Grand Cru has grand plans for the Landmark complex

Grand Cru, a restaurant slated to open in the Landmark project in Greenwood Village on November 1, has very grand ambitions. According to its website, Grand Cru “has created a restaurant designed to enhance the clientele’s enjoyment of their dinning experience tasting fine wines, elegant warm service, with stunningly delicious…

Cheers to a weekend of beer, Beethoven and Taste of the Nation

The Great American Beer Festival is still two weeks away, but a river of beer runs through the Denver area this weekend. Get a taste of the local history behind this brew at Beer! Boulder’s History on Tap, which runs through October 27 at the Boulder History Museum. Hours are…

Watch Grease in Larimer Square tonight — and help flood victims

Bill Crow, executive chef Ocean Prime, has cooked up a special dish for tonight, with all proceeds going to Colorado flood relief efforts. The Colorado Lamb Lollipop Chop is finished with a maple Digon and cabernet au jus, and served with warm, fingerling potato salad, red onion and arugula salad…

Highland’s Garden Cafe on the block for a million bucks

On the last day of August, Highland’s Garden Cafe closed for the season, with promises to reopen the restaurant — two connected Victorian houses — in its lovely garden setting next April. But will Highland’s Garden Cafe really bloom again? See also:-Highland’s Garden Cafe pulls up stakes for the season…

Bacaro Bloody bar — vodka is stronger than rain

Despite the weather, Chris Holston, general manager of Bacaro Venetian Taverna in Boulder, has decided to brave the elements and continue serving the specialty Bloody Marys introduced last weekend for a new rooftop brunch. See also: Best Bloody Mary Bar 2013 — the Corner Office…

Three ways to chow down on Mexican Independence Day

Although Cinco de Mayo has become a major holiday in tequila-loving cities across the United States, the real Mexican holiday is Mexican Independence Day, which is celebrated on September 15 or September 16 (back in 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo rallied the troops with his church bells at midnight between those…

Trader Joe’s goes from zero to four Colorado stores

For years, Denver residents wondered when they would finally get a Trader Joe’s. But three are now in the works — and today we learned that a fourth is going to open across the street from Govnr’s Park Restaurant — not far from the location that will be opening at…