Time for a bagel and a smear at Zaidy’s Deli. The history of Zaidy’s go back 35 year when it was located downtown Denver, then off to Cherry Creek, and now further East to Holley St. The new location has their own in-house bakery and a smoker for the fish and meats. We enjoyed a … Continue reading Zaidy’s Deli →

We visited a new restaurant that was featured in The NY Times, Three Saints Revival. The food is focused on tapas. On our Sunday evening visit, diners were few. It’s in the Indigo Hotel, thus they serve all day long. The two of us ordered the Brie cheese plate and two tapas each. The tapas … Continue reading Three Saints Revival →

On the busiest night of the 4 day event in Cherry Creek North to benefit the charity Food for Thought, we enjoyed the restaurant, wine, and distillery options on the closed Fillmore St. Lots of food tastings from over 15 restaurants and individual chefs providing small food samplings combined with over 20 wine and distillery … Continue reading Cherry Creek Al Fresco →

In Cherry Creek, 2 food and bar options are up and running. First, Derecho just opened and will serve Spanish style food with a beautiful bar. It has a private party area upstairs but the main dining area is the place to be. Lots of tapas options paired with wine and cocktails are the focus. … Continue reading Two Food and Bar options in Cherry Creek: Derecho & Kissbee →

On a busy Friday night the Rio Grande was packed. It’s a new location after being on Blake St. for 23 years. We sat on the patio and enjoyed the water misting to handle the 95 degrees. We started out with 2 margaritas, strawberry and mezcal, with a side of chips and salsa. The mezcal … Continue reading Rio Grande Mexican →

Comal is a training program for immigrant women to learn restaurant job skills using their heritage recipes. They are open for lunch only Tuesday thru Friday. The virus pandemic caused 95% of the income to disappear. They were planning to close but the Frasca restaurant group organized a fund raiser dinner at Comal. Many employees … Continue reading Comal Heritage Incubator →

Off to Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar for National Oyster Day. Jax is part of the Big Red F restaurant group that operates multiple locations of Jax Fish Houses, Post Chicken and Beer restaurants, Post brewery and several other restaurants. We ate at the Glendale location. We had a dozen of Emersum fresh oysters, … Continue reading Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar →

Mile High Dining visited two sports bars to compare the old versus the new. The old was Chopper’s and the new was Tom’s Watch Bar. Chopper’s opened in 1996 and is named after the former trainer for the Denver Nuggets. It has a large 165 inch video screen and 30 other TVs. There is a … Continue reading Sports Bars: Old versus New →

The Milk Market/Diary Block in lower Downtown has 16 food counters which includes a large bar. The Market is probably the most popular food hall in Denver. It’s connected to the Dairy Block which has a hotel, clothing stalls, furniture and several small restaurants. The Dairy Block has the nicest alleyway in Denver. The Market … Continue reading Milk Market/Diary Block →

Mile High Dining’s 4 favorite breweries! Blue Moon, Briar Common, Counter Culture, Post Chicken and Beer LoHi. Blue Moon is the largest brewery in Denver as it can seat 688 inside and a large outside patio. They have 23 different beers on tap besides the Blue Moon beer itself. We enjoyed Crikey, an Australian style … Continue reading My Favorite Breweries →