More than 50 Denver restaurants and bars convened downtown at the Garner Galleria last Thursday to serve up bites of their best dishes and batched cocktails. Veterans of Denver’s dining scene included Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar shucking oysters, Euclid Hall with house-made sausages and Pinche Tacos with a lamb crudo tostada. Newcomers such as the Way Back with a trout rillette, GQue serving fall-off-the-bone ribs and Lucky Cat with General Guard’s chicken. With all the sweet and savory dishes to sample, there wasn’t an empty plate or glass at the Big Eat.

Photo by Trenton Reed.

Photo by Trenton Reed.



Until next year, pore over these photos from last night’s gastronomic event.

All Photography by Trenton Reed. 

Vital Root.

Vital Root.

Cafe Marmotte.

Cafe Marmotte.

Butcher's Bistro.

Butcher’s Bistro.

Bites from Butcher's Bistro.

Bites from Butcher’s Bistro.

The Way Back.

The Way Back.

Bar team from the Way Back.

Bar team from the Way Back.

Trout rillette at the Way Back.

Trout rillette at the Way Back.

Beer selection from Great Divide.

Beer selection from Great Divide.

Lucky Cat.

Lucky Cat.

Sushi taco from Los Chingones.

Sushi taco from Los Chingones.

Aloy Modern Thai.

Aloy Modern Thai.

The Franklin from Atomic Cowboy.

The Franklin from Atomic Cowboy.

Shucking oysters at Jax Fish House.

Shucking oysters at Jax Fish House.

Bites from the Regional at Avanti Food & Beverage.

Bites from the Regional at Avanti Food & Beverage.

The team from Mister Tuna.

The team from Mister Tuna.