This week starts off cheesy in the best possible way, then skews fun and festive with a collaborative dinner and beach-themed bar. If you don t already have tickets for Feast To-Go,
Westword s celebration of the resilient dining scene that s pivoted to a grab-and-go event this year, it s too late: Feast To-Go is sold out. But you can still stop by Troy Guard s TAG before that twelve-year-old spot closes in Larimer Square. And Punch Bowl Social reopens on May 12.
Keep reading for events around town this week, as well as a few more to put on the culinary calendar for the weeks to come.
Get started with seedlings, celebrate Mom and chug Champagne: There are plenty of tasty events on the culinary calendar this weekend.
Savor our picks for the next few days, then keep reading for future happenings in the weeks (and months) ahead.
Lorena Cantarovici, owner of Maria Empanada.
Evan Semón
Friday, May 7 Start making your gardening wish list for the season. Boxcar Willy tomatoes? Check. Red Zeppelin onions? Got it. Pineapple mint? Yum. Big Beef tomatoes? Yup. Those are just a few of the varieties of organic plants you ll be able to pick up at the Growing Gardens Community Plant Sale on Friday, May 7, through Sunday, May 9. Show up between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Hawthorn Farm, 1630 Hawthorn Avenue in Boulder, and you ll have your pick of the plants to get your garden growing. Find out more about the sale including a complete list of available starts on the Growing Gardens website.
Ken Hamblin
Thursday, May 6
Last December, the Preservery, 3040 Blake Street, launched Giving Meals its way to allow customers to purchase a warm meal for people living on the streets in Five Points. Since then, the restaurant has given away 2,500 meals to its unhoused neighbors. On Thursday, May 6, the Preservery is holding a fundraiser to benefit the program. Restaurant co-owner Obe Ariss will take the stage with a classical piano performance; for $12, you can reserve a seat at one of two shows (5:30 to 7 p.m. or 7:30 to 9 p.m.). The cover charge pays for two meals for someone in need, and you ll get to hear live music for the first time in 150 years and enjoy the eatery s excellent eats and drinks (the cost of food and drinks is extra). Buy your ticket or just give a straight-up donation on the Preservery s website.
If you re not brunching and shopping this weekend, do you even exist? It s all markets, all brunching, all partying this weekend, with opportunities popping up all over town.
Keep reading for the best in food and drink purchasing, as well as future events through the end of May. And if you feel like horsing around this weekend, see our list of Kentucky Derby Day happenings.
Friday, April 30 Denver Bazaar is slowly returning to its roots as an IRL shopping experience after the chaos and online everything that marked last year. Every Friday through August 27, the roving market, bar and food truck rally will set up at 2424 Larimer Street (near the Ramble Hotel) from 4 to 9 p.m. Entry is free, furry friends are welcome, and reservations aren t even a thing just show up. The food truck lineup will rotate, but last week s vendors included the Ethiopian Food Truck, Barbed Wire Reef, the Crêpe Outdoors, Kids Table (vegan) and Snacktacular. Visit Denver Bazaar s Facebook page for det
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