Dos Casas is sold out, but you can still enjoy Lola's house party tomorrow

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Dos Casas, the fundraising dinner at Lola tomorrow night, is completely sold out. "Brent's Place, and all the great things they do to help cancer patients, is extremely near and dear to everyone at Lola, and to all the chefs who participate in this event," says Jamey Fader, the culinary director of Big Red F and Lola's founding chef. "It's our way of showing our gratitude for all of the wonderful support they give to kids coping with cancer."

But it's still possible to get in on the good times -- and some good food.

See also:
- Chef and Tell: Jamey Fader of Lola and Big Red F
- Best Chicken and Waffles 2013: Lola
- Casa for a Cause


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Beastly butcher and do-gooder Mark DeNittis will honor veterans by teaching them how to break down the whole hog

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Back in early January, we broke the news that master butcher Mark DeNittis had landed at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts as the director of culinary curriculum, a position he took on after closing Il Mondo Vecchio late last year, following a series of back-and-forth discussions with the USDA concerning the operation of his salumeria.

See also:
- Mark DeNittis lands at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts
- Il Mondo Vecchio's Mark DeNittis on fat sausages, scrawny chicken feet and breasts
- An open letter to Mark DeNittis: Why is Il Mondo Vecchio closing?

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Tony P's deal today supports Colorado Public Television -- and you could win, too

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Tony P's in Cherry Creek.
Tony and Judy Pasquini appreciate the value of public television as well as good pizza. The mother-son duo who opened the first Pasquini's in Denver 25 years ago now run the homegrown Tony P's chain, and if you dine at either the Tony P's in Cherry Creek or the Tony P's in Uptown between 4 and 8 p.m. today, 10 percent of all purchases will benefit Colorado Public Television.

And your support could be rewarded with more than quality TV shows.

See also:
- Pasquini's changes names of LoHi, 17th Avenue spots to Tony P's
- Pasquini's changes name of Cherry Creek spot to Tony P's
- Raj Chohan leaving
Colorado Inside Out for job as Weld County prosecutor


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Fresh Takes Kitchen brings healthy, affordable meals to the community

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It's one thing to know that you should be eating healthier, and another to have the time and money to prepare healthy meals. Saloni Doshi and Chelsea Katz, co-founders of Fresh Takes Kitchen, are working to make healthy, affordable meals accessible to the community. Their goal is to become a viable alternative to fast food for families that might have the intention but not the time to change their eating habits.

See also:
- Denver restaurants jumping on the healthy kids' meals bandwagon
- A pilot program places healthy vending machines in Denver schools
- A new state advisory council aims to make healthy foods more accessible

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WINNER UPDATE: Win free Guinness for a year from Fado Irish Pub

Announcement: We have a winner of our free Guinness for a year from Fado Irish Pub contest. The actual number of Guinness pints served during the month of March, 2012, was 13,854. Ericwrites came the closest without going over with his guess of 12,656. Congrats!

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On Friday, Fado Irish Pub is hosting its annual Great Guinness Toast -- a gathering of Guinness beer geeks who attempt to break the record for the largest simultaneous toast. (Trivia note: The record has been broken every year since its inception in 1993.)

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Local restaurants plan fundraiser for former Denver chef Drew Inman, who's battling cancer

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Drew Inman and his girlfriend, Rebecca Weitzman, both of whom cooked in Denver.

On Tuesday, February 19, several Denver restaurants -- Mizuna, Luca d'Italia, Bones, Osteria Marco, Russell's Smokehouse, Green Russell, Lou's Food Bar, Vesper Lounge, Barolo Grill and Potager -- will contribute a portion of their sales to Drew Inman, a former Denver chef, now in New York, who's battling terminal cancer. Inman, who's just 41-years-old, left Denver behind in 2008 to join his partner, Rebecca Weitzman, who also cooked in several notable Denver kitchens.


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Free food alert! Pancakes from IHOP for National Pancake Day

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Free pancakes today!
It's that wonderful day of the year, February 5, when the International House of Pancakes helps us all celebrate National Pancake Day by letting us cram our guts with free hotcakes., while IHOP raises money for Shriners hospitals and other local charities. There are a dozen IHOP locations in the Denver metro area where you can collect on this promise of deliciously free pancakes, including the spots 1595 South Colorado Boulevard and 3730 Quebec Street.

On National Pancake Day, everyone wins!

See also:
- International House of Pancakes: back to the backup restaurant
- Five chain-restaurant trends that should continue in 2013
- Hooters, IHOP and McDonald's among the Denver restaurants on Healthy Dining Finder

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The Table grows a community through urban farming and good works

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Craig Broek is taking over back yards and front lawns around Denver -- but only with the best of intentions. He's the pastor of The Table, a community church that grows fresh vegetables on the lawns of anyone willing to open up their property, and then donate a portion of the crops to a food bank. And this church is open to all who want to participate.

- Eating and living organic: Q&A with Brian Freeman, co-founder of Grower's Organics
- Meet Peter Tebow, Tim's older brother, ministry leader and local church star
- Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber: "Jesus-y while being socially progressive"

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Denver and Boulder's best chefs are teaming up to support Hurricane Sandy victims at Mateo's Battle of the Pans benefit

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This, insists Theo Adley, is "going to be fucking epic!"

Adley, the former exec chef of the Pinyon in Boulder, along with a bold-name cartel of several other Denver and Boulder chefs -- Jennifer Jasinski (Euclid Hall, Rioja and Bistro Vendome); Max MacKissock (Squeaky Bean); Jenna Johansen; Hunter Pritchett (Luca d'Italia); Steve Redzikowski (Oak at Fourteenth); Kelly Whitaker (Pizzeria Basta); and Kyle Mendenhall (The Kitchen) -- will join Boulder toque Matthew Jansen in his home kitchen of Mateo on Sunday, November 11 for the Battle of the Pans, a benefit for Direct Relief USA, a not-for-profit organization that provides community clinics and health centers with medicines and medical supplies for low-income and uninsured patients -- in this case, specifically those who have been afflicted by the devastation of Superstorm Sandy.

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Dine out for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless today

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