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Denver Bacon & Beer Festival: Tickets Now on Sale!

13 Nov

We think most can agree on the love of two glorious things… beer and bacon. And since we all feel so strongly about these two major food groups Forkly, Eat Boston and Denver Off The Wagon are hosting Denver’s first Bacon & Beer Festival!

When: Sunday, December 9th 2:30–5:00 p.m.
Where: Mile High Station, Denver, Colorado
Buy Tickets Here!

Some fantastic Coloradan restaurants and breweries (full list here) are lending their expertise and giving us more bacon-laced food and brews than we could ever dream of! Our friends at Whole Foods are also helping out by generously donating American Homestead All Natural Smoked Bacon for our chefs. We’re so excited and hope you will all be there to join in on the fun, too!

A little sneak peek into what’s being served…

THE BACON
Colt & Gray: Bacon Cashew Caramel Corn, Cabbage & Bacon Griddle Cake, and Bacon Cassoulet
The Kitchen Denver: Salad Lyonnaise with frisee, bacon lardons, egg, and sherry shallot vinaigrette
The Bitter Bar: Maple Cured & Hickory Smoked Bacon, coated in Captain Crunch & Deep Fried with a Berry Coulis & Mexican Chocolate

THE BEER
New Belgium Brewing: Snow Day Winter Ale & Lips of Faith or Abbey Ales
Strange Brewing Co: Pumpkin Porter, Gingerbread Man and Farmhouse
Oskar Blues Brew & Grill: Dales Pale Ale, Mama’s Little Yellow Pils, Old Chub, & Deviant Dales IPA

To join the conversation and stay up-to-date on the bacon and beer happenings, RSVP on our Facebook page for the event. And in the  meantime, start posting your best bacon dishes on Forkly to whet our appetites!

 

Where to Eat during GABF: Best Denver Brunch Dishes to Nurse a Hangover

9 Oct

With the Great American Beer Festival in town, we know you’ll be having a little too much fun this week in Denver. Here’s a chance to satisfy growling stomachs (and to keep the momentum going!) with some of the best breakfast and brunch dishes around town!

Keep posting and checking the Forkly app’s feed for tips and special GABF deals! OH and record all those beer tastings on Forkly: We have some great prizes for the “Beer Post of the Day!”

Where to Eat during GABF: Top Denver Dishes Recommended by Locals

5 Oct

The Great American Beer Fest begins next week and Denver is ready for the 50K+ attendees coming our way. There’ll be a bevy of brews to quench your thirst all week long, but don’t forget to take a break and explore Denver’s exciting culinary scene. Recommendations below for some of the best dishes in Denver, as posted by Forkly locals (Click on the venue name or find the venue in Forkly’s Discover tab to see more dishes and drinks)!

Download Forkly in the app store (it’s free!) for some great deals for users during GABF (they’ll be in the Forkly feed). Use the Discover tab to find out what’s good in various neighborhoods… and of course, where to drink too! Cheers!

Colorado Mountain Winefest Turns 21

13 Sep

Wine lovers, rejoice! The 21st annual Colorado Mountain Winefest is this month (Sept. 13th-16th) where you can sip on delicious wines from dozens of local wineries all weekend. Events will flow Thursday through Sunday and offer live entertainment, unlimited wine samples, a commemorative tasting glass, and a chance to buy wine directly from the amazing Colorado winemakers in attendance.

Winefest will be hosting an array of great Chefs that will be providing amazing food and wine pairing. Free Chef demos will be held 11am–4pm:

11:00am- Chef Mike Pizzuto
12:00pm- Celebrity Chef Glenn Smith
1:00pm- Chef Joe Hsu
2:00pm- Chef Jon St. Peter
3:00pm- Chef Wayne Smith
4:00pm- Q&A with the chefs!

For more info on other events and seminars, visit Winefest’s website–and of course, Forkly the festivities so we all get a taste of Colorado wine too!

Sample, Sip, and Savor at Denver Food & Wine

5 Sep

Ok Denver, it’s time – the Eighth Annual Denver Food and Wine event will be bursting with flavor September 6-8th.

This three day food and wine extravaganza, located on the Metropolitan State University of Denver campus, is expected to attract more than 4,500 attendees, with 40 restaurants and 600 delicious samples of wine and spirits.

Below is a list of all the great events happening this week, and don’t forget to check out two of our fantastic Forkly users,  Chef Jenna Johansen and Chef Kelly Liken on Friday, September 7th for a “dueling culinary demo!”

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Wednesday, Sept. 5th – Multi-course Joseph Phelps Vineyards Wine Dinner prepared by top Denver Chef Frank Bonanno at the new Metropolitan State University of Denver Hospitality Learning Center and Springhill Suites by Marriott located on the MSUD campus. Each course will be accompanied by a special Phelps Vineyard wine.

Thursday, Sept. 6th – Chef Dario Cecchini, the world’s most famous butcher will join Panzano Executive Chef Elise Wiggins for a butchery demonstration and multi-course dinner at Panzano restaurant.

Friday, Sept. 7th

2:30 p.m. – A dueling culinary demo “Cooking for Reality TV” with Chef Kelly Liken (Iron Chef America & Top Chef) and Chef Jenna Johansen (Around the World in 80 Plates). Cost is $20 and includes a ticket to Restaurants Rock–hosted by Chefs Jenna Johansen & Kelly Liken!

