Ten or 15 years ago, fine dining in Denver was defined by white tablecloths, waiters in suits. These days, servers at Michelin-star restaurants, like Bruto, Wolf's Tailer, Beckon, dress in T-shirts and aprons while they meticulously walk customers through the story of the ingredients on their plates. So, while there have been rumblings in the past few years that fine dining is dead, plenty of people are willing to spend $500 on a fancy dinner, even if the staff aren't wearing suits.
Chef Duy Pham, well known for Denver restaurants like Tante Louise and The Normandy, is back with an omakase menu at Hana Matsuri in Glendale. He is serving daily rotating specials on his $150 per person menu.
When Siddhartha Gautama was born, he was clearly no ordinary infant. According to Buddhist texts, he raised his hand to the skies and declared, “In the heavens above and below the heavens, I am the world’s most honored one. I will free all beings from birth, old age, sickness and death.”…