EVENTS
Beaver Creek Master Chef Classic
Thursday-Saturday: The 13th annual three- day festival presented by Bon Appetit magazine and Beaver Creek Resort includes cooking classes, dinners, a cocktail seminar, tastings and visits with top chefs from all over the country. Lodging packages available. Beaver Creek, masterchefclassic
St. Andrew Society of Colorado
Saturday: The 48th annual Burns’ Supper. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Festivities include whiskey and haggis tastings, dinner, silent auction, toasts and live entertainment with the Denver & District Pipe Band and Scottish and Highland dancing. $60. Reservations required; deadline today. Marriott Denver Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St., 303-471-5193,
Frasca Food & Wine
Monday: Anne Hay of Domaine Select Imports presents the wines of Veneto producer, Corte Sant’Alda 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,
Le Marche Wine Dinner
Today: Five-course dinner paired with wines of Azienda Agricola Santa Barbara of the Le Marche region of Italy, 6:30 p.m. $40, $25 optional wine pairing. Reservations required. Arugula Bar & Ristorante, 2785 Iris Ave., Boulder, 303-443-5100,
Radio-Coteau wine dinner
Thursday: Four-course wine dinner with winemaker Eric Sussman, 6:30 p.m. $80, excludes tax and gratuity. Reservations required. Twelve Restaurant, 2233 Larimer St., 303-293-0287,
BENEFITS
Chili Cook-off and Sizzlin’ Jazz Benefit
Sunday: The fifth annual Meanest Green Chili Cook-Off and Sizzlin’ Jazz Concert benefits victims of the Fourmile Canyon fire, 2-7 p.m. $25. Performers include Ken Walker and friends, the Lynn Baker Quartet and Janine Santana Latin Jazz. Oriental Theatre, 4335 Tennyson St., 720-475-1182, hatchfoundation
Denver Sister Cities International wine tasting
Today: DSCI-Brest Committee wine tasting of French wines and appetizers, 5-7 p.m. $25, proceeds provide scholarships for high school students to travel to France in March. Reservations required. Z Cuisine, 2239 W. 30th Ave., e-mail info@denversistercities ,
USAirport Parking Food Drive
Through Feb. 28: Customers who donate any quantity of nonperishable food items (cans only) will receive a coupon for a future trip as part of the fifth annual Food Drive to support the Food Bank of the Rockies. Details on the website. usairportparking
CLASSES
Cake Crafts
Saturday: “Valentine Candy Making,” 1-4 p.m. $45; Monday-Feb. 21: “Gum-paste Flowers Intermediate Course II,” 7-9 p.m. Mondays, $80 plus supplies. Reservations required. 4105 S. Broadway, Englewood, 303-761-1522,
City of Aurora
Today: “Recipe Makeovers,” 6:30-9:30 p.m. $60, $46 residents; Thursday: “What’s My Wine?” wine tasting, 7-8:30 p.m. $31, $24 residents; Saturday: “Fondue Fun for Kids,” ages 6-12, 1-3 p.m. $34, $26 residents. Reservations required. Kitchen on the Green, Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave. 303-326-8630,
Cook Street
Today: “Italian Classics,” 6-9:30 p.m. $79; Monday: “Kitchen Basics,” 6-9:30 p.m. $69. Reservations required. 1937 Market St., 303-308-9300,
Seasoned Chef Cooking School
Saturday: “Culinary Techniques Series: Bread Baking Workshop,” 10 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. $60; Tuesday: “Mexican Light Workshop,” 6:30-9:30 p.m. $65. Reservations required. 999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, 303-377-3222,
South Denver Heart Center
Monday: Weekly health series wraps up with “Shake It Out Baby … How to take salt out of your diet!” Includes lecture and cooking demonstration. 11 a.m. Free. Reservations required. 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton, 303-744-3278,
Stir Cooking School
Saturday: “Super Bowl Party Prep: Appetizers and Cocktails,” 4 p.m. $75; Monday: “Cocktails at Home: Martinis and More,” 6:30 p.m. $55. Reservations required. 3215 Zuni St., 720-287-4823,
CONTESTS
Alexia Foods
Through March 1: Reinvent a Classic With Alexia, vote for a potato and seasoning pair, and then match it with a French-fry cut. The new Alexia fry chosen by the most consumers will be available in stores in fall 2011.
Best Teen Chef Competition
Through Feb. 4: High school seniors graduating in 2011 are invited to enter the Best Teen Chef Competition at The Art Institute of Colorado. Seniors must submit an entry and release form by Feb. 4. Deadline for complete entries into the competition is Feb. 25. Selected entrants will progress to the local cook- off competition April 30. 303-824-4901, 303-824-4846, pr.aspx?ID=AI2127
Folgers Jingle Contest
Through March 1: Individuals and groups of four or less are invited to submit video entries of their own original version of the “The Best Part of Wakin’ Up” jingle.
Healthy Kids Challenge — Middle School Culinary Contest
Through March 12: Healthy Kids Challenge and Del Monte present Stirring Up Better Health for Kids. Middle-school students are invited to develop or modify a recipe to make it healthier using Del Monte brand fruits, vegetables or tomatoes as a primary ingredient.
National Cornbread Cook-off
Through March 1: Accepting entries for original main dish corn bread recipes for the 15th annual National Cornbread Cook-Off, presented by Martha White and Lodge Cast Iron. Visit the website and click on “Promotions & News.”
Wahoo’s Fish Taco
Through Feb. 28: Create a 30-60 second jingle on the theme that Wahoo’s is “More than fish, more than tacos.” wahooscoloradofans
Wild Alaska Fish Taco Recipe Contest
Through Monday: The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute invites nonprofessional cooks to submit an original recipe using wild Alaskan seafood.
SAVE THE DATE
Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute Scholarship Endowment Dinner
Feb. 3: The Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute and Keystone and Breckenridge resorts present “A Celebration of Haute Cuisine,” a six-course dinner of food from various resort restaurants paired with wines from the International Wine Guild. 6-10 p.m. $165 ($100 of each ticket is tax-deductible). Proceeds benefit the student scholarship program at the college’s Culinary Institute at Keystone and Breckenridge resorts. Reservations required. Keystone Ranch Restaurant, 1437 County Road 150, Keystone, 970-947-8378, e-mail kbrubaker@colorado
Great Chefs of the West
Feb. 8: The National Kidney Foundation Serving Colorado, Montana and Wyoming presents the 28th annual Great Chefs of the West fundraiser, featuring hors d’oeuvres, entrees and desserts from several local restaurants and catering companies. Doors open at 6 p.m. A cocktail reception and silent auction begin at 6:30 p.m. Musical entertainment is Six Feet Under the Starz. Tickets are $150. Reservations required. Sponsorship and corporate tables available. Exdo Events Center, 1399 35th St.,
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