EVENTS
Night in Rio
|The dinner features wines from Portugal and Argentina, 6:30 p.m. Reservations required |$49|Trattoria on Pearl, 1430 Pearl St., 303-544-0008, TrattoriaonPearl.com
|BOULDER
Cool River Steakhouse
F |Hosts a five-course meal featuring wines from Fisher Vineyards, 6:30 p.m. Reservations required |$100, inclusive of tax and gratuity|8000 E. Belleview Ave., 303-771-4117
|GREENWOOD VILLAGE
Slow food Denver
SA |Hosts its annual meeting, 7-9 p.m. Cooking starts at 4:30 p.m.|$20|Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., e-mail: sloweats@comcast.net |AURORA
Sur la Table clearance sale
-JAN. 31|Sur la Table hosts a winter sale on cookware, cutlery, gadgets, food and more at Cherry Creek and Lakewood locations|3000 E. First Ave., 303-780-7800 and 343 S. Teller St., 303-936-4677, surlatable.com
VALENTINE’S DAY EVENTS
City of Aurora
F|Couples Cook Gourmet class for 21 and older, 6:30-9:30 p.m. |$40 residents, $52 nonresidents (single), $76 residents, $96 nonresidents (couple) |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation
|AURORA
Whole nourishment
M |Aphrodisiac Food cooking class, noon and 6 p.m.|$40|1140 S. Lashley Lane, 303-938-1468,
www.whole nourishment.com |BOULDER
Cake crafts
FEB. 3|Valentine Chocolate Boxes class, 1-4 p.m.
|$30|4105 S. Broadway, 303-761-1522, cakecrafts.net
|ENGLEWOOD
Drink of love
FEB. 9-10|Annual International Mead Festival features Honey Wines of the World. Activities include tastings, seminars, public sampling, silent auction and more|$35
|Sheraton Denver West Hotel, 720-938-7598, meadfest.com
|LAKEWOOD
A chocolate affair
FEB. 10|Historic Old Town Arvada invites the romantically inclined to Stephany’s Chocolates, carriage rides and photos to benefit Homefront Heroes, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.|$15
|303-420-6100 |ARVADA
Coffee and chocolate
FEB. 10 & FEB. 12|The Village Roaster hosts a tasting, 2 p.m. Feb. 10 and 7 p.m. Feb. 12. |$10, $15 couple|7978 W. Alameda Ave., Unit E, 303-238-8718|LAKEWOOD
Stir It Up Cooking School
FEB. 11|Valentine Delights cooking class for 12-16, 12:30-4 p.m. |303-494-2665, stiritupcooking.com|BOULDER
Catch of the day: You
FEB. 14|Jax Fish House hosts five-course menu|$65, plus tax and gratuity, $25 optional wine pairing|928 Pearl St., 303-444-1811, jaxfishhouseboulder.com|BOULDER
Evening of love
FEB. 14|Swimclub32 creates an aphrodisiac four-course menu, 5:30 and 8 p.m. |$55, plus tax and gratuity|3628 W. 32nd Ave., 720-889-7946
Spice up your valentine
FEB. 14|Lola’s Coastal Mexican offers a four-course Valentine Day’s menu, 6:30 p.m. |$55, plus tax and gratuity|1575 Boulder St., 720-570-8686, loladenver.com
BENEFITS
Red Wine & Seafood: Club Rouge
TH |McCormick’s Fish House pairs unique red wines with extravagant seafood entrees to benefit the Volunteers of America Guild, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Reservations on website
|$50|Oxford Hotel, 1659 Wazee, 303-825-1107, www.voacolo rado.org
Wine makers dinner
TH |American Wine Society hosts the event to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. Tickets available at blacktie-colo rado|$85|Denver Athletic Club, 1325 Glenarm Place, 303-489-3996
Wine tasting
F |Sample diverse wines and music to benefit KGNU’s Denver signal at 1390 AM, 7-9 p.m. p.m. Space is limited|$30
|Foothills Wedding Chapel, 1950 Ford St., 303-449-4885
|GOLDEN
RESTAURANT NEWS
Dream Dinners
TH |The meal preparation shop hosts its grand opening, 5:30-8:30 p.m. |282 S. Logan St., 303-722-1242, dreamdin ners.com
All you can eat pancakes
-FEB. 18|IHOP offers an unlimited supply of its signature short stacks |area locations, ihop.com
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