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Getting in early at Il Posto

​ I got a call from chef Andrea Frizzi yesterday, thanking me for including his little 17th Avenue restaurant in my list of Denver's best Italian spots, and then letting me know that he'll soon add lunch service at Il Posto. Oh, and not just any lunch. I checked out the menu for the service ... More >>

Tonight: March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction

​Tonight, the Colorado Chapter of the March of Dimes will host its annual Signature Chefs Auction at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Denver, 650 15th Street. Tickets to the event are $150 per person and include small plates from many of Denver's top chefs, as well as live music and an auction th ... More >>

Il Posto now serving lunch

​ Last month, chef/owner Andrea Frizzi told Jason Sheehan that he'd soon be serving lunch at Il Posto, his excellent Italian restaurant at 2011 East 17th Avenue. And now he's made good on that promise: Il Posto opened for lunch this week. It could be just the place to get an early start on yo ... More >>

Getting happy on wine, meats and cheese at Il Posto's Ora Felice

​The Place: Il Posto, 2011 East Seventeenth Avenue, 303-394-0100. The Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: Discounted cocktails, half-price wines by the glass, and all tagliere and assaggini courses are half-price.

Round two with Patrick Horvat, exec chef of Venue

Lori Midson​ Patrick Horvat Venue 3609 West 32nd Avenue 303-477-0477 www.venuebistro.com This is part two of my interview with Horvat. Part one of that interview ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: Marotta's, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. It was where I got my start i ... More >>

Il Posto marks its five-year milestone

​"I think for any business, five years is a big deal," Andrea Frizzi, chef-owner of Il Posto, says. "For a restaurant, though, five years is a super big deal." And that's why today is "a super big deal" for the chef -- on this day in 2007, Frizzi, a native of Italy who came to Denver by way o ... More >>