BY MIGUEL OTÁROLA, @MOTAROLA_EATS

Our newsletter this week takes us to rural Colorado, where some locals stock roadside pantries with eggs and produce that they sell, relying on the honor system for payment. We also spent time in Adams County, where a new cooking school is training Hispanic chefs. But some of the biggest news may be taking place in Littleton, where former Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning might be getting into the restaurant business.

EDITOR'S PICKS

A training ground for Hispanic chefs opens in Adams County

TIP POOL

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MORE HEADLINES

• With this early spring, can you plant tomatoes now or should you still wait?
• Colorado brewery now among the biggest beer makers in U.S. thanks to new lager
• Op-ed: For the love of xiao long bao, can we please figure out tipping? — Allyson Reedy
  
• New owners of The Fort restaurant eyeing adjacent residential development — BusinessDen
  
• New brewery opening in former Mockery space in RiNo — BusinessDen
• Opening in Boulder, Wellness Counter leans into dry-aged fish, traditional Japanese fare — Daily Camera

EAT THIS

Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails

In case anyone forgot, pierogis are dumplings, too. And some fabulous ones are being served at Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails, a real gem of a hole-in-the-wall in East Colfax Avenue's Bluebird District. The traditional Eastern European and Ukrainian dishes that chef Bo Porytko prepares at his restaurant change seasonally. When I went earlier this spring, the pierogis were filled with a creamy blend of potato and gruyere cheese, and laid on top of a caramelized root vegetable broth the color fuchsia. The whole thing was covered with a turmeric smetana cream. They were my kind of delicacy.

3333 E. Colfax Ave., Denver; molotovdenver.com