This is the week to celebrate Strawberry Cream Pie Day (Sept. 28) which goes well with either National Coffee Day (Sept. 29) or National Hot Mulled Apple Cider Day (Sept. 30). Also: World Vegetarian Day (Oct. 1), National Fried Scallops Day (Oct. 2) and National Caramel Custard Day (Oct. 3)
• Hangar 2 Lowry Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Hangar 2. Information: hangar2lowry.com. Details: Sept. 29 is the final day for this farmers market this year
COMING FOODIE EVENTS
• Feed Your Soul: Stories from the Kitchen, Oct. 7, Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Tickets: storiesonstage.org; 303-494-0523. Details: Actors read from culinary literature including “The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef” by Gabrielle Hamilton, “A Really Big Lunch” by Jim Harrison, “Yancey’s Red Hots” by Wright Thompson, “A Rat in My Soup” by Peter Hessler and Saints, “Cakes and Redemption” by Allison Parker
• 4th Annual Colorado Cheese Festival, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Oct. 7, El Jebel Event Center, Denver. Information: cocheesefest.com. Details: Cheese-sampling (plus other artisan foods) mozzarella-making demo, chocolate and cheese pairing, wine and cheese pairing, and the grilled cheese challenge. Participating Colorado cheese companies include MouCo, James Ranch, Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy, Jumpin’ Good Goat Dairy, Fruition Farms, Avalanche Cheese Company, and Cozy Cow Dairy.
• Taste of the Nation, Oct. 14, Mile High Station, Denver. Information: https://ce.strength.org/events/taste-nation-denver. Details: The local event of this Denver-born national hunger relief benefit features samples from 30 Colorado restaurants, food trucks, mixologists, wineries, and craft breweries.
• Classic Pastries and Pies, Oct. 27, Expo Recreation Center, 10955 E. Exposition Ave., Aurora. Information: auroragov.org/cooking. Details: Learn some baking fundamentals including pie crusts, choux pastry, custards, ganache and fruit fillings.
• Top Chef Season 10, premiers Nov. 7, Bravo network. Information: bravotv.com. Details: Three local chefs have been chosen to compete: Jorel Pierce, Euclid Hall, Denver; Tyler Wiard, Elway’s, Denver; and Eliza Gavin, South Oak Bistro, Telluride
• Denver’s Best Street Food Trucks, Oct. 7, Olinger Moore Howard Parking Lot, Denver. Information: facebook.com/pages/A-Gourmet-Food-Truck-Festival/47941002207884. Details: Food trucks include Capt’n Crabby, Hey Pb&J, Crock Spot, Good Food, Street Eats, Aikopops, Tasterie Truck, Bonaquisti and Left Hand Brewing
• Tea with Amelia Earhart, 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 6, Aurora History Museum, 15051 E. Alameda Parkway, Aurora. Reservations: auroramuseum.org. Details: Kids eight and older get to have tea with an Amelia Earhart recreator and hear her story
• Cultivate Festival, Oct. 6, City Park, Denver. Information: https://chipotle.com/cultivate/Denver.aspx. Information: Sustainability fair features music, games, farm-to-table chefs’ cooking demos and a first local taste of fare from Chipotle’s new Shophouse Southeast Asian Kitchen which is only open in the Washington D.C. area.
FOOD RADIO SHOWS
• The Splendid Table, 2 p.m. Sundays, KUNC, 91.5 FM and streaming at kunc.org. Details: Host Lynne Rossetto Kasper, a former Colorado caterer, 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
• The Main Course, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, KEZW, 1430 AM. Details: Host Elizabeth Woessner talks food and dining with guests and callers
Send information about food events, classes, festivals, wine dinners and tours in the metro area and all over Colorado to: lehndorffj@aol.com