If you were planning to stay in Thursday night, change your plans. Now’s your last chance to score a table at one of the dozens and dozens of restaurants on this year’s Dining Out for Life roster. All the participating restaurants will donate 25 percent of Thursday’s tabs to Project Angel Heart, which puts the cash to work for people with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Call today to make a reservation. See participating restaurants at . Tucker Shaw
Babes & Blades with Frank Bonanno
Any chef worth his salt (Chef Bonanno of Mizuna, Luca D’Italia and Osteria Marco among them) will tell you that your knife is the most important tool in your kitchen. Learn how to use yours to filet a fish and create perfect vegetable cuts for a classic Niçoise salad this Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. under Chef Bonanno’s able tutelage.
E-mail Melissa@MizunaDenver.com or call 303-525-1702 for more info. Tucker Shaw
Epicurean black truffle butter
We spotted this little tub at Whole Foods, and thought, “mmm . . . steak.” From a Colorado company, this heady spread is studded with black Urbani truffles from Italy that give the sweet cream an earthy flavor. It’s expensive ($8.99), but oh-so-good on red meat, pasta or just bread. It’s just one of many flavors from Epicurean, which will debut Mediterranean sea salt and lime sea salt in June.
Whole Foods stores; . Kristen Browning-Blas
