Contestants will be supplied with a baking package and a score sheet listing the categories on which they will be judged. Contestants will bake at home and bring the final bread, in the compostable baking mold supplied, and a list of ingredients used, to the judges on Jan.

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill is Colorado owned and operated. The company's founder, Alon Mor, grew up in the Mediterranean region and is a 15-year veteran of owning and running restaurants. St. Louis Bread Company/Panera Bread founder Ken Rosenthal also is an owner and cofounder of the company.

Owner Jon Banis says they are excited about the 11th anniversary and have been offering week-long specials to celebrate. Guests can follow Japango on Twitter for a different deal each day, and everyone will receive 25 percent off dinner bills nightly through Dec.

On Dec. 7, The Rib House in Boulder will host its Battle to the Bone rib-eating contest from 5 to 8 p.m. Contestants will have 20 minutes to eat as many ribs as possible, with a $500 prize for first place and $250 for second place.

Door to Door Organics will hold its second annual food drive this holiday season. They will collect canned goods from their customers doorsteps from Nov. 29 to Dec. 10, and deliver those, along with a company donation of fresh organic produce, to local food banks.

First Bite Boulder, an annual event highlighting Boulder’s dining scene, kicks off on Nov. 12. For one full week, more than 40 of Boulder’s top restaurants will offer a special three-course $26 dinner menu to the community.

At the event, Wynkoop staff will crack a reserved keg of every type beer created by head brewer Andy Brown and his team in 2010, a total of nearly 35 beers. Tickets for a tasting of all the beers are available for $20. For more information, call 303- 297-2700, or visit www.

OBrien is the founder of the AllergyKids Foundation (www.allergykids.com), an organization designed to protect children with autism, allergies, ADHD and asthma. She has been called foods Erin Brockovich by The New York Times, and in her first book, The Unhealthy Truth,.

The Fall Awards Celebration kicked off with the Naturally Boulder Pitch Slam, in which 22 entrepreneurs presented their natural products business ideas and start-up scenarios in a two-minute business pitch before a panel of industry veterans.

Tickets are $175 per person if you register by Oct. 11, and $200 per person after that. Proceeds benefit the Colorado Music Festival and RMCMA. Laudiso is located at 1710 29th St in Boulder. For more information, call 303-449-1397, or visit www.coloradomusicfest.