EVENTS
Lily’s Kitchen & Garden
Today: Japanese Green Tea I class, 6:30-8 p.m. $15. 3455 W. 32nd Ave., 303-561-3025
Wine dinner
Mon: With Giuliana Imports. $35. Frasca Food and Wine, 1738 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-442-6966
Cajun Creole meal
Fri: Inverness Hotel hosts a buffet, 5:30-9 p.m through Nov. 30. $26.95, $13.95 children. Reservations recommended.200 Inverness Drive West, Englewood, 800-832-9053
Take Flight with Tony
-Nov. 30: Inverness Hotel’s Executive Chef Anthony Sinese hosts a wine, cheese and chocolate menu. 200 Inverness Drive West, Englewood, 800-832-9053
Wines Around the World
Fri: Wine tasting and silent auction to benefit the Westminster Legacy Foundation, 7-10 p.m. $35 pre-event, $40 at the door. Westin Westminster Hotel, 10600 Westminster Boulevard, 303-430-2400, ext. 2209
Dinners a la Carte
Dinners a la Carte now open in Highlands Ranch.
CLASSES
Serendipi-Tea Shoppe
Today: Autumn Tea party and baking demonstration, 3 p.m., $49. Reservations required. 5610 S. Curtice St., Littleton, 303-904-2376
Whole Foods Market Belmar
Today: Pizza Extravaganza, 6-8 p.m., $35. 444 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, 303-935-5000
City of Aurora
Sat: Decadent Donuts, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., $52, $40 residents. Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., , 303-326-8630
Raw Denver
Sat: Raw Foods 101, a raw food preparation class, 11 a.m. $50. Space is limited, online registration required.
Seasoned Chef Cooking School
Sat: Basic Bread workshop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., $55. 999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222,
Center for Health
Mon:Immune-Boosting foods, 6-8 p.m. 3190 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, 303-934-3753
CONTESTS
Kids Cook-off
Submit a recipe for a chance to win a college scholarship through Oct. 31.
Talk to Mrs. Butterworth’s
Kids ages 3-10 are invited to submit a photograph showing how they best use Mrs. Butterworth’s and a 50-word-or- less statement on how Mrs. Butterworth’s makes breakfast fun. Deadline is Oct. 31. Send entries to: “Talk to Mrs. Butterworth’s” c/o BHGPR, 546 Valley Road, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 or by e-mail at pr@bhgpr.com.
Mother of All Bake Sales
Submit a baking recipe for a chance to be included in Cake Mate Bake Sale Hall of Fame and $1,000 cash prize through Nov. 15.
Love Your Veggies
Nationwide School Lunch Campaign encourages schools to applythrough Nov. 30 for a grant to support programs that increase student access to, and consumption of, fresh vegetables and fruits during school meals.
Piccolo Chef
Chefs ages 10 and under are invited to send an essay of 250 words or less telling why they want to be a chef for a chance to wine a trip to Italy. Send entries to Cooking Vacations, c/o Piccolo Chef, 304 Newbury St., Suite 318, Boston, MA 02115. You must mark your envelope Piccolo Chef in order to qualify. Deadline is Dec. 31. cooking-vacations.com/piccolo-chef.html
Mail items at least 10-14 days in advance to Food Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202; fax 303-954-1679, e-mail living@denverpost.com.
