A new fancy restaurant, Toro Denver, recently opened at the JW Marriott hotel. This is the third restaurant in the last 10 years at the hotel, hopefully this one will last. Toro Denver is beautiful inside and with lots of outdoor seating. There are six Toro locations located worldwide including Mexico City, Tokyo, and Aspen.The … Continue reading Toro Denver
Rioja is the home of chef/owner, Jen Jasinski, a multiple winner of James Beard awards. Her menu is based on the food of the Mediterranean. If you have not been to Larimer street recently, take a visit. The street is closed to traffic and the restaurants and shops are operating outdoors. The street is even … Continue reading Rioja
Mile High Dining found Chinese Baijiu liquor in Denver after several years of searches. Baijiu is a liquor made from sorghum. Therefore, it was mandatory to have Chinese food. Hop Alley is located in a former soy sauce manufacturing building, so it's appropriate it's a Chinese restaurant today. They have dining available on their outside … Continue reading Hop Alley
For the July 4th weekend, Mile High Dining enjoyed a grill-at-home picnic from Sunday Vinyl. This is weekend number 14 of takeaway meals! We had potato salad, wedge lettuce salad, grill-at-home pork burgers, and s’mores for dessert. As a bonus, two bottles of rosé and red wine were included. The kit included cooking instructions and … Continue reading Sunday Vinyl
Cucina Colore is a modern styled Italian Restaurant located in Cherry Creek. They have a lovely side patio if you are ready for in house dining. It's been 13 weeks and Mile High Dining is still in the takeaway mode. We ordered online which was easy. The pickup was with minimal contact. We ordered the … Continue reading Cucina Colore
Logan Street Restaurant and Bar is located in the former Govnr’s Park Tavern building. Mile High Dining recently had a takeaway meal. They focus on Mediterranean style foods with lots of wood-fired preparations. The head chef, Rebecca Weitzman, not only competed in the Iron Chef competition, she won the Food Networks Chopped award. She also … Continue reading Logan Street Restaurant and Bar
Le French Denver was founded by Senegalese sisters, who were raised in France. It's open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We had a take away dinner meal consisting of a cheese plate (fromage), mussels (moules), vegetarian crepe, and a lemon crepe. When we ordered by telephone, we were told that the order may get lost, … Continue reading Le French Denver
Mile High Dining had its first sit down experience in a long time. It was a sunny and warm afternoon, perfect for enjoying a beer! We were able to sit outside on a lovely patio at the Denver Beer Company. Upon arrival, the host required everyone to wear a mask and required you to download … Continue reading Denver Beer Company
Olivia is relatively a new Italian restaurant in the Washington Park neighborhood. The take away meal was ordered over the phone and a friendly and helpful voice answered. Its a small place, so dining-in will be postponed. We had the Focaccio bread with whipped butter. It was delicious! The butter was warm and soft. One … Continue reading Olivia
