Mark Antonation

Denver

Communication Manager at COLORADO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

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Pho Tacos? Brisket Fries? Bánh Beo? Only at Cơm Nhà Kitchen & Bar

6 days ago | 5280.com | Mark Antonation

My home neighborhood, Harvey Park, is a wonderful place to live and a quiet, almost suburban environment where pedestrians and cyclists are common and dog-walking competes with yard-sale shopping as the unofficial sport. But it’s not exactly a hotbed of culinary activity. Even looking west and south toward busy Bear Valley and Sheridan Boulevard, the dining options are few and far between, and it’s a rare occasion when something new opens.
Inside Hop Alley’s James Beard-Recognized Wine Program

2 weeks ago | 5280.com | Mark Antonation

Tommy Lee’s Hop Alley is no stranger to glowing reviews and accolades, even in this magazine. But for the Chinese restaurant’s staff, it still hit like a bombshell when it was listed as a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist in January for, of all things, Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program. “I thought Hop Alley’s wine program was important to maybe 75 people in Denver, but to be recognized on a national level was very surprising,” says wine director Jacob Roadhouse.
Add These 2025 James Beard Award Nominees to Your Culinary Bucket List

2 weeks ago | 5280.com | Mark Antonation

A big announcement came from the James Beard Foundation on Wednesday as the New York City–based culinary organization named its 2025 Chef and Restaurant Award nominees in 14 food, beverage, and hospitality categories. The foundation introduced three new categories this year—Best New Bar, Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service, and Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service—in honor of its 35th anniversary.
Here Are the Events You Can’t Miss at This Year’s Taste of Vail

3 weeks ago | 5280.com | Mark Antonation |Antony Bruno

If après-ski is the party you enjoy after a day of skiing, what do you call the party at the end of the ski season? In the Vail Valley, one strong contender is the Taste of Vail. The 34-year-old food and wine festival takes place April 2–5, just two weeks before Vail Mountain’s projected closing day of April 20.
We Tried Union Station’s New Eggs Inc. Eatery. Here’s What We Thought.

1 month ago | 5280.com | Mark Antonation

Eggs are an almost infinitely versatile cooking ingredient, providing richness, leavening, flavor, texture, and color to baked goods, sauces, and desserts of all kinds. On their own, they can be fried, poached, scrambled, omeletized (please let this be the next addition to Merriam-Webster), or boiled in the shell to runny or firm. They’re also expensive right now—and tricky to track down at local grocery stores.
Will Travel for Food: Where To Eat and Drink in Steamboat Springs

1 month ago | 5280.com | Mark Antonation |Courtney Holden

It was only a matter of time until Steamboat Springs became a hub for great food. After all, the ranching community turned alpine-sports playground has roots in both providing a source of calories (two of the town’s first businesses were meat markets) and burning them off (Steamboat sent its first local to the Winter Olympics in 1932).
6 Dishes to Try at the New Tavernetta Vail

1 month ago | 5280.com | Mark Antonation |Lisa Blake

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Sign up today! The bronze backbar at the sparkling new Tavernetta Vail casts incandescent honey tones across the 150-seat dining room. Light from an indoor fireplace and outdoor fire pits flickers and bounces off the glass panes that reveal a steamy hotel pool backdropped by snow-covered Vail Mountain.
Weekend Brunch Is (Everything But) a Drag at Champagne Tiger

1 month ago | 5280.com | Mark Antonation |Lisa Blake

Skinny French omelets, buttery crusted quiche Lorraine, and poached-egg breakfast carbonara roll out in a steady stream from the kitchen while bartenders build balanced trays of grapefruit mimosas and espresso martinis. Cheering guests are laughing so hard, tears are rolling as freely as the dollar bills being (respectfully) slipped into the hands of the wildly entertaining performers.
Meet 5280’s New Food Editor, Mark Antonation

2 months ago | 5280.com | Jessica LaRusso |Mark Antonation

One of my earliest food memories is of standing before a hot dog counter in a shopping mall food court, beckoned by a colorful advertisement of a new menu item: a cheesy corn dog. I asked my parents if I could have one, and they agreed—provided that I order for myself. I was a shy eight-year-old, and it was their attempt to get me out of my shell. I was hesitant but I agreed, because the mental image of a cornbread-jacketed hot dog on a stick (plus cheese!) bolstered my courage.
Infinite Monkey Theorem Will Close Winery and Tasting Room

Oct 24, 2024 | westword.com | Mark Antonation

Innovation defines the sixteen years of the Infinite Monkey Theorem’s existence as a Colorado winery. Founder Ben Parsons bottled his first wines in 2008 and sold them from an old warehouse near West Fifth Avenue and Santa Fe Drive, and the business would still have been a trailblazer even without those innovations that put the winery on the radar of even the most traditional sommeliers and restaurants. But Parsons was driven by the desire to create a winery for everyone.