Film geeks scare me – and this coming from a film major. But while I appreciate the art of cinema, I have never been one of those line-up-hours-in-advance-to-catch-the-premiere types. You know who I’m talking about. The geeks who dress up like the characters in the film and painstakingly discuss all…
John Moore wrote a critique of the Henrys in the Denver Post last weekend, pointing out some weaknesses in the system — first among them the fact that a production stood no chance of winning awards if most of the eight critics who serve as judges hadn’t seen it. This…
Burger King is rolling out a test-market product here in Denver this month: Apple Fries. Basically, they’re slices of apple — or perhaps slices of an apple-like product. For all we know (and based on the long and dependable history of ridiculousness in the fast-food industry), they could be processed…
Reporters are renowned for how much they can drink. But not coffee, apparently. Yesterday, Starbucks Corp. posted the list of 600 stores it will close by early next year: nine of those in Colorado, three of those in Denver, and exactly one of those in the Denver Newspaper Agency building,…
The neighborhood at the edge of Highland, now dubbed LoHi, could change its name to LoHot, with so many bars and restaurants popping up seemingly overnight.And then there’s Rosa Linda’s Mexican Café, which has held down the corner of 33rd and Tejon for more than twenty years. You’ll often find…
For weeks, I chronicled my attempts to grow a Denver Daisy — a PlantSelect seed that’s the progeny of Rudbeckia birta and Rudbeckia “Prairie Sun,” specifically chosen to commemorate the City and County of Denver’s 150th birthday on November 22, 2008,” according to the packets of free seeds distributed by…
You see a lot of things on a 950-mile road trip, although you don’t see them for long if you’re trying to average 77 miles (with gas/bathroom stops). But on that long trip yesterday from Clearwater Junction, Montana, to Denver, Colorado, the most welcome sight of all may have been…
I found myself wandering around the south ‘burbs last week, lost and chasing down a vague tip about some Vietnamese place in Parker that does killer pho and bahn xiao (kinda like a Vietnamese pizza — a rice-flour crepe covered in black bean sauce, sprouts, a little pork, maybe some…
Since it opened six months ago, Fuel has become not just a regular meeting spot for those with offices or business in the Taxi development but also a go-to destination for anyone who wants to see a project fueling Denver’s growing reputation as a hipster hangout. While owner/chef Bob Blair…
The food doesn’t get any more local than at Gaia Bistro, especially in the summertime, when greenhouse gardens in the back yard yield produce for the table. And it only seems natural to eat out admidst the growing stuff — which is easy to do on the cozy patio at…
Inside Pho 99, there are more fish than people – fish in tanks by the door, on the counter, by the register. This is a simple space — comfortable and open and bright, friendly but not much more than functional. People come to Pho 99 to eat, nothing more. Which…
South Pearl Street has a string of fine restaurants, including the legendary Sushi Den, but none is more astonishing than Sushi Den’s year-old sibling, Izakaya Den. The menu is an amazing mix of sushi, Japanese classics and fusion from around the world — and somehow it all works. The interior…
The Black Pearl marked its third anniversary last week with a big bash that proved this polished place hasn’t lost any of its luster. In fact, the restaurant has come into its own over the past few years, losing some of the self-consciousness that marked its early days and settling…
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Can Juicy Lucy’s overcome the curse of 250 Josephine Street? Despite the fact that the address comes with a parking lot — a rarity in Cherry Creek — restaurants that take on this spot never seem to last too long. Papillon had a fairly long run here, but after that…
South Pearl Street is suddenly full of new restaurants — India’s Pearl, Izakaya Den, Gaia — but for patio dining it’s tough to beat Pearl Street Grill, the oldest surviving restaurant on the block, and a classic neighborhood joint, complete with a Bloody Mary bar on the weekends that you…
Billy’s Inn, at 4403 Lowell Boulevard, opened quietly last week — but don’t expect it to stay quiet for long. With a great location, smart menu (dinner only for now, but that will change) and big selection of tequilas, Billy’s — which was a northwest Denver mainstay for more than…
The big news at the Henrys on Monday, July 7, was that John Ashton, known for rambling jokes about each winner and routine insults to the critic-voters, wasn’t hosting. Instead, the Buntporters — Erin Rollman, Erik Edborg and Brian Colonna — were there to, as they explained, “hip things up,”…
When the Democratic National Convention Committee announced Monday that Barack Obama would be delivering his acceptance speech from the roofless confines of Invesco Field at Mile High, local and national news outlets, each with their own reasons, were quick to jump on Mother Nature. Local dailies, knowing too well the…
What with all the history being made in Denver these days, it’s not surprising that Mayor John Hickenlooper might lose track. On July 9, the city celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the Auditorium Theatre — which had opened on July 8, 1908, just in time for that year’s Democratic National…
Jason Sheehan is no fan of Hell’s Kitchen, but he watches it. And now he’s playing it, as he describes here and here, in his account of week one. Now on to week two: One of the many complications of working in kitchens is being able to do it hurt…
There’s a lot of action over at Mel’s on Sixth Avenue, which is in the process of changing names and management. And then there’s this odd e-mail from Mel, Jane and Charlie Masters making the rounds, which invites recipients to “Become a Mel’s Bistro Truffle Hound”! The details, in their…
