Sample a Slice of Uptown at the Uptown Sampler Tonight

A lot has changed since the Uptown Sampler Restaurant Crawl began crawling nearly thirty years ago, and today you can get a taste of the changes. The Uptown Sampler is celebrating its 27th year with a taste of 27 restaurants in Denver’s Uptown neighborhood between 5 and 8:30 p.m. See…

Clayton Moonbeam Harvest Rises Over Denver tonight

The Second Annual Moonbeam Harvest, a culinary affair to raise funds and awareness for quality early-childhood education, will be held on the Clayton campus from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight. See also: Going Underground for Mako Shark Tacos at Machete…

Interstate Bar Celebrates Its Fifth Birthday Today

Santa Fe Drive has long been one of Denver’s main drags, and when Interstate Kitchen & Bar opened at the corner of Tenth Avenue five years ago, the strip finally got a classic roadhouse — even if it was a brand-new spot in the middle of Denver. This section of…

Six Tasty Food Events From This Week’s Culinary Calendar

Score! Last night’s Broncos win kicks off a week of great after-work culinary activities. You can eat a good meal while supporting do-gooders, raise a glass (or three) of beer at Frasca, or exercise your animal instincts at the Denver Zoo. Keep reading for details. See also: Seven Great Dishes…

Get a taste of the Caribbean tonight at Tiki Tiki Tiki

In celebration of Denver Food and Wine’s tenth anniversary, the Colorado Restaurant Association Education Foundation has teamed up with Heroes Like Us to throw a Caribbean-style beach blow-out today. Tiki Tiki Tiki will be held at the RiNo Beach Club at Exdo Event Center, which will feature a sandy beach,…

Gluten-Free Menu at Lower48 Kitchen Tonight

Gluten-free diets are pervasive these days, but as trendy as gluten-free diets can be, there are those who truly need to shed the protein composite from their diet. Celiac Disease affects about one in every 100 people in America and requires complete avoidance of gluten. Jake Rosenbarger of Kim &…

Five Food Events to Whet Your Appetite for DISH, Denver Food and Wine

After a long holiday weekend, the work week might be starting out slow — but it’s building to quite a culinary finale, with the tenth annual Denver Food and Wine grand tasting on Saturday (with related events starting Wednesday) and Westword’s twentieth annual DISH on Sunday. Keep reading for tidbits…

Ten Top Culinary Events Over Labor Day Weekend in Denver

Labor Day is Monday, bringing with it a long weekend to celebrate the last days of summer. And there’s plenty to do both in the mountains and here in the city. A Taste of Colorado will be taking over Civic Center Park, you can head to the hills for a…

Reservoir Dogs-inspired beer dinner at Alamo Drafthouse tonight

Reservoir Dogs, Quentin Tarantino’s debut film, features a colorful cast of characters and some iconic scenes that the culinary team at the Alamo Drafthouse have translated from film to the language of food for a a four-course beer dinner accompanying a screening at 7 p.m. tonight. See also: Slow Food…

Learning to Make Cheese Is Fast and Fun Today

Making cheese can be surprisingly quick and easy. Did you know that you can make fresh mozzarella in your own home in fewer than thirty minutes? Today you can llearn the tips and tricks to make this great cheese in less time than it takes to watch your favorite show…

Mellow Mushroom Throws Prices Back to 1974 on Way Back Wednesday

Mellow Mushroom says it was “born out of the free-wheelin’ hippie culture of the 1970s” — 1974, to be exact. Today the restaurant chain is celebrating its fortieth birthday, and in true hippie form the restaurants are sharing the love and giving gifts to their guest. As a result, on…

Hoofin’ It Hits Highland, Cantaloupes in Boulder Today

Get a taste of the metro area’s culinary scene at a trio of very different events today — everything from a Colorado cantaloupe cooking competition to a celebration of pigs. Keep reading for the tasty details… See also: Dining on the Hoof, More Meals and Deals on This Week’s Culinary…