My Brother’s has a legal date with Brothers Bar & Grill

Brothers, where art thou? When Jim Karagas, owner of My Brother’s Bar, Denver’s oldest continually operating saloon and a joint he’s run for forty of its 120-odd years, heard that Brothers Bar & Grill, a Wisconsin-based chain, planned to open an outpost in town, he was concerned that it might…

Sunflower Farmers Market opens two more Colorado stores tomorrow

Sunflower Farmers Market, the homegrown, all-natural and organic grocer started by Mike Gilliland in 2003, will open new stores in Lafayette and Thornton tomorrow. The new stores, which make it an even dozen outlets for Sunflower in this state, are at 555 West South Boulder Road in Lafayette and 1131…

Write off a few more Writer Square businesses

As Writer Square continues to rewrite its future, a few more businesses have disappeared from the block between Larimer and Lawrence streets and 15th Street and the 16th Street Mall. Last Friday, Chez Cheese Gourmet Market, the Evil Bean coffee shop and Jamaica Juice all closed their doors. The space…

Tonight: Duo hosts a final Abbondanza farmer’s dinner

Celebrate the harvest at a four-course farmer’s dinner — all prepared with produce from Abbondanza Organic Seeds & Produce — tonight at Duo Restaurant, 2413 West 32nd Avenue. Abbondanza farmers will be on hand to discuss the delicious dishes you’re eating. Which are:…

Tonight: Chris Kimball stirs up memories of Fannie Farmer

Chris Kimball, founder of Cook’s Illustrated and host of America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country, will be at the Tattered Cover in LoDo at 7:30 p.m. tonight to talk about his book Fannie’s Last Summer: Re-creating One Amazing Meal from Fannie Farmer’s 1896 Cookbook. Here’s what Mark Bittman, author of…

Marczyk offers one more night of Meat on the Street

Another sign that Indian summer continues: One more night of Meat on the Street at Marczyk Fine Foods. The crew is grilling Niman Ranch burgers right now at 770 East 17th Avenue; they’re $6.99 each. The attached wine store will also be offering a wine-tasting until 7:30 p.m. Find more…

Bliss Bar & Bistro will close its doors after Saturday

After service tomorrow, Bliss Bar & Bistro — an oasis of good taste in Arvada — will close the doors at 7501 Grandview Avenue for good. “I think Arvada is just really hurting,” says general manager Andrea Marion, who opened the place four years ago. “We just don’t have that…

Wyland’s Ocean Blue opens today

For a landlocked city, Denver is about to be swimming in seafood. At 5 p.m. today, Wyland’s Ocean Blue will open in the Shops at Northfield, close by Guy Harvey’s Perfect Spot, which opened earlier this month at 8336 Northfield Boulevard and will host a grand opening party on Friday,…

Broadmoor chef and sommelier win national Copa Jerez title

Bertrand Bouquin, executive chef of the Penrose Room and Summit at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, and Broadmoor wine director Timothy Baldwin have a date in Jerez, Spain, in January 2011 — when they’ll compete against international chef and sommelier teams for the Copa Jerez title. They won the chance…