Events
Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival
Jan. 9-11: Fourteenth annual festival includes seminars, workshops, dinners, competitions and more along with the chance to sample more than 375 craft and specialty beers with brewmasters and industry professionals. Proceeds benefit the Vail Valley Charitable Fund that helps those with financial needs due to medical catastrophes, accidents or long-term illnesses. Vail Cascade Resort, 1300 Westhaven Drive,Vail, bigbeersfestival.com, vailcascade.com
The Corner Office
Offering two happy hours with food and drink specials including a Punch Bowl for a group of four or more, 3-6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to close. 1401 Curtis St., 303-825-6500, thecornerofficedenver.com
Frasca Food and Wine
Jan. 13: Weekly four-course dinner series continues with Wines of Pio Cesare with Pio Boffa. $50; wine pairings additional $45-$50. Reservations required. 1738 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-442-6966, frascafoodandwine.com
Oak at Fourteenth
Jan. 13: Ninth annual Pinot Posse Dinner, multi-course pinot noir winemaker dinner, 6:30 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner. $150. Reservations required. 1400 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-3622
Tamayo
Through March 31: Mole Festival includes a special menu with chef recommendations. 1400 Larimer St., 720-946-1433, richardsandoval.com
BENEFITS
Dine Out for Earth
Jan. 12: A celebration of the local-food movement includes celebrity chef Charlie Ayers and local top chefs including Tom Coohill (Coohills), Charlie Ayers (Calafia Cafe), Troy Guard (TAG), Justin Brunson (Old Major), Daniel Asher (Root Down/Linger) and Bob Blair (Fuel Cafe) preparing a six-course meal of local food along with beer from the Great Divide Brewery, wines from The Infinite Monkey Theorem and cocktails from Roundhouse Spirits, 6-9:30 p.m. Music and a silent auction are also included. $85, $125 at the door (if available). Rock the Earth is a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization. Coohills, 1400 Wewatta St.,
Trattoria Stella — Colfax
Jan. 12: “Feasting for Felines” benefit for the Cat Care Society, 5-9 p.m. Tell your server you are there to support the Cat Care Society, and the restaurant will donate 10 percent of your check to the nonprofit that works to improve the quality of life for homeless, injured and abused cats. 3201 E. Colfax Ave., catcaresociety.org, trattoriastella.squarespace.com
Classes
Ashley Famous Cooking
Through Feb. 28: Bread Making 101, Croissants and Puff Pastry, and Eastern European Savory Delights cooking-class parties in the school or your home. Dates and fees vary. Reservations required. 8101 E. Dartmouth Ave., 720-535-4934, ashleyfamouscooking.com
City of Aurora
Jan. 9: New Year’s Resolution Revolution, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $60, $46 residents; Jan. 10: Couples Cook: Friday Five Some Like It Hot, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $69, $53 residents (per person), $119, $99 residents (per couple); Jan. 11: Knife Skills, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $90, $70 residents; Jan. 14: Wine Tasting, Like That, Try This, 7-8:30 p.m. $31, $24 residents (this tasting is at the Summer Valley Recreation Center, 17400 E. Lehigh Place). Reservations required.Kitchen on the Green, Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., 303-326-8630, auroragov.org/recreation
Cook Street School Jan. 9: A World of Taste: India, 6-9:30 p.m. $89; Jan. 10: Steaks and Spirits, 6-9:30 p.m. $99; Jan. 10: Wine 101: A Guided Tasting, 6-8:30 p.m. $59; Jan. 14: New American Cuisine, 6-9:30 p.m. $89; Jan. 15: Molecular Gastronomy, 6-9:30 p.m. $99. Reservations required. 1937 Market St., 303-308-9300, cookstreet.com
Kitchen Table Cooking
Jan. 8: Wine Foundations: Wine 101, 6-8 p.m. $55; Baking with Altitude, 6-9 p.m. $80; Jan. 9: Ocean’s Catch of the Day: Alaskan Sable Fish, 6-9 p.m. $95; Jan. 11: Soups and Stocks, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $80; Couples’ Class: Cozy Nights, 6-9 p.m. $240 per couple; Jan. 12: Teen Cuisine: Sharpen Your Wits, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $80; Jan. 13: Meatless Monday: Southern Italy, 6-9 p.m. $80; Jan. 14: Fish 101, 6-9 p.m. $80. Reservations required. 6380 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Suite 108A, Greenwood Village, 303-220-9769, kitchentablegv.com
South Denver Heart Center
Jan. 8: Heart Healthy nutrition class and demonstration: After the Holidays, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Reservations requested. 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton, 303-744-1065, southdenver.com
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