Oskar Blues is celebrating its CANniversary, the coveted Beaujolais varietal gets released, and there’s a lot more in food-and-beverages happening in this week’s culinary calendar. Here’s a taste of what’s ahead:…
No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we’re offering an animal-free recipe. If you tried the banana-walnut muffin or the chocolate-chip cookie recipes, then you already know that all the hype about vegan baking…
Pour it on! There are three big beer events in the metro area tonight, so pick your poison wisely. At 7 p.m., Denver Beer Co., 1695 Platte Street, will host a beer dinner in conjunction with Mikes2Kitchen. The $50 dinner will pair four courses with beer; reservations are required. Call…
Savoy’s live electro stylings will light up the Fillmore Auditorium tonight; the New York-based (by-way-of-Denver) band returns to the Mile High City tonight for its first headlining show at the Fillmore. (7 p.m., all ages, $25 and up) The Whomp Truck has something special planned for 11/11/11, including a countdown…
A year ago the Four Seasons opened downtown, with its stylish restaurant, and tonight Edge Restaurant & Bar will toss a One-Year Anniversary Party. The festivities include a masquerade ball, a special multi-course menu and more. Tickets are $111 per couple; for more info, call 303-398-3343 or go to www.edgerestaurantdenver.com…
There’s no better deal than free, and every Thursday evening from 4 to 7 p.m., Sip Fine Wine & Spirits, 1920 Market Street, offers free wine tastings. For more details, call 303-298-9463. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings — and…
For the third annual Denver Lumberjack Party, organizer Kiki Nichols wanted to mix things up a bit. “This year, I wanted to use our powers for good,” she explains. “We won’t have a cover charge, and a portion of the bar tab will benefit the Denver Dumb Friends League. Lumberjacks…
New Saigon, a stalwart Vietnamese restaurant on Federal Boulevard, is deservedly popular; even during our between-hours Sunday meal — and with a plywood walkway to navigate due to some construction work out front — the restaurant was almost completely full. With a menu that includes typical meats like chicken and…
What pairs better with cheese: beer or wine? Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar, 1512 Curtis Street, will attempt to answer that question tonight at the Beer vs. Wine Dinner, featuring five cheese courses paired with beer and wine. The fun starts at 6 p.m. and costs $20; for more…
Metaphysically speaking, November 11, 2011, is an important date. In numerology, eleven is what’s known as a “master number,” a higher vibration of the number two — and when you get all those elevens in a row, there’s bound to be some magic in the air. The Whomp Truck crew…
Hard to believe it’s November already, but the holidays are quickly approaching — and so are some of our favorite traditions, like the Champagne Cascade at the Brown Palace Hotel. And there are plenty more events on this week’s culinary calendar; here’s what’s on the menu:…
This is one in a series of posts in honor of Denver Arts Week that salute some of our favorite people and places on the arts scene. If you’ve been by Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery, 800 East 73rd Avenue, then you already know it’s unlike any other gallery in…
No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as an incentive to join the growing Meatless Monday movement, we’re featuring an animal-free recipe each week. Shepherd’s pie is a comfort-food staple that contains several of our favorite things: mashed potatoes, tender veggies and a…
No one knows fresh sausage like the folks at Il Mondo Vecchio, who are teaming up tonight with the Cook Street School of Fine Cooking, 1937 Market Street, for a Fresh Sausage-Making class. It runs from 6 to 9:30 p.m. and costs $99; for more information, call 303-308-9300 or visit…
Full Flavor Fridays, the residency that has been holding down the Appaloosa Grill since this past March, is about to double your pleasure in more ways than one: It’s moving to Bar Standard for the first and last Fridays of every month starting this month, and for the Bar Standard…
Valentine’s Day is overrated; the first cold days of fall are what make us want to snuggle up on the couch with a significant other, a big bowl of pasta and a glass of good wine. Tonight, Expo Recreation Center, 10955 East Exposition Avenue in Aurora, will host a cooking…
More than a dozen chefs from some of the area’s favorite restaurants (The Fort, Root Down and ChoLon, just to name a few) will face off tonight at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, 7711 East Academy Boulevard, at the Chefs Food & Wine Pairing Competition. The chefs…
Some chili is lean, some chile is green — and at today’s sixth annual Meanest Chili Cook-Off, all of the chili is bound to be…well, mean. Or at least spicy. But don’t let that scare you off: With twenty slots open for contestants competing to win prizes for the best…
Leonardo DaVinci was known for his artistry and his amazing inventions, so it’s only fair that the DaVinci Inventor Showcase would carry his name. “Initially, this was called the Colorado Inventors’ Showcase,” notes communications director Andrew Frey. “It was planned to uncover new, innovative processes and products in Colorado throughout…
How does a burlesque emcee extraordinaire celebrate her birthday? If you’re Cora Vette — aka Reyna Von Vett — then you bring in Coco Lectric, the star of the Texas burlesque scene (and the 2010 Queen of Burlesque), a dusky beauty whose red-feather-boa routine turned the heads of the judges…
The holiday season can be stressful enough, but when you’re homeless, stress levels go through the nonexistent roof. Today, participating restaurants in Home for the Holidays Dine Out will donate a portion of their proceeds to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. Go to www.coloradocoalition.org/events for a full list of…
