Update: Congratulations to whippingcupcakes! You and a guest have won a free chicken-and-waffle brunch. Check your e-mail for details on how to claim your prize. Original post: Do you love chicken and waffles? Central Bistro & Bar does, and thinks the Chicken & Waffle dish it offers for brunch –…
While much of the action on South Pearl Street centers on the 1400 South block — where Tavern Platt Park will break ground in March, and Izakaya Den will move in May — there’s plenty of activity four blocks south. That’s where the original Park Burger expanded last year, Makan…
The Prius was one of the great automobile success stories of the last decade. Toyota’s hybrid took off very fast — too fast, it turned out, when owners found their accelerators sticking. And now, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has announced that Toyota had agreed to a $29 million settlement…
Is Denver a chain-restaurant town? That’s what Joel Klatt declared on talk-radio before the Super Bowl, and that’s exactly the image that Mark Antonation hoped to dispel when he invited Klatt to dinner at Squeaky Bean. Where they ate some amazing things, including cauliflower couscous. See also: – Joel Klatt…
Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it…and repeat it. On Sunday, a car crash outside of Gaetano’s sent a minivan spinning off West 38th Avenue up to the restaurant’s front door, and pushed a Ford Probe right through the patio on Tejon Street into one of the…
This morning the Colorado Economic Development Commission will hear an update on the Regional Tourism Act award made to Aurora last May, two weeks before Gaylord Entertainment pulled the plug on an $800 million convention/hotel complex, sending the city scrambling for a replacement that’s yet to appear. But Pueblo, the…
As the chef at Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar, Jeremy Thomas sees a lot of oysters. The one food he can’t live without, though, is crab lebs. “I’ve loved them ever since I was a little boy eating at SeaGalley by Southwest Plaza,” he tells Lori Midson in this…
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Beyond the Barrel Man costumes, beyond the zombies that end the Denver A to Z show (what, no Zebulon Pike?), a sign warns that Collision: The Sand Creek Massacre, 1860s-Today may not be suitable for children, despite the fact…
Rosa Linda’s reopened today after electrical problems caused the restaurant to close last Friday. Here’s the word from Oscar Aquirre on Facebook: Wooohhoo! We are open! The city of Denver and Xcel energy, as well as our contractor came together and got us open! Contrary to any rumors, Rosa Linda’s…
As we reported last week, Izakaya Den plans to move into its new home at 1477 South Pearl, right next to Sushi Den, by the end of May. That will finally free up the current home of Izakaya Den, at 1518 South Pearl, which the Breckenridge-Wynkoop group acquired last year…
When Fat Sully’s opens its walk-up window on South Broadway tomorrow, one of the pizzas it will be offering will be the “Guy Fieri,” after the Diners, Drive-ins and Dives star who stopped by the original Fat Sully’s at the Atomic Cowboy a few weeks ago. “We made him a…
And now there are three: Tony Pasquini, who opened the first Pasquini’s Pizzeria on South Broadway in 1986, when he was barely old enough to have a liquor license but did have the help of his mom, Judy, now has a trio of spots called Tony P’s. And he no…
Even before Denver International Airport opened in 1995, conspiracy theories were taking off — and they show no sign of coming down to earth today. “You know there are dormitories under Denver International Airport to house all the world leaders in case of catastrophe?” After an hour of funeral-reception chit-chat…
Which came first, the chicken or the waffle? Yesterday, Cafe Society served up our list of Denver’s ten best plates of chicken and waffles, a dish that’s surprisingly delicious when coming out of the correct kitchen. And Denver has many worthwhile variations, from the traditional to the “southernfried Belgian” at…
“Mustang,” the art you love to hate, is all grown up. Five years ago today, Luis Jiminez’s 32-foot-high fiberglass sculpture of a wild horse was installed outside Denver International Airport — a dozen years late. In the intervening years, its cost had doubled from the original $300,000 commission, and its…
Third time could be a charm for Aviano Coffee. The local shop that got its start in the Beauvallon and then moved to Cherry Creek in 2010 had to move again last month — with two weeks’ notice. Fortunately, owner Doug Naiman already had his eye on a nearby spot,…
When Carbone’s Italian Sausage Deli shut its doors last month, word was that the closure was temporary. But today there are no signs of it reopening, and the voicemail message remains unchanged: “We will be temporarily closed due to a sickness in the family. Hopefully we’ll be back.” Carbone’s was…
The building at 1109 Lincoln Street has gone through many incarnations since its days as the Denver Buffalo Company: Cielo, the Donkey Den, Left on Lincoln, Sutra and, most recently, the Hive. That dance club opened just last May, but it closed after a fatal shooting outside the bar last…
As he continues to eat his way up Federal Boulevard, this week Mark Antonation stopped at Newbarry’s, for a very leisurely brunch. Smart stop. See also: – Federal may be busy, but brunch is never hurried at Newbarry’s – Tacos Junior deserves senior status on Federal – Rico Pollo won’t…
We won’t be pressing charges against Scott Gessler for taking more than five copies of Westword — although there have certainly been hints that we should call the Denver District Attorney’s office to see if Colorado’s controversial Secretary of State could be prosecuted for violating the state’s newspaper-theft statute. But…
Olav Peterson is introducing a new deal at Bittersweet tonight: a three-course, prix-fixe dinner, paired with wines, for $40 — and only available on non-holiday Thursdays. “As our way of thanking our supporters, we want to focus on giving back to our guests, and one way to do that is…
The action is picking up on South Pearl Street. Izakaya Den has set a May target date for moving to its new home by Sushi Den, and right next door to that, in the building at 1475 South Pearl that was formerly occupied by India’s Pearl, Tavern Hospitality Group is…
