Vesta Wine Dinner, James Beard Award Season, Tasting at Cured

LODO —On November 4, Vesta Dipping Grill will host its final meal of the Beyond the Sauce Dinner series, with a dinner focused on sherry. A variety of sherries will be selected by Eric Dutton, Vesta's sommelier. Chef Brandon Foster will pair the selections with a tapas menu served in family-style setting. Seats are limited for this $85 per person dinner that includes a menu of 15 tapas with Sherry pairings. Make your reservation at 303.296.1970. [Eaterwire]

AWARDS SEASON — Nominations are now open for the 2013 James Beard Awards. You too can nominate your favorite chef, wine program, new restaurant or a place you think has the best service in the country. Books and media awards have one portal for nominations, while restaurants and chefs have their own, separate one. Send your favorites in. [Eaterwire]

BOULDER — On Saturday, October 27, Cured, the cheese, specialties, and sandwich shop, will host a Motherload Provisions Tasting from 12 to 3 p.m. Motherload Provisions, a Boulder family-run business, crafts gourmet hot sauces, BBQ sauces and Bloody Mary Mixes. [Eaterwire]

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