Venue opened just a few months ago in the former home of 8 Rivers. But already on February 3, it’s offering its first wine dinner, pairing up with Fran Kysela, who was named one of the top selectors of wine by Wine Advocate. And the pairing has proved such an…

Marczyk Fine Foods, an acclaimed gourmet food store, offers a list of ten meals under $10 in this week’s e-mail from the market.Why is this important? Because most of the stuff at Marczyk’s is really, really, really good. And some of it is also cheap. Keeping these tough economic times in…

The harvest season for Texas Rio Star Grapefruit — a particularly red, juicy variety — is January and February, and to mark it, TexaSweet Citrus Marketing, Inc. and Taste of the South Magazine have created a grapefruit recipe challenge. As described on the contest website, you can enter in three…

Boulder-based Eco-Products, a company specializing in sustainable and environmentally friendly food-service ware, has unveiled its newest product: a biodegradable cup lid! Incredibly, it’s the first of its kind in North America, now making it possible to compost your entire coffee cup. Steve Kurowski, marketing manager of Eco-Products, has this to say about…

Bhakti Chai, a micro-brewed, fresh-pressed ginger masala chai tea company, has released a limited edition version of its chai: BARACKTI Chai, in honor of a certain someone who was just inaugurated. Brook Eddy, founder and owner of the Boulder-based company, simply added a shot of AA+ Kenyan coffee to the…

After a dozen years, Redfish Fish House & Brewery will serve its last order of jambalaya tomorrow night. To celebrate the end of a long run, the New Orleans-style brewhouse is hosting “the Deadfish” event on Wednesday night, complete with a silent auction of its voluminous art collection at 7…

Denver Urban Gardens is a nonprofit that helps create urban gardens around Denver. To date, DUG has supported more than eighty community gardens and open-space parks throughout the metro area. Now, with a $70,000 grant from Denver’s Housing and Neighborhood Development Services department, it’s helping a free seed and transplant…

After twenty years, the Budapest Bistro at 1585 South Pearl Street has made some changes — in both decor and hours.  Budapest Bistro is owned by Anna Hellvig, who’s also the chef, getting only occasional help in the kitchen from her daughter. The restaurant’s manager is Anna’s son, Mark, who says…

Simons said that there had been a major malfunction with their production process — the toffee had been too smooth, so smooth the chocolate coating couldn’t adhere– but that Enstrom’s had no choice but to move forward with faulty product. The problem was a massive blow during the holiday rush,…

The Generous Servings Cooking Classes and Café is marking its one-year anniversary by giving back to the community with Sunday’s Cook for a Cause.”Generous Servings is all about generosity, so to celebrate our first anniversary, we wanted to find a way to give something to the needy while including our…

Tomorrow night the Rocky Mountain Chefs of Colorado (RMCC) will hold their fourth annual endowment dinner at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. For $75 a person, you get  an eight-course meal executed by third-year students in the RMCC apprenticeship program. They’ll be assisted by the sponsoring chefs and instructors of the…

A few days ago, I was a food nomad. Mindlessly searching for sustenance, I wandered along Colorado Boulevard looking for something cheap yet nourishing — with nourishing almost immediately eliminating most fast-food joints. But not all. The spots that really piqued my ‘buds were places like Qdoba, Noodles and Company, Smashburger, Spicy Pickle…

Through January, Ben and Jerry’s is offering a promotional flavor at participating ‘Scoop Shops’ around the country. Yes Pecan is billed as “an Inspirational blend! Amber waves of buttery ice cream with roasted non-partisan pecans.” Not only a good play on words, Yes Pecan is also a do-gooder. Most of the proceeds from the…

Chef Bradford Heap, owner of Colterra in Niwot, is venturing back to Boulder to try his luck in the heart of the city. He’s planning to open an American-style bistro in the former Tom’s Tavern at 11th and Pearl. Heap has earned acclaim for his use of organic and local ingredients…

Cafe Brazil, the fantastic Brazilian restaurant, has added a vital component: a river-rock bar. After a salon that was next door went out of business, the restaurant’s ownership jumped at the opportunity to purchase the space. Besides the bar, they added seven tables –almost doubling the capacity of this Cafe Brazil, itself an improvement over the…

Chef Greg Faircloth is now fully in command of the kitchen at Alto, having replaced his mentor and friend Michael Farrell last October. Since then, Faircloth says, he’s “been making incremental changes, keeping with the contemporary American style. I’m not doing anything drastic.”   But he is really repping the ‘”farm-to-table” thing — buying…

When some fans recently stopped by Golden Europe for lunch, the German-Czech-Polish restaurant at 6620 Wadsworth Boulevard was closed. But not to worry: Golden Europe, which won Best Breaded Ribs in the Best of Denver 1996 (and no one’s ever topped them) is still in business. The owners, who’ve had the…

If you are a Colorado farmer — or just roll in the hay with one — this message is for you. The Colorado Department of Agriculture is now accepting listings for Colorado Farm Fresh Directory, a free publication that will list farmers and their roadside stands, markets, farms (selling directly to the…

“Times are tough but no family should go without a wholesome meal during the holidays. Whole Foods Market thinks of itself not just as a business, but as a responsible steward of the community. Grab & Give is an idea born of caring for our community and its people.”  So says Ben…

I consider myself an adventurous, or at least open-minded, eater. I’ve had gelatinized blood, intestines and pig’s ears, and  loved them all. Still, I had some serious trouble with the McRib — which, as promised, I tried this weekend. And I’m not the type of person who doesn’t like something…