3:30 p.m. – Spiegelau Glass Beer Seminar includes a set of glasses to taste Pilsner, Heffeweisen IPA/APA and Belgian style beers and to take home.

5:30 p.m. – During this guided journey, taste how the flavors and aromas of wines are enhanced when a glass shape is designed according to the character of the wine. In addition, Whole Foods Market will be complementing each wine with their perfectly matched cheeses. Featured Wines: Kunde Reserve Chardonnay, Hugel Riesling, and more!

Saturday, Sept. 8, 12pm-4pm - The Grand Tasting! Featuring Dario Cecchini, Elise Wiggins, and Daniel Asher, and tastings galore!

Be sure to Forkly all your delicious food finds – we can’t wait to see them! Visit the official website for more details on tickets and all the happenings.

Hot Dawg! Fun July 4th Celebrations and Red, White & Blue Forkly Foods

2 Jul

If the blistering heat and the fact that (in Colorado) you aren’t allowed all the sparklers, crackle fests, and spinning wonders your heart desires is leaving you bummed this Fourth of July, don’t be too disappointed, we have you covered with all the food, drinks, and events around town that will fill that empty hole.

Whole Foods in Denver will still host their July 3rd Extravaganza this Tuesday, despite the lack of fireworks, at the Glendale location (870 South Colorado Boulevard). Festivities include food, drinks, live music, and activities for the kids. This year, Whole Foods is also adding a Colorado Craft Beer tasting for $12 per person. The feast starts at 5pm and ends at 9:30pm (beer tasting begins at 7pm).

Celebrate Independence Day at West End Tavern (926 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302) with an array of patriotic themed food and drink specials including an American Dream Whiskey Flight, Pop Rocks Cocktail, Jul-IPA, BBQ Slaw Dog, and more!

Alchemy Restaurant along with Hamilton’s Tavern, Green Flash Brewing Co & Viva Pops will be hosting their fourth annual July 4th BBQ Bash in San Diego, CA. Alchemy’s Executive Chef Ricardo Heredia will be serving all-American inspired dishes all day. From $12 a plate to $3-$5 for specialty cocktails and beer. Dishes on the menu include Texas style BBQ brisket, all-American pig roast, smoked tofu, corn on the cob, and potato salad.

Sink your teeth into some sizzling, crispy, homemade fried chicken at Watershed on Peachtree’s (1820 Peachtree Road NW Atlanta, GA) Chicken Fried Fourth of July. The menu features chicken fried steak sandwiches, firecracker green beans, and of course homemade biscuits to name a few.

Fourth of July just isn’t Fourth of July without a hot dog eating contest. Never fear, Nathan’s Famous Frankfurters offers just the thing at their flagship location on Coney Island. On July 4th, this tradition, started back in 1916, will have you doubled over in disbelief or massive hot-dog hangover.

And just for fun, enjoy these red, white, and blue tastes from our Forkly users. Have a happy, safe 4th from the Forkly crew!

Aspen Happy Hour with Forkly & Culinary Connectors

12 Jun

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Join us and Colorado’s Culinary Connectors for happy hour in Aspen! Open to all, enjoy wine from ZoninUSA and an array of housemade hors d’oeuvres by Aspen’s The Cheese Shop.

Unwind with us from the first two jam-packed days of  Food & Wine’s Classic in Aspen, meet some familiar faces & Forkly friends (chefs & industry folk included!)– and be sure to introduce yourselves to the hosts!

Admission is free, RSVP required

 

Featured: Around the World in 80 Plates Contestant & Chef Jenna Johansen

16 May

CHEF JENNA JOHANSEN (Forkly: @jennajohansen)

We’ve loved seeing Chef Jenna Johansen’s tastes on Forkly over the past few months. And with good reason! Her range of dishes offer a little something for everyone. Read on to learn more…

I use forkly to catch up on food porn, to see where and what I want to eat next, and to share some of the great dishes I’m eating with people who love delicious food as much as I do.

Chef Johansen’s love of travel has taken her all over the world, leading her to Italy and Spain and back to her homebase, Denver, Colorado. Her worldly dishes have garnered recent acclaim during the first season of Bravo’s Around the World in 80 Plates, which took the adventurous chef on a culinary tour of the world in which she competed against 12 other chefs for a $150,000 grand prize. Jenna is currently a member of the chef-driven culinary group FIVE™ and is working on her own brand of boutique food products.

Chef Johansen began her culinary career in a bakery at the age of 14. Since that first job, she has learned every element of a restaurant, from high volume corporate chef positions and waiting tables to becoming the executive chef of several independent restaurants. She has carefully planned her career around education rather than notable names, gravitating towards restaurants that gave her the opportunity to learn. Jenna’s cuisine is simple, seasonal, and surprising.

I return every day to the kitchen in the hopes that I’ll make people happy with my food. When a guest stops by to tell me they’ve just had an “a-ha” moment because of my brussels sprouts, that, to me, is an accomplishment.

Catch Chef Johansen on Bravo’s Around the World in 80 Plates on Wednesday nights from May through July. To get a taste of her cooking, meet her in person:

June 11: FIVE @ Five at the Village Cork
June 15: Aspen Food & Wine
July 16: FIVE @ Five at Two Bear Farms with Jenna Johansen

In the meantime, enjoy some of her Forkly tastes below. You can follow her on Forkly at @jennajohansen (and on Twitter with the same handle).