Author: By TERESA J. FARNEY
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Club W event in Denver offers a fun wine experience
Club W is an online wine community dedicated to taking the hassle, guesswork and pretentiousness out of enjoying a great bottle of wine at a reasonable price. They will hostUnwined, A Wine Party Without the Rules at the Exdo Event Center, 1399 35th St. in Denver. It’s 7-10 p.m. July 21 and 11 a.m.-2 p.m.…
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Celebrate Bastille Day at La Baguette French Bistro
La Baguette French Bistro, 4440 N. Chestnut St., will celebrate Bastille Day with specials for breakfast, lunch and dinner July 14. In the morning, 7:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. get 10 percent off any entrée that has the word “French” in it. Lunch, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., you can get a three-course prix fix menu for…
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ON FOOD: Tips on garlic safety that don’t involve mouthwash
What do you do with three pounds of fresh peeled garlic cloves? That’s a question a lot of Costco shoppers probably ask themselves as they fill up their carts with bargains in restaurant-size proportions. So, there I was, pondering how I’d justify not being able to resist the three-pound bag of Christopher Ranch peeled garlic for…
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TERESA’S PICK: Adopt a fire fighter fundraiser
Do something nice a firefighter at McCabe’s Tavern, 520 S. Tejon St. They’re offering the “Adopt a Firefighter” program: When you buy a Green Chili Mac & Cheese dinner for $8.95, McCabe’s will match the cost toward a meal for a fire fighter. Don’t have time to stop in? You can donate online. Call 633-3300, Visit…
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Free pizza offered to returning Rockrimmon evacuees
Domino’s Pizza, 205 Rockrimmon Blvd., has reopened and is offering a free medium pepperoni pizza to any resident of the evacuated area 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Call 260-9595.
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ON FOOD: Time to get recipes ready for Colorado State Fair contests
Jessica Stone doesn’t consider herself a talented cooking contester, but her list of wins from the Colorado State Fair cooking events would demonstrate otherwise. A court runner for a law firm by day, Stone started entering cooking contests at the state fair in 2010. That year she won a second place ribbon in the Themed…
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TABLE TALK: Taco Bell thinks outside the menu with new gourmet selections
Taco Bell has put down the guacamole gun and is backing away. That’s thanks to Lorena Garcia, a Miami-based chef who has been a restaurant owner, TV celebrity chef and cookbook author. She has taken on the challenge of creating a new menu option, Cantina Bell, for the chain. “When I accepted the job I…
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NEW HOME COOKING: Tea, scones and music served by harpist-cook
Editor’s note:This is the third in a series of stories about local women pushing the envelope of home cooking. Kathleen Boléyn, owner of Enchanted Strings, is a professional harpist who happens to serve afternoon tea at the concerts she gives in her home. She has played the harp for 25 years, and performed with the Pikes…
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Steve Weber is new executive chef at Garden of the Gods Club
Steve Weber has left his executive chef position at Walter’s Bistro. If you are a member of the Gardens of the Gods Club, you will find him heading up the culinary team at that kitchen. “The Garden of the Gods Club was the first place I sent an application to when I knew we were…
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Olde Town Creperie is on the move to farmers markets
Olde Town Creperie has summer hours and new locations: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays in the Big Lots parking lot at Union Boulevard and Academy Boulevard; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays at Miller Farm’s market at Town Center (South Carefree Avenue and North Powers Boulevard); 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays at the Broadmoor farmers market, 315 Lake…