Kim and Jake’s Cakes and Glacier Ice Cream roll out collaborations

The first cake that comes to mind when we’re considering Mardi Gras is the pancake, and there’s no shortage of venues around town that will be serving up stacks of buttermilk flapjacks in celebration of that holiday — and National Pancake Day — tomorrow. But ask Kim and Jake Rosenbarger,…

Lessons from the Spicy Pickle and other Colorado-based chains

Ask Kevin Morrison why the Spicy Pickle chain went belly-up, and the former executive of that company, who now owns Pinche Tacos, doesn’t exactly mince words. “When you have people who aren’t businesspeople or restaurant people trying to run a restaurant company, the writing’s on the wall,” he says…

GB Fish & Chips is open on Colfax — but dry until March

Three months ago, when Alex Stokeld revealed that he planned to open a third location of GB Fish & Chips in the former Deluxe Burger space next door to Mod Livin’, at 5325 East Colfax Avenue, he told us he was aiming for a February 1 opening. And that’s exactly…

Guess where I’m eating?

Carrots: It’s the new dessert. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we select one lucky winner who’ll receive an EatDenver dining deck, worth up…

Crafty Ladies at Highland Tap and Burger

It’s ladies’ night! Highland Tap and Burger, 2219 West 32nd Avenue, will host Crafty Ladies tonight, combining a tasting of Breckenridge Brewery’s beers with inventive food pairings — and crafts, or course. For more information, call 720-287-4493 or visit www.highlandtapdenver.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit…

Amanda Olig: Trust your gut

In this interview, Osteria Marco bar manager Amanda Olig weighs in on rye whiskey, how she got her first bartending job in Denver and what she drinks after a particularly difficult night…

La Cocina de Paula moves from LoDo to West Alameda

The first home Paula Contreras chose for her Colombian-Mexican restaurant, La Cocina de Paula, was a night club — the eatery took up residence in LoDo’s Oasis Hookah Bar & Lounge, where it peddled lunch seven days a week before the late night crowd came in. But at the end…

Mile High Spirits opens next week

A few months ago, partners Joe Vonfeldt, Chase Campbell and Wyn Ferrell revealed that they were building out a distillery in a warehouse space on upper Larimer where they’d make private label spirits for customers as well as their own line, including Elevate Vodka, Pegleg Rum and Denver Dry Gin…

Elway’s Downtown serves up a super daily happy hour

Happy Place: Elway’s Downtown, 1881 Curtis Street, 303-312-3107 The Hours: Daily from 2 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $5 selected wines by the glass; $7 cocktail of-the-day; $3 draft beers; half-priced selected appetizers Were We Happy? Flip the page to find out…