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Culture to Cuisine: A German Holiday Cooking Experience

DATE
December 04, 2025
TIME
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
LOCATION
Stir Cooking School Downtown, 1801 Wynkoop St. Ste. 175
Denver, CO 80202 United States
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WorldDenver and Stir Cooking School’s Culture to Cuisine

Get ready to whisk, sauté, and savor the festive holiday flavors of Germany! WorldDenver and Stir Cooking School proudly present another installment of our acclaimed Culture to Cuisine series. This interactive experience merges international flavors, culinary techniques, and the cultural origins of global cuisine, with a special focus on seasonal and holiday traditions.

Menu:

Appetizers: Sausage bar with mustard, Pickled vegetables, Bavarian potato salad

Cooking Stations:

  • Reibekuchen (potato pancake)
  • Spaetzle with brown butter sauce
  • Kohlrouladen (stuffed cabbage rolls)

 

We are thrilled to feature a guest speaker: Daniel Wachter, President and CEO of the Colorado Symphony. Daniel, a native of Germany, will share unique cultural insights and stories about German Christmas and winter traditions as we explore the season’s rich culinary customs.

Come ready to cook, connect, and eat!

Tickets: $125

*Ticket includes appetizers, three hands-on cooking stations, and a $50 contribution to support WorldDenver’s mission of international exchange and education. Drinks available for purchase.

Event Agenda:
6:00 p.m. | Doors open, registration, networking, appetizers & refreshments
6:35 p.m. | Program begins
6:45 p.m. | Cooking Station Round 1
7:25 p.m. | Cooking Station Round 2
8:05 p.m. | Cooking Station Round 3
8:45 p.m. | Closing remarks
9:00 p.m. | Evening concludes

About our Featured Guest

Daniel Wachter, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Colorado Symphony
A seasoned global executive and transformative business leader with extensive experience across industries, Daniel Wachter brings a wealth of experience in growth, transformation, and organizational leadership to the Colorado Symphony. With a business career spanning over 25 years, he has held executive leadership roles across multiple industries, including consumer packaged goods, healthcare and industrial packaging, and serving the performing arts on Boards since 2018. Wachter is recognized for his ability to drive turnarounds and scalability, foster innovation, and align business strategies & stakeholders in effective execution and implementation.
Wachter joined the Colorado Symphony Board of Trustees in 2023 and has served as Co-Vice Chair since 2024. Prior to his appointment as President & CEO this past April, he spent five years at Chromatic Technologies, Inc. (CTI), initially as Chief Commercial Officer and, for the past 15 months, as CEO. His commercially driven tenure at CTI was marked by innovation & growth, underscoring his leadership and strategic vision.
Professionally, Wachter began his career with Storopack, a family-owned German-based global protective packaging provider. After 21 years and turning the North America business around as its President, he joined the Healthcare Packaging Division of Bemis (BMS), a then US-based corporation listed at the NYSE, as Vice President Global Sales & Marketing. With the successful commercial integration merging with Amcor (NYSE: AMCR) in June 2019, Wachter decided to leave in January 2020 and move his family to Colorado Springs CO to join Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI) as Shareholder and its Chief Commercial Officer, taking on its CEO role as of January 2024.

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Event Details
December 04, 2025
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$125.00
Organizer
WorldDenver
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Event Venue
Stir Cooking School Downtown
1801 Wynkoop St. Ste. 175, Denver
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