EVENTS
Bin 707 Food & Wine
Sunday: Weekly “Local Appreciation Night” includes a 30 percent discount on the purchase of two to four entrees and any bottle of wine. Also offering a nightly prix-fixe menu with a bottle of wine for $30 per person. 707 Horizon Drive, Grand Junction, 970-243-0000,
Bombay Bistro
Introducing Bombay Express, a frozen food line of the restaurant’s most popular Indian cuisine entrees, priced at $5 each. Delivery service for 10 meals or more is available. Meals can also be shipped. For every five meals purchased, Bombay Bistro will donate a meal to a local food pantry. 1800 Broadway, No. 160, Boulder, 303-444-4721,
Frasca Food & Wine
Monday: Winemaker Renato Vacca presents the wines of Cantina del Pino, Piemonte, Italy, at the next weekly four-course dinner. $45 per person, wine pairings are an additional $30-$45. Reservations required. 1738 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-442-6966,
Luca D’Italia
Saturday: “Abbacchio Primavera (Spring Lamb Celebration)” five-course dinner with wine pairings, 6 p.m. $125 per person, excludes tax and gratuity; Tuesday: “The Lushness of Barbaresco,” four-course dinner featuring Cantina del Pino Winery’s Barbarescos from their Ovello Vineyard, 6:30 p.m. $95 excludes tax and gratuity. Reservations recommended. 711 Grant St., 303-832-6600
Queen Anne Tea House
Today: St. Patrick’s Day Dinner, 6 p.m. $27.99 per person. The person wearing the most green gets a free meal. Reservations required. 813 Macon Ave., Cañon City, 719-275-5354, e-mail: linda@
BENEFITS
Argonaut Wine Tasting
Tuesday: Wines from Italy are offered along with appetizers, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $35, $30 in advance. Proceeds benefit The Positive Project and Easter Seals of Colorado. Reservations required. Held the fourth Tuesday of each month. Park Hill Golf Course, 4141 E. 35th Ave., 303-831-7788
Chefs Up Front
Sunday: The ninth annual fundraiser includes a cocktail reception, silent auction, sit-down dinner and live auction to benefit Operation Frontline Colorado that fights hunger and malnutrition. More than 20 restaurants participate. Top chefs prepare a multicourse dinner at your table, each course is paired with wine. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $300, table sponsorships available. Reservations required, tickets are not available at the door. Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., 303-892-8480,
Chili Cook-off
Saturday: Castle Country Assisted Living presents its inaugural Victorian House Chili Cook-off. Each entrant should prepare a 4-quart pot of chili and bring a copy of the recipe. The chili tasting is 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and winners will be announced at 4 p.m. followed by the auction of recipes and chili-related items. Entry fee is $10. Proceeds benefit the community garden shared by the three Castle Country communities. Castle Country’s Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker, 303-482-5547, castlecountryassistedliving
CLASSES
Cake Crafts
Saturday & March 27: “3-D Sugar Egg I & II,” 1-2 p.m. Saturday and 1-3 p.m. March 27. $40, plus supplies. Reservations required. 4105 S. Broadway, Englewood, 303-761-1522,
Cook Street
Thursday: “Wines of Northern Italy,” sample eight wines and light snacks, 6-9 p.m. $59. Reservations required. 1937 Market St., 303-308-9300,
City of Aurora
Thursday: “Red, White and Green” wine tasting, 7-8:30 p.m. $29, $22 residents; Saturday: “Knife Skills,” 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $72, $55 residents; Monday: “American Bistro Comfort Food,” 6:30-9:30 p.m. $56, $43 residents; Tuesday: “Red, White and Green” wine tasting, 7-8:30 p.m. (this tasting is at the Summer Valley Center, 17400 E. Lehigh Place), $29, $22 residents. Reservations required. Kitchen on the Green, Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, /recreation
Queen Anne Tea House
Saturday: “The Art of Pie Making with Linda Ballard,” baking/cooking demonstration, 2 p.m. $30. Reservations required. 813 Macon Ave., Cañon City, 719-275-5354, linda@
Seasoned Chef Cooking School
Saturday: “Culinary Techniques Series: Mastering Sauces Workshop,” 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $68; Monday: “Take-Home Tamales Workshop,” 6:30-9:30 p.m. $65 (bring a container to take your tamales home); Tuesday & March 24: “Culinary Techniques Series: Techniques of Braising Workshop,” 6:30-9:30 p.m. $140. Reservations required. 999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222, theseasonedchef
Stir It Up
Today: “Easter Bunny Hutch,” 1-2 p.m. $20 (one child ages 3-5 and one adult). 1140 S. Lashley Lane, Boulder, 303-494-2665,
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