Last week, GQ magazine put out a bucket list of fifty beers to try before you die (see it below). That sounds like a reasonable goal – even if some of the selections were a little odd. I wouldn’t have put Anchor Steam on the list, for instance. It may…
Master pizzaiolo Roberto Caporuscio, and chef/owner of Keste e Vino, one of New York’s most touted pizzerias, is joining Mark Dym, chef/owner of Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria, 2129 Larimer Street, tonight for a gluten-free pizza demonstration. “Roberto is really excited about returning to Denver and showcasing the best gluten-free pizza in…
What would Cyndi Lauper think? A new pizzeria with a name reminiscent of one of the ’80s-era pop singer’s most notorious tunes opened up shop last week at 1175 Walnut Avenue in Boulder featuring “affordable, sustainable Southern Italian dining and drinks for eco-conscious Boulderites.” Boulder Organic Pizza, a.k.a. “The BOP,”…
Cafe Society served up six Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from the 4/20 celebration at Vine Street Pub to the revamped carne tampequina at Mezcal to another stumper of a Mexican dish. For correctly identifying the carnitas at El Nopalito, Ginny wins a DINR deck. Ginny,…
Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill opened its eighth location at 3453 West 32nd Avenue in Highlands Square on Friday. Founder Alon Mor had been eager to expand his business to northwest Denver. “The people in this neighborhood believe in our values,” he says of his homegrown chain. “Fresh, healthy and authentic Mediterranean…
Frasca Food & Wine, 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder, is famed for its delectable dishes and extensive wine list — and every Monday night, the restaurant offers a special four-course tasting menu, co-hosted by master sommelier Bobby Stuckey and chef Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson. Tonight, they’ll be featuring the wines of…
Ever wonder what happened to the “Super Chef” sign at Emilio’s? The restaurant, located at 338 East Colfax Avenue, seemed so keen to capitalize on the old school diner sign it found when it renovated its space that it resurrected the name and even called itself “Emilio’s Super Chef” for…
In the hands of the remarkably talented chef at this transporting restaurant/bar, everything that comes to your table is exquisite, including a salad heaped with a tangle of glistening leaves, lentils and crisp-edged, cider-soaked pork belly. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
Tim Doherty wanted out of the bar business, and after running Lodo’s Bar & Grill for sixteen years, who can blame him?…
The Goosetown Tavern — the old dog in Colfax Avenue’s revitalized Bluebird district — is learning some new trick, thanks to a change in chef and an updated its beer list. Eight-year employee Kim Dean has taken over the reins as manager, and she brought in chef Dan Cole, formerly…
We’ve been jealously eyeing the French macaron trend as it spreads like wildfire through culinary hot spots like New York. Our search for these delicate almond meringue confections in the Mile High City had yielded nothing to satisfy our curiosity, so it was with great interest that we noticed them…
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More than two dozen restaurants and Colorado wineries are taking part in Sunday’s Taste of Pearl in Boulder, a four-hour walkabout along pedestrian Pearl Street Mall that combines the three greatest past times on the planet: grazing, imbibing and shopping. A slew of downtown Boulder businesses, including Art & Soul,…
Have you ever had Chinese buffet food on a high stool by a window, diner-style? If not, here’s your chance. Green Tea Cafe has set up shop in the old Spin’n Chicken space at 6901 East Colfax Avenue, which, at one time, was also home to Joe’s West of Memphis…
I was lucky enough to experience the Pig ‘N Whistle, a classic West Colfax motel on the “fabulous 40 strip,” when it was still run by former boxer Eddie Bohn. I heard tales from Bohn as we drank beers in the front bar, covered with boxing memorabilia; I hosted a…
Carthusian monks have been making Chartreuse since 1605 — and at a Colorado Bartending Guild mixer at Colt & Gray on Wednesday, it quickly became clear that the French liquor has lost none of its power over four centuries. Todd Richman, national brand ambassador for Chartreuse, was on hand to…
Go ahead, play with your food. For every piece of virtual bread art you make between now and June 30, the Bread Art Project will donate $1 to Share Our Strength. The Grain Foods Foundation created the Bread Art Project in 2009 to help raise awareness of hunger in America…
Ten years ago, if you went into a restaurant or grocery store and asked about gluten-free menu items or food products, no one would have had a clue what you were talking about. But celiac disease is part of our culinary lexicon now, and the Sunflower Farmers’ Market at 8601…
Up until today, I’d never met a chile challenge that blistered me into submission. Hell, I can pop habanero chiles in my mouth like they’re Skittles. But the lobito agua chiles challenge at Colorado Steakhouse & Mexican Grill, which opened on Friday, April 16 at 11961 Bradburn Boulevard in Westminster,…
Oh the places you CAN go. It’s a slogan that will be printed on the side of Boulder Beer’s new Hazed & Infused cans and part of the company’s new strategy for Colorado. “You can take cans places where you can’t take bottles: trails, pools, rivers, climbing,” says Boulder Beer…
The Place: The Coral Room, 3489 West 32nd Avenue, 303-433-2535. The Hours: Nightly from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: Draft beers are $3; Svedka cocktails are $4; Svedka martinis and all glasses of wine are $6; all appetizers are buy one, get one free…
If you take a little of this, some of that, and a lot of those from the mammoth salad bar that’s a simple prep course before the the gut-busting final, then you should also have the nearest crane company on speed dial, because a crane is exactly what you’ll need…
