No doubt someone will comment on this story and anyone else who provides information about the meals available at various Denver restaurants. The reader will say something along the lines of “that is too expensive; learning to cook at home ”. While I disagree with both premises, the issue is really elsewhere.
By the end of 2021 in Colorado, nearly 80% of restaurants plan to close their doors permanently, according to the Colorado Restaurant Association. These companies have laid off more than 60,000 workers over the past year. In the absence of government aid, local restaurant owners and workers can do something to stay afloat and that is make us eat.
So here are 10 companies that will spend their holidays cooking for you.
The mass of the bar offers a New Year’s Eve dinner at “Grandma’s Table” inside their air-conditioned, individual greenhouses. Piedmont-inspired food is multi-course ($ 95 per person) and ends with truffles. exploretock.com/bardoughdenver
The Bindery has multiple options for New Year’s Eve at home, including oysters and lobster dinner, short rib dinner and pierogi dinner (between $ 49 and $ 360). Or you can also order a New Year’s Day brunch with bagels and lox, duck hash, chilaquiles and more. exploretock.com/thebinderydenver
The Curtis Hotel will provide the King Room for one night, champagne, hot chocolate and a table set for two with dinner by local restaurants Urban Farmer and Tamayo. The entire package starts at $ 279 and includes a self-guided walking tour of downtown Denver, Parade of Lights. thecurtis.com/nye-room-to-graze
Morin returns your fried chicken and special champagne “buckets and bubbles” for New Year’s Eve. You’ll pay between $ 16 and $ 34 for a five- to ten-piece chicken bucket, and then add your choice of raw or a six-pack of Miller High Life and a la carte like macaroni and cheese gratin, parker rolls, chicken liver mousse and caviar. exploretock.com/morin
Noble Riot he wants you to “bring a sharp object by 2021,” according to co-owner Scott Mattson. The natural wine bar hosts a virtual saber or sabotage class at 9:30 pm on New Year’s Eve. The cost is $ 59 per person and includes a bottle of mulled wine, a “weapon” for sabering and live virtual instructions. Complements of more wine, fried chicken and lobster and cheese are also offered. exploretock.com/nobleriotdenver
Restaurant OliviaThe three-course New Year’s Eve dinner starts at $ 75 per person for three dishes, including lobster spaghetti, stewed pork shoulder and pineapple tarte tatin. You can add a traditional caviar service with champagne cocktails ($ 195) or champagne cocktails ($ 35 to serve two). oliviadenver.com/jdrf-dinner
Roots in Broomfield offers two versions of a “Gatsby” meal for the holidays. The first includes a Waldorf salad, croquettes, beef wellington, an Imperial cocktail and trifles or tiramisu. The second includes fully vegan versions of these options ($ 70 or $ 90). exploretock.com/rootscolored
Sushi Den Chef Toshi Kizaki created a special bento box that can be ordered between Christmas and New Year, 48 hours in advance. The triple bento combines sushi, sashimi, seafood, izakaya food and dessert for two for about $ 140 (market price varies by day). sushiden.net/dentogo/
TavernettaThe New Year’s Eve party kit includes a 2009 bottle of Dom Perignon, black truffle butter and popcorn parmigiano-reggiano and favors for four ($ 185). You can add it to an already blown meal from the restaurant. exploretock.com/tavernetta
The wolf’s tailor offers you a good ssam to take and cook (slow roasted Korean pork shoulder and bindings) to celebrate the end of 2021. The food, for two or four people, consists of good ssam, half-smoked chicken buldak (Chicken), Szechuan pork belly, smoked horn, bibb lettuce, 12 bao rolls, a sauce kit, fried rice kit, miso-kimchi stew and a pickle dish ($ 125) exploretock.com/wolfstailor
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