The Denver Bicycle Cafe is donating $1 to Trips for Kids Denver/Metro for every pint of Mockery Brewing’s Rakau IPA that is poured during the month of November from the new Confluence Tap Handle at DBC. “The Confluence Tap Handle program is a collaboration managed by Confluence, a corporate social…
Chef Elise Wiggins received a small but pricey delivery at Panzano yesterday: one pound of white Alba truffles from the Piedmont region of Italy — shipped here at a cost of $3,163. This particular species — tuber magnatum — is the rarest and most expensive of all truffle varieties, but…
The Downtown Denver Partnership held a meeting on the 16th Street Mall last week where much of the discussion focused on safety — with panhandling on the side. But some residents are less concerned with safety than the fact that once you get to the mall, there’s not much there…
I’ve heard of many secrets to long life, from not smoking to eating a bowl of ice cream every day. But the one on the menu at Uncle Joe’s, a Hong Kong bistro that opened early this year across the street from the Colorado Convention Center and the Denver Performing…
The Denver International Wine Festival will showcase the largest selection of international and domestic wines of any grand tasting in the Rocky Mountain region, according to its organizers. Over the next three days at the Omni Interlocken Resort, the eleventh annual food-and-wine festival will feature dinners, seminars, tastings, competitions and more;…
Last fall Sean Smiley, founder of State 38 Distilling in Golden, put out a call to friends and neighbors to bring in their unwanted backyard apples so that he could distill a batch of local fruit brandy. In return for a minimum of ten pounds of fruit, Smiley promised a…
No. 9: The Pregnant Burrito at Cafe Chihuahua Cafe Chihuahua doesn’t have a place in the pantheon of old-school green chile joints around town, nor is it new enough to attract the attention of trendy taco seekers. The family-run, rambling hacienda with the arched entryway and neon sign instead caters…
“The first statement I get from anyone is, ‘Oh, the mac and cheese!’” That’s what Brandon Muncy says he hears when he tells people that he’s the new executive chef at the Rackhouse Pub, which will reopen later this year on Blake Street. That macaroni and cheese had a well-deserved…
#9 at Bar FaustoEverybody wants to feel special. At the Populist, that special feeling comes after you’ve enjoyed a great dinner at the bar. The hour you spent lingering over the kitchen’s delicious small plates most likely included some stimulating conversation with your bartender, adding a sense of camaraderie to…
Dry Dock just celebrated its tenth anniversary of brewing and serving beer in Aurora — and starting a wave that has spread across the metro area. Today hundreds of entrepreneurs – and more every day – make their living in Colorado doing the exact same thing, but ten years ago, that’s…
Bar Dough didn’t take long to rise in the former home of a convenience store next to Highland Tap & Burger. After a complete gutting and rebuild, the space opened over the weekend with chef-partner Max MacKissock’s menu of stuzzichini (appetizers), house-made pastas, wood-fired pizzas baked in an imported Acunto…
Today’s a good day to brush up on your complimentary colors: You can help support the Red Cross or learn to cook with a little of the green. Or both. The District Bistro is holding a “Friendsraiser” for the Red Cross from 6 to 8 p.m. today. As guests mingle…
Halloween roars into town this weekend, and there will be no shortage of fake blood, face paint and freaky food on the October 31 menu. So don’t get all dressed up with no place to go: There’s an event for everyone, from mild to wild, from family-friendly to family-fearing. Here’s…
Halloween candy is typically reserved for good ghouls and boys while trick or treating — an annual overindulgence that dates back to the early 1900s in its modern, send-your-kids-out-begging form. But even for big kids yearning for a sugar fix pre-All Hallows’ Eve, its time to cave in to your…
ABC’s hit TV show Shark Tank pits inventors and small-business hopefuls against one another to battle for investment dollars in front of a panel of ruthless judges. Here in Colorado, the concept has been translated into something a little less, well, cutthroat. The Metro Denver Small Business Development Center is calling…
The combination of the words “blood” and “sausage” isn’t exactly an appetite stimulant for most Americans — but call blood sausage morcilla, as Spanish speakers do, or kiszka, for Polish speakers, and you have a less threatening moniker that refers to something most cultures make in various forms. Leña on Broadway,…
Last week the developer of the apartment complex being built on the former United Way property in LoHi reported that the ground floor will boast the first Colorado link in the Ohio-based Rusty Bucket Restaurant & Tavern chain, with at least two more coming to metro Denver. But wait! There’s…
Trick or treat? The week’s culinary calendar includes a grab bag of fun, ranging from special wine and beer dinners to restaurant birthday parties to cooking classes devoted to oysters and cannabis. And that’s before all the Halloween events kick in. Keep reading for all the tasty details. Monday,…
This week has been a melancholy one for Denver’s restaurant scene, as both favorite old-timer Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe and bold youngster Lower48 Kitchen announced they would be closing up shop in Lower Highland and Ballpark, respectively. And River North Brewing will pour its last beers this weekend in its…
Crave Real Burgers has been slinging patties out of it’s original Castle Rock burger bar since 2010 and has since added locations in Colorado Springs and Highlands Ranch. But one of the region’s best burgers is now available in Denver: Crave opened today at 1550 Blake Street with its list…
No. 10: Pierogi of the Day at Rebel Restaurant Rebel Restaurant in River North isn’t a Ukrainian Restaurant; owners Bo Porytko and Dan Lasiy have way too much up their culinary sleeves to settle on one style of food — but they certainly know their way around Slavic specialties. So while…
Four years ago Chris Taub was sitting in his downtown Denver apartment with a bottle of Patron and a carton of key lime ice cream. He imagined a creamy Margarita dessert, mixed them together and put the concoction in the freezer. His first batch of alcoholic ice cream didn’t come…
