International Food and Booze Festival

March 5th, 2015 by

Around the World in 180 Minutes

  • Turnhall at the Tivoli, 900 Auraria Pkwy, Denver
  • March 12 from 7-10 p.m. | $30 per ticket | Purchase Tickets

Looking for a way to get a cultural mouthful while tasting eight different cuisines, five different liquors, and watching live musical performances? You don’t have to go far, because there’s a culinary event coming up on March 12 that will offer a tasty trip around the world – all in 180 minutes and in one location. Around the World in 180 Minutes, an International Food and Booze Festival is an event that’ll be hosted by Imbibe, Calico International Center, 303 Magazine and Metropolitan State University, and will be held on the Auraria Campus at the Tivoli.

Let your taste buds go wild as you indulge in exotic beer and cocktails, along with a perfectly paired menu of numerous Denver establishments. Restaurants being featured will include 1515, DiFranco’s, Little India, Maria Empanada, Range, The Corner Office, John Holly’s Asian Bistro and Adelitas Denver Cochina & Cantina. If you’re looking forward to that booze, so are we. Offered will be Dutch Kopstootje, Japanese whisky, American bourbon, German inspired beer, and Italian and South American Wines.

Proceeds from this event benefit Calico International Center. About this organization: “We are a community that focuses on easing the transition of international residents into the American culture.  Through a series of classes, activities and events, we combine language training with comprehensive cultural immersion for the most effective learning experience possible.  Our mission is to foster a united world in which everyone has access to free and honest education and people care about the freedom and education of their fellow man.  We do this by donating a portion of our proceeds to improving education systems globally.”

Get a feel for some of the world’s best flavors, all without leaving the country. You can buy your tickets HERE before they sell out.

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