"A Taste of Art" gets cooking in Boulder tonight

During this weekend's "A Taste of Art" festival, Boulder will explore the intersection of art and food with chef competitions, a food photography exhibit, food-themed films, workshops, performances, exhibits, demonstrations, tastings and more. The festival gets cooking tonight with "Artful Hors d'oeuvre" at the Dairy Center for the Arts. See...

By Ben Landreth

June 12, 2014

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During this weekend's "A Taste of Art" festival, Boulder will explore the intersection of art and food with chef competitions, a food photography exhibit, food-themed films, workshops, performances, exhibits, demonstrations, tastings and more. The festival gets cooking tonight with "Artful Hors d'oeuvre" at the Dairy Center for the Arts.

From 6 to 8 p.m. in the MacMillan Family Lobby at The Dairy, four of Boulder's top chefs -- Kelly Whittaker, chef/owner of Basta; Arik Markus, chef at Zeal; Matt Collier, head chef at The Kitchen; and Chris Canales, head chef at Volta -- will provide artfully prepared appetizers.

Tickets for the event are $25 and can be purchased here.

Find the weekend's complete "A Taste of Art" lineup on the Dairy's webpage.

For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings -- and if you have information for a culinary event you'd like included in our online calendar, send it to [email protected].

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