Looking for a new option for celebrating the Rockies home opener? Head to the Lobby, 2191 Arapahoe Street, for its inaugural opening-day celebration — featuring a pig roast and purple beer on the patio — from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m…
It’s been a good week for beer, and it just keeps getting better: Tonight, the Avery Tap Room, 5763 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder, will hold a release party for its Karma Belgian Pale Ale from 5 to 8 p.m. Admission is free (but you’ve got to pay for your brewskis);…
Montinore Estate Winery in Willamette Valley, Oregon, is one of the few wineries in the country to produce biodynamic wines certified by the Demeter Association. What does that mean? Find out tonight from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., when Strings, 1700 Humboldt Street, is hosting a Spring Wine Dinner that will…
“We wanted to take Earth Month and use it as a vehicle to highlight the impact of supporting organic sustainability and your local farmers,” notes Amy Wright, marketing and community-relations manager at Whole Foods Tamarac. “Whole Foods has a commitment to being an educational resource and also raising awareness about…
Before she put together this month’s Girls in Space — 2010: A Burlesque Oddity, Reyna Von Vett checked the dates for the Starfest convention (April 16-18). “We figured we’d be able to drag some of those guys to come see the show,” she reasons, and she’s probably right: This space-themed…
“Many people do not realize that Colorado was the second state in the United States to have its own district tartan approved,” notes Cory Waggoner, president of the Colorado Tartan Day Council. In fact, there are many contributions that the Scottish and Celtic people as a whole have made to…
The folks who throw Spa Week twice a year — once in the spring and once in the fall — couldn’t have chosen a better time for the vernal version of the event: Taxes are due, we haven’t had a public holiday since February 15 (Presidents’ Day), and the tension…
Lola, 1575 Boulder Street, has pulled out all the stops for tonight’s Dos Casas fundraising event, which offers three options: a five-course dinner at 6:30 p.m., paired with wine, for $75; the dinner plus exclusive patio seating and a chef meet-and-greet for $125; or an after-hours party starting at 9…
Head to Boulder tonight for two wine-centric events: From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., the , 946 Pearl Street in Boulder, offers “Wine 101: Organic & Sustainable Wines,” a discussion and tasting with sommelier Manual Sanchez of the West End Wine Shop. You’ll learn about how well these wines stand up…
There’s a lot going on in food this week: The West End Tavern is releasing the long-awaited Pappy Van Winkle seventeen-year bourbon; the Green Route Restaurant Tour kicks off at 1515 Restaurant; and the Denver Central Library’s Food Fight: Retaking Our Plates, a Fresh City Life Film Series, will open…
The West End Tavern, 926 Pearl Street in Boulder, has been waiting years to release the Pappy Van Winkle exclusive bourbon — seventeen years, in fact. Julian Van Winkle hand-selected the barrel to be bottled by the Tavern, and this is the only place you can get it. Celebrate at…
Green Route — a green map to the city — is kicking off a series of Green Route Restaurant Tours tonight, starting with a stop at 1515 Restaurant, 1515 Market Street. Attendees will meet owner Gene Tang and enjoy a special appetizer plus discounts on drinks. The tours are free,…
April Fool’s! The Twisted Pine, 3201 Walnut Street in Boulder, is holding a release party for its Jester brew from 3 to 9 p.m. today. The brewpub hasn’t given many details about the beer, but the adjectives we’ve heard include “insane,” “ridiculous” and “crazy.” To see what all the fuss…
Considering how medical marijuana has exploded on the Colorado scene over the past eighteen months, it was inevitable that somebody — in this case, www.dailybuds.com and Kush magazine — would eventually put together a Colorado Cannabis Convention. And it should also come as no surprise that the first-ever convention has…
Denver’s newest green yoga studio, the Yoga Mat, opened on Wednesday, March 31 — but the real party is tonight, during the first Art Opening at the Mat. “We’re hoping to have a lot of art openings and make it a home base for some community things,” says owner Erin…
“There seem to be burlesque troupes popping up all over Colorado,” says Lola Spitfire, who — with Fannie Spankings, Midnight Martini and Honey Touche — is producing the inaugural Colorado Burlesque Fest, set for July 8 through 11 this year. “We’ve all performed at big festivals,” notes Spitfire, “and we…
John Hinman of Marczyk Fine Foods recently got into a debate with Elizabeth Thomas, the pastry chef at WaterCourse and City, O’City: Who makes the best cherry pie in town? Since neither side would concede, you’ll have to find out at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Sweet Action Ice Cream, 52…
Zolo Southwestern Grill, at 2525 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder, wraps up its 151 Days of Tequila with El Jefe de Tequila, a dinner featuring tequila as an ingredient in each course prepared by chefs Brett Smith, Kelly Kingsford, Jaime Martinez, Hosea Rosenberg and Erik Rollings…
Most people think of soup as a winter meal, but it’s a versatile food you can enjoy year-round — and still make it a seasonal favorite, depending on the ingredients you use. Tonight at 6 p.m., Heirloom Gardens, at 4460 Winona Court, is offering a class in Seasonal Soups and…
On tap this week: everything from classes on seasonal soups and breads to a pie contest to the wrap-up of 151 Days of Tequila to Easter brunches galore. Here’s a taste of this town’s culinary offerings: Monday, March 29: Interstate Kitchen & Bar, 901 West 10th Avenue, is offering an…
10th Annual Caffeine Festival 2010 03.27.10 | 1st Bank Center A lot about this year’s Caffeine spring-break blowout was a repeat from last year, from the venue (which, as previously noted on this blog, has improved its sound quality immensely) to a decent portion of the headlining lineup (Dave Aude,…
So, you think you want to open a restaurant or food business? Before you pour your life savings — and then some — into the idea, make a much smaller investment. The Cook Street School of Fine Cooking, 1937 Market Street, has teamed up with the Accounting and Business School…
