Today: Get schooled at Expo Recreation Center or Seasoned Chef Cooking School

Hey, parents: Are you already hearing that dreaded summer chorus, "I'm bo-o-o-ored!" No need to put up with whining any longer: The City of Aurora is offering a kids' cooking class, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. today. Open to kids ages six to twelve,...

By Amber Taufen

July 6, 2010

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Hey, parents: Are you already hearing that dreaded summer chorus, "I'm bo-o-o-ored!" No need to put up with whining any longer: The City of Aurora is offering a kids' cooking class, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. today. Open to kids ages six to twelve, it costs $24 for Aurora residents and $31 for the general public, and will be held at the Expo Recreation Center, 10955 East Exposition Avenue in Aurora. For details, call 303-326-8360.

If you don't have kids -- or just want to get in on some summer learning yourself -- then check out the Seasoned Chef Cooking School, 999 Jasmine Street, which is offering a Beat-the-Heat Summer Meals cooking class from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuition is $65; call 303-377-3222 or go to www.theseasonedchef.com for details.

For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings.

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Amber Taufen has been writing about people, places and things in Denver since 2005. She works as an editor, writer, and production and process guru out of her home office in the foothills.

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