Food Day 2012, Oct. 24, Denver Botanic Gardens. Information: botanicgardens.org. Details: All-day free festival with cooking demos for adults and kids, nutrition experts, and food film screenings
FOOD CLASSES
Couples Cook: Beer and Fondue, Nov. 16, Expo Recreation Center, Aurora. Information: auroragov.org/cooking. Details: Adult cooking class features cheese fondue and chocolate fondue matched with appropriate brews
UPCOMING EVENTS
14th Annual Beaujolais and Beyond Food & Wine Festival, Nov. 15, Infinity Park Event Center, Glendale. Information: https://beaujolais.rmfacc.org. Details: French fare from 20 Colorado chefs and tastings of the 2012 Beaujolais Nouveau
Around the World in 80 Sips, Oct. 26, Mile High Station, Denver. Information: bottlenotes.com. Details: Taste wines from France, South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Spain and the U.S.
A World of Dumplings, Nov. 3 or Dec. 22, Colorado Free University Lowry, near 1st & Quebec. Information: freeu.com. Details: Robin Vives teaches a hands-on class in making sweet or savory, steamed, boiled, or fried dumplings from Asia and Europe
FOOD RADIO SHOWS
The Splendid Table, 2 p.m. Sundays, KUNC, 91.5 FM and streaming at kunc.org. Details: Former Denver cooking teacher Lynne Rossetto Kasper shares her passion for the wide world of food on this NPR program.
Culinary Connectors, 2 p.m. Saturdays, 760 AM. Details: Becky Creighton hosts a chat about food and wine attractions in the metro area
FARMERS MARKETS
Southwest Plaza Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays through Oct., Southwest Plaza, Littleton
Highlands Ranch Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. at Town Center South.
COLORADO FOOD INFO
Fall festivals: Colorado pumpkin patches, raodside stands, cider sources, farmers markets and other agritourism events: coloradoagriculture.com/farmfresh
Colorado beer bulletin board: Catch up with the latest news and photos from the state’s many breweries at: pinterest.com/visitcolorado/breweries-in-colorado
Let us know: Send information about food events, classes, festivals, wine dinners and tours in the metro area and all over Colorado to: jlehndorff@aol.com