Kini’s is a new restaurant featuring Greek dishes. It's part of the Quality Italian restaurant group. It's located off the lobby of the Clayton Hotel. The other side of the lobby was a market area but now a fancy bar. The hotel even was hosting a fancy fashion show, and I was not asked to … Continue reading Kini’s
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Star Kitchen
We went to the Dim Sum capital of Denver, Star Kitchen. It was packed with customers on a Saturday afternoon. Star Kitchen features Dim Sum with the many trolley carts circling throughout the restaurant. It’s a little overwhelming trying to select a dish from a trolley rather than a menu. Nevertheless the three of us … Continue reading Star Kitchen
Cherry Creek Holiday Market
The Cherry Creek Holiday Market is surrounded by the many lights in the neighborhood and traffic but worth the visit. It was a mild weather evening to enjoy a delicious crepe filled with caramel and bananas from the Crepe Outdoors. It was very light and not sweet. We also found a local distillery, Family Jones, … Continue reading Cherry Creek Holiday Market
Daughter Thai Kitchen & Bar
We found a fancy place for Thai food at Daughter Thai. In the past, my experience with eating Thai food has been only at counter restaurants. At Daughter Thai, we were able to sit at the bar and start with a pot of tea and a cocktail. The food selected was chicken Satay and a … Continue reading Daughter Thai Kitchen & Bar
El Corn Beer, Gold Medal Winner
El Corn Beer is a dark lager brewed with dark malts and flaked maize. It won the Gold Medal at the 2022 Great American Beer Festival in Denver. It's dark and delicious especially when paired with chips and spicy queso. You can find it at the many Post Chicken and Beer locations. We were lucky … Continue reading El Corn Beer, Gold Medal Winner
Double Chocolate Pecan Pie
To celebrate the first snow that made everything white in Denver, Mile High Dining made a double chocolate pecan pie from scratch. Even the crust was made from scratch with my secret ingredient, vodka. Delicious!
Watercourse Foods
Mile High Dining visits a 100% vegan restaurant, Watercourse Foods. It's a large and busy place on Saturday evenings. Since they do not take reservations, we sat with families and waited our turn. Denver has a fair number of vegan restaurants and Watercourse is one of the oldest. It’s popular with the younger age set … Continue reading Watercourse Foods
Champagne Tasting
Champagne tasting was a new treat for Mile High Dining. We learned about sparkling wines from around the world but focused on champagne from France. Total Wine did a good job and presented us 8 different wines ranging in price from $12.00 to $200.00 per bottle. I selected 4 from Champagne France. The word champagne … Continue reading Champagne Tasting
Corrine
Corrine is located in the Meridian hotel with a busy and open lobby. On Saturday night the lobby was filled and there is even a vending machine serving champagne bottles! The restaurant is about 5 years old and serves American styled food. It’s open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The dinner menu provides many small … Continue reading Corrine
Convivio Cafe
Convivio Cafe is a Guatemalan bilingual coffee shop that is woman owned and operated. Convivio serves coffee that is grown and roasted by Guatemalan farmers. Currently they have snack items like muffins and cookies and plan to expand the food items as it has been open only for a week. Even their web site is … Continue reading Convivio Cafe