Shoni Jones Root Down C Concourse, Denver International Airport 303-342-6959 rootdowndenver.com This is part one of my interview with Shoni Jones, exec chef of Root Down at DIA; part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. “Oops, I was way off,” says Shoni Jones, the executive chef of Root Down…
In A Federal Case, I’ll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard — south to north — within Denver city limits. I’ll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I’ll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here’s the…
Often ranked among the country’s best food and wine festivals, the annual Taste of Vail gets under way today and runs through Saturday, April 5. This year’s event will host more than thirty chefs and almost 130 wineries; there will be seminars, picnics, dinners, wine tastings, auctions and much much…
Lower48 Kitchen 2020 Lawrence Street, Unit A 303-942-0262 lower48kitchen.com My first thought when I saw the opening section of the menu at Lower48 Kitchen was, “I want one of each.” So it’s no wonder that the column of small bites, with temptations such as a beignet filled with whipped tarragon…
From wine tours to local restaurants, from a tasting of local brews to a food festival in the mountains, there’s no shortage of culinary activities in Colorado to please your palate. On Colorado.com, the Colorado Tourism Office just released a sampling of the best food adventures across the state. Here’s…
Four partners — Araceli Reynos, Ezzie Dominguez and brothers Isaias Poot and Juan Bootista, all of whom hail from the Yucatán Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico — have joined together to open one of Denver’s only Yucatanian restaurants: Mayan Manjar Yucateco, which unlocked its doors last Friday, taking over the space…
Craft breweries and related companies love April Fool’s Day and each year, they skewer their fans, their competitors, big breweries and themselves with jokes. But these breweries are also innovators, and a couple of years ago, one of these jokes actually became reality when Wynkoop Brewing produced Rocky Mountain Oyster…
There’s usually an element of suspense in a restaurant review. Is the food worth your money? Does the atmosphere add to the experience? Is this a place you should visit ASAP — or avoid like the plague? But it’s a foregone conclusion that my next review will be a rave:…
This year’s Best of Denver — make that “Beast” of Denver — is behind us, but we’re already starting to think about next year’s issue, and while Lower48 was our pick for this year’s Best New Restaurant, the photo above, a marvelous dish of wood-fired octopus, comes from a restaurant…
Spring is officially here, and important culinary events are popping up across Colorado — from the annual Taste of Vail to the twentieth anniversary edition of Dining Out For Life, which benefits Project Angel Heart. There are also special dinners, lectures and beer festivals, of course. Keep reading for the…
Inga’s Alpine Lounge, says owner Leigh Jones, “is our ’60s and ’70s version of a swinging kind of apres ski lounge, an over-the-top place where, if it were a lodge on a ski mountain, would have a fur bikini-clad female villain or vixen of the moment on the slopes skiing…
No fooling: Casa Bonita is the restaurant that Coloradans love to hate. The manufactured Mexican village on East Colfax just celebrated its fortieth birthday, and fans and foes alike marked the occasion by spilling out memories of great times and bad food. But even Casa Bonita’s kitchen has its supporters…..
Celebrity chef Ming Tsai will be joining Burn Notice actor Jeffrey Donovan and chef/restaurant entrepreneur Troy Guard for a special dinner to benefit Family Reach tonight at Guard and Grace. See also: Troy Guard, Paul Reilly and more dish on the superpowers they wish they had…
“I want that!” insisted my kid, frantically wagging his finger toward the table adjacent to ours, the center of which was dominated by a plate that had flames erupting from the center. I have never had a pu pu platter in my life, so this was our golden opportunity, and…
Hidden under the fancy Hotel Boulderado, literally below tourists dining on the patio was one of the best college bars Boulder had to offer — Catacombs. Sadly, no new college kids will get to wander to that often overlooked end of 13th Street, stumble down the windy stairs and explore…
Colorado’s small craft breweries are well-known for helping one another out with advice, equipment and other kinds of support. But the big guys like to do that, too. On Monday, Avery Brewing announced that it had signed an agreement with New Belgium Brewing that will allow Avery to make its…
Left Hand Brewing in Longmont closed out Colorado Craft Beer Week with its second annual Hops & Handrails Beer Fest & Rail Jam last weekend. The family-friendly hybrid-season event featured 35 Colorado’s craft breweries alongside a snowboard competition featuring a thirty-foot-high high ramp and some of Colorado’s best riders. Westword…
April is upon us and spring has officially sprung. For many Coloradans, the warmer weather means bike rides, hikes, jogs in the park, alpine food festivals and, of course, plenty of time spent on patios soaking up the rays. If you’re looking for a little food and drink to go…
“I like a good impromptu dance party,” Rachel Kesley acknowledged last year when I asked her to reveal something about herself that most people weren’t aware of. And while Kesley got the boot last week from WaterCourse Foods, the venerable vegetarian restaurant in Uptown, whose kitchen Kesley spearheaded for nearly…
Renegade Brewing, which helped invigorate the Santa Fe arts district three years ago, will sink its roots even deeper this summer when it opens a large production facility — and eventually a second tap room — just eight blocks south of its current location. The brewery has just signed a…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a do-your-body-good vegetarian plate from the Kitchen Next Door (Glendale) to a whiskey-potent cocktail from Work & Class to big bowl of fleshy mussels bobbing in a saffron-smooched broth…
More than two dozen restaurants opened this month, including the long-awaited Gozo and Troy Guard’s stunning Guard and Grace. But the big news was how many longtime spots on the Denver dining scene called it quits — including longtime steak-mecca Emilene’s in Aurora and the Catacombs Bar in the Hotel…
