Highland’s chic Bindery, a Post Chicken and Beer in Boulder and other Front Range restaurant openings

Hit the sauce

We’ve lost some old-school red sauce joints of late, but a new Italian-American eatery (appropriately named Red Sauce) seeks to mend that spaghetti-and-meatball-sized hole in our hearts. The Park Hill restaurant will be serving up New York- and New Jersey-inspired fare like Brooklyn Blackout cake, ravioli and linguini and clams, all on checkered tablecloths and accompanied by chianti. The cliché-in-a-good-way Red Sauce opens Sunday, Nov. 5. 2230 Oneida St., Denver; Mon.-Sun. 5-9 p.m.

Binders full of food

The Highland neighborhood is home to some of Denver’s coolest restaurants. Here’s another one: The Bindery, a charming restaurant/bakery/takeaway medley, debuted Friday, Oct. 27. The menu features a few things you probably haven’t seen before (pumpkin patê and a blood sausage salad), and a few things you have (yummy ravioli and a cava-heavy coq au vin). 1817 Central St., Denver, 303-993-2364; thebinderydenver.com; Tues.-Wed. 5-9:30 p.m., Thurs.-Fri. 5-10 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-10 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-9:30 p.m., closed Mon.

Party fowl

You look like you could use some fried chicken, Boulder. And some beer. Get on after those comfort eats and drinks at The Post Brewing Co., opening Thursday, Nov. 2 in the former Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place spot on 13^th Street. (Shine will re-open on Canyon Boulevard as Shine Restaurant & Potion Bar.) In addition to killer fried fowl, I think it’s worth mentioning that The Post also serves fried cheese curds and buttermilk cheddar biscuits. You’re welcome. 2027 13^th St., Boulder, 720-372-3341; postbrewing.com

Go west, young food truck

The weather outside may be frightful, but food trucks are still delightful, so zip up your jacket and hoof it over to Hoof, Wing & Fin, the newish Denver food truck that moved up to Frisco for the winter. The truck will be parked outside of Outer Range Brewing Co. Wednesdays through Sundays, which means chicken liver mousse and bone broth all winter-long. hoofwingandfin.com

California eatin’

In other food truck news, California Wrap Runner opened its first brick and mortar restaurant on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus last Tuesday. Get your fix of wraps, rice bowls, smoothies and other SoCal-influenced healthy fare. 12348 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora, 805-453-7777; wraprunner.com

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