Resort 2 Kindness — a nonprofit committed to making a difference through random acts of kindness — will host Trucks for Pups, a food-truck gathering benefiting local dog-rescue centers, from 4 to 7 p.m. today in the parking lot of Petco at 8100 West Crestline Avenue in Littleton…
Patsy’s Italian Restaurant has been around since 1921, which means this neighborhood joint has survived the Great Depression, World War II, the Red Scare, the Vietnam War, disco, the Reagan era and the emergence of the Olive Garden. Decades of history have unfolded around its linen tablecloths, and as other…
Three craft beers, five dishes, all stellar, for less than $35. This restaurant’s happy hour is still the crème de la crème of Denver. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where posts is entered into a pool…
Wine — just like every sport, art form, hobby or leisure pursuit — has a language all its own. And while someone just learning to cook would likely realize that the intimidating task of understanding what terms like “sauté” or “chiffonade” mean is simply another step in that process, why…
Ace Eat Serve opened today at 501 East 17th Avenue. The ping-pong hall, restaurant and bar is the newest eatery owned by Josh and Jen Wolkon and Matt Selby, owners of Steuben’s and Vesta Dipping Grill…
Even presidents, CEOs and owners need hobbies, distractions and sidekicks – and that includes James Iacino, president of Seattle Fish Company, who, along with his buddy Scott Kinsey, will open Corner House, a java joint and bar, in late October at 2240 Clay Street in Jefferson Park…
Almost everyone who’s ever bar-hopped has, at one time or another, accidentally walked out of an establishment with their drink in hand. And on almost every one of those occasions, said drinker has been stopped by a bouncer, waiter, security guard or friend since, sadly, you can’t take your booze…
Ticketing for the Great American Beer Festival, run through Ticketmaster, got off to a rocky start yesterday during a pre-sale for Brewers Association and American Homebrewers Association members — many of whom were shut out from a Saturday afternoon session that is designed just for them. Sales to the general…
Last year’s listeria breakout gave all Colorado cantaloupes a bad name, even though the contaminated ones came from Jensen Farms in Holly rather than Rocky Ford, which has a long and proud melon tradition. So this year, the state and Rocky Ford growers are reminding Coloradans that our sweet, delicious…
There was plenty of action on the Denver dining scene in July — even without the open-shut-open saga of Sketch and El Diablo. Here’s our restaurant roll call for July:…
Pippa Taylor Strings 1700 Humboldt Street 303-831-7310 www.stringsrestaurant.com This is part one of my interview with Pippa Taylor, the executive chef of Strings. Part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Pippa Taylor is the first to admit her good fortune — and the last to take it for granted…
I hadn’t been to Le Peep in well over a decade — since I discovered eggs Bennie made from scratch are better — but I noticed that the recent chain-restaurant survey in Consumer Reports put Le Peep among the most popular restaurants in the U.S., ranked on taste, value, service…
Three weeks after the city red-tagged the First Avenue Hotel building — causing the immediate closure of both El Diablo and Sketch — both restaurants are back in business. For now. After a three-and-a-half hour hearing Monday, the Board of Appeals — a mayor-appointed committee that considers actions of the…
The Aurora location of Yogurtland, 18191 East Hampden Avenue, will donate 100 percent of all sales to the Aurora Victim Relief Fund today. The fund, which was set up by the Community First Foundation in partnership with Governor Hickenlooper, has raised over three million dollars thus far…
Anyone can make a plate of spaghetti — but in this town, only Patsy’s Italian Inn has been serving plates of homemade Italian spaghetti for more than nine decades. That was back in the days when celebrities had to sing, dance and have talent to be famous, back before The…
If you want a Thai curry that’s mild, meek and devoid of any discernible heat (despite a plea for “Thai hot”), go here. This is a joint for uninitiated freshman — not graduating valedictorians. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
Businesses across the country are coming out with stances on gay marriage, including Chick-Fil-A and Lakewood’s own Masterpiece Cakeshop. The bakery does not create cakes for gay ceremonies. The decision, publicized by rejected couple Dave Mullins and Charlie Craig, made waves across the Internet, where those who object to the…
Ace Eat Serve, the Asian restaurant and ping-pong palace that will open Wednesday next to Steuben’s, is the latest restaurant to tap into a nearby brewery for its own house beer…
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, the one-man brewery that primarily makes wild and sour ales, has officially moved its barrel-aging and fermenting to north Denver and plans to announce a plan for where it will brew beers sometime in August…
The long-vacant space at 30 East Ninth venue, on the southwest corner of Lincoln and Ninth, will soon have a new breakfast joint: Devin and Jason Stallings, the brothers who own DJ’s Berkeley Cafe, are opening a second outpost — DJ’s 9th Ave Cafe, a 3,500-square-foot mimic of its popular…
After over a decade of serving house-roasted coffee at 630 East Sixth Avenue, Pablo’s Coffee is expanding to a second location. It’s taking over the former home of Penn Street Perk at 1300 Pennsylvania Street, and renovations of the interior are already under way. Pablo’s plans to open the doors…
Flagstaff House has won the Wine Spectator’s Grand Award; it’s one of only 75 restaurants to win the award this year. But more remarkably, Flagstaff House has earned the coveted Grand Award every year since 1983. “The Wine Spectator is the first and most prestigious wine magazine,” says restaurant co-owner…
