Today: Pints & Bites with Jeannie Ritter

There's a cornucopia of culinary events in Denver tonight, with everything from the Westword Dish/A Menu Affair at the Fillmore to Penny Parker's Sense of Security benefit dinner at Lola. And for an appetizer, First Lady Jeannie Ritter is hosting "Pints & Bites," a benefit for the Governor's Residence Preservation...

By Patricia Calhoun

September 23, 2009

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There's a cornucopia of culinary events in Denver tonight, with everything from the Westword Dish/A Menu Affair at the Fillmore to Penny Parker's Sense of Security benefit dinner at Lola. And for an appetizer, First Lady Jeannie Ritter is hosting "Pints & Bites," a benefit for the Governor's Residence Preservation Fund.

The event, which runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Governor's Mansion at 400 East Eighth Avenue, features thirty different beers (the governor's beverage of choice), 23 dishes incorporating food from five Colorado farms, and chef and brewer presentations. Individual tickets are $100; for more details, click here.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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