Don't miss these top Denver restaurant specials, chef's dinners, takeout deals, online programming and other food and drink happenings from February 22 to 26, 2021.
Linnea Covington
Wednesday, February 17
National Drink Wine Day technically falls on February 18, but you know the tea: Since March 17, 2020,
every day has been National Drink Wine Day. So we re not going to complain too much about the fact that the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board is hosting a livestream in honor of the day 24 hours early especially not since the event also honors Black History Month. Black sommeliers Kendra Anderson (formerly the owner of Bar Helix) and William Davis will join Denver author, certified barbecue judge and current CWIDB member Adrian Miller for a tasting of the Centennial State s wines, as well as discussion about racial diversity and equity in the wine industry. Register for the free webinar on Zoom, or watch it live on the Board s Facebook page.
Wednesday, January 20 On Wednesday, January 20, Denver soul food and barbecue expert Adrian Miller is celebrating the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris with Presidential Soul: A Virtual Presidential Inauguration Event. Attendees will get recipes for four tribute menus being prepared by chefs around the country; music and dancing; discussions with Black chefs who worked for previous presidential administrations and were subjects of Miller s second book,
The President s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families From the Washingtons to the Obamas; and author Jesse J. Holland, who s written two books on the history of enslaved people in Washington, D.C., and the White House. Buy your ticket ($46 before January 15, $70 after) on Eventbrite, where you can also find the program for the entire evening, starting at 6:40 p.m. A portion of ticket sales goes to food-related organizations benefiting BIPOC people, including the food-studies p