Bradford Heap, chef/owner of Boulder’s Salt Bistro, isn’t waiting around for a vote or for the government to take action on GMOs (genetically modified organisms). He’s already implemented a GMO-free kitchen, or what’s as close as possible. “We should say 99 percent — there’s so much (environmental) contamination that it’s…
As the bars of your parents and grandparents slowly atrophy, the layers of paint and smoke are peeled off and the floorboards ripped up, no one is quite sure how to replace these one-time classics while maintaining their old-fashioned spirit. But Frank Bonnanno’s Vesper Lounge found a way. The former…
There are certain things people from Denver say all the time — like, for instance, “This is the best city in the country, but please stop telling everyone!” So earlier this week, our Latest Word blog published the top ten things you never hear someone from Denver say. Number 5?…
For several days this week, a panel of twenty Colorado voters gathered at the University of Colorado Denver to conduct the first Colorado Citizens’ Initiative Review of a ballot proposal — Proposition 105, which would require product labeling for GMOs, or genetically modified organisms. And yesterday they delivered a one-page…
The Second Annual Moonbeam Harvest, a culinary affair to raise funds and awareness for quality early-childhood education, will be held on the Clayton campus from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight. See also: Going Underground for Mako Shark Tacos at Machete…
Katie Reinisch kept her cool through four years as a communications director at the Colorado Legislature, so it wasn’t surprising to learn she was having a blast running the frozen-yogurt spot, Red Mango, that she and her husband opened in the Lowenstein Complex in the summer of 2012. “We’d always…
Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta has been dishing out New York-style pizzas, pastas and sandwiches since 1984. Started by Henry Mann a tiny space on California Street downtown, the concept grew to a mini-empire along the Front Range. To celebrate its thirtieth anniversary today, the company is rolling back prices and…
Cherry Creek North isn’t exactly a hotbed of ethnic cuisine. Before Machete Tequila and Tacos came along, the most Mexican place in the neighborhood was the Chico’s clothing boutique down the street. But despite a customer base likely to eat a burrito only if it’s called a wrap, Machete has…
The Source just marked its first birthday, and already we’re hearing about some big projects coming down the pike that were clearly inspired by the Source’s success. For starters, the Stanley Marketplace will transform the 100,000-square-foot Stanley Aviation Building campus — where ejector seats were manufactured for five decades –…
Echo Brewing, which started in Frederick, has opened a second location in a former firehouse in Erie, at 600 Briggs Street, right across I-25. The taphouse and restaurant will specialize in pizza, appetizers, salads and desserts, in addition to its beer. Three-month-old Denver Pearl Brewing announced last weekend that it…
Kevin Grossi of Lola Mexican Fish House may have grown up in New Jersey and Michigan, but he fell in love with Mexican cuisine early, spurred on by the beauty and passion of a fellow student. “My first experience with cooking Mexican cuisine was back in my culinary-school days,” he…
With a playful twist on tapas-style dining, Session Kitchen encourages sharing globally inspired, locally sourced, seasonally influenced cuisine in large and small portions. Weekend brunch is the re-conceptualized version of its lunch menu, which management did away with a few months back, so it’s still a relative secret – meaning…
Sunnyside Burger Bar will open next week, in the completely rebuilt home of Longo’s Subway Tavern, which closed two years ago. The news inspired the usual geographic nitpicking (Sunnyside actually starts on the north side of West 38th Avenue), the usual Northsider dissing of hipsters — and one unusual observation…
If only “Mountain Mirage,” the public art piece that once graced the center of the Jeppesen Terminal at Denver International Airport, were still in business, we might have beer shooting through DIA in a mountain silhouette. But instead, we’ll have to content ourselves with a beer garden where the now-decommissioned…
From a special beer dinner at Frasca to a night of fine dining at the Denver Botanic Gardens to a farm-to-fork dinner, there’s a lot to dig into on today’s culinary calender. Here’s a taste…. See also: Six Tasty Food Events From This Week’s Culinary Calendar…
Barolo Grill 3030 East Sixth Avenue 303-393-1040 If there was any doubt about the enduring popularity of Barolo Grill, one of Denver’s longest-running white-tablecloth establishments, it was erased one night as I stood in front of the hostess stand, waiting for the hostess to finish a phone call before showing…
I’ve written a hundred reviews since becoming the restaurant critic at Westword. To celebrate the occasion, I wanted to give a shout-out to the kitchens and teams that have made dining out so memorable over the past two years — not just for me, but for all of us who…
You may have noticed that Odelay Tacos on Colfax Avenue — and the Thirty Fourteen bar occupying the same space — have been dark for the past couple of days. An ownership change finalized last week is the cause, but the space should be back up and running this Friday…
Colorado’s coffee-shop market may seem crowded, but a Honduras-based underdog is about to enter the fray, opening its first location in the U.S., right here in Denver. However, Espresso Americano is far from an upstart in Honduras, where 140 out of the chain’s 165 locations are located. “We’ve been in…
Alex Seidel’s much anticipated ode to preserved foods, Mercantile Dining & Provision, opened its cafe and market yesterday at 7 a.m. and completed its debut dinner service later that evening. Fans of Seidel’s first restaurant, Fruition, will find a similar menu of focused platings that give the ingredients star billing…
Last week I stopped by My Brother’s Bar to honor the anniversary of the original release of On the Road — Jack Kerouac’s most popular novel about the beat generation and his travels across America, including time in Denver, the home of his buddy and fellow beat writer Neal Cassady…
Longo’s Subway Tavern occupied the same corner of 38th Avenue and Lipan Street for 52 years before closing two years ago amidst laments that the neighborhood was losing much of its classic charm, especially the old-school Italian joints. Larimer Associates purchased the building shortly afterward and partnered with restaurateur Troy…
