Make a pig of yourself on Cinco de Mayo at Lola, 1575 Boulder Street, which is hosting its first annual Picnic of the Pig from 6 to 9 p.m. May 5. The event will also mark the Colorado debut of Republic Tequila, from one of Mexico’s only certified organic distilleries…
Olivea, the joint effort from Keith Arnold and Stephanie Bonin (owners of Duo), and John Broening and Yasmin Lozada-Hissom (chef and pastry chef of Duo, respectively), opens at 5 p.m. at 719 East 17th Avenue, in the former home of Aix. According to the restaurant’s website, Olivea will be “a…
Yes, the Nuggets are advancing, but Colorado can already claim a real winning team: the East High Constitutional Scholars, who just won the We the People contest in Washington, D.C. — for the third year running. The high schoolers are already preparing to make it four in a row, but…
Tonight is the fifth annual Women Cook!, Dining for a Difference, a benefit for Work Options for Women, the nonprofit that prepares women coming off welfare for a career in the food industry — and just opened Cafe Optionslast month. The event includes a silent auction and walk-around dinner featuring…
From 3 to 6 p.m. today, May 3, Swallow Hill’s WineFest 2009 will showcase five Colorado wineries, as well as local cheese and appetizers made from Colorado-grown ingredients — and, of course, homegrown music from FOMA and the Kantankerous Bluegrass Band. Swallow Hill is located at 71 East Yale Avenue,…
Go-Go Yogurt is celebrating the launch of its co-branding with Inta Juice today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stop by Inta Juice at 14705 West 64th Avenue in Arvada for a free small yogurt with one topping of your choice. For more information, go to 303-432-2123…
Marcyzk’s Fine Foods, at 770 East 17th Avenue, today is offering 10 percent off on all store sales, as well as sales in the adjacent wine shop. For more info, call 303-894-9499 or go to www.marczykfinefoods.com. And the Cherry Creek Fresh Market kicks off its eleventh season at 8 a.m…
RESTAURANT OPENINGS IN APRIL Cafe Options, 1650 Curtis Street Houston’s, 303 Josephine Street Denver ChopHouse, Concourse A, DIA Rib House, 1801 13th Street, Boulder The Salad Bowl, 4086 South Parker Road, Aurora Snarf’s, 1101 East 11th Avenue Trattoria Stella, 3201 East Colfax Avenue (replaces Cafe Star) Casselman’s Bar & Venue,…
When I ran into Bill Ward at Houston’s in early April, he said that his MiniBar, a new watering hole that will be tucked into space under the old Village Inn in Cherry Creek, was moving slowly but steadily along. Now comes news that Ward has set a date fora…
With two cases of swine flu (the “other white flu”) confirmed in Colorado and bumbling Vice President Joe Biden calling for quasi-quarantine, it could be time to go to your bookshelves and dust off that copy of The Stand, Stephen King’s 1978 novel. In this epic (it was re-released, uncut,…
Tonight, dig into the Grub Party & Panel, a “multi-media soulfood dinner and discussion on environmental justice, artist activism and the green economy” at the Blair Caldwell African American Research Library, 2410 Welton Street. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. (bring your own place setting), with the panel starting at 7…
After pork producers and Israeli officials complained about the name “swine flu,” world health authorities have come up with a new name for the pending pandemic: “the other white flu.” Variations on that joke have been flying around the Internet for days, but to Brian Gansmann, who was on the…
Just got word that Argyll is opening today in the former home of the Squealing Pig, 2700 East Third Avenue. It’s brought to us by Robert Thompson, best known for Brasserie Rouge, our Best New Restaurant of 2004. Sadly, Brasserie Rouge didn’t last (its space in the Icehouse will soon…
Andrew Speaker, Denver’s accidental tourist, has some sense of timing. Speaker, the focus of our last international health-scare when he went on the lam, and in the air, after being diagnosed with tuberculosis and warned not to fly, this week filed suit against the Centers for Disease Control for invasion…
Today is Dining Out for Life, and over 300 area restaurants have signed on to donate at least 25 percent of their food sales to Project Angel Heart, which prepares and delivers meals to people living with life-threatening illnesses. I’ll be bartending at Mezcal, 3230 East Colfax Avenue, which serves…
At Greetings From Colorado, a store on the A concourse of Denver International Airport, don’t expect to find many actual Colorado greetings. Yes, there are cards from Leanin’ Tree, the Boulder-based Western art emporium that Edward P. Trumble founded back in 1949; and gilded aspen-leaf jewelry created in this state;…
“Colorado Speaks for Itself.” That’s the tagline of a new Colorado tourism campaign, a variation on the old “Let’s Talk Colorado” that puts quote marks around pretty pictures of the mountains. But sadly, the campaign can’t leave well enough alone. A pricey two-page spread in the April 20 edition of…
After a few delays, Jet Entertainment Group is slated to open Pizza Republica, its restaurant in the Landmark project in Greenwood Village, on May 8. According to the optimistically present-tense description on Jet’s website, “Pizza Republica focuses on homemade cooking using local and organic produce whenever possible. The marinara, mozzarella,…
Restaurants will be popping up like May flowers all over town next month. First of the big blooms: Olivea, at 719 East 17th Avenue (the former home of Aix), is slated to open May 4. It’s coming from Keith Arnold and Stephanie Bonin (owners of Duo), and John Broening and…
At Monday’s tourism rally, Governor Bill Ritter urged us to “Rediscover Colorado” this summer. I started by walking the length of the 16th Street Mall at lunch yesterday, and found that this seventeen-block stretch — touted as the most successful pedestrian mall in the country and one of this town’s…
Tonight’s Dos Casas, a benefit for Brent’s Place, will bring seven of the town’s best chefs – Jamey Fader of Big Red F, Sheila Lucero of Jax Fish House Denver, Matt Selby of Vesta Dipping Grill and Steuben’s, Tyler Wiard of Elway’s in Cherry Creek, Goose Sorenson of Solera, Sean…
Back in December, Robert Thompson (formerly of Brasserie Rouge, the Atomic Cowboy and B-52 Billiards) announced that his Chicago company, Seasoned Development, would open its first Noca Kitchen at 1433 17th Street in Denver. “Noca Kitchen is going to be a substantial growth vehicle for us in Denver, as well…
