EVENTS
Food lecture
Today | Renewing America’s Food Traditions: Restoring Bison Nation, 7 p.m. | Colorado College, 1025 N. Cascade Ave., 719-389-6038 | COLORADO SPRINGS
Icons of Napa Valley
Today | California Cafe hosts a multicourse wine dinner, 6 p.m. Reservations required | 8505 Park Meadows Drive, 303-649-1111 | LITTLETON
Tea and tofu
Today | 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 guest: John Sackett, CEO of Avista Adventist Hospital. RSVP required | $10 | 1206 Euclid Ave., 303-449-3464, boulderhistorymuseum.org | BOULDER
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
Atlas Peak Wine dinner
TH | Cool River hosts a wine pairing, 6:30 p.m. Reservations required | $100, inclusive of tax and gratuity | 8000 E. Belleview Ave., 303-771-4117 | GREENWOOD VILLAGE
Great Plates of Downtown 2007
TH-MARCH 14 | Fort Collins restaurants offer their own individual dinner special for the price of $18.68. Visit website for participating restaurants | 970-484-6500, downtownfort collins.com | FORT COLLINS
A Total Wellness of Being
TH | Lecture on healthy eating for older adults, 2 p.m. Reservations required | Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, 50 W. Thomas Place, 866-415-1234 | AVON
Wine dinner
TH | Q’s Restaurant hosts a five-course menu featuring Pinot Noirs and Cabernet Sauvignons of Renteria Wines, 6:30 p.m. Reservations required | $75, all inclusive | 2115 13th St., 303-442-4880 | BOULDER
Community night
M | The Kitchen hosts a multicourse meal with local farmers and chefs to discuss food and agriculture, 7 p.m. Reservations required | $35 | 1035 Pearl St., 303-544-5973, thekitchencafe.com | BOULDER
A World of wines
TU | Wine class and tasting, 1 p.m. Reservations required
Today | Free | The Wind Crest Welcome Center, 3480 W. County Line Road, 303-798-3100 | HIGHLANDS RANCH
BENEFITS
Soup for the soul
Today-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 Bank 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
Get crabby
TH-MARCH | McCormick’s Fish House & Bar offers a variety of crab specialties. | 1659 Wazee St., 303-825-1107
CLASSES
Cassoulet entrees
Today | An Evening at a French Bistro, 6:30-8:30 p.m. | $55
Today | 10125 W. San Juan Way, 303-979-2665, cassouleten trees.com | LITTLETON
City of Aurora
Today | Santa Fe Style class for 21 and older, 6:30-9:30 p.m. | $42 residents, $55 nonresidents | Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation
Today | AURORA
Whole Foods Market – Belmar
Today | Store tour of gluten-free products, 5:30-7 p.m. | Free | 444 S. Wadsworth Blvd., 303-742-5367 | LAKEWOOD
Seasoned Chef
TH | The Incredible Egg Workshop, 6:30-9:30 p.m. | $55 | 999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222
Cake Crafts
SA | Wedding cakes, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | $60 | 4105 S. Broadway, 303-761-1522, cakecrafts.net | ENGLEWOOD
Slow Food of Denver
SA | Bread baking class, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | $35 | Whole Foods Rocky Mountain Bakehouse, 17900 E. 32nd Ave., 303-322-2166, slowfooddenver.com | 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.
