Highland Tap and Burger taking over Panaderia Guadalajara

According to the liquor-license notice shoehorned into the window at 2223 West 32nd Avenue, Kevin Eddy, president of the 32nd Avenue Group, is taking over the former Panaderia Guadalajara space, which closed May 24, and turning it into Highland Tap and Burger. And according to the verbiage inked on the…

Coffee at the Point is opening in Five Points this fall

A new coffee and tea lounge will open its doors this fall in Five Points serving java, loose leaf teas, ice cream, pastries and breakfast burritos, with an emphasis on serving products made by local vendors. Coffee at the Point will take over the space formerly occupied by Blackberries, 710…

Think pink, part deux: Five fantastic rosés to sip this summer

Now that Memorial Day has come and gone, some people might say that summer has officially started. Others might insist that It’s now officially, unrepentantly, rosé drinking season. A few weeks ago I threw down the 2010 Rosé Drinking Challenge and gave you four reasons to get over your rosé-phobia…

Guess where I’m eating?

Up there is a plate of really delicious, artfully (and expertly) assembled rolls from a joint that isn’t Sushi Den or Sushi Sasa. My only squawk? The absence of fresh wasabi. Can you guess where I rolled with raw fish? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…

Restaurant Roll Call for May

RESTAURANTS/VENUES OPENING IN MAY * Brandon’s Pub, 2037 East Second Avenue Brothers Bar & Grill, 1920 Market Street Cheeky Monk, 14694 Orchard Parkway, Westminster (Orchard Town Center) Cherry on Top, 3000 East First Avenue (Cherry Creek Shopping Center) Flying Dog Brewery Tasting Room, 2330 Broadway Freshii, 303 16th Street (Republic…

Ten things to BBQ on Memorial Day besides burgers and brats

Or ribs, or chicken, or fish, or steak, or any of the stuff that you normally think of when you consider what exactly to toss on the grill for the three-day weekend. If you’re limiting your grill to just hot dogs and ground beef, you’re just not optimizing your grill…

Fox Fire Farms’ wine-tasting room opens this weekend

One of the highest-altitude wineries in Colorado is opening a tasting room this weekend and launching two new wines. Starting today, Fox Fire Farms’ new wine-tasting room will be open daily from 1 to 6 p.m. The farm is in Ignacio, about half an hour southeast of Durango, at about…

Changing of the Guard as mixologist Mike Henderson leaves TAG

For the past year, under sexy lighting in TAG’s chic modern dining room, Troy Guard has put out his particular brand of East meets West fusion,while Mike Henderson and his staff of mixologists craft equally flashy spirits concoctions to pair. There’s a changing of the guard under way, though: Henderson…

Chef Christopher Cina is jumping for Jax

Christopher Cina, who’s done hard time in galleys all over the metro area, including the Fourth Story, Aubergine Cafe, Tuscany, Zenith and Twig’s Wine Bar and Pickles Deli in Tipsy’s, a Goliath-size liquor store in Littleton, and is now manning the stoves at the Timberline Grill, a steak house at…

Washington Park will soon have the Local Daylight Diner

Back in March, Dino’s Soda Bar, the Washington Park ice cream parlor at 2217 East Mississippi, was shuttered for non-payment of taxes, a move that shattered the lives of god knows how many children. But according to Jeff Estey, who owns Dino’s, along with Washington Park Grille and Max Gill…

Get a pizza the NBA action

The NBA finals are just a double dribble away, and the National Basketball Association has applied some outside-the-box thinking to inside a cardboard pizza box: While watching the game at home, you can now enjoy a pizza with your favorite team’s logo melted onto the pie. Rick Ellison, licensee for…

A new state advisory council aims to make healthy foods more accessible

A bill signed into law this week has created an advisory council tasked with ensuring Colorado residents’ greater access to healthy foods. The thirteen-member Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council will collaborate on such issues as increasing state participation in federal food assistance programs, creating incentives in so-called “food deserts,” allowing…