EVENTS
Exotic game and whiskey dinner
|Buckhorn Exchange hosts a dinner to benefit the Prairie Wind Animal Refuge, 6:30 p.m. |$75|1000 Osage St., 303-534-9505
Great Plates of Downtown 2007
|Fort Collins restaurants offer individual dinner specials for $18.68. Visit website for participating restaurants |970-484-6500, downtownfortcollins.com|FORT COLLINS
Tea and tofu
|Boulder History Museum’s Natural Conversations with Extraordinary People series features wine, cheese and conversation with legends of the natural-food industry, 5:30 p.m. This month’s guests: Mo Siegel, founder of Celestial Seasonings. RSVP required|$10|1206 Euclid Ave., 303-449-3464, boulderhistorymuseum.org|BOULDER
Wine and cheese
& 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
Chelhalem & Friends
TH|La Petite Maison Restuarant hosts a four-course wine dinner|$45 |1015 W. Colorado Ave., 719-632-4887 |COLORADO SPRINGS
Food Network Challenge
TH-F|Four pastry chefs and cake decorators compete in the Haunted Gingerbread challenge, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday and Mystery Cake challenge, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday|Comcast Media Center Studios, 4100 E. Dry Creek Road, 303-712-3203 |CENTENNIAL
Movies and a martini
TH|The Wildlife Experience serves cocktails and desserts before showing the classic film “Roman Holiday,” 7 p.m.|$20 |10035 S. Peoria St., 720-488-3300 |PARKER
Oyster fixe week
-TH |Jax Fish House offers a three-course oyster menu|$27|Denver-303-292-5767, Boulder- 303-444-1811
Tequila Dinner
TH|Tahona hosts a four-course dinner featuring a variety of boutique tequilas|$45 |1035 Pearl St., 303- 938-9600, TahonaBoulder.com |BOULDER
Irish for Day
SA |McCormick & O’Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with seafood, Irish fare and drink specials.|8100 East Union Ave., 720-200-9339, McCormickandSchmicks.com
Who’s Your Patty?
SA |St. Patrick’s Day celebration featurings green beer, Irish-inspired food, prize giveaways and live entertainment, 11 a.m. |Baker St. Pub & Grill, 7260 W. Alaska Drive, 303-953-5510
Brunch and jazz
SU |Live jazz, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. |Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St., 303-294-9281, mercurycafe.com
Lunch and learn
TU |Cassoulet Entrees offers lunch and lecture with a American classic menu, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. RSVP required|$20|10125 W. San Juan Way, 303-979-2665, cassouletentrees.com |LITTLETON
Slurp & Swirl
TU |Jax Fish House hosts a 10-course oyster and wine dinner, 6:30 p.m.|$99|303-292-5767.
BENEFITS
Chefs Up Front
SU |Local chefs prepare multicourse dinner to benefit Operation Frontline, 6 p.m. |$175 |Colorado Convention Center, 303-892-8480
CULINARY NEWS
Happy anniversary
-SA |The Cherry Tomato celebrates its 10th anniversary.|4645 E. 23rd Ave., 303-377-1914
Get crabby
-MARCH|McCormick’s Fish House & Bar offers a variety of crab specialties|1659 Wazee St., 303-825-1107
Paradise Bakery & Cafe
NOW OPEN|New location in the Denver Tech Center|5073 S. Syracuse Circle
Tap Room
NOW OPEN|Great Divide Brewery Co. opens a tasting room featuring eight taps, 2-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday|2201 E. Araphoe St., 303-296-9460
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
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.
