Readers: Could an over-glorified prep cook make gnocchi this good?

Denver chefs can be amazingly supportive of each other. Witness the comment that Matt Selby (Steuben’s, Vesta Dipping Grill) posted after the first installment of the Chef and Tell interview with Annabelle Forrestal, exec chef of Vine Street Pub, Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery and Southern Sun: Writes Selby: Chef…

Club 404 announces last call

For over sixty years, Club 404 has been a landmark on Broadway. But owner Jerry Feld — who bought the place before he was legally old enough to have a liquor license — has issued last call for the legendary dive, which I profiled here three years ago, when it…

That’s the way the “Crummy Cookie Bandits” crumble

The Denver Police Department has arrested two men suspected of several robberies in the metro area who’d been dubbed the “Crummy Cookie Bandits.” Nineteen-year-old Rodney Mitchell and 33-year-old Dartanian Mitchell were taken into custody last night at the Blockbuster video parking lot on Colfax Avenue. Both are being held in…

Feed CASA by eating at Las Delicias II today

Since it first opened at 19th and Pennsylvania more than three decades ago, Las Delicias has become one of Denver’s most successful homegrown chains. And today from 11 a.m.- 9 p.m., the outlet at 7610 Conifer Road (off Highway 36 and Broadway in north Denver) will donate 15 percent of…

Aurora wins another powerlifting trophy in redistricting fight

The world’s powerlifting championship is coming to Aurora next year. But this once scrawny suburb has been doing plenty of powerlifting of its own this year, muscling in on the turf of its big brother, Denver. Aurora’s most recent trophy? Becoming part of just one congressional district, rather than two…

Readers: Squawking about the Squeaky Bean

Love it or hate it, there’s no shortage of opinions about the Squeaky Bean. And yesterday, when the announcement came down that the restaurant had found a new home in LoDo — in a renovated warehouse (above) where owner Johnny Ballen can put an actual kitchen for chef Max MacKissock…

Generous Servings and Apres Dessert Bar have left the building

No sooner had we posted the Restaurant roll call for November, recapping the restaurants that had opened (many of them) and closed (very few) last month, than we got news of another spot that had closed its doors. The web site for Generous Servings says simply, “After four wonderful years,…

People’s Fair now accepting applications

If you’ve always wanted to be part of the Capitol Hill People’s Fair, this is your chance. Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods is now taking applications for the 41st incarnation of this popular annual event, which always features booths with handmade arts and crafts as well as food, non-stop entertainment and…

The clock is ticking for listings in our New Year’s Eve Guide

Restaurateurs: The clock is ticking on the deadline for listings in our New Year’s Eve Guide. If you have a special meal/party/event slated for December 31, please send us the details ASAP. Our New Year’s Eve Guide will include comprehensive listings of activities around town (and still more will be…

Occupy Denver: David Lane will pitch his tent in court today

Honk if you’re interested in what will happen in court today when David Lane pushes for an injunction against enforcement of ordinances he feels restrict Occupy Denver’s free speech rights. Lane charges that the City and County of Denver has used these ordinances against the protesters unfairly — when others…