Round two with Jay Leandro, chef at Pub 17 on Welton Street

Jay Leandro Pub 17 on Welton Street 1750 Welton Street hyatt.com/gallery/pub17/index.html 303-295-1117 Part one of my interview with Jay Leandro, exec chef of Pub 17 on Welton Street, ran yesterday; this is part two of our conversation. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: Pho Fusion on Hampden. I used…

Trillium celebrates its one-year anniversary with free drinks

Trillium, 2134 Larimer Street, is hosting its first birthday party this evening, and the Scandinavian-American restaurant is giving presents away rather than receiving them. Any guest who walks through the door will be offered Trillium’s signature cocktail free of charge. See also: Slide show: Trillium behind the scenes…

So Perfect Eats: a taste of this week’s review

I can hear the noise already, a rising roar of complaint over my decision to spend a thousand-plus words on So Perfect Eats, a two-year-old eatery in Cherry Creek North that feels more like a grab-and-go lunch spot than a restaurant worthy of review. But before you rant — whether…

Three unlikely online wine clubs eager to quench your thirst

It seems like everybody and their neighbor wants to be in the wine business. Last week, we spilled the juice on Denver-based Club W’s first year in the monthly wine club business. While we found their edgy-cool offerings well worth the hype, as we did our research we couldn’t help…

Midson’s favorite cookbooks of 2012: part three

It’s incredibly difficult to do justice to the thousands of remarkable cookbooks published in 2012, but after spending days — weeks — roaming through the recipes and lush food porn of hundreds of them, I’ve picked out my favorites. These are the cookbooks that stock my selves at home, and…

Guess where I’m eating a cashew chicken curry?

You can get chicken tikka masala here, as well as vindaloo and biryani, but this is a restaurant — Indian, obviously — that offers so much more, including a delicious cashew chicken curry strewn with cilantro. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…

Ondo’s Spanish Tapas Bar celebrates its third birthday tonight

Ondo’s Spanish Tapas Bar, 250 Steele Street, is commemorating three years in business this evening with drink specials — including $3 Basque cider and $5 house wines — throughout the night. There will also be a traditional, Basque-style Pintxos bar featuring a variety of tapas for $2 each. See also:…

EDGE Restaurant & Bar unveils its macaroon Christmas tree

In honor of National Cookie Day, EDGE Restaurant & Bar unveiled a twelve-foot Christmas tree made from macaroons today, at a reception introducing new general manager Matt Barber. The tree will remain on display until New Year’s Day. See also: -Soccer Saturday at EDGE -Feast with the 1-percenters at Edge…

Photos: Smashing cocktails from the Winter Talent Showcase

An appreciative crowd of convivial drinkers bellied up to the bar last night at Ghost Plate & Tap, the site of Industry Denver’s first Winter Talent Showcase, a cocktail-centric bash that pimped the mad mixology skills of several Denver bartenders, including Dante Reesman, Melissa Durant, Matty Durgin, Jason Patz, Anthony…

New Year’s Eve: Where will you ring it in?

Want to get lucky as you ring in 2013? The Westword New Year’s Eve Guide will be inserted in our December 13 issue and will include information on select December 31 entertainment options to ensure that when the clock strikes twelve, you don’t strike out. If you know of any…