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Refugee benefit
There are more than 46,000 refugees living in Denver. , pairs refugees and cooks with local chefs to create special dishes this week (through Friday). A percentage of the proceeds from each dish sold will be donated to the African Community Center of Denver.
Restaurants include The Corner Office, Le Central, Lowry Beer Garden, the Ballpark Snooze, Appaloosa Grill, Aria Inspired Cuisine, Caveau Wine Bar, Vert Kitchen and Watercourse Foods. Kristen Browning-Blas, blogs.denverpost.com/food
Celebrity Chef Tour
Tonight, a group of Denver chefs will cook at Linger as part of the national . The proceeds go toward the James Beard Foundation in New York City, a nonprofit that promotes the craft of cooking.
The chefs: Eric Skokan, Black Cat Bistro; Frank Bonanno, Mizuna, Osteria Marco, and Russell’s Smokehouse; Samm Sherman, pastry chef at Root Down and Linger; Justin Cucci, chef/owner at Linger and Root Down; Ann Cooper, “The Renegade Lunch Lady”; Amanda Cohen, chef/owner at Dirt Candy, a vegetarian restaurant in New York City; and Daniel Asher, chef at Linger.
Tickets are $150, available at
Douglas Brown, blogs.denverpost.com/food
