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After a year of pandemic-induced closure, the Stranded Pilgrim craft-beer bar inside Frank Bonanno s Denver Milk Market, at 1800 Wazee Street, has finally reopened for business Fridays through Sundays. The bar, with twenty taps, typically has had a well-thought-out selection of local brews, from light lagers to hazy IPAs, from saisons to stouts. Beers on tap the first week included WeldWorks Juicy Bits, New Image Passionfruit Dyad, Hogshead Chin Wag ESB, Tivoli Bo Girl Pilsner and Odell Peach Stand Rambler. But you will also be able to find beers now or in the near future from Epic Brewing, Great Divide, 4 Noses, Wibby, Cerveceria Colorado, Outer Range, Barquentine, Denver Beer Co., Ratio and many more. ....
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 ....
Friday, April 23 Denver Restaurant Week is back beginning Friday, April 23, and running through Sunday, May 2. Book a seat at one (or more!) of 200 Denver-area restaurants offering prix fixe menus for $25, $35 or $45. The event, generally held in February and March, has been moved to this week to take advantage of Denver s renowned sunny days and warmer weather even though the definition of patio weather has been Project Angel Heart, the nonprofit organization that provides medically tailored meals for people living with serious illnesses, is now in the second year of revamping Dining Out for Life, its signature fundraiser. Normally, participating restaurants donate a portion of their sales for a single day in April to Project Angel Heart but with restaurant dining rooms shuttered last year and many eateries still on life support, some changes are in order. In 2021, the event has been expanded to run from Friday, April 23, through Sunday, May 2, and restaurants are ....
Photos courtesy of Jose Avila) Update (5 p.m., Jan. 19): After initial publication of this story, Avila said in an email that he has instead decided to call the restaurant La Diabla Pozole Y Mezcal. Original story: Nearly 20 years ago, while working in a burrito joint in Cherry Creek, Jose Avila dreamed of owning his own restaurant. The restaurateur has slowly worked his way up first a dishwasher, then a line cook at Elways, then a partner and executive chef at Machete Tequila & Tacos and his own food truck. Now, it’s time for the brick-and-mortar. “I have a passion for restaurants it’s in my blood,” Avila said. “And I’m ready for Denver to come take a seat at my table.” ....
Chef Jose Avila can t be accused of putting all his huevos in one basket. In the interest of showcasing the vast variety of culinary styles from all over Mexico, Avila started out with Mexico City-style tacos as chef/partner at Machete Tequila + Tacos before departing to introduce Yucatecan specialties with his X Tabai Yucateco food truck and barbacoa de borrego in the style of Hidalgo with his Sunday-only pop-up El Borrego Negro at 3800 Morrison Road. El Borrego Negro was a first in Denver, offering barbacoa from a whole sheep cooked overnight in a brick-lined underground oven called an hoyo. Many of his dishes at X Tabai are also tough to find in other Mexican restaurants around the city. And now Avila is bringing another first to Denver, this time with a full brick-and-mortar restaurant. The chef is currently in the process of taking over the former home of Butcher s Bistro (which was chef Jeff Osaka s Twelve before that), at 2233 Larimer Street, with a goal of opening La ....