It’s a week of whiskey, green beer and Italian wines. Here’s just a taste of what’s ahead on the Denver dining scene: Monday, March 15: Enjoy a five-course pig feast, complemented by handpicked local brews from Odell, at Hooves & Hops, which starts at 7 p.m. tonight at Osteria Marco,…
Pork and beer — two great tastes that taste great together. If you agree, head to Osteria Marco, 1453 Larimer Street, which is serving up a Hooves & Hops dinner at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The five-course pig feast will be complemented by handpicked local brews from Odell. Reserve a seat,…
Gindi Cafe, 3601 Arapahoe Avenue #181 in Boulder (in the Peloton’s retail area), already has a decent happy hour that runs from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. daily and includes special pricing on red and white wines, margaritas, martinis and mojitos, plus certain small plates. But they’re upping the ante starting…
The Women’s Lighthouse Project — which provides support and empowerment for women who are living with HIV — knows not to fix something when it ain’t broken. That’s why its signature fundraising event, Cook-Off for a Cause, continues to pair chefs with local celebrities in an Iron Chef-style competition with…
Lola, 1575 Boulder Street, knows Mexican food. And they’d like to educate the rest of us with events like tonight’s Oaxaca Dinner, a five-course meal paired with cocktails and tequilas. Then again, if you’ve been craving Italian lately, you might consider heading to Gaetano’s, 3760 Tejon Street, for a four-course…
Pat McCullough, the man behind Celtic Events, first heard Great Big Sea at Red Rocks, when the musical group opened for another act. “When you hear the band play Newfoundland accordion music and sea chanteys, you initially scratch your head,” admits McCullough. “But in order to pull it off, you…
It’s not surprising that visitors to Body Worlds — which runs today through August 15 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science — take away lessons as varied as the human population: The exhibit, which consists of plastinated human bodies and organs, offers viewers an unusual look at bodies,…
Writers and Wyoming natives Mark Spragg and Laura Bell have been friends for years. “We feel like our work has a lot in common, and because we’re such good friends, we really can support each other and each other’s work,” Bell says. The two will appear together tonight for the…
“It takes a special breed to volunteer to eat as many oysters as you can in thirty seconds,” notes Adam Reed, general manager at Denver’s Jax Fish House. Which is why Reed encourages people to come and watch the annual Oyster-Eating Contest, the culmination of Jax’s Oyster Week featuring teams…
Lucidity Suitcase International came to Buntport Theater last October with Microworld(s) Part #1, the tale of a Serbian intellectual named Milo and his best friend, a rubber duckie named Fumio, who wrestled with the demolition of his capsule-pod apartment building in Tokyo. “In Part #1, Milo was wondering whether he…
The bison is an American symbol; we use its image on flags, coins and logos, particularly here in the West, where certain institutions of higher learning even use the bison as a mascot. Bison were also a major source of meat for Native Americans and a menace for railroads, farmers…
Verso Cellars is a Colorado treasure: a vineyard in East Orchard Mesa that grows six kinds of cabernet grapes, which are blended to create unique wine. Tonight you can visit Verso’s Denver outlet, 4640 Pecos Street, Unit G, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. for a happy hour and wine-tasting featuring…
Denver Restaurant Week might be over, but there are still plenty of reasons to eat out. Here’s the best reason today: 20 percent of all food proceeds collected by Wynkoop restaurant group venues will be donated to Haiti relief efforts. Here’s a list of participating eateries:…
It’s never too early to start celebrating everyone’s favorite reason to get completely plowed — whether Irish blood runs in your veins or not. At least, that’s the philosophy at Fleming’s Steakhouse, 191 Inverness Drive West in Englewood, which is hosting a Go Green Wine Dinner at 6:30 p.m. tonight…
The week in dining starts off with Oyster Week celebrations at Jax Fish House-Denver and ends with sweet deals on Pi Day. Here’s a taste of what’s ahead: Monday, March 8: Jax Fish House, 1539 17th Street, hosts its annual Oyster Week through March 14, featuring: twelve different ways to…
Jax Fish House in Boulder, at 928 Pearl Street, celebrated the culmination of Oyster Week yesterday with the annual Oyster Eating Contest. If you missed the Boulder oyster festivities — or just haven’t gotten enough of the mollusks to satiate your palate — then you’re in luck, because Jax Fish…
Looking at the itinerary for this weekend’s Winter Culinary Festival at Keystone, one thing stands out: There sure are a lot of booze-related events taking place this year. Not that we’re complaining. But just today, for example, you can enjoy seminars and tastings designed around tequilas and margaritas, whiskey blends,…
Quick — what are the best things about watching the Academy Awards?! If you said “red-carpet fashion” and “watching celebrities cry when they win…or lose,” then Interstate Kitchen & Bar is your road map to fun on Sunday. Interstate Kitchen & Bar (emphasis on the bar, which is great), which…
When you already consider yourself an oenophile, and you know all the terminology and high-falutin’ talk, then wine tastings are simply fabulous, dahling. But not everyone is so well-educated about the fruit of the vine — and sometimes, those tastings are prohibitively expensive for people who like wine but aren’t…
Reyna Von Vett is known around these parts for her alter ego, Cora Vette, who gets naughty at Bender’s Tavern on Thursday nights with her Black Box Burlesque shows. “But it’s sort of good that I split my personality,” Von Vett notes. “Reyna Von Vett is the one you’re free…
Jaime Katz, committee chair for LUPEC (Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails), conceptualized the inaugural Prom Redux last year after she’d heard several stories about how some high-schoolers couldn’t attend their proms because of financial concerns. “I was not one for prom,” Katz admits. “I think I was…
“I’m from back in the day, as the expression goes,” explains Skip Reeves, host of KUVO-FM’s Saturday-night show “A Funk Above the Rest.” That’s why Reeves doesn’t consider ’70s R&B to be “old-school”; according to him, it’s the first school. “Many upbeat people from back in the time actually see…
