With Father’s Day coming up on June 21, people are thinking up fun ways to make Dad’s day.
For fathers who like food and brews, there are some unique offerings, especially the gift of bragging rights: Pop can be one of the first to tour the new Breckenridge Brewery in Littleton.
Public tours start on Father’s Day. Spread over 12 acres, the business includes three buildings: the Farm House restaurant, the brewery itself and the fermentation and packaging building.
Tours begin in the tasting room with a 10-ounce pour from the tap of the day, then move to the mezzanine that overlooks the brewhouse, where stainless-steel tanks feature windows that highlight the brewing process. After stops at fermentation and packaging, the tour ends back in the tasting room with a four-ounce sample.
Reservations are recommended, especially for Father’s Day. The cost per person is $3 and reservations can be made at breckbrew.com. Breckenridge Brewery, 2990 Brewery Lane, Littleton. 303-803-1380.
If you want something a bit more private for Father’s Day, order the fixings for a gourmet grill package that you can make in your own backyard.
Range restaurant at the Renaissance Denver Downtown is offering a $100 package that feeds four people.
It includes two portions of each entree — cold-smoked pork tenderloin and garlic Colorado lamb sirloin — plus grilled jalapeño peppers, spinach and quinoa chopped salad, and two portions of each dessert, Nutella pie and strawberry shortcake.
The grill package must be pre-ordered and picked up by 3 p.m. on June 20. To order, call 720-726-4822.
Renaissance Denver Downtown at the Colorado National Bank, 918 17th St.
Telegraph to open in Wash Park
A new bistro is coming to Wash Park, taking over the space that formerly housed Cafe Bar and Grey Cactus. Called Telegraph, it’s owned by Chris Sargent, who also has the that opened last September.
At work on the reconstruction Friday afternoon, Sargent said he has been watching the place for a long time. He lived in the Country Club neighborhood after moving to Denver five years ago, and Cafe Bar was a local eatery.
A few months ago, his wife spotted the closing signs on Grey Cactus, and Sargent got in touch with the landlord. A contract was signed four days later.
They hope to open on July 15. The menu of new American cuisine, “seasonal and with a lot of fun flavors,” says Sargent, will include seafood and vegetables.
Sargent, who previously worked at Acorn and Rioja, is bringing a kitchen team with experience at such restaurants as Linger, Acorn, and Rioja.
The interior space — which will have a wraparound chef’s counter — is under construction. Sargent’s vision for the exterior includes awnings and plants, “like a Brooklyn neighborhood,” he said.
The space at Pennsylvania Street has cycled through four restaurants since 2010 — Pho Basil, Pho Pasta, Cafe Bar and Grey Cactus — but Sargent is betting that the talents of his team, with a focus on top-quality service, will produce a successful bistro.
Telegraph, 295 S. Pennsylvania St.
Denver girl’s recipe wins White House visit
Rain Adams, a 12-year-old from Denver, is headed to the White House for a gala luncheon with first lady Michelle Obama. She won the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge, a national recipe contest for kids that picks the best recipe from each of the 50 states and U.S. territories, with her turkey chili.
“I’m very excited to go and meet Michelle Obama and the other kids,” said Adams. “I’ve never been to D.C. before.”
The Kids’ State Dinner at the White House on July 10 will be followed by a visit to the White House Kitchen Garden
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“She’s passionate about healthy food and sneaks kale into everything she makes,” said her mom, Stacey Adams.
Rain regularly reads the latest nutrition news and healthy recipes at ChooseMyPlate.com, the website of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and eats no processed foods.
Her goal in life is to become a chef and open her own cafe that serves healthy foods, and she’s already gotten a start as a young entrepreneur.
When she was 9, she wanted to make healthy pet treats for her dog and began selling them. Soon, she had her own small business and raised $6,000 from the vegan treats, which she donated to local animal shelters.
“I want to make healthier foods for all of us,” she said. “I really want to make a change.”
For Rain’s recipe for turkey chili, visit blogs.denverpost.com/theden
Colleen O’Connor: 303-954-1083, coconnor@ denverpost.com or twitter.com/coconnordp
