4 days ago
Best bites and sips from the Big Eat in Denver
The annual Big Eat — one of Denver's top foodie events — never fails to wow the palate with bold flavors.
Dig in: This year's event featured more than 70 local food and beverage vendors, including acclaimed restaurants like Olivia, Lucina and Mizuna.
Best bites: I went to check out the spread. Here were my favorites:
Riot BBQ serves Texas barbecue with a Mexican twist, celebrity chef Manny Barella told us. And he delivered with juicy smoked pulled pork with esquites cornbread.
Blackbelly brought the perfect one-two punch with its lardo and stonefruit toast topped with Colorado peaches. That paired nicely with a gazpacho shooter featuring tomato water, cucumber and chile.
Samosa Shop surprised us with its hearty but delicate kesar mango salad made with farro, asparagus chutney vinaigrette and pomegranate.
