EVENTS
Hyatt Regency Denver
|Celebrates its first anniversary with fireworks, birthday cake, live music and drink specials starting at 5 p.m.; fireworks at 6 |650 15th St., 303-436-1234
Restaurant 4580
|Featuring the food of Catalonia at its monthly wine dinner 6 p.m. |4580 N. Broadway, 303-448-1500, restaurant 4580.com|BOULDER
A Taste of Wines
|Features six varieties of California wines, 6:30 p.m.|$30, $50 couple|Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., 303-935-3044
CHRISTMAS DINING
Q’s
SU & M |Sunday brunch 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Three-course Christmas Eve dinner 4:30-8:30 p.m., $45 per person. Christmas Day brunch 8 a.m.-noon. |Q’s, Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4880
Charles Dickens Christmas dinner
SU & M |Menu features prime rib, Christmas goose or stuffed flounder, 5 p.m.|$49, $15.95 children|Prime 121, 121 Clayton Lane, 303-398-2627
Chimney Park Bistro
SU |Hosts a Christmas eve brunch with music, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and dinner, 4-9 p.m. |$48, dinner|406 Main St., 970-686-1477|WINDSOR
Magnolia
SU |Serves a three-course, price-fix dinner.|$34.95|95th and Arapahoe Road, 303-665-3080|LAFAYETTE
NEW YEAR’S EVE
Chimney Park Bistro
Hosts a New Years Eve dining with live music, 5-10 p.m. |$85-$130|406 Main St., 970-686-1477|WINDSOR
Jax Fish House
New Year’s Eve special six-course tasting menu with optional wine pairing for $25 more|$65|1539 17th St., 303-444-1811
Magnolia
Serves a three-course, prix fixe dinner|$39.95|95th and Arapahoe Road, 303-665-3080|LAFAYETTE
Samba Room
Hosts a prix-fixe, four-course dinner|1460 Larimer St., 720-956-1701
Somi’s Restaurant
Hosts New Year’s Eve Black and White Ball features a buffet, Champagne toast, dancing, party favors and more, 7 p.m.|1544 Oakridge Drive, 970-282-7664|FORT COLLINS
Tamayo
Offers a four-course menu with a Champagne toast|$64|1400 Larimer St., 720-946-1433
Zengo
Hosts a six-course dinner|$68|1610 Little Raven St., 720-904-0965
BENEFITS
Immersive Studios
TH|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
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
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
Stir It Up Cooking School
|Winter Break Mini Camp for 8-11. Kids Cookin’ class features brunch, soups and desserts, 9 a.m.-noon |$55 |303-494-2665, stiritupcooking.com|BOULDER
Singles Cooking Connection
SU|Cook an upscale meal in a relaxed social atmosphere, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Menu features Christmas Brunch|$25|303-987-1744
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.
