Food calendar

Food Calendar

This week

Tahona Tequila Bistro, 1035 Pearl St. in Boulder, offers a Meal and a marg special on Tuesdays, which features a two-course meal with your choice of selected appetizers and entrées for $18, with a free margarita. Call 303-938-9600.

Q's Restaurant in the Hotel Boulderado is offering a three plates prix fixe dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. nightly. Diners may choose any three plates from the dinner and dessert menus. Cost is $35. Call 303-442-4880.

Black Cat Bistro, 1964 13th St., Boulder, is offering Sunday Dirt Dinners featuring seasonal produce from Chef Eric Skokan's garden. A complementary bottle of wine is served with two dinner orders. Cost is $38. Reservations are recommended. Call 303-444-5500 or visit www.blackcatboulder.com.

John's Restaurant, 2328 Pearl St. in Boulder, will offer a three-course prix fixe dinner every Wednesday with wine pairings for an additional charge. Cost is $33, plus wine pairings for $27. Call 303-444-5232 or visit www.johnsrestaurantboulder.com.

The Boulder County Farmers' Market, 13th Street and Canyon Boulevard in Boulder runs 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays through Nov. 1 and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 1.

The Longmont Farmers' Market, Boulder County Fairgrounds at Hover Road and Boston Avenue in Longmont runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m Saturdays through Oct. 25.

The Louisville Farmers' Market at Walnut and Front streets, Louisville runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 25.

Local and regional farmers and Twenty Ninth Street restaurants will offer Market Fresh Sundays at 10 a.m. Sundays through Oct. 26. Call 303-444-0722.

The Niwot Natural Farmer's Market runs Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon through September. The market features fresh produce, cheeses, breads and even homemade rootbeer. 7980 Niwot Road.

The Lafayette Farmers Market run 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays at 309 S. Public Road and W. Chester St.

Classes

Royal Bengal Catering owner and chef Roma Mukherjee Melrose offers classes at 6940 N. 63rd St. Classes are 6:30 to 10 p.m. Oct. 14 and 16 is Mixed Vegetable Bhujias or Dumplings in a Mint Chutney Sauce, Vegetable Basmati Rice Biriyani with Spinach, Kale and Red Swiss Chard, Watermelon Curry from Rajasthan, India, Cholay, Garbanzo Bean Curry and Pineapple Pudding. Oct. 21 and 23 is Vegetarian Spring Rolls, Chili Chicken, Pork Chow Mein, Fried Rice, and Fruit Custard recipes from the Chinatown in Kolkata, India. Oct. 28 and 30 is Home-style Italian Bread, Pomodoro or Tomato Soup, Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo, Eggplant Rigatoni Pasta and Chocolate Cake.Cost is $65. For more information, call 303-530-0944.

What's Cooking, 95th Street and Arapahoe in Lafayette, offers classes. Worldly Travel via your Stomach is Thursday. Cost is $40. For more information, call 303-666-0300.

Plan Ahead

Oskar Blues Brewery and Longmont's Sugarbeet bistro, 101 Pratt St. in Longmont, will hold a beer dinner at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7. at the restaurant. Cost is $50, inclusive. Call 303-651-3330.

The Kitchen [Upstairs], 1039 Pearl St., will host a five-course Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal Dinner with Avery, Allagash, Dogfish Head, Port Brewing and Russian River brewing companies at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8.Cost is $100, inclusive.Call 303-544-5973 or e-mail Ray Decker at ray@thekitchencafe.com.