Earlier this month, A Spice of Life was a proud host of another fabulous event in Denver. Together with Market Advisory Partners and Keri Blair Image Experts, A Spice of Life hosted a Girl’s Night Out at 910 Arts on Sante Fe. Kelli, events & bar extraordinaire for 910 Arts, mixed up chocolate martinis for over 100 of the community’s most influential women as they networked and enjoyed delicious hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Spice. The festivities also included a raffle for great prizes, like gift certificates for A Spice of Life and Market Advisory Partners, as well as a fashion show. The event was as philanthropic as it was fun- donations were made to Free the Girls, a non-profit organization that provides job opportunities to women rescued from sex trafficking.

Every year, as the weather cools and we get hit with the first big snow storms of the season, our chefs are hard at work crafting our seasonal holiday menus. This year’s menus embrace new, distinctive flavors and elegant culinary expressions to showcase at your holiday affairs. Whether you’d like to throw a traditional English evening event or a festive cocktail hour, A Spice of Life’s Holiday Menus will delight your guests, and our packages make planning a breeze! Seasonal menu items include extravagant entrees like Cornish Game Hen with Sherry Cream and Fennel Seed Crusted Pork Loin; you can also select chef-attended sauté stations, which include winter squash risotto and bangers & mash. To entice your guests, our menus begin with delectable hors d’oeuvres like the crisp, salty flavor of our zucchini & ricotta salata crostini or the sweet and decadent tomato jam and burrata canapé.  To plan your holiday celebration with A Spice of Life, contact your event specialist, but act fast- our holiday availability is filling up quickly!

Click Here to see this year’s Holiday Menus

The Details:
Date: October 14th, 2011
Time: 6:00 pm
Place: A Spice of Life Event Center | 5706 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, CO 80303
Cost: There is no cost to attend

Please RSVP by calling 303.444.3452 or emailing eventcenter@aspiceoflife.com

 
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Whether you are planning an intimate get-together or hosting a full-out flash mob, the dedicated people at A Spice of Life are sure to make your party a success. They’ve been doing it since 1987 and nobody does it better. “We don’t just put together menus, we craft memorable events, from farm-to-table dinners or planning the tents and lighting for 500 people,” says Laurel Toney, sales assistant. A Spice of Life’s personalized approach lets you take your ideas and personal tastes and turn them into the event extraordinaire that your guests deserve. “We take great pride in making everyone who attends feel like a VIP,” Toney says. With a crew of up to 120 caterers at the ready, A Spice of Life can manage even the largest event with style and grace. We appreciate their commitment as a Zero Waste community partner and their support of many worthy organizations throughout Boulder County. “We enjoy the wide variety of events we have the pleasure of catering and look forward to serving you soon,” Toney says.

Artist: Teri Gortmaker

This week, A Spice of Life had the unique opportunity to create an innovative farm-to-table menu while also benefiting the local artist community. On Saturday the 17th, the Lyons Farmette hosted the Plein Air Art Show to benefit the Boulder County Arts Alliance and the Lyons Arts and Humanities Council. Over forty local artists showcased rural scenes of Colorado summer, and guests were treated to unique hors d’oeuvres from A Spice of Life.

Spice’s Chef de Cuisine Pieter Dijkstra and co-owner Dan Bruckner visited the Farmette on Wednesday to explore and garner inspiration for the event’s menu.  The menu included a trio of crostini featuring ingredients like garlic braised rainbow chard, grilled eggplant and marjoram, and baby tomato and basil with housemade ricotta.  Other items that the artists and guests enjoyed were beet Carpaccio and apples wrapped with nasturtium leaf, onion and thyme frittata with crème fraiche and stuffed cherry tomatoes with mustard green pesto and garlic breadcrumbs.

The creative, farm fresh food was a perfect complement to the Plein Air art and the scenery of the Farmette, and A Spice of Life was happy to be a part of an event that featured so many local local artists and community members.

