. at the Kitchen on the Green |$31 residents, $24 nonresidents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation |AURORA
Chocolate 101
ongoing|Evening class once a month on chocolate at Colorado Free University|303-399-0093, freu.com
CONTESTS
Crisco Country Favorites
Deadline Jan. 15|Original recipes using Crisco products for a $10,000 prize|crisco.com
UPCOMING
Chocolate Festival
Nov. 24-25|Creede’s 17th annual Chocolate Festival from 1-4 p.m. both days in downtown Creede|$10|800-327-2102 or 719-658-2374, reservations recommended|CREEDE
-Mail items at least 10-14 days in advance to Food Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202; e-mail living@denverpost.com.
