The fifth annual Denver Food & Wine Classic kicked off last night, and it’s bigger and better than ever this year — in every way. “Art of the Cocktail and a Movie” brought several hundred people to the Quad at Metropolitan State College on a beautiful summer night for an…
Cross your fingers for Eder Yanez-Mota, the owner of Chili Verde, the spot at 3700 Teon Street that’s been cooking up southern Mexican cuisine for a few months now. He opened the restaurant without a liquor license, but all that could change after tomorrow morning’s hearing with the Denver Department…
“At long last,” proclaims the Coalition of Immokalee Workers website, “a grower steps forward.” And let’s not forget a restaurant company, Chipotle, which, as spokesman Chris Arnold had told us three weeks ago, was negotiating with that grower to get around a stalemate that had prevented the Denver-based outfit from…
There’s a promising sign posted at 1555 Blake Street, the future home of H Burger Lounge. Peter Pflum, the restaurateur (he’s the former operations manager for Dave Query’s Big Red F Restaurant Group and most recently the VP of operations for Quizno’s) who came up with the idea of putting…
In this week’s Westword, Joel Warner reports on the ganjapreneurs, economic adventurers exploring this state’s booming business in medical marijuana. Among the folks high on the field’s possibilities: the Candy Girls, three women who started a company that cooks up goodies made with cannabis-infused oils or butters. This medicine may…
I am not a lawyer, but lately I’ve been called upon to play one when visiting local watering holes — as a member of the bar, so to speak. The owners of these locales all want to know one thing: Can they hold a ladies’ night? I’ve developed an unwanted…
The fifth annual Denver Food & Wine Classic kicks off at 6 p.m. tonight with “Art of the Cocktail and a Movie,” which will pour on the drinks before an outdoor screening of Pressure Cooker, in which documentarians Jennifer Grausman and Mark Becker follow three inner-city culinary students through a…
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read,” Scout, the young tomboy narrator, confides in To Kill a Mockingbird. “One does not love breathing.” Now To Kill a Mockingbird has been called on to breathe new life into One Book, One Denver, the five-year-old program that…
Since Tony’s Market moved in across the street from the Westword office at 950 Broadway, we’ve been making a lot of runs to the store. But nothing beat our most recent mission: joining a crew of faithful customers and founder Tony Rosacci to judge specialty burgers, all created by staffers…
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read,” Scout, the young tomboy narrator, confides in To Kill a Mockingbird. “One does not love breathing.” Now, To Kill a Mockingbird has been called on to breathe new life into One Book, One Denver, the program that promotes…
Get an inside look today at 3014, the new identity for the space at 3014 East Colfax Avenue that was Senger’s on the ‘Fax, until that bar abruptly closed in July. Colfax on the Hill, Colfax BID, Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods and MyColfax.org are holding their September Happy on the…
The Colorado Division of Civil Rights finally issued a ruling affirming Westword’s position that by publishing an ad for a ladies’ night at a local club, the paper did not discriminate against Steve Horner. And the decision didn’t stop there: In addition to agreeing that a newspaper is not a…
“We recognize that times are tough for people in this current economic situation,” says Frank Schultz of the Tavern Hospitality Group. “A little has to go a long way. We felt compelled to offer guests a greater value for their dollar.” And so today THG will roll out the Tavern…
Argyll, the gastropub that opened four months ago at 2700 East Third Avenue in Cherry Creek, has just released a new fall menu, featuring oatmeal buttermilk pancakes with boxties and maple bacon; fresh lump crab eggs Benedict with a horseradish hollandaise; french toast with chantilly whipped cream; and “housemade” corned…
Proposals are due today from anyone interested in redeveloping the McNichols building, the old Carnegie library at the edge of Civic Center Park. A restaurant is high on the city’s wish list — and Kenny Be obliges with his Yum-yummy plans described here…
Always quick with a quip, Pat Schroeder was one of the most quotable members of Congress during her 24-year tenure in the House. Turns out her husband, James Schroeder, also had plenty to say, as he proves in his new memoir, Confessions of a Political Spouse. “When all of a…
Da Capo’s Best Food Writing 2009, is out, and once again it includes a piece from Jason Sheehan: “The Last of the Great $10 Steaks,” his wonderful Westword review of the Columbine Steak House. Here’s a taste: The smell of cheap steaks burning on a grill, of char smoke on…
The Westword staff cruised Colorado Boulevard for this week’s cover story, with stops at restaurants ranging from an old-school IHOP (which replaced a Village Inn) to the very new-school, new Snooze. One of our favorite spots didn’t make the cut — but it’s definitely worth the drive to El Toro…
On my first road trip to Montana, back in the pre-cell-phone days, I had to stop every hour or so and find a phone so that I could check in with a lawyer who was concerned that the Denver DA’s office was going to file charges against our high-school intern…
Here’s an event that’s certain to be up your alley — as long as you’re a fan of local musicians (particularly local musicians who’ve broken out nationally) or a supporter of children’s issues or a celebrity hound. And that basically covers just about everyone. Tonight from 6 to 11 p.m.,…
“Please scare the bears,” reads the lead sentence in a story from today’s Wall Street Journal. “That is the message state wildlife officials are sending residents of Colorado communities besieged by hungry black bears with a taste for fresh-baked pies and other fattening human fare.” The bears, state wildlife officials…
It just opened on May 1, but Otto’s American Grill has already closed its doors at 2200 Market Street, in the former home of the downtown Brix in the Premiere Loft project. The space is currently for lease; maybe the third time will be a charm. The original Otto’s is…
