Food Calendar: Plan ahead for tea, peach and beer festivals and National Eat Beans Day

THIS WEEK

National Ice Cream Soda Day (June 30), National Chocolate Wafer Day (July 3), National Eat Beans Day (July 3), National Barbecued Spareribs Day (July 4) and National Caesar Salad Day (July 4)

FOOD CLASSES

The City of Aurora offers cooking classes at the Expo Recreation Center including: American Pie (ages 7 to 12), June 14; Barbeque Texas Style, June 23 (including brisket. spareribs, chicken, sides and sauces. Information: auroragov.org/ThingsToDo/Recreation/Cooking/index.htm

ON THE RADIO

Radio Nibbles, 8:25 a.m. Thursdays, KGNU (88.5 FM, 1390 AM, and kgnu.org). Details: Colorado Table Editor John Lehndorff talks about food and life

COLORADO FOOD INFORMATION

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

FARMERS’ MARKETS

An array of beets (above) were available June 25 at the Havana Exchange Farmer’s Market near South Havana Street and East Yale Ave.  (Photo: Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)

Fitzsimons Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays, 22nd Street and N. Ursula, Aurora

Southwest Plaza Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Southwest Plaza, Littleton

To find more farmers’ markets across the state visit coloradofarmers.org/marketfind.htm and denverfarmersmarket.com/locations.htm.

Send information about upcoming Colorado food events and classes to jlehndorff@aurorasentinel.com

COMING UP

13th Annual Rocky Mountain Tea Festival, July 28-29, Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse, Boulder. Information: boulderteahouse.com/rocky-mountain-tea-festival. Details: seminars, tea dinner, kids’ tea parties, Tea and Cocktails class

Palisade Peach Festival, Aug. 16-19, Palisade. Information: palisadepeachfest.com.Details: All things peaches although this year the crop will be in early

Great American Beer Festival, Oct. 11-13, Colorado Convention Center, Denver. Information: greatamericanbeerfestival.com. Details: Tickets – which always sell-out early – on sale Aug. 2
Start practicing and sweating now for the competitive jalapeno eating contest at the Chile and Frijoles Festival Sept. 23-25 in  Pueblo. Information: pueblochilefestivalinfo.com. (Courtesy photo)