Food & Drink

In late August, we reported that Linda and Garen Austin had acquired the space at 1710 Sherman Street with the intention of converting it into Mona’s Cafe, a more casual rendition of the pair of Mona’s Restaurants, located at 2364 15th Street and 141 South Broadway. The new spot will…

Apparently, it’s not the triple-cream Brie, the foie gras or chicken liver pâté, or the supersize burger, milkshake and xx-large boat of fries that’s contributing to our nation’s obesity. Nope. According to new research, the muffin that droops over your waistline is caused by the “fat bug,” which, discovered scientists…

Making a date dish can be challenging — especially if you’re not in the bloomin’ mood. Serve one of these onion appetizers to your significant other, and we guarantee you won’t need that condom that’s been sitting in your wallet for the last three months. The top five onion appetizers…

There’s nothing better than a burger that’s been slapped with blue cheese and prosciutto, which is my go-to guilty pleasure at this beef depot that also turns out fantastic skin-on french fries. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s…

“I love this little truck, so much, in fact, that I could seriously put a little bed in there and sleep in it.” Kathleen Nevin, the baking mistress behind Big Fat Cupcake, 129 Adams Street, just bought herself an antiquated ice cream truck for $900 in Colorado Springs, and while…

This is part two of Juliet Wittman’s Q&A with Kelly Liken, chef/owner of Restaurant Kelly Liken. To read part one of that interview, click here. Kelly Liken Restaurant Kelly Liken 12 Vail Road, Vail 970-479-0175 Do you turn to food books or cookbooks? I read Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle…

If you have a hankering for the food cooked up by chef/owner Jeff Osaka at the almost-two-year-old twelve, head there tonight — because tomorrow, the restaurant at 2233 Larimer Street will close for an eleven-day “break to rejuvenate.” Until twelve reopens, appropriately enough, on October 12, you can get a…

I wasn’t thrilled with the margaritas at this Mexican spot opened this spring by a couple of restaurant veterans, but the beers were icy cold. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered…

“I’m really, really passionate about food, and we have so many food events in Denver that fly under the radar that I wanted to create a way to capture people who might want to be in the know about those events.” That’s the premise behind Food Events in Denver, a…

“I’m tired. I’m 85 years old. I want to get my head back and figure out what I want to do all day,” says Zona Moore, speaking from her screened-in office in the blue-and-orange building from which she’s sold tamales, pig’s ears sandwiches and soul food for the past forty…

Govinda’s Buffet, the restaurant in the Krishna center at 1400 Cherry Street, has reopened after a year-long hiatus, with a buffet that features “karma-free spiritual vegetarian food” cooked by a Brahmanical chef and blessed by Krishna. What that translates to: all-you-can-eat vegetarian fare that might expand your horizons, mind –…

Twelve years ago, bison ranchers in the West were feeling fenced in. While demand from restaurants and consumers for steaks, roasts and other prime cuts was just beginning to increase, nobody wanted the rest of the beast — the parts that get ground up and turned into hamburger. In fact,…

Feed Denver, a local nonprofit that teaches sustainable farming methods and builds community-based urban greenhouse farms in an effort to offer fresh, local produce year-round, wants you to help swell its belly, which you can do tonight, between 4 and 9 p.m., by simply eating pizza, salads, calzones and sandwiches…

New menu, new cookbook and a new charcuterie and cheese plate that’s large enough for a little league team, but easily consumed by two. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into…

This is part one of Juliet Wittman’s interview with Kelly Liken of Restaurant Kelly Liken. Read part two of the Kelly Liken interview here. Kelly Liken Restaurant Kelly Liken 12 Vail Road, Vail 970-479-0175 One of Kelly Liken’s finest moments on Top Chef D.C. came when the contestants were challenged…

The Counter, part of a California-based chain, may not have been able to cut it in Colorado, but the homegrown Smashburger continues to smash the competition. Since it got its start at 1120 South Colorado Boulevard in June 2007, the company has grown to eighty stores, with hundreds more on…