Bacaro Venetian Taverna, 921 Pearl Street in Boulder, is hosting the first in a series of farm-to-table dinners this evening — spearheaded by the restaurant’s new chef, Aaron Bennett; who will improvise the menu based on patrons’ tastes…
Copper Kettle Brewing Co, 1338 South Valentia Street, is now offering $1 off all beers from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. And this Sunday, July 29, the brewery will partner with the Harvest Food Truck for a three-course, garden-to-table beer dinner offered at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Today…
Bean Fosters, a coffee shop/used bookstore, opened last week in the former home of Read, Write & Brew — which also served coffee and sold books. “It was a quick transition,” says Truett Mickey, who co-owns the shop at 720 Golden Ridge Road in Golden with his wife, Shana. “I’d…
Boulder Wine Merchant, 2690 Broadway Street in Boulder, is hosting a free Gin & Tonic tasting featuring spirits from Colorado-based Peak Distillery from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight…
The Tour de Jax, a traveling dinner series hosted by each of the three Jax Fish House locations, begins today. Chefs Sheila Lucero, Amos Watts, Kevin Grossi and Adam Watts — along with special guest (and James Beard Award nominee) Lance Hanson of Jack Rabbit Hill Estates Winery — have…
“We’ve done dipped for fifteen years.” Vesta Dipping Grill celebrated fifteen years of dipping in LoDo last night with a six-course feast and fundraiser benefiting the nonprofit LoDo Cares. Owner Josh Wolkon invited former Vesta chefs Tyler Skrivanek of Duo, James Rugile of Mizuna, Wade Kirwan of Adrift, Dillon Maddox…
Patxi’s (pronounced pah-cheese) Pizza — a San Francisco-based pizza chain — is opening two locations in the metro area later this year: one in Cherry Creek at 185 Steele Street and one in Englewood at 3455 South University Boulevard…
Unwined — a two-day alternative wine-tasting geared towards a younger scene — begins tomorrow at the EXDO Event Center, 1399 35th Street. In addition to unlimited samples of wine, there will be a variety of food trucks and DJs spinning tunes. The party starts at 7 p.m. and tickets cost…
For the past four days, Chicken Kabob — the fast-casual Persian joint that Foad Aftahi opened last fall at 9678 East Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village — has been mysteriously closed. The phone mailbox is full, and there’s no message posted on the place to indicate Chicken Kabob’s status –…
Jonesy’s EatBar, 400 East 20th Avenue, is celebrating four years in business this month with $4.44 specials on select menu items and drinks. And at 6:30 p.m. tonight, the restaurant is hosting a beer dinner on its patio featuring Dry Dock Brewing Co., with reps of the brewery on hand…
The space once occupied by Office Depot at 600 East Colfax Avenue will be getting a makeover this summer. Hampton Partners, the investment firm responsible for Argonaut’s facelift, is heading up a development there that will not only include a new Office Depot, but a third (and two-story) Billy’s Gourmet…
Work Options for Women will hold a cooking class tonight at Cafe Options, 1650 Curtis Street — and this month’s curriculum is for children ages eight to twelve. The class will focus on food and kitchen safety, nutrition and skills, all while pushing the theme of breakfast for dinner…
After hearing that Consumer Capital Partners — the Denver-based investment company that owns Smashburger — plans to open Tom’s Urban 24 Diner at 1460 Larimer Street this fall, Tom Messina, who’s owned and operated Tom’s Diner at 601 East Colfax Avenue for the past thirteen years, was “a little flattered…
Coohills, 1400 Wewatta Street, has launched a new summer concert series: Beats on the Creek will take place every Tuesday on the restaurant’s patio — and the adjacent bridge over Cherry Creek — from 5 to 8:15 p.m. “We’re thrilled to be offering lower downtown a concert series in an…
Vesta Dipping Grill turns fifteen this month, and owner Josh Wolkon and crew have invited former Vesta chefs Tyler Skrivanek of Duo, James Rugile of Mizuna, Wade Kirwan of Adrift, Dillon Maddox of Solera, Drew Hardin of Lola and Brandon Biederman of Steuben’s to cook at a six-course feast and…
Friday night is Burger Night at both Marczyk Fine Foods locations — 770 East 17th Avenue and 5100 East Colfax Avenue. The stores serve up beef from Niman Ranch on brioche buns from City Bakery, with all the fixings, for $6.99. And tonight’s grill-out will help raise funds for Red…
New patios are popping up all over town this summer. Star Bar introduced its outdoor “Bar Port” last month, complete with a draft system and a tiki theme. A half-dozen blocks and a world away, Edge at the Four Seazons unveiled its renovated patio in late June. Elway’s Downtown plans…
Woody Creek Bakery & Cafe will donate ten percent of sales from all eight of its locations to the Red Cross wildfire relief fund today…
In addition to its daily Study Hall happy hour (select drafts, cocktails and house wines for $3), Euclid Hall Bar & Kitchen, 1317 14th Street, will host a new Hump Day happy hour every Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. featuring deals on “not-so-classic” craft beer and shot combinations and…
Sonoda’s has shuttered at 550 Broadway. This location wasn’t technically part of the local sushi chain; two years ago, it was sold to a former employee of Sonoda’s with permission to use the name. But the spot had been struggling of late and once the lease was up, the current…
Mateo, 1837 Pearl Street in Boulder, is teaming up with the Boulder Wine Merchant for a special vintage Burgundy wine-tasting and dinner tonight. The restaurant is limited to one bottle of each wine, so space is limited…
There’s plenty on the culinary calendar this week, everything from picnics to pizza. Here’s just a taste:…
