Mile High Dining enjoyed a cold and snowy evening at the Denver Botanic Gardens Blossoms of Lights! When it's only 20 degrees and snowy we enjoyed a coffee and warm spinach and feta cheese croissant at the Offshoots Cafe. Both the coffee and croissant were delicious. The lights were even better! What a great Denver … Continue reading Denver Botanic Gardens light show →

We loved going out for champagne on NY’s Eve. Off to the Toro to enjoy a grilled pear salad and two glasses of champagne. The salad with grilled pears, greens, cheese, and walnuts was a healthy way to bring in the New Year. The champagne was light and sparkling and also good. Enjoy the New … Continue reading Toro on NY’s Eve →

My Neighbor Felix for the best holiday-decorated restaurant and bar Convivo Coffee Shop for the prettiest coffee shop. bb.q chicken /Aurora for service by a robot. El Corn beer at Post Chicken and Beer, a gold medal winner. Golden Mill for the best outdoor seating.

Mile High Dining experienced a traditional Italian/American Christmas Eve meal, Feast of the Seven Fishes. It is based upon Catholics not eating meat on the eve of the Christmas holiday. The number seven aligns with the seven sacraments and the seven days of the week created by God. We ate the Feast at the affordable … Continue reading Feast of the Seven Fishes at Jax →

We dined at one of the traditional red sauce Italian restaurants, the Odyssey. It's housed in an old house and we were ushered up to the third floor which felt like the attic. Odyssey is owned/operated by a father-and-son team. The name Odyssey was selected to designate an ending to the father’s cooking at many … Continue reading Odyssey Restaurant →

My Neighbor Felix LoHi is probably the most festive decorated Christmas bar/restaurant in Denver. It's a Mexican restaurant serving many different dishes. After the Bronco game, it was very crowded but we enjoyed the noisy patrons and the lights. They even have a small heated outdoor seating area. We started with the Mexican Mule drink … Continue reading My Neighbor Felix →

Mile High Dining and 5 friends enjoyed brunch at Terra. It’s chef owned and operated by one who grew up in Boulder, Colorado. The restaurant features American-style food using the products of local farmers. We selected 4 of the 6 dishes for this review. First, the veggie benedict. It had two large poached eggs sitting … Continue reading Terra →

Mile High Dining made a NY Style Cherry Cheesecake for the Holidays. It's made with 2 1/2 pounds of cream cheese and 6 eggs. I added the cherries and sprinkles for the Holidays. My neighbors have enjoyed several slices!

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 →

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 →