{"id":730,"date":"2025-07-09T16:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/?p=730"},"modified":"2025-07-10T14:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:21:15","slug":"colfax-construction-takes-out-year-old-pastry-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/colfax-construction-takes-out-year-old-pastry-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Colfax construction takes out year-old pastry shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2024\/11\/01\/halloween-fall-desserts-restaurants-denver-sweet-treats-snowballs-crepes-pastries\/?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow&amp;utm_content=tw-denverpost\">one year of selling its pastries and sweets<\/a>, Le Clare\u2019s Patisserie said it will close its retail operation on July 19 due to the effects of construction on East Colfax Avenue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/06\/18\/east-colfax-brt-construction-restaurants\/\"><em><strong>Related: Colfax restaurants say they are barely hanging on amid BRT line construction<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instead, owner Maggie Kates will convert the space, at 2260 E. Colfax Ave., into what they are calling a \u201cculinary collaborative\u201d called ViDa Eats Culinary Collaborative. That will include hands-on cooking classes, Airbnb culinary experiences and private dining experiences, seasonal high tea parties and brunches, themed events, charcuterie, small bites and custom desserts catering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision has not come lightly, as unexpected construction challenges have created a dramatic decline for visitors to all businesses along Colfax. Instead of closing the doors and walking away, we choose to pivot,\u201d Kates wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>A three-year-long project called the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line is being built between downtown Denver and Aurora. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/06\/18\/east-colfax-brt-construction-restaurants\/\">The project has torn up the street and forced some businesses and restaurants to close, while creating a difficult situation for many more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur vision is filled with intention and highlights, in a more interactive and intimate way, the sense of community and collaboration we designed into Le Clare\u2019s storefront,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile our charming walk-in shop will no longer be open for pastries during set hours, this pivot allows us to create more hours of offerings, with even more time to connect and hear the stories and inspirations we want to share, in the same space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Le Clare\u2019s first opened in July 2024.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.denverpost.com\/dp\/preference\">Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After just one year of selling its pastries and sweets, Le Clare\u2019s Patisserie said it will close its retail operation on July 19 due to the effects of construction on East Colfax Avenue. Related: Colfax restaurants say they are barely hanging on amid BRT line construction Instead, owner Maggie Kates will convert the space, at&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":731,"href":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730\/revisions\/731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}