I was too hungry to take a picture. Denver Ted’s 1308 Pearl Street 303-830-9089 Regular cheesesteak: steak, American cheese, onions, bread $6 for a nine-inch sandwich It’s not fair to expound on the merits of a sandwich I’ve eaten after letting myself become so ravenously hungry that I can barely…
Wouldn’t you have liked to have one of these in 2007? What were you doing one year ago today? I certainly remember what I was up to — frantically trying to buy tickets online to see the Boston Red Sox play the unlikely and amazing Colorado Rockies in their first-ever…
The audacity of hops. It’s been faked, photo-copied, duplicated and replicated, mocked and knocked off. But Shepard Fairey’s now-iconic blue-and-red print of Barack Obama’s hopeful face never gave us reason to drink – until the folks at Oskar Blues got a hold of it. The Lyons-based brewery, makers of Dale’s…
Drink up! I went to the Great American Beer Festival last Thursday, October 9, and concluded that craft beers made West of the Mississippi River are, with a couple of notable exceptions, better than those created on the Eastern side. Many of you offered suggestions as to where I could…
Not just for athletes anymore. Denver may be a mile high, but there must be something in the rarified air above us that drives people to do, well, shmucky things. Take New Yorker Christina Elizabeth Szele, 35, who hurled racial epithets and punched a flight attendant who tried to stop…
Jealous? Let’s face it. For all of its prestige, for all of its variety, for all of its cachet, it’s hard work to have fun at the Great American Beer Festival. There are lines to get in, lines at many of the beer stands, and masses of people every way…
This sandwich is much better than my picture. Daphne’s Deli 393 Corona Street 303-733-1212 The Daphne $7.75 (with a pickle and side of potato salad) Turkey, avocado and Cajun sauce on sourdough bread How best to take the measure of a man or a meal? A fine question. For a…
State troopers confront a protestor. Yesterday afternoon, Governor Bill Ritter stood on the west Capitol steps to voice his opposition to Amendment 48, a.k.a. the Personhood Amendment, which would define a fertilized egg as a person. (Read Westword’s recent 48 coverage here and here.) But anti-abortion protester John Wiechec’s voice…
More beer! Tickets for the 27th annual Great America Beer Festival – which starts this Thursday – are sold out, but you can still get in on some beer-drinkin’ action. Falling Rock Taphouse, 1919 Blake Street, will host a series of spillover events all week long for anyone who is…
My new jersey. Okay, so I’ve whined. And I’ve moaned. And I’ve generally grumbled about how few Denver Broncos stars there are and how, because of that, I wouldn’t know which jersey to buy this football season if I were to buy one at all. And now it’s time for…
Dad? Travis Henry has problems. Lots of problems. The former Denver Broncos running back ran himself right out of the NFL – and his lucrative salary – after getting busted last year for smoking marijuana (he had signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract, but ended up playing only one year…
Out of Hibernation. Yes, it’s only October 2, but unlike Christmas decorations and glossy newspaper ads, holiday beers never…NEVER…come too early. This is my favorite time of the year for hops, barley and malt, and one Colorado brewery has already tapped special seasonal releases, with more on the way. Yesterday,…
Salmon in foreground; turkey in back. Cook’s Fresh Market 1600 Glenarm Place 303-893-2277 Salmon BLT Salmon, bacon, lettuce, tomato, dill aioli on rye. $8.99 Smoked Turkey Smoked turkey, dill havarti cheese, red onions, cucumbers, lettuce, tomato and ranch dressing on whole grain bread. $8.49 Once you get past tuna salad…
Hello Parker. Jack in the Box, the California-based fast food chain that left Colorado twelve years ago, is continuing its foray back into the state with a new location in Parker. Jack has already opened stores in Golden and Arvada, and plans a fourth in Thornton. The Parker restaurant, which…
Deli Zone Deli Zone 955 Lincoln Street, suite D 303-860-0041 Chrysler Building $8.99 pastrami, Swiss cheese, mustard, marble rye (and sauerkraut) I need to talk about pastrami right now because, frankly, I can’t stop thinking about it – or more specifically, pastrami on rye with, mustard, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut…
Choo choo! Alcoholism is a disease. But being a Shmuck? Well, there’s just no excuse for that. And if Robert “Ice Man” Evans ever gets his knuckle head out of his dumb ass, he probably won’t be able to offer one. Evans, a homeless alcoholic who lives in and around…
Mr. Schwartz is on the right. Some stories are too good to be true, and although we should sympathize with Colorado Republican delegate Gabriel Nathan Schwartz, who says he was robbed by a woman he took to his hotel room during the GOP convention, we hope this one holds up…
Gettin’ grilled. Chedd’s 1906 Pearl Street 303-386-3998 The Ultimate Gouda and havarti on Dakota bread $5.50 I wanted to like this sandwich and I wanted to like Chedd’s. The concept it so good: one of the greatest American comfort foods, grilled cheese sandwiches, some of them with added ingredients, done…
Life of the Potty. For elementary school principals, education is typically priority Number One. But in the case of Michael Auclaire, principal of Peyton Elementary in Colorado Springs, Number Two is priority Number One, and education is priority Number Two. Wait. Let’s back up. According to reports out of Colorado…
Promises, promises. Bill McCartney, the former coach of the University of Colorado football team – back when they were good – and co-founder of the Promise Keepers missionary men’s group, has returned to the controversial nonprofit organization as chairman and CEO. The Denver-based organization was known in the 1990s for…
Pay attention to the signs. Getting pulled over by the police sucks. Getting pulled over because your registration has been expired for quite some time is even worse. And when you also can’t find proof of insurance in your overstuffed glove box and the cop gives you no choice but…
JBS Swift rides the Shmuck truck. In one corner, wearing the corporate suits of a $10 billion meat packing conglomerate, the Greeley-based JBS Swift & Company. In the other corner, wearing head scarves and traditional Somali dress, about 220 low-paid Muslim workers backed by the United Food & Commercial Workers…
