Frank Keesling thought he was in trouble nine years ago when he got a call from the Wynkoop Brewing Company asking why there were so many gorillas sitting at the bar. Although the question sounded like the punchline to a joke, it actually came as more of a relief to…
Eden Myles prides himself on his punk, no-hype attitude. He thinks Denver is getting too soft, which is why he injects a bit of punk into it when he can. His new venture making pizzas is a reflection of this attitude and his desire for simple, affordable, quality, Denver-esque food…
Z Living TV may be the ESPN Ocho of food channels, but the healthy-lifestyle network (formerly Veria Living) is giving some national attention to a couple of Denver-area restaurants. Ace and the Kitchen in Boulder will both be featured on the Z Living’s Good Food America, a travel show hosted…
Over the past year, the Boulder-based Brewers Association has repeatedly urged all breweries to get on board with quality control, saying that inexperienced brewers making poor quality beer could jeopardize the industry’s success. The owners of Cerebral Brewing, which will open next year off Colfax Avenue, are keeping that in…
Candy is dandy, but there are many more events on the culinary calendar this weekend — from a First Friday party at Sustainability Park to a Frank Bonanno pie-making class to a rare chance to shop at Grateful Bread. Keep reading for a taste of the treats ahead. See also:…
Halloween is here and Denver will be oozing with costumes, creatures and candy all weekend long. There’s a grab-bag of events to indulge in: some scary, some sexy, and some scrumptious. Build your base for the evening at Chipotle, which is offering its Boorito deal after 5 p.m., selling all…
What do you get when two brothers who love doughnuts team up to bake and sell oversized doughnut holes with a few ball jokes thrown in? If you’re Mitch and Brett Magdovitz, the answer is Bronuts: cream-filled spherical pastries with names like Bleu Balls, Monkey Balls and Chocolate Salty Balls…
When people talk about eating seasonally, they’re usually referring to the harvest: butternut squash in the fall, asparagus in the spring, and so on. But at Stoic & Genuine,the hot new seafood restaurant in Union Station, seasonality refers to something different, something measured not in frost-free days but spawning, catch…
Carrie Shores has been the executive chef at Table 6 since 2013, and now she’d heading off for the next phase of her career. She’ll be starting as the new chef-manager at Cafe Options, the downtown breakfast and lunch eatery operated by Work Options for Women (WOW) that trains impoverished…
Back before LoDo was stuffed with happy hours pushing all manner of liquids and solids, McCormick’s Fish House and Bar — an outpost of the McCormick’s and Schmick’s empire that opened in the Oxford Hotel in 1987 — was legendary for its cheap time, when everything was $1.99. And that…
The beer boom on “the longest, wickedest street in America” will continue next year when Cerebral Brewing opens at the corner of Colfax Avenue and Monroe Street. Owners Sean Buchan, Chris Washenberger and Dan McGuire signed a lease this week for a space in a former Galaxie auto body shop,…
Stoic & Genuine opened in the renovated Union Station this summer, and Gretchen Kurtz, who reviews Stoic & Genuine this week, says the restaurant lives up to those expectations. But readers have some quibbles — with the “hip” factor, the noise, and that damn ampersand… See also: Review of Stoic…
There are plenty of bars and restaurants around town hosting Halloween events this week. In addition to pouring spirits, some restaurateurs will be introducing guests to the spirits that reportedly haunt the storerooms and back halls of their establishments. But a few spots don’t need to conjure up special-occasion parties;…
Before the Halloween festivities begin tomorrow, here’s a real treat: the 2014 Boulder County Signature Chefs Auction. At 6 p.m. tonight, guests can enjoy signature dishes inspired by spices from around the world prepared by a dozen Boulder chefs, including Michael Drazsnzak, executive chef of Colterra. The evening will also…
With a positive review of Argyll from our restaurant critic, Gretchen Kurtz, and Punch Bowl Social packing in the crowd at its hot Broadway location, it would be easy for CEO and founder Robert Thompson and his team to rest on their laurels. Instead, they’re striving for improvement and expanding…
The Oskar Blues CAN’d Aid Foundation, which was created a year ago to help Lyons — where Oskar Blues was founded — recover from the devastating floods that ravaged several towns in Colorado, said this week that is had raised one million dollars over the past twelve months and has…
With all the food-named breakfast and brunch spots in town – Toast, Jelly, the Delectable Egg — it’s hard to know what really distinguishes one from the other. There’s no secret with Syrup. With an entire menu of homemade syrups and flavored butters, it’s hard not to opt for one…
Qdoba is taking a stand, according to its website. The second-stringer Mexican fast-casual chain is doing a crazy — except more like business savvy — new promotion involving free queso dip, which is one of the smartest things any chain could do, ever. Yep, Qdoba is giving up up-charging for…
For years, we’ve heard that Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery, which opened in northwest Denver in December 2008, would soon have a second outlet — maybe in downtown, maybe on Broadway, maybe in Aurora, on Broadway. But now that second Tocabe is becoming a reality…in Centennial? See also: Tocabe Does…
Stoic & Genuine 1701 Wynkoop Street Aside from the name, everything about Stoic & Genuine shouts seafood. In the raw bar, oysters and crab legs glisten on ice. Emerald-glass floats, salvaged from fishing nets, fill a case by the hostess stand. Light bounces off mirrored panels like moonlight on silvery…
Pete Turner Illegal Pete’s Six metro locations (with more to come) illegalpetes.com Pete Turner never expected to wind up on the Drudge Report. But that’s where he landed last week — while he was dealing with an eleven-week-old baby, fighting a cold, moving the original Illegal Pete’s that he’d opened…
Frasca is holding a pop-up wine dinner, Mizuna will be welcoming a special guest at its wine dinner and Firenze a Tavola is getting in the Halloween spirit early with a community table “gangster” dinner. Keep reading for a taste of a trio of special events tonight. See also: Thirteen…
