RESTAURANT LOGISTICS

Restaurant Forms - Please fill out ASAP

MANDATORY RESTAURANT MEETING

THURSDAY, June 13th @ 11:00AM MST

LINK TO MEETING RECORDING

ALL RESTAURANTS MUST HAVE 1 REPRESENTATIVE ON THE ZOOM CALL. 

Please email gaby@diningoutevents.com if you have questions or scheduling conflicts. 

During this call you will:

  • Receive detailed load in/load out instructions

  • Receive blind judging information (time slot, number and drop off location)

  • Confirm power needs

  • Meet with Health Department representative and get all of the info for our Zero Waste program

  • Ask any questions you have prior to the big event!

Location: Sculpture Park

Address: 1245 Champa Street, Denver, CO 80204

Directions to site
From I25 - Take Speer Blvd south and turn left on Arapahoe St. The vendor parking garage is on your immediate right located between Speer and 14th Street.

Light Rail - Take the D, F, or H line to the Theatre District/Convention Center station. Turn left onto Champa and Sculpture Park will be on your right.

Ride share (Lyft/Uber) drop off is at the entrance to the Galleria.

 

Vendor/Staff Parking & Entrance

Vendor/Staff parking is available in the parking garage located on Arapahoe Street between Speer and 14th. Parking for the evening is $10, so please remind your staff to carpool.

Vendor/Staff Entrance is located at the corner of Speer and Arapahoe. Staff must have a wristband to enter.

LOAD IN/LOAD OUT

LOAD IN ADDRESS: 1245 Champa Street (Loading dock off 13th Street)

All restaurants will load in on Thursday, June 20th during your designated load in time. Please arrive during your time slot to ensure we have staff to assist you.

Turn onto Arapahoe Street from Speer and take your first right onto 13th Street. Follow the signs to turn right into the load in location where DiningOut staff will meet you with your restaurant packet and direct you to your space.

DO NOT leave your vehicle unattended in the loading area. Unload and move you car directly to the Vendor/Staff parking garage.

We will have golf carts on site, but please bring carts and dolly’s for load in/load out.

Load In / Load Out

  • ALL RESTAURANTS MUST BE ON SITE AND CHECKED IN BY 3PM ON THURSDAY, JUNE 20th.

    All restaurants load in on Thursday, June 20th between 8am and 3pm. You will receive specific load in time slots and locations during the MANDATORY RESTAURANT MEETING on Thursday, June 13th.

    We will have volunteers with golf carts ready to help you load in when you arrive. We will also have a refrigerator truck on site if you need to store food items. Please arrive during your designated time slot to ensure we have staff available to assist you.

    TO HELP AID IN THE LOAD IN PROCESS, PLEASE BRING DOLLYS/WAGONS TO UNLOAD CARS AND TAKE EQUIPMENT TO YOUR BOOTH.

  • All restaurants must load out fully on the evening of the event.

    You may begin loading out at 10pm when the festival is over. (Please do not begin packing up your space until 9:45pm.)

    1. All equipment items (hand washing stations, linens, etc) must be checked in by festival staff to avoid a fee.

    2. If you are renting cooking equipment, please be sure it is CLEAN and left at your space. You will be charged an additional fee if equipment is dirty.

    All items need to be loaded out the evening of the event and your space must be free of any trash or additional items. Any items left in your space will be discarded when the cleaning crew arrives.

    Please let your staff know so that they can plan accordingly. Our event staff will be working hard to break down the festival, so please help us make the load out process as easy as possible!

Equipment

  • The DiningOut Events Health Inspection crew, directed by Jackson Lamb, will be on-site to help ensure that all participating restaurants are up to code. We will provide each restaurant the following:

    One hand washing station

    One 5-gallon camber filled with hot water (to Health Department regulated temperature)

    Catch bucket

    Sanitizer

    Test strips

    Soap & paper towels

    Please be sure you bring gloves for your staff as those are required but will not be provided for you.

    Our team will come around at the end of the night to pick up these items.

  • Your space will also include:

    • 1 propane grill (unless we have confirmed otherwise)

    • Standard festival banner (unless you specified that you will be bringing your own tent)

    • 2 tables (1 X 8-foot and 1 X 6 foot)

    • 1 linen

    • Ice will be located in large bonners spread throughout the festival grounds

    PLEASE BE SURE YOUR STAFF LEAVES YOUR LINEN AND TABLES IN THE SPACE WHEN THEY LEAVE TO AVOID A FEE.

  • These items are not provided by the festival, but will be helpful!

    • EXTENSION CORDS - we will not provide these

    • Gloves for handling food

    • Fun decor & lighting for your tent

    • Additional cooking equipment

    • Bar towels, bus tubs, extra linens

    • Napkins, forks, or other compostable items. Each festival attendee will receive a compostable festival plate for the evening. To eliminate waste, we ask that you serve them directly onto their plate, rather than on separate serving plates. If you chose to use any additional serving items, they must be compostable.