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Nelson Perkins

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Colt & Gray's expansion hit an engineering bump, but is back on track

    It's been six months since Nelson Perkins, chef/owner of Colt & Gray, inked a deal on the space -- and basement -- next door. When he landed the extra room, he announced that in addition to expanding the dining room of his gastropub on Platte Street, he'd be opening a cocktail-focused bar named St. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Denver's ten best charcuterie plates

    There's no limit to our love for salted and cured meat, so we're as happy as pigs at the feeding trough that some variation of the charcuterie plate has worked its way onto just about every menu in this town. But as more and more restaurants fill out their menu with piles of salami and ham, some spo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Ryan Leinonen on "Mr. Wizard," Velveeta, pig's nipples and the raw vegan

    Ryan Leinonen Trillium 2134 Larimer Street 303-379-9759 www.trilliumdenver.com Hey!" hollers Ryan Leinonen to one of his cooks. "How's that cauliflower soup doing? Make sure you keep an eye on it." And for the next two hours, Leinonen, the chef-owner of the month-old Trillium, watches from afar at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Colt & Gray plans a big expansion, including a new bar and a charcuterie kitchen

    Colt & Gray will expand into this space next door.​It may have a hard-to-locate front entrance, but that hasn't prevented Colt & Gray from becoming a big player on the Denver restaurant scene since it opened in August 2009, offering upscale gastropub fare paired to a stellar list of cocktails, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Ballsy! Colt & Gray is doing duck balls -- eight orders, tonight only

    ​Just got off the horn with Nelson Perkins, the executive chef/owner of Colt & Gray, who wanted to let us know that the kitchen is turning out something extra special tonight: Duck balls! And just in case you were wondering, these aren't your every day duck balls dropped from the flock that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Brad Rowell will soon vacate his chef de cuisine post at Colt & Gray

    Lori MidsonBrad Rowell, right, will soon leave Colt & Gray​"Yeah, it's true," admits Brad Rowell, confirming the rumor that he would soon be vacating his chef de cuisine post at Colt & Gray. He'll decamp amicably from his position near the end of February and leave Denver soon thereafter.

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Note to the Twitter world: Colt & Gray is closing...but only on Mondays

    ​Ah, Twitter, where rumors spark rumors. Last Friday, @GuruDenver posted a tweet hinting that Colt & Gray, one of our favorite local dining dens and watering holes for pig trotters, charcuterie, cheeseburgers -- which won a coveted Best of Denver award -- and clever cocktails, might be shutter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Colt & Gray rolls out Monday prix fixe menu -- from the line cooks

    Colt & Gray's Nelson Perkins and Brad Rowell ​On Monday Colt & Gray, 1553 Platte Street, will roll out a weekly, three-course prix fixe dinner for $36. But there's a twist: The menu for that deal won't be constructed by restaurant owner Nelson Perkins and executive chef Brad Rowell. Instead, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Colt & Gray featured on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate

    ​The menu at Colt & Gray, Nelson Perkins's restaurant at 1553 Platte Street, includes baked sticky toffee pudding, a rich, decadent and dense cakey base smothered in nut-studded toffee sauce and topped with vanilla ice cream. And it counts Food Network host and chef Claire Robinson among its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Colt & Gray opened its patio with 150 of its closest friends

    Nelson Perkins and chef Brad Rowell left the kitchen to join the crowd​By 9 p.m. last night, most of the diners and imbibers who'd come for Colt & Gray's patio party had bid their adieus, but the party was still going strong, with the stragglers joining the staff for a couple of rounds of poke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Where's the Best Burger in Denver? Colt & Gray

    Colt & Gray pours a mean drink -- and cooks a great burger.​Yes, for the first time in years, our Best Burger in Denver is actually served in Denver -- rather than at Bud's Bar down in Sedalia. It's at Colt & Gray, the restaurant that opened last August at 1553 Platte Street, and was also a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Part two: Chef and Tell with Nelson Perkins

    Lori Midson​ Nelson Perkins Colt & Gray 1553 Platte Street 303-477-1447 Hours: 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 4-9 p.m. Sunday; brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. This is part two of Lori Midson's Chef and Tell interview with Colt & Gray chef Nelson Perkins. To read ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Chef and Tell with Nelson Perkins from Colt & Gray

    Lori Midson ​ Nelson Perkins Colt & Gray 1553 Platte Street 303-477-1447 Hours: 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 4-9 p.m. Sunday; brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Nelson Perkins frowns, rolls his eyes and lets out a groan when I ask him about the "G" word. "I fina ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 31, 2009

    A rearview look at the year in food

    Lori Midson ​ Nelson Perkins Colt & Gray 1553 Platte Street 303-477-1447 Hours: 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 4-9 p.m. Sunday; brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Nelson Perkins frowns, rolls his eyes and lets out a groan when I ask him about the "G" word. "I fina ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 24, 2009

    Colt & Gray starts out strong but slows down in the main event

    Lori Midson ​ Nelson Perkins Colt & Gray 1553 Platte Street 303-477-1447 Hours: 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 4-9 p.m. Sunday; brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Nelson Perkins frowns, rolls his eyes and lets out a groan when I ask him about the "G" word. "I fina ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Whiskey and pig's feet at Colt & Gray

    ​Colt & Gray has been open just four months, but owner and exec Nelson Perkins had been working on the restaurant for years -- in his head, mostly, or on paper. He brought on Brad Rowell, a buddy from C-school, to stand as chef de cuisine and then the two of them rescued Ryan Leinonen, ex of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    A sneak peek of Colt & Gray

    Lori MidsonColt & Gray executive chef-owner Nelson Perkins and chef de cuisine Brad Rowell​ Colt & Gray, the new gastropub from Nelson Perkins and his wife, Allison Stamper, will definitely open tonight at 1553 Platte Street. "There is a light at the end of the tunnel!" joked Perkins, refe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Colt & Gray: The delay

     Colt & Gray, the new farm-to-table gastropub at 1553 Platte Street, was meant to open its doors and roll out its effin' killer menu over the Fourth of July weekend, but much to my disappointment, the opening has been delayed. "We were hoping to do a soft opening over the Fourth, but that d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Colt & Gray on the fast track to a Fourth of July opening

    When Colt & Gray, the new gastropub taking shape at 1553 Platte Street, opens next month, owner and executive chef Nelson Perkins says he'll be ready. "This restaurant has honestly been in the works for more than two years, and I think we've achieved what we set out to do, which is to design a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Former Root Down chef finds new piece of turf

    As reported here last month, Ryan Leinonen, the starting chef at Root Down, 1600 West 33rd Avenue, was uprooted on April 24, when owner Justin Cucci snipped his stem. But chefs are survivors and Leinonen is no exception. He's landed the sous position at Colt & Gray, the farm-to-plate gastropub g ... More >>

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