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Colorado’s only 2-star Michelin restaurant will bring a summer pop-up to Cherry Creek

Colorado’s first and only two-star Michelin restaurant is launching a summer pop-up.

Id Est, the owners behind The Wolf’s Tailor, announced this week that it will run a three-month residency program at the Clayton Hotel and Members Club in the Cherry Creek neighborhood.

The limited residency is called Sheep and will be located on the sixth-floor rooftop space at the hotel on 233 Clayton St.

Sheep will bring some of The Wolf’s Tailor experience and focus more on “elemental ingredients,” such as fire and smoke, the announcement said.

The residency will run from July 8 to Oct. 4.

The $95 tasting menu will feature dishes using hearth and open-fire cooking techniques. Some of the featured meals will include “Smoke,” which includes heirloom tomato, smoked tomato jelly, tomato H2O and frozen wasabi, “Ember” with mackerel, sourdough tamarind, tom kha cream and celtuce and “Flame” with corn juk, wild mushroom, truffle, ssamjang and charred greens. Its desert “Ash” features Colorado melon sorbet with Thai basil jelly, vegan chocolate and sansho pepper.

“If The Wolf’s Tailor references the costume, Sheep is the material,” said executive chef and owner Kelly Whitaker. “It’s an annex to what we’ve built, driven by our desire to keep sharing our story. It carries the same values, sourcing relationships, and creative spirit, but expresses them with greater immediacy and simplicity, while sharpening the focus on the ingredients, the makers, and the season itself.”

Sheep will be led by Whitaker, Chef Taylor Stark and Executive Pastry Chef Emily Thompson.

Last year, The Wolf’s Tailor at 4058 Tejon St. became the first restaurant in Colorado to earn two stars from the Michelin Guide. Earning a Michelin star is among the highest honors in the culinary world. Getting two stars is even rarer, putting The Wolf’s Tailor in the company of about only 550 restaurants in the world.

Michelin inspectors use a criteria to evaluate quality of products, cooking techniques, flavor, how the food showcases the personality of the chef and consistency across the menu. Michelin commended The Wolf’s Tailor for its sustainable food practices, local sourcing of ingredients and creative dishes with stunning presentations.

This will be the first time the sixth-floor rooftop restaurant at the Clayton Hotel opens to the public, the announcement said.

Sheep will be able to seat 54 guests and will be open daily at 5 p.m. and offer lunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

“As a luxury independent club, we’re able to push the boundaries of what a modern private club can be by supporting artists, fostering curiosity, and creating meaningful cultural moments,” said Clayton Hotel’s Area Managing Director McClinton Heil. “For the first time, we’re inviting both members and the wider community to experience our culture of creativity and discovery in a new way.”



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