Mile High Dining went South to Castle Rock to the new upscale Mexican restaurant, Los Dos Potrillos. Inside it's a beautiful building with lots of windows and a great view of the mountains. They do not take reservations so try for a weekday as the place was packed last Sunday with a 2-hour wait list. … Continue reading Los Dos Potrillos →

Mile High Dining attended the 20th Anniversary dinner at Frasca Food and Wine. Since most restaurants don’t last 10 years, making it 20 years is worth a celebration. It was a dining experience with chefs from both Italy and the USA to explain each of the seven courses they prepared. Even the wine pairings received … Continue reading Frasca 20th Anniversary →

Mile High Dining and a friend went to Crêpes’n Crêpes. It relocated from Cherry Creek North and has a big and beautiful place except on an early Saturday evening it was empty. I had an ice tea since it's still Dry January and selected the margarita crepe. My friend had a lemonade, French onion soup … Continue reading Crêpes’n Crepes →

Mile High Dining went to the Hanger Club. It's an indoor golf practice facility with a bar and food options. What's better, golf, TVs, food, and a bar! There are 10 golf practice areas where you can practice golf and order food and something from the bar. I continued a dry January and had tonic … Continue reading Hanger Club →

Mile High Dining and a friend went to Le French 9 & CO. It's a new restaurant operated by 2 sisters from Senegal. They also have a restaurant at their original location in Centennial. The new location has a great interior design. A small lounge area adjoining the bar which you walk by to the … Continue reading Le French 9 & C0 →

Mile High Dining and friends went to the upscale Japanese restaurant, Matsuhisa. The restaurant is part of Nobu Matsuhisa’s empire of over 40 worldwide restaurants and 13 hotels. He has also written seven books and has appeared in a James Bond movie. The restaurants range from Tokyo to Paris and every place in between. The … Continue reading Matsuhisa →

Mile High Dining educated himself about Dry January at a class at Total Wine. We explored the history, how non-alcoholic products are made and tasted 7 different kinds. Dry January started in the UK as a charity. Currently, almost 25% of all drinkers try to adhere to a Dry January. On another cold evening, I … Continue reading Dry January Week #3 →

Mile High Dining and friend went to the newest Japanese restaurant, Kumoya. The restaurant has a bright and pretty interior. We sat at the sushi counter and loved watching the chiefs work. The restaurant is part of Culinary Creative group which includes everything from Aviano coffee to Mister Oso. I started with a nonalcoholic drink … Continue reading Kumoya →

Mile High Dining joined the trend to not drink any alcohol during the month of January. First , my neighbor and I went to Local Jones to enjoy nonalcoholic drinks and another night I went to Forget Me Not. At Local Jones my neighbor had the Starve the Apothecary which has juniper, lemon, and honey. … Continue reading Dry January →

Mile High Dining went to a very new place, Yuan Wonton. The owner/chef, Penelope Wong, was operating a food truck til several months ago. Yuan Wonton now has a permanent location but shares the place with two other restaurants, a Vietnamese and a bakery. Therefore the days and hours the restaurant is open are very … Continue reading Yuan Wonton →