EVENTS
Wine and cheese
Today & TU | Bistro Vendome hosts a wine tasting every Wednesday, $12; also, on Tuesdays chat with a wine expert, 5:30-8:30 p.m. | 1420 Larimer Square, 303-825-3232
Wine tasting
TH | Clay Brock, winemaker for Zaca Mesa Winery, 6 p.m. RSVP at blacktie-colorado.com | $50 | Denver Athletic Club, 1325 Glenarm Place, 303-388-6692
Beer dinner
SU | The Kitchen hosts a dinner featuring New Belgium brews, 7 p.m. Reservations required | $60 | 1025 Pearl St., 303-886-6260 | BOULDER
Chef’s Gala 2007
SU | Taste culinary treats prepared by local chefs and caterers, 5-8:30 p.m. | $95 | Broadmoor West, 719-634-3737 | COLORADO SPRINGS
BENEFITS
Chef & Brewer’s dinner
SU | Four-course meal paired with a different beer to benefit the National Marfan Foundation, 6 p.m. Reservations recommended | $35 | Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, 16th and Curtis streets, 303-534-7616
Wine tasting
TU | Argonaut Wine & Liquors hosts Organic tasting to benefit Women’s Bean Project, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Reservations required | $25 | Park Hill Golf Course, 4141 E. 35th Ave., 303-831-7788
Soup for the soul
Through FEBRUARY | Panera Bread donates 25 cents of every purchase of soup in a bread bowl to the Porter Hospice and Hospice of Peace. Visit website for locations | panera.com
CULINARY NEWS
The Traveling Vineyard
Offers free in-home wine tastings | 303-888-9283
Volunteers wanted
Food Band of the Rockies seeks volunteers in the distribution area of the warehouse to fill orders, pack boxes, sort products and more | 303-371-9250, ext. 236
CLASSES
Seasoned Chef
Today | Taste of Thailand Workshop, 6:30-9:30 p.m. | $58 | 999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222
Whole Foods Market – Belmar
TH | Easy shrimp appetizers class, 6-8 p.m. | $25 | 444 S. Wadsworth Blvd., 303-742-5367 | LAKEWOOD
Stir It Up Cooking School
SU | Bold American cooking class for 12-16, 12:30-4 p.m. | 303-494-2665, stiritupcooking.com | BOULDER
UPCOMING
Tea and Tofu
FEB. 28 | Boulder History Museum’s Natural Conversations with Extraordinary People series features wine, cheese and conversation with legends of the natural-food industry. This week’s guests are: John Sackett, CEO of Avista Adventist Hospital. RSVP required | $10 | 1206 Euclid Ave., 303-449-3464, boul derhistorymuseum.org | BOULDER
Cake Crafts
MARCH 3 | Wedding cakes, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | $60 | 4105 S. Broadway, 303-761-1522, cakecrafts.net | ENGLEWOOD
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.
