There’s more movement on the 2000 block of Larimer Street, where Three Door Bistro, an American/Italian restaurant, is skedded for a mid-July opening at 2049 Larimer. The space, run by Marion Hoffman, who briefly owned Fantastic Bistro and Catering at 2740 South Wadsworth Boulevard, is named for the three wooden…

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…

Tonight, at 5:30 p.m., Frasca Food & Wine, at 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder, is hosting a winemaker dinner with Jean Georges porn star exec pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini, who also did time in several other celebrated New York kitchens, including Payard and Restaurant Daniel. Iuzzini, along with Frasca exec…

This Sunday, from 3 to 6 p.m., the Tavern Tech Center, 5336 DTC Boulevard, celebrates its first anniversary with Shock Top Belgian White beers for a mere dollar and a complimentary buffet featuring Kobe beef sliders, among other foodstuffs, all of which will be served on the Tavern’s easy, breezy…

MiniBAR, the subterranean Cherry Creek hot spot recently opened by Bill Ward and Michel Wahaltere at 222 Columbine Street, is holding its patio launch party tonight from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., but the tiny bar with the really big patio is also doubling as a Denver Nuggets fan bar…

If you stop in at any of the 29 Einstein Bros Bagel locations throughout the state today before 11 a.m, you’ll get a free bagel just for rolling in. The complimentary bagels are part of the homegrown chain’s month-long free bagel Friday promotion, which ends today. The bagels won’t cost…

As ambassadors of good will, good drinks and good food, Vesta Dipping Grill, 1822 Blake Street, recently awarded free happy hours to thirty local businesses and non-profits, which, as you can imagine, made for some damn happy employees who’ll get a few more hours of happy time at Vesta’s bar…

CityGrille, the burger emporium at 321 East Colfax Avenue, celebrates eleven years of flipping patties on a flat grill with a blowout birthday bash today, from 2 to 6 p.m. Stop by for complimentary mini burgers, one-buck domestic draft beers and a slice of burger-shaped birthday cake baked by co-owner…

At 7 p.m. tonight, Mezcal, the rollicking Mexican cantina at 3230 East Colfax Avenue, is hosting an Ocho Tequila tasting dinner cooked by exec chef Sean Yontz, who’s preparing a four-course feast, paired with small batch tequilas from Ocho, Mexico, for $35 per person. Reservations are required; call 303-322-5219 to…

Last week, I tried to crash join the exclusive Highland Mommies web site, mostly because I wanted to read all the preliminary gossip surrounding the Squeaky Bean, the new restaurant from Johnny Ballen that opened Memorial Day morning at 3301 Tejon Street. I’m sorry to report, however, that I just…

A few weeks ago, I reported that Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse had gone dark at 1445 Market Street. Now, according to the website of Schur Success Auction Services, the late temple of testosterone has “defaulted on taxes owed to the City of Denver,”  which means that if you’re in the market…

Just got word that things aren’t exactly rosy at The Red Room, 320 East Colfax Avenue. There’s a small sign on the front door that says, “Closed for remodeling,” which isn’t a good sign at all, especially considering that the bar underwent a re-haul late last year.  But you know…

Strings, at 1700 Humboldt Street, is hosting an intimate Chef’s Table dinner at 8 p.m. tonight with exec chef Lance Barto, who will cook a five-course feast focusing on the food and wines of Spain. The dinner is $75 (inclusive of tax and tip), with wine pairings, but if you’re…

“It’s a common misconception that Chicago-style pizza is limited to deep dish and stuffed pies,” laments Tammy Maleckas, owner of Belemonti’s Pizzeria. There are even residents of Chicago, she says, who “don’t realize that their own city has its own distinctive style of thin crust pies — a very thin…

Beginning at 5 p.m. tonight, and continuing through Monday evening, when the Denver Nuggets take on the LA suckers Lakers at the Pepsi Center, Dixons Downtown Grill, the LoDo watering hole at 1610 16th Street, is offering a hoop of Nuggets-inspired dinner and drink specials to keep everyone in winning…

 It’s a good time to be a college kid with an appetite. Greeks Gone Wild: Souvlaki, Wings & Things, at 2039 South University, and Aroma Cafe & Grill, at 2017 South University, are the two latest restaurants to take up residence on a one-block stretch of asphalt near the University…

Primebar, a restaurant “that proudly features local products, including produce and proteins from around the state, local spirits and wine and and all-Colorado draft beer list,” opens this evening at 1515 Arapahoe Street, in the space that formerly housed Palomino, which closed in January 2008. The menu, created by Max…

The grape geeks at Murphy Goode Winery are offering one fellow wine nerd “A Really Goode Job.” Specifically, the winery is searching for a “Wine Country Lifestyle Correspondent who will report on the cool lifestyle of Sonoma County Wine Country, and, of course, tell people what you’re learning about winemaking,”…

Put a little sprinkle in your step this Saturday, May 23, when D Bar Desserts, the magnificent bakery, sugar shack and savory foods shop at 1475 East 17th Avenue, celebrates its first anniversary with free cupcakes — just one of the attention-grabbers at the food-porn patisserie that chef (and Food…

Yesterday, I told you all about Max Mackissock’s sooner-than-expected departure from Primebar, the restaurant at 1515 Arapahoe Street that opens to the public on Friday night. What I didn’t tell you is this: Come May 28, Mackissock will be the new exec chef at The Squeaky Bean, which opens Monday…