Five Bites On Friday

Today's Five Bites, with drink pairings, come from Josh at Two Helmets Cooking. (Check out the spherified olives on his site.)

1. Fries and a lavender margarita at Poste

2. Hush-puppy cannonballs and a dark and stormy at the Argonaut

3. Seared chard and ricotta at Coppi's, then walk over to The Gibson for a drink

4. Panzarotti and a De Koninck at RedRocks

5. Veggie dumplings and jasmine tea at Great Wall Szechuan

Five Bites is a weekly opportunity for you to share the dishes and drinks you're enjoying around town. E-mail five of your favorites and whether you'd like your name and a picture included to metrocurean AT gmail DOT com.

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