BY MIGUEL OTÁROLA, @MOTAROLA_EATS

In this week's Stuffed newsletter, we spotlight restaurants growing their own produce; talk to a distiller who refers to whiskey as a "magic elixir"; and praise a small Thai restaurant in Denver that packs a punch. Plus, the latest openings and closings in metro Denver.

EDITOR'S PICKS

These Denver restaurants grow their own ingredients from on-site gardens

TIP POOL

Which bakery makes the best conchas in metro Denver?

MORE HEADLINES

• Colfax bar and burger joint closes suddenly after 2 years
• Denver distiller wants people to stop hoarding whiskey, and start drinking

• La Diabla chef buys real estate next to restaurant for $870K — BusinessDen
• Indian fusion spot opens across from Denver convention center — BusinessDen
• New bagel shop opening in Washington Park neighborhood — BusinessDen

EAT THIS

Lucky Noodles

The house was packed at Lucky Noodles late last month during Mile High Asian Food Week, which drew crowds to Asian restaurants across Denver and its suburbs. But the affable owner, Kamolrat “Ploy” Limpapath, still made enough time and took the effort to offer me something I hadn't tried before: her slow-cooked pork rib noodle soup, with bok choy, bean sprouts and scallions. It warmed the body and soul, much like everything at this standout Thai restaurant, which is now a year into its new location off Broadway.

12 E. 1st Ave., Denver; luckynoodlesthaidenver.com