Salvestrin Winery
|Highland’s Garden Cafe hosts a dinner featuring wines from the Napa Valley winery, 6:30 p.m.|$75|3927 W. 32nd Ave., 303-458-5920
Slurp & Swirl
|Jax Fish House hosts an eight-course oyster and wine dinner, 6:30 p.m.|$99|303-444-1811 |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
Wine dinner
F|McCormick’s Fish House & Bar hosts a monthly five-course dinner, 6 p.m.|$75|1659 Wazee St., 303-628-5532
Celebrate Springtime
SU|Chef DeNittis from Johnson & Wales leads a lamb demonstration and tasting, 2-5:30 p.m.|$65 |Johnson & Wales University, 7150 Montview Blvd., 303-333-2378
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
Food and wine
M|Prime One Twenty One hosts a celebration featuring Jordan Vineyard’s premium wines |$95|121 Clayton Lane, 303-398-2627
Oyster-eating contest
TU |Jax Fish House hosts its annual event, 7 p.m. Visit website to register|303-292-5767, oystermonth.com
BENEFITS
Cafe Star benefit
TU |Local chefs gather to raise funds for Steph Bechen, an area bartender diagnosed with stomach cancer, 6:30 p.m. |$50|3201 E. Colfax Ave., 303-320-8635
Wine tasting
TU|Argonaut Wine & Liquors hosts a red and white zinfandel tasting to benefit Women’s Bean Project and Easter Seals Colorado, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Reservations required|$25|Park Hill Golf Course, 4141 E. 35th Ave., 303-831-7788
CULINARY NEWS
Get crabby
-MARCH|McCormick’s Fish House & Bar offers a variety of crab specialties|1659 Wazee St., 303-825-1107
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
CLASSES
Cassoulet entrees
|Spanish wines class, 6:30-8:30 p.m. |$35|10125 W. San Juan Way, 303-979-2665, cassouletentrees.com |LITTLETON
City of Aurora
TH|Mexican cooking class, 6:30-9:30 p.m. |$40 residents, $52 nonresidents |Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation |AURORA
Whole nourishment
TH|Natural foods cooking class, noon and 6 p.m.|$40 |1140 S. Lashley Lane, 303-938-1468, www.wholenourishment.com |BOULDER
Seasoned Chef
SA|The Cutting Edge Workshop, 6:30-9:30 p.m. |$58|999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222
Stir It Up cooking school
M-W|Spring break mini cooking camp features Mexican, Mediterranean and Caribbean cuisine, 9 a.m.-noon for ages 8-11 and 1-4:30 p.m. for ages 12-16. |303-494-2665, stiritup cooking.com|BOULDER
UPCOMING
Oyster-eating contest
MARCH 28|Jax Fish House hosts its annual event, 7 p.m. Visit website to register|303-444-1811, oystermonth.com |BOULDER
Whole Foods Market – Belmar
MARCH 29|Spanish Tapas, 6-8 p.m. |$25|444 S. Wadsworth Blvd., 303-742-5367 |LAKEWOOD
Cake Crafts
MARCH 31|Spring Cookie Arrangement, 1-4 p.m. |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.
