EVENTS
Wine dinner
|Baroness Wines and fall menu at 8 Rivers restaurant with a four-course Autumn in the Caribbean dinner at 6:30 p.m.|$45|3609 W. 32nd Ave., 303-477-1126, reservations requested
Food and toy drive
-Dec. 24|Care 4 Colorado Food and Toy Drive will collect non-perishable food and new, unwrapped toys for infants-12 years at metro area Wal-Mart stores. Also Dec. 9 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Lakewood Wal-Mart and the Thornton Wal-Mart donations can be made directly to CBS4 anchors and reporters. Items will be distributed by Salvation Army to needy families.|$55 each|999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222
Champagne
F|Laurent Perrier Champagne tasting at Hyatt Regency Denver 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Peaks Lounge|$45|1750 Welton St., 303-486-4804
Wine tasting
SA|Canyon Wind Cellars Georgetown Tasting Room from 3-6 p.m.|I-70, exit 228 across from the Visitor Center, 303-569-3152
Women’s Bean Project
TH-SU|9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Women’s Bean Project|3201 Curtis St., 303-292-1919
Slow Food dinner
SU|Q’s Restaurant Slow Food Dinner, 6 p.m. Reservations requested|$65|2115 13th St., in the Hotel Boulderado, 303-442-4880|BOULDER
Monday Night Wine Dinner
M|Paolo Canclini of Tellitalia Imports with Conti Sertoli Salis wines at Frasca. Reservations requested|$35|1738 Pearl St., 303-442-6966|BOULDER
Bourbon and Beer
TU|Small Batch Bourbon and Beer Dinner at Magnolia. Reservations requested|$49|1381 Forest Park Circle, 303-665-3080|LAFAYETTE
CLASSES
Heart Healthy cooking class
|”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
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
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.comboth
|BOULDER
Cake crafts
SA|Gingerbread House and Tree Decorating 1-4 p.m. at Cake Crafts|$30|4105 S. Broadway, 303-761-1522|ENGLEWOOD
Healthy Italian TU and DEC. 19|At International Center for Performance & Health|$75|1720 So. Bellaire St., Penthouse, ICPHBalance.com to register
Seasoned Chef
W|Christmas Cookie Workshop 6:30-9:30 p.m. |$55 each|999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222
City of Aurora
W|”Party Bites: Potato Martinis, Crudites with White Bean Hummus, Avocado and Salmon Bruschetta, Confetti Cups with Jerk Beef, Mini Bread Bowls, Belini Crepes filled with Strawberries and Cream” 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Kitchen of the Green |$51 residents, $39 non-residents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation |AURORA
City of Aurora
TH|Premium Reds wine tasting 7-8:30 p.m. at the Kitchen of the Green |$39 residents, $30 non-residents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation |AURORA
Seasoned Chef
TH & DEC. 5|Party Nibbles and Bubbles 6:30-9 p.m. |$48|999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222
City of Aurora
F|Santa Fe Christmas: Empanadas, Posole, Tamales and Bizcochitos tasting 7-8:30 p.m. at the Kitchen of the Green |$39 residents, $30 non-residents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation |AURORA
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.
