The sandwich: ‘Atsa Turkey Meatball What’s on it: Sage and cranberry turkey meatballs, melted provolone and marinara sauce on a roll. Where to get it: Larimer Hot House (2810 Larimer Street, 303-292-3008) How much: $7 for the sandwich; $10 for a meal deal A couple of years ago, I started…
Halloween is always a big day at the Wynkoop Brewing Co., because the pub celebrates its birthday that day (it’s 21 years old this year) and because of the annual Denver Gorilla Run, a 5.6K race in which everyone dresses up as a gorilla and raises money to support the…
The Rackhouse Pub is slated to open next week with a slightly pared-down beer menu, but a seriously cool look. Located inside the former Heavenly Daze Brewery, at 200 South Kalamath Street, the Rackhouse will feature twenty tap handles (mostly Colorado microbrews), rather than the fifty that had been originally…
Having to utter the words “emergency room” is almost never good. And when the sentence also involves your kid, it’s even worse. Such was the case for me recently when I took my seven-year-old kid to the ER at Rose Medical Center after the fever he’d had for two days…
Rick Upchurch was the best at what he did when he did it. But the former Denver Broncos return specialist isn’t in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Nor is he in the Broncos’ own Ring of Fame at Invesco Field. This fact was all the more glaring Sunday when…
Homer Duggins is the biggest sports fan in Denver and Westword’s gambling, uh, “expert.” Read his dispatches every Friday in the Latest Word sports section. What’s that noise? It’s a little whisper I keep hearing, a whisper becoming louder and louder, blowing on the wind until it becomes a roar…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every Thursday as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job: Time traveler Wanted (Greater Denver Area), found on Craigslist Pay: $250,000 Qualifications: “I am looking…
Tavern Congress Park, a new bar and restaurant planned for the former Neighborhood Flix Cinema & Cafe inside the Lowenstein complex (2510 East Colfax), will be the next in a series of outlets run by Denver’s Tavern Hospitality Group — which also owns the Soiled Dove, the Cowboy Lounge and…
It was 85 degrees below zero, and Erin hadn’t seen the sun in five months. Her skin had lost its pigmentation and she was sneezing blood because her sinuses were so dried out. A marine biologist turned dishwasher, Erin was working in the coldest, harshest place on earth, alongside 42…
The sandwich: The Fax What’s on it: Turkey, bacon, choice of cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo and mustard Where to get it: Fat Jack’s SuperSubs (1245 East Colfax Avenue, 303-830-7827 How much: $6.99 I’m a big fan of quality. But dammit, I like quantity, too. So the name Fat…
In the 1980s, the only way for Antarcticans to communicate with loved ones back home was by writing letters (in the summer) or by making phone calls patched through by high-frequency radio. The radio didn’t always work, however, and messages often had to be short. Fortunately, five years later, the…
Are you still in summer mode? Having trouble folding up your linen and packing it away in favor of fleece? Still pretending to be warm while shivering on some bar’s patio? Well, here’s a sudsy fact that might shock you into reality: local breweries have already begun rolling out their…
It took a little longer than anticipated, but the Wynkoop Brewing Company finally got its signature beer, Railyard Ale, into a can in August. And while you can’t drink from the cans at the brewpub itself, you can buy six packs to go. Oh, you can drink the Railyard from…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Jobbed every Thursday as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The job: Pipe layer Pay: Not available, although a hard hat, a safety vest and one pair…
For green chile lovers, the weeks between late August and mid-October are the best time of the year. That’s when chile roasters set up stands along Federal Boulevard and elsewhere in the Denver area, selling their fiery green gold by the bushel and the basket. In fact, you could call…
It really shouldn’t come as a surprise that Colorado was the top winning state during this year’s Great American Beer Festival, which wrapped up on September 26: after all, the hundred or so brewers here make the best beer in the world. What was a surprise were the breweries that…
Brewers are a strange bunch and the media types who cover them, even stranger — but a handful of the former managed to put up with more than seventy of the latter this afternoon for a Great American Beer Festival luncheon that paired a variety of beers with five courses…
Having trouble finding work? You’re not alone. Follow Westword every Thursday in Jobbed on the Latest Word blog as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of online job ads has to offer. The job: Undercover Operative Pay: $50 an hour; All…
No, you can’t try every beer. That’s the bad news. The good news? You can give it shot. The Great American Beer Festival is back, and as always, it showcases the best of what breweries across the country have to offer. Nearly 500 brewers will be here, serving 2,100 different…
The sandwich: Three Sisters Club What’s on it: Roasted turkey, shaved ham, smoked bacon, red onions, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and mayo on a Bavarian roll. Where to get it: Three Sisters Café & Catering (1717 Stout Street, 303-991-8772) How much: $5.95 I’m not a big fan of standing in line…
Colorado makes some of the best beers in the world. Am I biased? Maybe, but I’m also right. Luckily for the rest of the nation, many of these brews are available on liquor store shelves in other parts of the country. But not all of them. Some only come from…
The Great American Beer Festival begins in three days, and if you want to be ready for it, you should check with Café Society every afternoon for our survival tips. Because let’s face it: For the average, beer-drinking Joe, the Great American Beer Festival can be a sweaty, draining sausage-fest…
