Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill is offering a heartfelt deal this month. For every “Love Your Heart” plate — falafel served with your choice of hummus, salads and sauces — sold in February, Garbanzo will donate $1 to the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. Garbanzo serves up healthy Mediterranean…
You might not think that Arab and Southwestern American culture have much in common — but there are astounding parallels in the cuisine of the two regions. Then again, It makes sense if you think about it: Arid, desert climates produce similar plants and animals, and these similarities in landscape…
In sales, they say that it takes five good impressions to overcome a bad first impression. I know this is true, because I have, on occasion and against all odds, made a lousy first impression — and have had to work hard to overcome it. And although I loved the…
The woman whooshed through the doors and out into the snow, the words tumbling out of her mouth faster than a Ferrari flying down a stretch of straight asphalt. She was from San Francisco, a tourist, the perfect display of a catwalk model — faultless makeup, Pilates calves and a…
Snarf’s first location was a shack in Boulder, but it’s quickly moving on to bigger and better things. The sandwich chain expanded to Denver in 2009, and in December it opened a Westminster store at 120th and Tejon. “We have six locations total that are open now and we have…
Though I grew up south of Hampden (or, as we now refer to it, SoHam), I rarely go to SoHam other than for work or to see my mother at the Landmark. But this new restaurant may change that, because while I liked my pear mojito (pictured above), I’d also…
Project Angel Heart usually does the giving — but last week it received the Cherry Creek Chamber of Commerce’s non-profit of the year award for 2010. “They wanted to highlight an organization that has contributed to the community, so we were grateful to receive the award and that recognition,” says…
The Place: Tavern Uptown, 538 East Seventeenth Avenue, 303-830-9210. The Hours: Happy hour plays out Monday through Saturday from 2 to 7 p.m. and from 10 p.m. to close; food specials run Monday through Thursday from 10 p.m. to midnight, and Twilight Hour runs Monday through Saturday from 7 to…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. The trick, says…
The Highland area is about to get its own sweet spot: Apres Dessert Bar, an adjunct of Generous Servings, the café/cooking school located at 3801 West 32nd Avenue, is on target to open at 2 p.m. today. The (very) grand opening is slated for Saturday, February 20, when Apres Dessert…
“My goal,” says Sergio Romero, “is to be on a wait as often as possible, to have people love our food and eat it up, and to provide an experience that’s a little different from everything else in Denver.” And the exec chef of Argyll Gastropub fiercely believes that the…
Even though its lineage is pure Southern barbecue, the origins of Moe’s Original Bar B Cue lie in the mountains of Colorado, where three friends from the University of Alabama who were fans of barbecue set up a carry-out shop at Lionshead, at the base of Vail Mountain, in 2002…
While sinners were out celebrating Fat Tuesday yesterday, we were sampling one restaurant’s Lent menu, trying the soup with cactus and shrimp patties, one of the items that will be featured for the next six weeks. Can you guess where we were eating?…
Eat out for a good cause today, when both Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant, 2010 16th Street in Boulder, and Aji Latin American Restaurant, 1601 Pearl Street in Boulder, will donate 15 percent of the day’s sales to the Boulder County AIDS Project…
The Nightclub and Bar Convention & Trade Show (NCB) in Las Vegas in March is the one event that everyone in the industry feels they need to attend — or wishes they could. The show includes a cocktail contest called the Shake It Up Competition, in which 25 mixologists, who…
I have no recollection as to why I allowed anyone to talk me into ordering sushi — bad sushi — in the shape of a heart, but I can assure you that it’ll never, ever happen again. At which raw fish house did I lose perspective? Special bonus: Anyone who…
Tonight is the last night of Carnival, and if you’re looking for a way to join in the celebration without leaving the state, Jared Boller at TAG (1441 Larimer Street) has crafted a Rocky Mountain Caipirinha made with Cabana Cachaça, Colorado wildflower honey, Palisade peaches and lemon juice. “Inspired by…
Back in October, Yan de Yang, the owner of Chopsticks & Sushi at 1630 Welton Street, shot and killed Lloyd Running Bear, allegedly in self defense. While that’s all being sorted out behind bars and closed doors, Yang’s former restaurant is showing new signs of life with bright signage announcing…
Tattoos have risen in popularity over the years as a permanent form of self-expression — a branding of time and history — but devotion and proclamation no longer stop at inking the name of your betrothed on your bicep. And just in case you haven’t noticed, the food industry is…
Remember all that talk about how to break up with the same boring white wines you’ve been holding onto for years? Now it’s time to dig out of the red wine relationship ruts you’ve been stuck in. If you’ve been obsessively buying Pinot Noir ever since you saw the movie…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
