Tastes of the Week: Doner, Lager & Schnitzel
Prost Brewing Company’s recently opened Northglenn Biergarten, 351 W. 104th Ave., is a monumental 10,000-square-foot temple devoted to German beer, cuisine and socializing. The comfy menu naturally features warm chewy pretzels and locally made sausages with excellent potato salad, red cabbage and sauerkraut. Beer-friendly items include chicken doner flatbread sandwiches, jaegerschnitzel and ham-and-cheesy spaetzle.
Colorado Food News: Tasting room update
The Finkel & Garf Brewing Co. tasting room, 5455 Spine Road, closes July 20. The Gunbarrel brewer’s beers will still be available at retail outlets.
It took four pandemic-fraught years, but Boulder’s Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery has finally reopened all its locations with the recent re-launch of Denver’s Vine Street Pub & Brewery.
Sean Gafner, owner of The Roost, Jefes, Swaylo’s and 99 Bar Saloon in Longmont, has opened Ember Restaurant & Bar in Estes Park.
Happy 61st birthday to Arvada’s Rheinlander Bakery, a bastion of old school goodies including many sugar-free and allergy-friendly sweets.
Road Food Calendar: Wine up the canyon
The third annual Nederland Jazz & Wine Festival on Aug. 24 will feature live bands, food trucks and wine, cider and other beverages to sip. nedjazzwine.com
Save these dates: Aug. 3: Indian Food Festival, Colorado Springs, polkadotsandcurry.com; Aug. 24-25: Polish Food Festival, Denver, polishfoodfestival.org; Sept. 7: Taste of The Middle East Festival, Aurora, tasteofthemiddleeast.com
Words to Chew On: Thinking about eating
“Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing.” — Cartoonist Walt Kelly
John Lehndorff is the former Dining Critic of the Rocky Mountain News and Food Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. He hosts Radio Nibbles on KGNU. Podcasts: kgnu.org/category/radio-nibbles. Read more food news, like that of Finkel & Garf and the Nederland Jazz & Wine Festival, from John Lehndorff.
