First Tuesday wine class at Maggiano’s

Maggiano’s wants to teach you about good wine, which is why on the first Tuesday of every month, the restaurant at 7401 South Clinton Street in Englewood offers classes that pair unique wines with appetizers. This is the second-to-last class of the year (October’s will be the final installment), and…

Celebrate the end of boat season with a boat drink

You hear that sound? It’s the sound of summer whistling its way out the door. Labor Day Weekend is upon us, and that means that even if we’re still able to sit on patios next week, the moment when we’re going to have to bundle up and brace for winter…

The Gourmet Spoon buys the Seasoned Chef Cooking School

Thirteen years ago, chef Dan Witherspoon gave up an executive-chef position to build the Gourmet Spoon, which offers catering services plus a roster of interactive cooking experiences as private, on-site events. During that time, he also taught classes at the Seasoned Chef Cooking School. And when the opportunity presented itself…

Pearl Street Steak Room sets an October 10 opening

Peter and Mara Soutiere, owners of Boulder’s Tahona Tequila Bistro and Sushi Tora, have big plans for the small spot they recently took over behind Tahona — even if those plans have been slightly delayed. The pair had originally planned to open the Pearl Street Steak Room in in late…

Patio pies and libations at Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria

Happy Place: Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria, 2129 Larimer Street, 303-296-7000 The Happy Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $3 draft beers, $4 wines by the glass, $5 specialty cocktails, $5 appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…

Last meal at Dixons Downtown Grill: We have a winner!

This weekend is your last chance to make some memories at Dixons Downtown Grill, which is closing its doors Monday after almost fifteen years in the heart of LoDo. LoDo residents will be crying in their beers at a Saturday afternoon wake at Dixons. But the restaurant will stay open…

In the kitchen with Pete List: Grilled flank steak sandwiches

In this week’s Chef and Tell interview, Pete List, the executive chef of Beatrice & Woodsley, confesses, without apology, that if he could serve shit on a shingle, he’d gladly do so. Some of you, no doubt, wish that he’d actually give up his recipe for S.O.S., the childhood dish…

Guess where I’m eating?

It’s been way, way too hot to slurp pho, but the warm weather is perfectly suitable to Vietnamese soft shell crabs and fresh vegetables. 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…

Good Times now offering Santiago’s green chile

Head to any Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard store and you’ll find four items showcasing green chile. And not just any green chile, but green chile from Santiago’s, now featured on Good Times’s chile cheese fries, cheeseburger burrito, chicken drunken burrito and green chile slider. The Green Chile Lover’s…

Reader: No Denver Restaurant Week in August? That bites!

Don’t look for a second installment of Denver Restaurant Week next summer: Visit Denver, the convention and visitors bureau that organizes the event that’s grown into two weeks in the winter, says that DRW can’t split those two weeks and share the dining wealth between seasons because August is just…

A Taste of Colorado over Labor Day weekend

It’s Labor Day weekend, and you know what that means: A Taste of Colorado, the annual eating orgy that’s also a tasty opportunity for people-watching, will fill Civic Center Park today through Monday, September 5. For complete info, go to www.atasteofcolorado.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town,…

Smokin’ Brew BBQ at Parker Station

Here’s a smokin’ deal: The third annual Smokin’ Brew BBQ will feature barbecue from championship teams from five states. It’s hosted by Parker Station and runs through Sunday, September 4 in Parker; call 303-596-6756 or visit www.smokinbrewbbq.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food…

Se7en’s liquor license is suspended due to sales to minors

After serving alcohol to a minor three times in three months, Se7en, the Asian fusion restaurant located in the Beauvallon, has been slapped with a 25-day suspension of its liquor license. Rather than going nearly a month without selling alcohol, the restaurant has opted to stretch the sentence out, going…

Sabi Sushi, the restaurant without a restaurant, launches today

You may not know it, but there’s a culinary revolution unfolding right under our noses. Right now, a man in a black chef’s coat and a green bandanna is standing in the courtyard of the World Trade Center at 16th and Court streets, handing packages to customers who’ve placed an…

Denver’s five best breakfast burritos

While we especially love a greasy mess of eggs, green chile and chorizo wrapped in a tortilla when we’re combating the effects of a night of bad decisions, we’ll brake for breakfast burritos in this town any day of the week. And while it’s hard to mess up a breakfast…

Garbanzo opens in Fort Collins today, more in store for 2012

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, the Denver-born fast-casual chain, is opening its first location in Fort Collins today. This is the company’s thirteenth store, with another slated to open in Colorado Springs later in the month. Come 2012, Garbanzo hopes to award its first franchises and expand outside of Colorado. Currently, the…