Duo in Denver, Colorado

This was the place I had the best meal on my recent trip to Denver--which is saying something because it was a trip with some very memorable meals. It is tucked into a neighborhood (we parked on the street about half a block away in front of a house with a sign 'Hippies Go to Side Door' on the porch. It was that kind of a neighborhood, where there were a lot of Volvos and Subarus and kale). The restaurant itself has a wonderful layout, and was quieter than some of the places we were in as well--I was with a fellow 50-something year old, and our hearing is not what it used to be, so this was a distinct advantage.

The bar has interesting cocktails (I had one calle 'Spring Thyme', which was vodka muddles with blueberries, thyme, and lemon--very nice), but the seasonal menu was spectacular--short but oh so sweet. We each had a trio of salads--a pickled salad with beets as the primary ingredient, a salad that was called a ceasar salad, but it had elements of a cobb salad as well--but everything was chopped very small, including the croutons, and a grilled peach with it's center filled with a grilled chevre. We thought about splitting one, but elected to each have our own. My friend had Rabbit Roulade, a rabbit loin rolled around a filling of pancetta and spinach, served with carrot puree (the perfect balance of sweet and savory), pea shoots and a mustard jus. I had the Ravioli, which were stuffed with sweet corn and ricotta, and served with a basil mint pesto topped with a tomato, basil, and pea shoot salad. Both entrees were spectacular.