Events
Amato’s Alehouse
May 14: Four-course Barrel-Aged Beer Dinner with Breckenridge Brewery and River North Brewery, 6 p.m. $50. Reservations required. 2501 16th St., 303-433-9734, alehousedenver.com
Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
May 16: “Jazz … Wine … & Walking Tour,” 5-8 p.m. The library is the start of a tour, choose self-guided or group, to 20 historic markers and businesses on Welton Street. Each location will have “sips of wine” and/or a snack. A VIP reception at the library wraps up the festivities. Tickets are $20, in advance or at the door. Tickets may also be purchased online as part of the VIP Package for the Five Points Jazz Festival (May 17). 2401 Welton St., 501 16th St., artsandvenues.com/fivepointsjazz
Bones
May 14: Five-course Sake Dinner with Rumiko Obata of Obata Shuzo Brewery in Niigata, Japan, 6:30 p.m. $75. Reservations required. 701 Grant St., 303-860-2929, bonesdenver.com
Frasca Food and Wine
May 15: Four-course Crystal Springs Brewing Beer Dinner, 6:30 p.m. $125. Reservations required, e-mail erin@frascafoodandwine.com; May 19:Weekly four-course dinner series continues with ArPePe with Isabella Pelizzatti Perego. $50 per person; wine pairings additional $45-$50. Reservations required. 1738 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-442-6966, frascafoodandwine.com
Luca d’Italia
May 15: Four-course Wine Dinner with Maculan Winery from Breganze Vicenza, Italy, and special guest Angela Maculan, 6:30 p.m. $85. Reservations required. 711 Grant St., 303-832-6600, lucadenver.com
The Margarita at Pine Creek
May 15: Hungarian Winemakers Dinner with the owner/winemaker from Kovacs Nimrod Winery near Budapest, Hungary, 6:30 p.m. $60. Call for reservations. 7350 Pine Creek Road, Colorado Springs, 719-598-8667
BENEFITS
730 South Bar & Grill
May 15: “Feasting for Felines” benefit for the Cat Care Society, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Visit the website for the required flyer and the restaurant will donate 20 percent of your check to the Cat Care Society that helps abandoned, abused and injured cats. 730 S. University Blvd., 303-744-1888,
OPENINGS
Modmarket
May 20: The farm-fresh eatery opens an eighth Colorado location with a store in Highlands Ranch. 537 W. Highlands Ranch Parkway, Highlands Ranch, 303-683-3369, modmarket.com
Panera
May 19: The bakery-cafe opens its 34th Colorado location with a restaurant in Northglenn that also features a drive-thru. Doors open at 6 a.m. The first 1,000 guests inside receive a free coffee tumbler with free brewed coffee refills through June 15. Each of the first 1,000 guests inside the bakery-cafe and the first 200 drive-thru customers will receive a free Cinnamon Crunch Bagel (while supplies last). From May 19-26, guests may enter a contest to win a $100 Panera Gift Card. Webster Lake Promenade Shopping Center, 120th and Grant, Northglenn, panera-colorado.com
FARMERS MARKETS
Colorado Fresh Markets Saturday: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 25, Cherry Creek Shopping Center, East First Avenue and University Boulevard. 303-442-1837, coloradofreshmarkets.com
Classes
Almost Vegan Cooking
May 17: Raising the Salad Bar, 10 a.m.-noon, $49. Reservations required. 16504 E. Dorado Ave., Centennial, 303-699-8661, almostvegancookingschool.com
Cook Street School
May 14: Cooking with Herbs and Spices, 6-9:30 p.m. $89; May 15: A World of Taste: New Orleans, 6-9:30 p.m. $89; May 16: Culinary Date Night, 6-9:30 p.m. $89 per person; May 17: Mexican Street Food, 6-9:30 p.m. $89; May 20: French Bistro Classics, 6-9:30 p.m. $89; May 20 and 27: Restaurant Decoded, 6-9:30 p.m. $189, a two-part class where participants meet one night at a restaurant (Gallo di Nero, 1135 Bannock St.) and one night at the school. Reservations required. 1937 Market St., 303-308-9300, cookstreet.com
Kitchen Table Cooking
May 14: Croissants & Danishes, 6-9 p.m. $80; Wine Foundations Class: The Land of the Rhone Ranger, California’s Central Coast, 6-8 p.m. $55; May 17: Fish 101, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $80; Regions of France: Paris Bistro Favorites, 6-9 p.m. $95; May 18: Baking with Altitude, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $80; May 19: The Island Empire of Greece with special guests from Pavlidi’s Estate and Gentilini Winery, 6-10 p.m. $100; May 20: Foraged Flavor with Hunt & Gather Wildcrafted Foods, 6-9 p.m. $95. Reservations required. 6380 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Suite 108A, Greenwood Village, 303-220-9769, kitchentablegv.com
South Denver Heart Center
May 14: Heart Smart Foods, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Reservations requested. 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton, 303-744-1065, southdenver.com
SAVE THE DATE
Tuscany Culinary & Cycling Trip
Sept. 20-27: Fabio Flagiello, owner and executive chef of PastaVino in Boulder, and Timmy Duggan, former national champion and Olympic cyclist, are co-hosting a culinary and cycling trip in Tuscany, Italy. Costs vary, discount before May 15. RSVP by e-mail to flagichef1@gmail.com or timmy@justgoharder.com
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