Food Network’s Cupcake Wars winner and vegan-evangelist Doron Petersan will sign copies of her new cookbook, Sticky Fingers’ Sweets: 100 Super-Secret Vegan Recipes tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Tattered Cover, 2526 East Colfax Avenue. Petersan will also be slinging vegan treats, alongside local vegan vendors. Watch for an interview…
Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant is donating 10 percent of sales from all six of its locations to High Park fire relief today. The chain, which is famous for its strong margaritas (limit three per person), got its start in Fort Collins 26 years ago…
The thirteenth annual Rocky Mountain Tea Festival will fill the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse next month. In addition to the usual tea-related workshops and seminars, a special tea dinner and tea parties for the kids, this year adults will be able to enjoy a different kind of tea party: a “Tea…
SAME Cafe, 2023 East Colfax Avenue, is teaming up with Community Building Partnership for Youth in Transition to host an art show from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight. The artwork was created by fostered youths in the program, some of whom volunteer at the nonprofit pay-what-you-want cafe. To raise additional…
The nineteenth annual Colorado BBQ Challenge kicks off today in downtown Frisco. The three-day event features more than sixty barbecue teams competing for top honors as the best in Rockies. There will also be a tour of the Breckenridge Distillery tomorrow and a live demo with Jenna Johansen from Bravo’s…
After relocating to Cherry Creek North from Lakewood last year, Bisque has shuttered. The restaurant’s voicemail simply states: “We are now closed. Thank you for your support and we do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.” Follow @CafeWestword on Twitter and at facebook.com/denvercafesociety…
The fourth annual Hot Rocks Griller Challenge heats up this evening at Elway’s Cherry Creek, 2500 East First Avenue. The party, which runs from 6 to 9 p.m., pits fifteen of Denver’s top chefs against each other in a friendly competition benefiting the Denver Health Foundation…
In an effort to aid victims affected by the High Park fire outside of Fort Collins, Larkburger will donate 10 percent of sales from all seven of its locations to the Red Cross today. “It’s a community that we live and work in, so this fundraiser has a little more…
Cholon Modern Asian Bistro, 1555 Blake Street, will welcome celebrity chef Angelo Sosa for a special four-course dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. tonight. The cost is $70 per person and includes a signed copy of Sosa’s new book, Flavor Exposed…
The Denver FIVE dinner at the Village Cork, 1300 South Pearl Street, sold out over the weekend and there’s no waiting list, but there are many other events on the culinary calendar this week, including a visit from a legendary barman tonight. Here’s a taste of what’s on the menu…
Garden Grapes & Hops takes place tonight at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The event features food from over twenty restaurants and drinks samples from local breweries and wineries. Participating restaurants include Wazee Supper Club, Rialto Cafe, the Cherry Cricket, Marlowe’s, Bombay Clay…
The historic Flagstaff House, 1138 Flagstaff Road in Boulder, recently brought on sommelier Melanie Kaman to revamp its drink program — specifically its cocktail menu, which previously featured what the restaurant describes as “old-school classics.” “Some of the new drinks are just cocktails we love that weren’t already on the…
Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main Street in Gold Hill, is marking its fiftieth anniversary with a four-day celebration beginning today. Festivities include live music from Tim O’Brien at 7:30 p.m. today; view the full schedule here. There are also food deals, but as Laura Shunk notes in her review of…
Bloom Restaurant, at 1 West Flatiron Circle in Broomfield, will shutter this Saturday after dinner service. The new American restaurant — which is owned by Fox Restaurant Concepts, headquartered in Scottsdale — has been something of a culinary oasis in FlatIron Crossing since the mall opened over a decade ago…
Parisi Italian Market & Deli, 4401 Tennyson Street, is hosting a four-course dinner paired with wines from the 626-year-old Antinori Winery this evening at 6:30 p.m. The dinner costs $48; call 303-561-0234 to RSVP…
Civic Center Eats kicks off today at Civic Center Park. The mobile food celebration will roll into the park every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. through September 27. This year’s lineup includes Manna From Heaven, NZ’s Smokin Guns, Denver Cupcake Truck, Steuben’s Food Service Truck, Pinche…
After closing her groundbreaking cupcake spot for a few days of renovation, Porche Lovely has resurrected Lovely Confections,1489 Steele Street, as the Church of Cupcakes — a religious-themed altar to the almighty cupcake. Here’s a peek at the redesigned space:…
Summer is in full swing — as evidenced by the blossoming of the local street-food scene — and its culinary fruits are bountiful. Here’s a taste of what’s on the calendar for the first week of June (and if you know of one we missed, feel free to share it…
Tony’s Market, 950 Broadway, is hosting a deli challenge, pitting its newly-featured deli brand, Dietz & Watson, against Boar’s Head meats (which the market no longer carries) in a blind tasting this weekend to prove what it believes is Dietz’s superiority. Seeing as how the downtown location is across the…
Corvus Coffee, 1947 South Broadway, is celebrating its grand opening this evening with free beer from Great Divide and food from the The Truffle , art displays and live music. “We’re excited to be opening our first retail location in Denver,” says owner Phil Goodlaxson. “We have bar seating, traditional…
Tony’s Market has partnered with Dietz & Watson, a national producer of premium deli meats, and dumped Boar’s Head, which had been the featured brand at Tony’s. “We found Dietz & Watson to be pound for pound superior to Boar’s Head in every category,” says Tony’s Market CEO Daniel Rosacci…
The Kitchen, 1039 Pearl Street in Boulder, welcomes Moe Momtazi, owner of Maysara Winery in McMinnville, Oregon, this evening for a four-course wine dinner paired with his wines. Momtazi will share stories and explain the vineyard’s bio-dynamic practices during this intimate, family-style dinner. Space is limited; call 303-544-5973 to check…
