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December has arrived, bringing with it a host of holiday-related events. You can buy food-related gifts for everyone on your list, travel back in time at The Fort (above), enjoy an elegant tea or throw yourself into a festivus for the rest of us. Keep reading for a taste of what’s on the culinary calendar this week…
See also: Sweet Times for D Bar: A Second Helping of Cafe Society, November 24-28
Monday, December 1
From 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today, the southern Snooze will donate a portion of its sales to benefit the Parade of Lights, which will take place downtown this Friday. For more information, visit snoozeeatery.com.
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Frasca Food and Wine is holding its Monday Night Wine Dinner of the year. Brett Zimmerman, Craig Lewis and Matt Cain made a few barrels of wine from sites in Santa Barbara last fall and, given the the timing of its conception, named the resulting wine Flood. Frasca’s chefs will offer a prix fixe four-course tasting menu for $50 alongside the optional wine flight, ranging from $40 to $50 and featuring Flood. For reservations, call Frasca at 303-442-6966.
Tuesday, December 2
The Fort is holding a Holiday Auction Party benefiting Tesoro Cultural Center from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight. Entry is free with a suggested $25 donation for an evening filled with music, art, jewelry, dancing, a cash bar and delicious hearty appetizers, compliments of The Fort. For more information, click here.
Cook Street School of Fine Cooking hosts a Culinary Date Night from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at which you can cook up more than delicious dishes. Two glasses of wine (one white and one red) are included with the meal =- and you can now purchase an additional bottle of wine for $29! Price per person (not couple) is $89; find more information here.
Wednesday, December 3
Cherokee Ranch and Castle will host a Holiday Tea at the Castle at 2 p.m. today. Tea will feature seasonal fare ranging from pumpkin scones and carrot-cake bites to turkey-and-cranberry sliders and caramels; there will even be a take-home treat. Tea is $45; for more information click here.
The Seasoned Chef hosts a Festive Party Food and Drink Pairings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight, inviting everyone into the kitchen to cook, nibble, clink and toast as chef Andrew focuses on food and drink pairings to enhance your next holiday get-together. Tuition is $80; register here.
Museo de las Americas will present Mezcal: Culture, Heritage and Tradition, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today. There will be a tasting and a presentation of mezcal, an agave spirit, by master mezcalier Sergio Inurrigarro. The tasting is $10; for more information, visit museo.org.
Thursday, December 4
Wash Park Studio is the site of the Colorado Micro Market hosted by RadCraft from 4 to 9 p.m. today. The market will feature over a dozen local merchants, craft beer, food samples, complimentary gift wrapping and more. For a list of the participating vendors and more, head over to coloradomicromarket.com.
The Good Fellas of Beer Dinner will start at 6 p.m. at Session Kitchen. Chef Scott Parker will prepare the five-course meal, which will be paired with beers from local breweries including Breckenridge, Elevation, Odell and Boulevard, plus a surprise beer cocktail. The dinner costs $60; call Session Kitchen at 720-763-3387 to make a reservation.
Friday, December 5
The Event Center at Rembrandt Yard in Boulder will be soaked in local suds from 7 to 10 p.m. tonight. The Boulder Festivus is Boulder’s only beer festival that features just breweries with a Boulder address. This festivus for the rest of us is $40; learn more by clicking here.
For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings — and if you have information for a culinary event you’d like included in our online calendar, send it to cafe@westword.com.
