Alex Seidel, winner of Food & Wine magazine’s 2010 Best New Chef and owner of Denver’s award-winning Fruition Restaurant, is carrying his culinary talent to the historic Union Station redevelopment project on Wynkoop Street with the opening of Mercantile Dining & Provision on Monday.
The 75-seat restaurant will be open evenings only, serving dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 to 11 p.m. on weekends. A chef’s table sits outside the open kitchen, and the space includes a wine library with a private dining table inside. General manager is Jaime Town, formerly of Oak at Fourteenth in Boulder.
The market will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week, and will serve gourmet coffee along with a full menu of freshly prepared breakfast and lunch options from the counter. Ben Hecht, formerly with Whole Foods Market, has filled the market shelves with in-house preserved fruits and vegetables, potted meats and seafood, as well as artisanal goods from small producers.
In the center of the large, open restaurant and market on the north end of Union Station, is the bar led by Stuart Jensen, formerly of Green Russell. Jensen is creating a culinary-focused cocktail program utilizing house-made ingredients, fresh produce and provisions from the market.
The design of the historic space was headed up by Tricia Mueller from Denver’s Larimer Associates. “Tricia took our vision, and through her design brought this place to life in a greater way than I could possibly have imagined. She did an amazing job,” Seidel said.
Reservations for evening dining at Mercantile Dining & Provision can be made on www.opentable.com or by calling 720-460-3733. For more information, visit www.mercantiledenver.com.
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