Tailgate at Trucks for Pups this evening

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 a rich, colorful, unbeatable history

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…

Guess where I’m eating Denver’s best happy-hour snacks?

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…

Four essential terms every wine lover needs to know, demystified

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…

Could go-cups be in Denver’s future? Drinkers would rejoice

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…

Le Peep: The proof is in the powder

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…

Patsy’s Italian Inn — timing is everything

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…

Guess where I’m eating a freshman Thai curry?

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…

DJ’s 9th Ave Cafe opening in the Golden Triangle

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…

Pablo’s Coffee will open a second location this fall

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 wins an award as big as its wine collection

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…