Breakfast at Dinner Viewing Party

Since it’s celebrating chef Ian Clark’s appearance on the Cooking Channel’s Unique Eats, you can bet that the “Breakfast at Dinner Viewing Party” at Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, 950 Pearl Street in Boulder, will offer more than cereal and scrambled eggs. Clark’s Latino/Mexican brunch dishes, for example.The party…

Hugh Cleal spins January 6 at Bar Standard

Last year, Full Flavor Fridays brought some of the best national (and international!) talent out there to its underground weekly event, and the trend is continuing this year. For its first 2012 headliner, Full Flavor is bringing us Hugh Cleal, a Detroit native who cut his teeth on violin and…

Loading Dock Fridays at Il Mondo Vecchio

Learn something new about salumi at Il Mondo Vecchio, 1174 South Cherokee Street. From 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. today, it will present the latest installment of Loading Dock Fridays, with tours and tastings. For more information, call 303-744-6328 or go to www.mondovecchio.net. For information on dozens of culinary events around…

Free wine tasting at Sip tonight

Celebrate the final days of 2011 tonight at Sip Fine Wine & Spirits, 1920 Market Street, where you can enjoy free wine tastings from 4 to 7 p.m. For more info, call 303-298-9463. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings –…

Winter Heat

Forget about bundling up against the cold: at Midnite Martini’s Winter Burlescapades, it’s all about taking it off. “We wanted to provide an alternative to the usual kid-focused holiday events going on right now,” explains Midnite Martini herself. “It provides comedy, dancy music and good ol’-fashioned live entertainment that adults…

Spirits tasting at Ignite!

Get a jump on your New Year’s celebrating at the brand-new Ignite!, 2124 Larimer Street, which will host a complimentary spirits tasting today through Friday, December 30, from 5 to 6 p.m. For more information, call 303-296-2600 or visit www.ignite-denver.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit…

The ten best (vegetarian!) meals I ate all year

The year started off lovingly for this Veggie Girl, and throughout weeks and weeks of eating somewhere different, there were lots of great dishes that stood out. Here, in chronological order, are the ten best meals I ate this year…

Meal & Marg at Tahona Tequila Bistro

Tahona Tequila Bistro, 1035 Pearl Street in Boulder, is offering Meal & Marg tonight — a deal that will deliver an appetizer, entree and blue agave margarita for just $18. For details, call 303-938-9600 or visit www.tahonaboulder.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food…

Vincent Lemieux joins a Very CMKY NYE at Shine

Communikey had a huge year in 2011; the annual music festival brought beats to the masses for the fourth year in a row this past spring. But you won’t have to wait until April to get another fix: On Saturday, December 31, head to A Very CMKY NYE, which will…

Markstar Karaoke at Interstate Kitchen & Bar

Tonight is the longest night of the year, which means it’s your night to shine! Unleash your inner rock star at Markstar Karaoke at Interstate Kitchen & Bar, 901 West 10th Avenue; the weekly festivities (including drink specials, to give you some liquid courage) start at 10 p.m. For more…

Tweet Drive at Eden

Eden, the restaurant that’s taken over the space at 3090 Downing Street that was once home to Tosh’s Hacienda, is hosting its inaugural Tweet Drive tonight. Donate one new, unwrapped toy or canned-food item and enjoy food-and-drink specials with Denver’s social media professionals and entrepreneurs. For more information, call 303-832-5482…

New Year’s Eve 2011 Denver: ten best upscale events

We’ve listed the best cheap events — and the best free events — in the area on New Year’s Eve, but if you’ve got money to burn or want to impress someone really special (it is your last chance to do that in 2011, after all), we’ve got you covered…

Little India’s lunch buffet is a veggie-friendly smorgasbord

We’ve lauded the lunch buffet at Little India in our annual Best of Denver issue more than once. Although you might think that one Indian-food buffet is pretty much like any other, Little India’s stands out for a couple of reasons: It’s refilled frequently with a wide variety of food…

Tuesday Night Date Night at Sketch

Every Tuesday, Sketch, 11 West First Avenue, resurrects gourmet dishes from the original Cherry Creek menu for Tuesday Date Night. This week, the venue is offering prime rib with au jus, fresh mozzarella and tomato salad, lump crab cake with caper mayo, broccoli with cheese sauce and warm bread pudding…

J.Phlip spins December 23 at Bar Standard

J.Phlip (aka Jessica Phillippe) was first exposed to house music in Champaign, Illinois, two hours from house-music mecca Chicago. At nineteen, she obtained two belt-drive turntables and a mixer (which didn’t have any EQ knobs), and her career as a DJ was born. Phillippe’s sound encompasses house, tech house, deep…

New Year’s Eve 2011 Denver: ten best cheap events

The last thing you want to do is start out 2012 in debt, right? We feel your pain — and believe it or not, you can have a fun (and affordable!) night out on New Year’s Eve. Keep reading for the top ten events that prove our point…..

New Year’s Eve 2011 Denver: ten best food and drink events

Once January rolls around, you’ll be working hard on those resolutions — and your food and beverage consumption will probably decrease as a result. So why not make your last meal of the year really count? Keep reading for our top ten food and drink events for this New Year’s…

Colfax Crawl, Tweet Drive, plus Christmas food events

It’s not too surprising that there aren’t a ton of culinary events this week; apart from the Colfax Crawl, everyone is gearing up for Christmas and New Year’s Eve. And speaking of Christmas, several venues are hosting Christmas Eve and Christmas Day meals and parties; keep reading to see the…