THIS WEEK
Celebrate National Apple Turnover Day (July 5), National Fried Chicken Day (July 6), National Strawberry Sundae Day (July 7), National Sugar Cookie Day (July 9), and National Blueberry Muffin Day (July 11).
FARMERS MARKETS
Fitz 21 Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays, 22nd Street and N. Ursula, Aurora
Havana Exchange Farmers Market, 10 a.m-3 p.m. Mondays, Havana and Yale, Aurora
Southwest Plaza Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Southwest Plaza, Littleton
FOOD CLASSES
The City of Aurora offers cooking classes at the Expo Recreation Center including Hand Roll Sushi Party for kids 12-16, July 31. Learn to make hand roll, California roll, miso soup and okonomiyaki. Information: auroragov.org/cooking
FESTIVALS AND FAIRS
Bastille Day Celebration, July 14, Denver Botanic Gardens. Information: afdenver.org. Details: French wine, Belgian beer and fare from Le Grand Bistro, Crêpes ’n Crêpes and other restaurants
Kyle’s Brew Fest, July 28, Boulder Beer Co., Boulder. Information: kylehollingsworth.com. Details: Taste String Cheese Incident’s Kyle Hollingsworth’s summer seasonal beer, Hoopla Pale Ale, plus 60 local and national craft brews
Colorado Irish Festival, July 13-15, Clement Park, Littleton. Information: coloradoirishfestival.org. Details: Sample traditional Irish fare
Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, July 28-29, Sloan’s Lake, Denver. Information: cdbf.org. Details: Unmatched gathering of diverse Asian cuisines to taste in one place
Denver County Fair, Aug. 10-12, National Western Complex, Denver. Information: denvercountyfair.org. Details: Start planning to enter your best food items in the fair’s contests
Cherry Creek North Food & Wine, Aug. 11, Denver. Information: cherryarts.org/foodandwine. Details: Cooking classes, wine dinners at restaurants, an outdoor grand tasting and appropriate beverages
TICKET ALERT
The big Great American Beer Festival does not take place until Oct. 11-13 at the Colorado Convention Center. However, tickets in recent years have sold out completetly well ahead of the event. Tickets go on sale Aug. 2. Information: greatamericanbeerfestival.com. (Photo courtesy Brewers Association)
ON THE RADIO
The Restaurant Show, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, 950 AM and 103.1 FM. Details: Warren Byrne takes calls on the longest-running local dining show
Gabby Gourmet, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays, KHOW, 630 AM. Details: Restaurant guide book author Pat Miller talks eateries
COLORADO FOOD INFORMATION
To find farmers markets across the state visit coloradofarmers.org/marketfind.htm and denverfarmersmarket.com/locations.htm
For more information about food events, festivals, tastings, tours, markets and more, visit Colorado Table: aurorasentinel.com/colorado-table
Visit Aurora has made it a little bit easier to find information about eateries in the city with its new restaurant search engine at: visitaurora.com/places-to-eat
Send information about food events, classes, festivals, wine dinners and tours in the metro area and all over Colorado to: [email protected]
• If you love the Aurora’s world of dining, be sure to vote soon for your favorite thin-crust pizza, sushi, brunch, steaks, barbecue ribs, Korean BBQ, supermarket, wine list and bakery in the city in the Aurora Sentinel’s debut Grade A Awards. Look for the online ballot at:
www.aurorasentinel.com/grade-a-ballot/
