If kicking back with a plate of great food in front of you — a drink in one hand and a cigar in the other — is your idea of a perfect summer evening, don’t miss CigarBQue. The event will feature an all-star lineup of chefs (Justin Brunson of Old…
Chef Ian Kleinman, Denver’s own Willy Wonka, is constantly blurring the line between science and food with his molecular gastronomy, and today The Inventing Room will launch a series of “Science of Ice Cream” demonstrations designed just for kids. The Ballpark neighborhood dessert shop will host four demos, the first of which…
Restaurants and bars around the world will be celebrating Negroni Week today through June 12, all to raise money for charitable causes. Many restaurants in Denver will be serving up the gin, Campari and vermouth drink, and donating $1 or more from each sale to charity; for info on participating…
After a short work week, this weekend is long on fun, and crammed with culinary events — from free doughnuts to farmers’ markets to special dinners. Keep reading all the tasty details. Friday, June 3 In celebration of National Donut Day, Dunkin’ Donuts locations around Denver will be offering a…
Home-grown, fast-casual chain Chipotle will be chipping in for charity today. As part of Chipotle Mexican Grill’s efforts to help support local organizations, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, Denver area Chipotle locations will donate 50 percent of all sales to the Denver Botanic Gardens. Customers simply need to…
Colorado may not be known for its lakes, but assuming the rain stops, you can enjoy a mid-week party on the water today. LIVE! at the Lake kicked off last week at The Marina at Cherry Creek, with musical guest Danny Shafer and food from Relish. The fun continues today,…
Eat too much over the holiday weekend? This week you can sign up for several food-related courses that will fill your brain as much as your stomach. But there are also feasts in which you can indulge, including a crawfish boil. Keep reading for the ten tastiest events on the…
Memorial Day Weekend serves as a sort of signpost to summer. Sure, summer doesn’t officially start until June 20, but we all know that when the three-day weekend rolls around it’s time to break out the grills, flip flops and tank tops. Denver will be sizzling with events all weekend…
Yes, there are lots of tasty events on the menu, but let’s remember why we have a three-day weekend: Memorial Day, a holiday to honor those who have served our country. Max’s Wine Dive is showing its appreciation to active military and first responders by offering a free appetizer and…
Triplets Jill, Jessica and Jennifer Emich, also known as “The Blissful Sisters,” certainly know their way around healthy foods. The trio first opened the popular Trilogy Wine Bar in Boulder, which had a ten-year run before the sisters sold the spot in 2008. Their next venture into restaurants was Shine…
Last year at Sports Authority Field, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the second-ranked professional eater in the country, ate 14.25 pounds of burritos in just ten minutes to take home the title of World Burrito Eating Champion. Besides the championship, that monster feat earned Chestnut a new world burrito-eating record, beating out…
Memorial Day weekend is days away, but you can start the celebrations early. This week you can cram your face with Illegal Pete’s burritos at the World Burrito Eating Championship, give to the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, kick off summer with a rad 80s party, or visit TheBigWonderful at a new…
Beer enthusiasts have plenty to look forward to this weekend, including a couple of beer festivals, a Denver Comic Con beer release, and more. But beer is not the only thing filling this weekend’s culinary calendar. From doughnuts to dumpsters, there’s something for every taste in Denver this weekend. Keep reading…
While some people think of slavery as an archaic practice of a bygone era, many people today are still confined by the shackles of slavery. The numbers are startling. According to Love146, a foundation working to end child trafficking and exploitation, an estimated 20.9 million people are enslaved today. According…
Richard Sandoval’s modern Mexican restaurant Tamayo has held down its corner of Larimer Square for fifteen years now. When the restaurant first opened in 2001, it was Sandoval’s first foray outside of Manhattan; today the chef/restaurateur has 44 restaurants in his empire, seven in Colorado — which he now calls home. And…
Denver’s dining scene is blooming this week, with beer dinners, wine dinners and birthday celebrations. Here are the twelve tastiest events on the culinary calendar. Monday, May 16 Frasca Food and Wine will explore the wines of Walter Scott with Ken Pahlow at the restaurant’s Monday Night Wine Dinner. The Monday…
You know summer’s on the way when farmers’ markets begin popping up all along the Front Range; the Boulder and Cherry Creek markets are already under way, and South Pearl starts this Sunday. But there’s much more on the culinary calendar; keep reading for the tasty details. Friday,…
Frasca Food and Wine welcomes Steve Lewis, owner of Giuliana Imports and Giuliana Direct Olive Oil, for a special Istituto di Olio dinner at 6 p.m. this evening. Founded in 1996, Giuliana Direct Olive Oil was created to make it simple and affordable to buy fresh, real extra virgin olive…
Hopefully you enjoyed a eventful weekend, full of derby drinks, and Mother’s Day love, now jump back into the work week by taking part in a few of these tasty events. From a celebrity chef appearance, to a handful of wine dinners, and even a celebration of spring, keep reading…
Moms deserve to be celebrated more than one day a year — so a good Mother’s Day meal is the least you can offer. Whether your mother would favor a traditional Mother’s Day buffet, enjoy a rare brunch at Frasca or would simply like to learn how to make her…
On Kentucky Derby day, we don seersucker suits and elaborate, giant hats in order to watch – maybe – a two-minute race happening halfway across the country. But here in Denver, we’ll take any excuse to head out on the town to drink juleps, nosh on some good food, and…
A trinity of holidays descends on Denver this weekend. The Cinco de Mayo celebration will take over Civic Center Park, the Kentucky Derby will take over bars around town for two minutes on Saturday, and on Sunday we’ll honor motherhood at big Mother’s Day brunches. Check out our lists of…
