Chook Is a casual restaurant located at 1300 S. Pearl St., Denver, CO. The word chook, is Australian slang for chicken. They cook everything over charcoal including the vegetables. Alex Seidel of Fruition and Adam Schlegel of Snooze are behind this place. It has been open since December 2018. They are in the final stages … Continue reading Chook →

Somebody People Restaurant is located at 1165 S. Broadway, Denver. It's a total vegan restaurant, meaning no meat, fish, or dairy products. First, the name comes from the song, Five Years, by David Bowie. Check out the painting of David Bowie in the bathroom. We enjoyed the Sunday Supper five course set menu dinner at … Continue reading Somebody People Restaurant →

Carboy Winery is located at the corner of 7th and Logan Street, Denver, Colorado. It is part of a city block transformation that includes a wine bar, winery, bottle shop, IVY on 7th Restaurant, and the Logan Restaurant. It replaced several shops including the 42 year old institution, Governors Park Tavern. For our visit, we … Continue reading Carboy Winery →

Bierstadt Lagerhaus is located at 2875 Blake Street, Denver. A large brewery that was featured in The NY Times for the 5 minute pour of its "Slow Pour Pils". The slow pour is to create foam that adds to the flavor of the beer. It also pours many ciders. This week, it's the Great American … Continue reading Bierstadt Lagerhaus →

One of Denver's newest restaurants, Le Bilboquet, has a history in NYC as the "snobbiest" according to the NYPost. The reputation was based upon its door policy of not seating causally dressed parties (no yoga pants). Bilboquet is French for the name of a game children play that involves a stick with a cup at … Continue reading Le Bilboquet →

Ash'Kara is located in the Highlands at 33rd Ave. and Tejon St., Denver, CO. Ash'Kara is slang in Hebrew for "right on". The restaurant claims it's food is "unorthodox" but really you will recognize most of the plates– they are based upon the Middle Eastern influence of the world. The restaurant is part of the … Continue reading Ash’Kara →

True Food is located in busy Cherry Creek at 2nd Ave. and Detroit, Denver, CO. The restaurant is based upon the healthy food program of Dr Andrew Weil from PBS fame. I try to support local restaurants and not chain restaurants. I was surprised to discover True Food has 37 restaurants located across America and … Continue reading True Food →

Safta is located in the Source Hotel on Brighton Boulevard, Denver, CO. The food pays homage to Israel with influences from the Middle East and other regional areas. This former commercial area of Denver has now been transformed into apartments, breweries, and offices. The Safta Restaurant is located on the second floor of the hotel … Continue reading Safta →

Hacienda Colorado has five restaurants in the greater Denver metropolitan area. We ate at the location on Colorado Boulevard just north of Interstate 25 on a warm summer evening. There is plenty of parking but no electric vehicle charging stations. The menu is a huge double-sided document covering 53 different plates with a choice of … Continue reading Hacienda Colorado →

Max's Wine Dive is located at 7th and Sherman, Denver, CO. It's part of a small chain from Texas and known for its Southern Fried Chicken. The restaurant is small but has a great feel with the music playing. (pictured). As for the food, we shared the Fried Chicken which is large enough for two. … Continue reading Max’s Wine Dive →