There’s nothing more frustrating to your humble correspondent than a happy hour without food. Yes, liquor discounts are truer to the original spirit of happy hour, when folks would go out for pre-dinner drinks with little more than pretzels to sustain them. Now, most people eat around cocktails and beers,…
This week in Out to Brunch, Lauren Monitz compared the original Snooze in Ballpark to the new Snooze that opened this summer in Union Station. Although the spaces are different, they have the same sweet menu, the same vibe, the same very long waits — and the same very divided…
More than forty activists gathered on the sidewalk in front of the Leprino Foods corporate headquarters on West 38th Avenue at noon yesterday, carrying signs and banners printed with the phrases “Leprino Foods: Cruelty in every slice” and “Cows suffer for Leprino cheese.” The rally was organized by Mercy for…
Break out the pretzels: The Great American Beer Festival kicks off today. The annual event will bring hundreds of breweries to the Colorado Convention Center. Tickets were sold out long ago, so unless you were lucky enough to have grabbed one already, you may have to enjoy the festivities from…
New restaurant openings filled the calendar in September, with more than two dozen spots opening their doors in metro Denver. The new eateries ranged from Mercantile Dining & Provision, Alex Seidel’s market/cafe/restaurant in Union Station, to another link in the homegrown Santiago’s chain. But Denver also lost a handful of…
Being a part of the craft brewing industry puts a song in most people’s hearts, but those weren’t the songs that came out Tuesday night at Star Bar, which held its annual Great American Beer Festival orientation and Beer Rep Karaoke party. Rather, it was pop, punk and metal classics…
The Great American Beer Festival will welcome nearly 50,000 people to the Colorado Convention Center October 2 through October 4, along with an astounding 3,500 beers from 726 breweries, making it the biggest and best sudstravaganza in the world. Tickets sold out months ago (although you can find them online…
One of the tried-and-true Denver brunch staples, Snooze is where you take anyone who’s visiting from out of town to impress them with the wide array of decadent pancake creations or when you have some time to kill waiting hours on end for a table. Since opening its doors to…
“Grandma, what big eyes you have!” said Little Red Riding Hood. “All the better to see you with, my dear.” “Grandma, what a big mouth you have!” All the better to drink beer with, my dear. That’s what Matthew Fuerst, the owner of Grandma’s House, at 1710 South Broadway, will…
Sauvignon blanc has a crisp, dry mouthfeel and a grassy nose that typically gives way to hints of lemon drop, grapefruit, guava and peach. Because of that, this lighter white wine pairs particularly well with sea bass, goat cheese and even sushi. Skyler Weekes also thought the wine, or at…
This is the beeriest week of the year in Denver, and perhaps any city in the United States, with more than 700 breweries — along with a horde of faithful fans — descending on downtown for the 32nd annual Great American Beer Festival, beginning on October 2. The GABF is…
Marlo found herself with a few hours to kill at Denver International Airport last Friday afternoon. She’d flown in from Washington, D.C. and planned to meet up with her cousin before they drove into Denver, but his flight was late. She was heading toward the USO Center — which, for…
The city will be flooded this week with people in town for the Great American Beer Festival, and the fun will spill over into brewpubs and bars around Denver. But great craft beer isn’t this state’s only amenity. Since January, recreational pot has been legal here — thanks to the…
Glaze by Sasa 1160 Madison Street 720-387-7890 facebook.com/glazebysasa UPDATE: Glaze and Sasa have parted ways. In January, the restaurant announced it had parted with sushi chef Wayne Conwell. The restaurant will continue on as Glaze, with a new dining program to replace Conwell’s sushi and small plates program. We really…
Tonight Lola will celebrate the harvest with La Cosecha, a dinner prepared by Colorado chefs and farmers. The menu will be prepared from food grown at seven different local farms by an all-star lineup of local chefs. See also: Beer (and Tequila) Here: Ten Top Culinary Events this Week…
No tickets for the Great American Beer Festival? BSide, the latest beer-centric bar and restaurant on East 17th Avenue, has three pairs to give away for the event’s Thursday session. Keep reading to find out how to win them. See also: Five Top Tips for Surviving the Great American Beer…
Punch Bowl Social has been putting up billboards in a few locations around town, but the suit-wearing deer pictured on the one looming over downtown at 20th and Broadway is turning heads for more than just those impressive antlers. Passersby are getting a rise out of a shadow — or…
Some restaurants remind me of Queen — not because they’re champions, but because they put cuisines together in unexpected ways, like the band’s melding of operatic melodies and heavy metal guitar riffs. On the surface, Glaze by Sasa, which I review this week, is one such restaurant. But the union…
Hemp seeds have started infiltrating grocery-store shelves across America. They’re often sold shelled and in bulk quantities, but some producers have also been packaging them as snack items. Roasted and seasoned, they’re fine snacks — they taste nothing like pot and don’t get you high, but they’re high in protein…
Another one of those national food days is coming up, the kind of celebration cooked up by a promotional board to sell more almonds or goat milk. This Saturday it’s National Taco Day, which appears to be fabricated with the sole intention of selling novelty calendars. According to nationaltacoday.com, Americans…
The Great American Beer Festival is upon us, and although tickets were hard to get, there are nearly 60,000 people who will be attending sessions at the Colorado Convention Center from October 2 through October 4. Many are people who attend year after year; others are first-timers or haven’t been…
A few weeks ago, I stopped by the Weathervane Cafe to work; having left my office job, I’ve been cafe-hopping. The Weathervane is one of those places that I’ve passed a million times and always meant to try; a September day with snow predicted seemed just the right time for…
