EVENTS
Rosa Linda’s Thanksgiving
TU-TH|Johnson & Wales students, faculty and staff will help serve and prepare food at Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe for the needy and homeless. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, and 12:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday |Free|2005 W. 33rd Ave., 303-455-0608
St. Julien Hotel Thanksgiving
TH|Traditional Thanksgiving dinner buffet in the Xanadu Ballroom ($29.95), 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; plated turkey dinner in Jill’s Restaurant ($15.95) beginning at 5:30 p.m.|900 Walnut St., 720-406-9696, reservations required|BOULDER
Inverness Hotel Thanksgiving buffet
TH|Thanksgiving buffet, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. with all the fixings|$37.95 adults, $17.95 children 4-10|200 Inverness Drive West, 800-832-9053 for reservations|ENGLEWOOD
Chocolate Festival
F-SA|Creede’s 17th annual Chocolate Festival, 1-4 p.m. both days in downtown Creede|$10|800-327-2102 or 719-658-2374, reservations recommended|CREEDE
Renaissance Hotel Denver
SA|”Look Who’s Cooking Now,” featuring 100 gentlemen chefs with an evening of tuxedos and gowns, music, silent auction casino and more, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. to benefit The African-American Leadership Institute|$50|3801 Quebec St., 303-299-9035 to be a chef or tickets
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 Caulkins Opera House at 14th and Curtis streets, 303-640-1012
Zolo
Zolo Southwestern Cuisine has happy hour with drink specials and a happy hour menu 4-6 p.m.|2525 Arapahoe Ave., 303-449-0444|BOULDER
BENEFITS
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
Singles Cooking Connection
TH|Singles cook a traditional Thanksgiving dinner together at 3 p.m. with Diana Ohlsson, cooking instructor|$25|3586 S. Depew St. #302, 303-231-3371 (days)
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
M|”Italian Family Christmas: Fennel and Orange Salad, Wild Mushroom Bruschetta, Risotto Milanese, Cioppono, Walnut Torta with Brandied Apricots,” 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, au roragov.org/recreation |AURORA
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
Seasoned Chef
TU|”Glorious One Pot Meals Workshop,” Tuesday 6:30-9:30 p.m. |$55 each|999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222
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
Hearth Healthy cooking class
Nov. 29|”Holiday Appetizers, Cookies and Side Dishes” with Dr. Richard Collins at South Denver Heart Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m.|$35 for one, $50 for two|1000 SouthPark
Drive, 303-74HEART|LITTLETON
Wine dinner
Nov. 29|Baroness Wines and Fall menu at 8 Rivers restaurant with a “Four Course Autumn in the Caribbean” at 6:30 p.m.|$45|3609 W. 32nd Ave., 303-477-1126, reservations requested
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.
