Two beer festivals and a boozy dog wash with the Rollergirls are just the start of the fun this weekend. Marczyk Fine Foods is hosting its second Burger Night fundraiser, The Viewhouse is throwing a fantasy football party, Latke Love is popping up again…and there’s plenty more. Keep reading for…
Denver Restaurant Week is about to begin — and it’s not February. Traditionally, this two-week showcase of Denver area restaurants has taken place after the winter holidays, but this year it’s being split in two — one week in the usual February slot, but now August gets a week too…
Custom food is nothing new; Chipotle and other fast-casuals have been allowing people to have it their way for years. When Project Pie opened in Boulder last month, it did so with a “Chipotle-like mantra,” according to its PR firm. Of course, it’s not the only pizza place to do…
Chop Shop Casual Urban Eatery, which opened last month on a stretch of East Colfax where residents were hungry for more dining options, has now given people yet another reason to stop by: a happy hour that starts today. See also: Chop Shop, “a modern American grill with global influences,”…
When you hit a hundred, it’s time to celebrate. And while I’m far from getting my picture on a Smucker’s Jar on the Today Show, I’m closing in on a milestone of another sort: my hundredth review here. It won’t be published for a few more weeks, but in the…
Hopdoddy Burger Bar started in Austin, Texas, in 2010 and now has four locations in the Lone Star state, plus a fifth store in Scottsdale, Arizona. Hopdoddy has selected Denver for its sixth location; construction is well under way to open in the new building just northeast of Union Station…
North Boulder is now where folks weary of the yoga pants-squeezed bustle and hustle of downtown can still enjoy the Boulder lifestyle. Bacco Trattoria and Mozzarella Bar counts as its neighbors the delightful Pupusas Sabor Hispano, the neighborhood classic Restaurant 4580, and a non-delightful, non-classic Subway. It’s an odd space,…
Rick and Noy Farrell opened Taste of Thailand twenty years ago this month. The restaurant has remained true to its goals — authentic dishes made with fresh ingredients — for the past two decades. But over that same period, dining habits have changed a lot (few people linger over lunch,…
The Denver Botanic Gardens features much more than flowers. It also hosts classes that teach you what to do with what you grow, including tonight’s Chef’s Pantry cooking class, where students can learn to use herbs for healthy and delicious cooking. See also:Small Is Beautiful, From Maine to Montana to…
While we were waiting for our food at Mayan Manjar Yucateco, we glanced at the single television screen in the tiny Lakewood spot. It was playing a Spanish version of Rocky: an underdog movie in an underdog restaurant. And like Rocky Balboa, Mayan Manjar Yucateco, which moved into the former…
Just three months after opening in the Platt Park neighborhood, Denver Pearl Brewing is changing its name in order to avoid confusion and the possibility of legal action from two other breweries, one local and one in another state. Denver Pearl has selected a new name — one that avoids…
No. 82 Ceylon Curry Dosa at Khazana 9234 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree 303-993-8335 They say we eat with our eyes first; if that’s the case, we would be full before we even took a bite of Khazana’s immense dosa. Thankfully, the crisp lentil crepe with its curry filling –…
Colorado Proud, the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s food-promotion wing, is highlighting the harvest season this month with a 27-day, eleven-city “Choose Colorado” tour of the state, showcasing its best products. The tour will culminate with a private lunch for state dignitaries on August 27 featuring ingredients gathered by the Colorado…
Oskar Blues said last week that it has lowered the alcohol content of its newest and most unusual craft beer, Old Chub Scotch Ale Nitro, at the request of bars across the OB’s 35-state distribution network, where the beer will be rolled out in coming weeks. Old Chub will now…
UPDATE: After two decades in Englewood, Taste of Thailand is moving downtown. The restaurant will move to occupy a space on the corner of South Broadway and Evans. When Taste of Thailand opened, there were a total of five Thai restaurants in Denver. In the intervening twenty years, Thai cuisine…
Sometimes brunch is just a time of day and not a fancy meal with morning cocktails. The Butcher Block Cafe sits within stumbling distance of my apartment in the shady part of RiNo; it’s a “love it or hate it” dive that serves its purpose with cheap, greasy, hearty meals…
The Ballpark neighborhood is changing fast, and so is the dining scene there. Three years after it opened as Ignite!, the restaurant at 2124 Larimer Street has renovated both its interior and its menu. It’s also given its name an update, to Ignite Burgers & Lounge — but one reader…
Mellow Mushroom says it was “born out of the free-wheelin’ hippie culture of the 1970s” — 1974, to be exact. Today the restaurant chain is celebrating its fortieth birthday, and in true hippie form the restaurants are sharing the love and giving gifts to their guest. As a result, on…
Mayan Manjar Yucateco 5209 West Mississippi Avenue, Lakewood 303-936-5562 The TV was on when I walked into Mayan Manjar Yucateco, a tiny restaurant that opened last spring in the former home of Maria Empanada. But all my attention was on the menu as I tried to decide if I wanted…
This summer, while all eyes have been on the pomp and circumstance at Union Station, I’ve found my attention drawn more and more to tiny places, homegrown places, places with footprints as large as other restaurant’s kitchens. Some of them I’ve reviewed, such as Kings BBQ and To the Wind…
Coloradans love burritos; both Chipotle and Illegal Pete’s started their burrito empires here for good reason. But few people love them like Michael Odbert, burrito enthusiast, amateur burrito photographer — he chronicles his love affair on an Instagram account dedicated to his burrito-filled meals — and occasional competitive eater. Last…
After almost twenty years on Old South Gaylord, Miki Hashimoto closed Japon last fall…but while he was leaving Washington Park, he promised that he was not leaving Denver’s restaurant scene altogether. This spring, he revealed that he would be opening Tokio, a Japanese restaurant in the cluster of condos and…
