Tonight: Cooking with aromatic herbs and summer harvest ideas

The Denver Botanic Gardens will harvest fresh herbs to be used in tonight's cooking demonstration, "How to Cook With Aromatic Herbs," at Le Central, 112 East Eighth Avenue, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $38 for DBG members and $43 for the general public, and includes a three-course meal;...

By Amber Taufen

August 10, 2010

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The Denver Botanic Gardens will harvest fresh herbs to be used in tonight's cooking demonstration, "How to Cook With Aromatic Herbs," at Le Central, 112 East Eighth Avenue, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $38 for DBG members and $43 for the general public, and includes a three-course meal; for more information, visit www.botanicgardens.org.

If you've got your sights set on a bigger harvest than just herbs, visit the Seasoned Chef Cooking School, 999 Jasmine Street, which offers a Summer Harvest Vegetables cooking class. It runs from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and costs $68. For more information, call 303-377-3222 or visit www.theseasonedchef.com.

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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