Best Green Chili Contest, Trivia Night, Deb Perelman Talk

EAST COLFAX—On Saturday January 26 from 1 to 3 p.m, Steve's Snappin' Dogs. located at 3525 E. Colfax Avenue, will host the Best Tasting Green Chili Contest for Charity. Approximately one dozen restaurant will compete and be judges by a panel of local celebrity judges. The event will be broadcast live on the Gabby Gourmet Show on KHOW 630AM. For more information, visit chowdownforcharity.com

BOULDER— PastaVino, located at 1043 Pearl St. in Boulder, has appointed advanced sommelier and chef Kendra Anderson as wine program director and sommelier. In addition to her extensive experience in the food and wine industry, Anderson has written the weekly wine and lifestyle column Swirl Girl for Westword since 2010. [Eaterwire]

DTC/Lakewood— Baker Street Pub & Grill hosts a free weekly Trivia Night at both of its locations. Regulars and newcomers alike compete for bar tabs, free appetizers, gift certificates and other exciting prizes. Every Wednesdays at 6 p.m., the DTC Baker Street Pub & Grill located at 8101 E. Belleview Ave. welcomes trivia contestants who play for the a $100 cash prize; second place gets a $25 gift certificate. The other location, set at 7280 W. Alaska Drive in Lakewood hosts Trivia Night on Tuesdays starting at 9 p.m. [Eaterwire]

LODO— On Monday February 25 at 7:30 p.m., the downtown Tattered Cover, located at 1628 16th Street will host a talk, Q+A and book signing with Deb Perelman of the Smitten Kitchen. Note: The bookstore will give out free tickets for crowd control beginning at 6:30pm that evening. For more information, call 303.436.1070. [Eaterwire]

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