Join us at the Lyons Farmette on Tuesday, September 27th as our Chef de Cuisine, Pieter Dijkstra prepares a meal that celebrates fall’s harvest, drawing inspiration from the rich flavors of the season. With ingredients such as flavorful beets and acorn squash picked fresh at the Farmette on the day of the dinner, Dijkstra will craft a menu with his trademark creativity and flair, incorporating fresh twists with comforting classics.  Come enjoy the simplicity and delights of a Farm to Table dinner with neighbors and friends on the land where the ingredients were grown.  Dinner will be served around 6:00pm. Feel free to arrive prior to the seating to enjoy hors d’oeuvres, a glass of wine, roam the gardens, and visit with the animals.

Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: The Lyons Farmette |4121 Ute Highway | Lyons, CO 80540
Tickets: $65 person

Please bring your own beverage of choice | Space is limited

RSVP to betsyburton@mac.com | Payment is required to reserve a space

Please send your check or call to give a credit card number to:
The Lyons Farmette | P.O. Box 312 | Lyons, CO 80540 | 303.746.6266

The Spice of Life newsletter isn’t simply a monthly report of what’s happening at this bustling catering and event company. It’s filled with delightful tidbits about the latest items on our menus and highlights from our events, but it also contains informative articles about ingredients you may not have heard of, event planning tips from our seasoned pros, and seasonal features on local produce that you’ll find on our menus. Not only will you learn something about the culinary and event planning world, but you’ll have the opportunity to be rewarded for your loyalty through unique programs with awesome prizes. Just like our scintillating menus, our newsletter is delicious, mouth-watering, and will always leave you wanting another taste.

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Farm to Table philosophy is a growing movement that supports a sustainable approach to community, agriculture and dining. By supporting local farmers, money is infused back into the local economy, and the ingredients used are at the peak of ripeness and freshness.

For years, many of us here at Spice have shopped for our families and for ourselves at farmers markets and have belonged to Community Supported Agriculture programs during the summer. With the growing popularity of the Farm to Table movement, more products are becoming available in larger quantities. This has allowed us to offer these menus for events of any size, not just small gatherings.

If Farm to Table makes as much sense to you as it does to us but the menu doesn’t quite suit your tastes, we’d be happy to create a custom menu with you. All of us here at Spice are extremely excited about this and hope that you all will join the movement and support your local farms at your next event.

Click Here to see July’s Farm To Table menu

We’d like to thank all the volunteers who devoted their Sunday morning to a great cause.

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Lights! Camera! Action! WOW! Children’s Museum’s 6th AnnualAuction & Casino Night Gala Saturday, April 9th 2011 6:00pm-11:00pm A Spice of Life Event Center 5706 Arapahoe Avenue Boulder, CO 80303 You’re invited to join us for an evening of Hollywood glitz and glamor! Walk the red carpet and receive the celebrity treatment!  All proceeds raised benefit WOW!’s Scholarship Fund, which provides access to the Museum for low-income children, families and school groups. Last year, WOW!’s Scholarship Fund served over 11,000 children and families - a record demand. Event Activities Include: Buffet dinner and complimentary cocktails until 9:00pm (cash bar after 9:00pm) Get a professional Hollywood themed photo taken for a $10 donation Silent Auction from 6:00pm-8:00pm Enjoy jazz music by Dave Fulker Quartet Special Guest Emcee: Ken Clark from FOX 31′s Good Day Colorado Honoring WOW! Stars Keith Wegen and Cathy Faughnan Exciting Live Auction conducted by Gary Corbett $500 Casino Cash for poker, black jack or roulette tables from 9-11pm Helicopter Rides with Copters for a Cause from 9:00pm-11:00pm!  $75 per person – all proceeds are donated back to WOW! (weather permitting) Auction Highlights: Week Stay in Playa del Carmen, Mexico Disneyland Park Hopper Tickets Stay & Ski in Winter Park Guys Poker Night Package Weekday Summer Waterskiing Party Winter Weekend in Aspen Guided Fly Fishing Float Trip for 2 And much more! Tickets: $75 per person in advance; $85 per person at the door $600 VIP Table of 8 Click Here to Purchase Your Tickets Today! Call: (303) 604-2424 Dress for the red carpet or as your favorite celebrity!  Prizes for best celebrity costume! Thank You to Our Wonderful Event Sponsors: WOW! Children’s Museum is a501(c)3 non-profit organization. Federal Tax ID No: 84-1421537 For more information please visit: www.wowchildrensmuseum.org