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A former employee broke into Bar Dough early on June 5, forcing the restaurant to close for several days before it reopened June 10.

What You’ll Love About Us: • Competitive Pay:  All FOH employees are in a shared tip pool.  Hourly wages usually average $35-$40/ hr.  (Everyone in the restaurant earns $14.77-base with service charge split amongst the staff)   •A Place To Grow Your Career: We are part of the Culinary Creative Group (Bar Dough, Mister Oso, Ash Kara, Aviano, and Forget Me Not) and have a reputation for not only growing and mentoring talent within our restaurants but also hiring and promoting them withi...

Juan Padro plans new concept for former Wash Park watering hole Courtesy of Esther Lee Leach for Cherry Creek Fashion) Juan Padro plans to fill the hole that the closure of Ogden Street South Sports Bar has left in Wash Park. The founder of Culinary Creative restaurant group purchased the former sports bar at 103 S. Ogden St. shortly after it went up for sale at the end of March, he confirmed this week. Padro said he’s planning to open a new concept, but declined to disclose details about it ...

“You can’t just eat into it or you’ll burn your mouth,” said a co-owner of the burger with cheese in the middle. “That’s how you know it’s a good one.”

Forget Me Not Cocktail Lounge Makes Its Debut In Cherry Creek Culinary Creative’s Nicole Lebedevitch is pouring exquisite cocktails and chef Max MacKissock is preparing impeccable snacks, so make your reservations now.Denise Mickelsen •   March 10, 2021 New bars are opening at a steady pace in Denver right now, as the ever-resilient hospitality industry plans for post-pandemic life and a return to revelry as we once knew it. Forget Me Not, the chic cocktail destination from the Culinary...

Mark Antonation The cocktail menu currently comprises fourteen house creations divided into four categories: sparkling and low ABV, light and refreshing, rich and stirred, and no-alcohol, which all range from $11 to $15. Theres also a pair of large-format cocktails that ring in at $120, but theyre intended for at least four people and can serve up to ten. Ingredients include handmade infusions and syrups flavored with botanical barks, woods, spices and flowers, augmenting the floral theme of th...

BusinessDen.com, a BizWest news partner. WESTMINSTER — local burger chain is tapping into the Westminster market. Tap & Burger, owned by Juan Padro of Culinary Creative restaurant group, plans to open a new 4,000-square-foot location at 8810 Westminster Blvd. later this year. “A lot of people are moving to Westminster, and I think we’re going to see a lot more of that as housing becomes more expensive in Denver and pushes people out to the suburbs,” Padro said. “Westminster’s becom...

Tap & Burger taps Westminster for its fourth restaurant location Courtesy of Tap & Burger) A local burger chain is tapping into the Westminster market. Tap & Burger, owned by Juan Padro of Culinary Creative restaurant group, plans to open a new 4,000-square-foot location at 8810 Westminster Blvd. later this year. “A lot of people are moving to Westminster, and I think we’re going to see a lot more of that as housing becomes more expensive in Denver and pushes people out to the suburbs,” P...

Restaurateur opens rapid COVID-19 testing site Photos courtesy of Nurture) Denver restaurateur Juan Padro knows how expensive it is for a local business to close down after a possible coronavirus exposure. The founder of Culinary Creative restaurant group — which owns Highland Tap & Burger, Senor Bear, Bar Dough and Morin, among others — was tired of waiting around for government relief. So, he decided to take matters into his own hands and open a rapid COVID-19 testing site at 2949 Federal...

Ways the Hospitality Community Is Spreading Joy This Holiday Season Find out how local heroes, restaurants, and nonprofits are stepping up—and how you can pitch in.Allyson Reedy •   December 21, 2020 While we’re sure Santa is doing his best this holiday season, when so many are in need of a warm meal and a bit of good cheer, the Colorado heroes, restaurants, and nonprofits below are stepping up to help, too, feeding neighbors who need it and propping up favorite community eateries. Her...