EVENTS
Trattoria on Pearl
|Taste of Sicily wine dinner at 6:30 p.m.; five courses with matching wines|$49|1430 Pearl St., 303-544-0008, TrattoriaonPearl.com|BOULDER
Astor House
SA-SU|Victorian Christmas full-meal tea at the Astor House Saturday 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.; Sunday 1 and 4 p.m. |$25 regular, $22 members|822 12th St., 303-278-3557 for advance paid reservations, astorhousemuseum.org|GOLDEN
Singles Cooking Connection
SU|Various restaurant main dishes, sides and desserts with singles cooking for singles, 5:30-8:30 p.m.|$25|3586 S. Depew St. #302, 303-987-1744
BENEFITS
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. Dec. 9, 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
Holiday food drive
– Dec. 31|Downtown Aquarium Restaurant and Food Bank of the Rockies are collecting food. Visitors who make a donation will receive 10 percent off restaurant dining|700 Water St., 303-561-4450
CLASSES
Seasoned Chef
|Christmas Morning Breakfast Workshop, 6:30-9:30 p.m. |$55 each|999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222
City of Aurora
|Christmas in New Orleans, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Kitchen on the Green |$39 residents, $51 nonresidents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, aurora
gov.org/recreation cq|AURORA
Culinary School of the Rockies
|Fancy Holiday Cookies 5:30-10 p.m.|$185|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988, culinary schoolrockies.com
|BOULDER
Whole Foods Market – Belmar
TH|Holiday Entertaining Dinner Class: Prime Rib, 6-8 p.m. in the Salud! cooking classroom|$35|444 S. Wadsworth Blvd., 303-742-5367|LAKEWOOD
Culinary School of the Rockies
TH|Meals in Minutes 5:30-9:30 p.m.|$170|637 S. Broadway, Suite H, 303-494-7988, culinaryschoolrockies.com
|BOULDER
China Tresemer
TH|At the Kitchen Table: Everyday Cooking with China Tresemer, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.|$45|Private residence, address given upon registration, 303-449-0745, reserve by Thursday
|BOULDER
Stir It Up Cooking School
SA|Ages 5-7 Kids Cookin’ class features Holiday Cookies, 12:30-2:30 p.m. |$|303-494-2665, stiritupcooking.com
|BOULDER
Healthy Italian
TU|At International Center for Performance & Health
|$75|1720 S. Bellaire St., Penthouse, ICPHBalance.com to register
The Kitchen (Upstairs)
TU|Exploring Dessert Wine class 5-6:30 p.m.|$49|1039 Pearl St., 303-544-5973, thekitchen cafe.com|BOULDER
CONTESTS
Beerdrinker of the Year
deadline Dec. 31, 2006|Wynkoop Brewing Co. is seeking 2007 Beerdrinker of the Year. Winner receives free beer for life at Wynkoop Brewing Co. and $250 of beer at its local brewpub |contest rules at wynkoop.com; 303-860-7448
UPCOMING
Restaurant 4580
DEC. 20|Featuring the food of Catalonia at its monthly wine dinner 6 p.m. |4580 N. Broadway, 303-448-1500, restaurant4580.com|BOULDER
Hyatt Regency Denver
DEC. 20|Celebrating its first anniversary with fireworks, birthday cake, live music and drink specials starting at 5 p.m. fireworks at 6 p.m.|650 15th St., 303-436-1234
Immersive Studios
DEC. 21|New Orleans Christmas Gumbo and Benefit Concert to benefit Frederick “Shep” Sheppard who lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. Benefit at 7 and 9 p.m. Christmas Gumbo at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.|3063 Sterling Circle #6, 303-413-1131|BOULDER
Jax Fish House
DEC. 31|New Year’s Eve special six-course tasting menu with optional wine pairing for $25 more|$65|1539 17th St., 303-444-1811
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.
