Joseph Coleman, owner of The Blue Star, 1645 S. Tejon St., is wrapping up a month of specials celebrating 20 years in business. Tuesday is Date Night, where you can enjoy an entree deal in the lounge: buy one, get another for half price. Free Blue Star Cookbooks go to the first 20 guests through the door on Wednesday. September also has featured Throwback Thursday in the lounge, where you could get old-time favorites like almond rosemary-crusted salmon and spicy Asian noodle bowl. On Saturday there’s 20 percent off the reserved wine collection.

And, as always throughout the year, you can get half-price bottles of wine on Sundays.

Details: 632-1086, thebluestar.net.

Swirl and sip

There will be a blind wine-tasting class offered at Swirl Wine Bar, 717 Manitou Ave., at 5 p.m. Oct. 4. This will be the first of a series that will be held the first Sunday of the month. Blind tasting, also called deductive tasting, is where you use sight, smell and taste to determine wine varietal, region, climate and even producer.

Cost is $35 per person. You’ll sample five fine wines with a cheese and meat plate and receive instruction from the store’s sommelier. Reservations required. Details: 685-2294, swirlismy bar.com.

‘KVOR Table Talk’

Guests on the “KVOR Table Talk” radio show at 1 p.m. Saturday:

– Eric Brenner, executive chef at Colorado Mountain Brewery, talks about the transformation of the brewery’s menu to reflect the taste of Colorado. He will give away two $50 gift cards to the restaurant during the radio show.

Details: multiple locations, cmbrew.com.

– Shannon Moore, managing partner for Colorado Springs Bone Fish Grill, 5102 N. Nevada Ave., talks about new menu items and specials. Details: 598-0826, bonefishgrill.com.

– Jay Warwick, president of HuHot Mongolian Grill, talks about HuHot Cares, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday, when 100 percent of sales will go to The Home Front Cares organization, which provides support and grants for Colorado’s service members, veterans and family members who have been impacted by deployment in harm’s way. Wear a fu manchu mustache Monday and receive a free order of egg rolls. HuHot has restaurants at 5843 Constitution Ave. and 7790 N. Academy Blvd. Visit huhot.com.

– Brandon DelGrosso, owner and roaster at SwitchBack Roasters, 330 N. Institute St., talks about the coffee roasting method he uses and the types of coffee he makes. He will also tell us about the transformation of Fifty Fifty Coffee House, which is attached to the coffee roasting facility.

Details: 581-9478, switchback roasters.com.

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