The Taste of Vail, one of the nation’s premier food and wine festivals, kicks off today and runs through Saturday in the mountain town. This highly anticipated event explores the Vail lifestyle through food and drink by offering lectures, dinners, wine pairings, seminars, tastings and much more. For the next…
The urban gardening movement is growing and it found fertile ground in northern California. In 2012, in an act of civil disobedience, dozens of urban farmers took over a piece of land called the Gill Tract, an area once dedicated to agricultural studies and owned by the University of California,…
The Colorado Rockies will play their home opener for the 2015 season this Friday, and bars and restaurants around town are all gearing up for the game. This week also brings the March Madness championship game, some unusual bingo, the Taste of Vail and much more. Keep reading for a…
Sunday is Easter, and that means the masses will be flocking to the best brunch spots along the Front Range and beyond. But if you’re not into bunnies and eggs, there are plenty of other events you can sink your teeth into this weekend. Friday, April 3 BookCliff Vineyards is…
Feminism & Co., a weekly lecture series that “explores contemporary culture through issues relating to women and gender,” has returned to the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver for 2015. From 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight, the topic of discussion will be the role of gender in the food industry. This Star Chefs…
Zengo is launching a new Test Kitchen Menu today that features flavors from Indonesia and Argentina. Rather than fuse the cuisine of one Latin and one Asian country into a Latin-Asian hybrid, the kitchen at Zengo will create separate dishes featuring ingredients from each country. The Test Kitchen Menu is a…
Today you can celebrate nearly a century of frozen flavors for just over a buck, take a culinary tour of Mexico City, or enjoy a multi-course wine dinner. Not bad for a Tuesday! Baskin Robbins is celebrating seventy years of scooping up 31 flavors by offering a special treat on…
March is going out like a lamb with some delicious seasonal spring menus, as well as other delicious events — including the Star Chefs program at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, featuring some of Denver’s star female chefs on April 2. Keep reading for a taste of what’s on…
As March winds to a close, Denverites will start pulling out the flip flops and putting away the snow gear. But hold onto that parka, because this weekend you can enjoy skiing with a side of food and beer. And don’t forget that Saturday is Something on a Stick Day,…
Jax Fish House in Glendale, winner of the Best Raw Bar in the Best of Denver 2015, welcomes the Oregon-based organic winery, King Estate, for a five-course wine dinner at 6:30 p.m. this evening. A King Estate representative will act as guest sommelier, leading guests through three courses plus an amuse…
Hipster is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days, and in its overuse it has lost much of its original meaning. There are certain looks, activities and pastimes that remain synonymous with the word, however. Mustaches, for example, persist as a perennial adornment of many hipsters. It…
You can spend the day at Arapahoe Basin, skiing and sampling beer from twelve Colorado breweries at the fourteenth annual Festival of the Brewpubs. The fest, which runs from noon to 4 p.m., will also feature live music and outdoor food stations to pair with your Colorado craft beers. Tickets are…
Spring has finally sprung, and the food scene, like the weather, is heating up. This week you can hit the slopes at A-Basin and enjoy a few Colorado brews at the Festival of the Brewpubs, grab a great meal for a great price and benefit a great cause at the…
Colorado Craft Beer Week gets brewing this weekend, bringing with it a whole barrel of events for the next seven days. But in addition to drinking beer, you can also cook up a great date night, support Denver pets while wolfing down chili, and enjoy more of this town’s great…
Bittersweet will launch a new tasting menu today, to be offered on the third Thursday of each month, featuring dishes inspired by each member of its culinary team. The seasonal, chef-inspired menu will feature four courses with a wine pairing for $60. (Bittersweet will also feature its regular menu.) To make…
Lower48 Kitchen will once again partner with Kim & Jake Rosenbarger of Kim & Jake’s Cakes for a special gluten-free evening tonight, complete with food, drinks and baked sweets. The menu format at Lower48 will remain the same – offering “Each,” “Small” and “Large” plates – but every dish will…
The St. Patrick’s Day celebrations have been turning Denver green all weekend and the big day has finally arrived. If you still haven’t had your fill of cabbage, green beer and whiskey, or still haven’t found an event that tickles your fancy, here are a few more St. Patrick’s Day…
The St. Patrick’s Day festivities that took over Denver this weekend will continue through the actual holiday on Tuesday, March 17. Whether you’re looking for one more rowdy night of partying or just trying to enjoy some corned beef, there are many ways to go green. Here’s a taste: The…
The St. Patrick’s Day celebrations started this past weekend and will continue through the week (watch for an update today). But there’s much more on the culinary calendar than cabbage and green beer. Keep reading for a taste of this week’s other events. Monday, March 16 Frasca Food and…
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until Tuesday, but you wouldn’t know it as you look around Denver this weekend. Many Denverites will be throwing back green beers, car bombs, whiskey and corned beef until they are two finger-assaulting any stranger unlucky enough to be caught without the obligatory green garb. If…
St. Patrick’s Day is officially Tuesday, but this weekend will be awash with all things green. At 12:45 p.m. today, Mayor Michael Hancock will be at 1520 20th Street, for the official changing of the name to Tooley Street, after the late Dale Tooley, longtime Denver district attorney. The parade…
Around the World in 180 Minutes returns to Denver for its second edition from 7 to 10 p.m. today. The event, which takes place at the Tivoli Turnahalle on Auraria Campus, will feature food, entertainment, arts and spirits from around the world; you’ll have the chance to enjoy spicy South…
