WHAT’S COOKING

CLASSES

ONGOING

Chefs — 5070 Centennial Blvd. Classes are 6-8 p.m. unless noted. Registration required: 272-2700.• “Handmade Goat Cheese,” 6-8 p.m. Monday, $65.“Cooking Naturally” with Lauren Stuart, Ph.D — For location and registration call 527-9356 or go to www.learnnaturalfoods.com.• “Autumn’s Best Fruit and Vegetables,” 7-10 p.m. Thursday, $50.Culinary School of the Rockies — 637 S. Broadway, Suite H, Boulder. Registration required: 1-303-494-7988, 1-877-249-0305 or www.cookingschoolrockies.com• “Mexican Home Cooking,” 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday, $95.• “Pasta from Scratch,” 5:30-9:30 p.m. Monday, $95.Garden of the Gods Gourmet — 2528 W. Cucharras St. Registration required: www.godsgourmet.com/signup.php or 471-2799.• “Sauces,” 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday and Nov. 3, $75.• “Bread Beginnings,” 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 28, $40.International Wine Guild — Metropolitan State College, Auraria Campus, Plaza Building, Auraria Parkway, Denver. All classes are 6:30-9:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Call for costs. Registration required: 1-303-296-3966 or www.internationalwineguild.com.• “Event and Party Planning,” Thursday.• “Pinot Noir,” Friday.• “Intro to Wine and Food Pairing,” Oct. 28.The Seasoned Chef — 999 Jasmine St., Suite 100, Denver. Registration required: 1-303-377-3222 or www.theseasonedchef.com.• “Surf and Turf,” 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, $70.• “Culinary Techniques Series – Italian Cuisine,” 6:30-9:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, $140.• “Culinary Techniques Series – Mastering Sauces,” 6-9:30 p.m. Oct. 28, $68.Slice of Life Cakes — 818 Village Center Drive. Registration required: 290-7086.• “Fake it with Fondant,” 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, $30.

EVENTS

Friday

Seventh annual wine and cheese fundraiser for Women Partnering — 5-7:30 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi, 2650 Parish View, $25 per person. Reservations: 593-0378.“A Wine Tasting in Three Acts” — Opera and wines, 6 p.m., Alliance Francaise de Denver, 571 Galapago St., Denver, $25-$30. Reservations required: 1-303-831-0304 or www.afdenver.org.“Wines and Roses” — Wine-tasting hosted by the Tri-Lakes Women’s Club, 6:30-10 p.m., Air Force Academy, Blue and Silver Press Box, Air Force Academy, $50. Reservations: 488-2124.

Saturday

Murder mystery dinner show – “Chicago Style” — 6 p.m., Metropolis Supper Club, 1201 W. Colorado Ave., $30. Reservations: 227-9888.

Saturday and Sunday

California wine tasting — 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Powers Liquor Mart, 5847 Palmer Park Blvd., free. Registration required: 596-4700.

Oct. 28

“Wednesday Wine Tasting – Scary Wines” — 6:30 p.m., The Blue Star, 1645 S. Tejon St., $30 includes four wines and four tapas. Reservations: 632-1086.Wine dinner — Four-course dinner, 7 p.m., Joseph’s, 1606 S. Eighth St., $60 per person. Reservations: 630-3631.“Wine and Fondue Feast” — Three fondue courses and six wine, The Melting Pot, 30-A E. Pikes Peak Ave. Call for times, $55 per person including tax and gratuity. Reservations: 385-0300.

Send information at least two weeks in advance: fax 636-0202; or e-mail carlotta.olson@gazettedev.gazette.com.

Dawn Brazuk, of New Tripoli, Pa., pledges for a year to only eat food produced within 125 miles of her house. She has been growing and buying locally-grown foods, preparing and preserving them. Photo by McClatchy Newspapers