Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the beeriest of them all? The Wynkoop Brewing Company, which has hosted the Beer Drinker of the Year contest for years, has introduced a new competition: the Master of the Brewniverse competition, which honors the makers rather than the drinkers — although they benefit…
There I was, looking for inspiration (you could also call it procrastinating), with coffee in one hand and Fast Company in the other, and what was the first thing to catch my eye in the magazine? A poll about how people find inspiration when stuck on a challenge. Really? Was…
“It was just normal kitchen drama,” says Tommy Lee, the owner of Uncle, who fired his longtime chef, Jon Mendoza, earlier today. “I have to do what’s best for my team, and there was some tension [between Mendoza] and the staff,” he adds. However, Mendoza — who started at Uncle…
Three of Colorado’s fastest-growing craft breweries — Dry Dock Brewing in Aurora, Upslope Brewing in Boulder, and Crazy Mountain Brewing in Edwards — have all recently released year-end numbers as well as projections for 2014 that should see each of them reaching an annual production of 15,000 barrels or more…
Lanny Dick has been volunteering with Project Angel Heart for over two decades. He was there in 1991 when the non-profit served its first meals, he worked with Bargreen Ellingson to build the new kitchen where Project Angel Heart now is based, and yesterday he put the finishing touches on…
Lola has been open for a decade — three years in its original home on South Pearl Street (which is now becoming Tavern Platt Park), and almost seven in LoHi, where it was one of the first new restaurants to venture into what’s now one of the hottest dining destinations…
Renegade Brewing announced last week that it will begin bottling some of its beers for the first time; the initial offering will be released next month. The brewery’s Conviction Series will include 22-ounce bombers of four limited-release beers: Sunday Morning, a coffee-infused American strong ale; Alpha Maiden, an India wheat…
Denver continually gets a bad rap for its barbecue, and if last night’s dinner at a joint that prides itself on pulled pork, sausage links and smoked chicken is par for the course, then it’s no wonder why. Equally dismal were the side dishes, especially the macaroni and cheese, which…
Some things, restaurant spaces included, are just meant to be. Such was the unanimous opinion of Leigh Jones, Margaret Moore and Jeremy Matzke, the crew behind Jonesy’s EatBar, the Horseshoe Lounge and the Bar Car, when they inked a deal last Friday to lease the recently shuttered Pete’s Patio Bar,…
Caitlin Mandigo City Bakery 5454 Washington Street 303-292-3989 citybakerydenver.com This is part one of my interview with Caitlin Mandigo, bread baker at City Bakery; part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. Food “is in my family’s blood,” says Caitlin Mandigo, the bread production manager at City Bakery. Born and…
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…
Food can be defined as sexy, but can it create the actual chemistry for sex? Do aphrodisiacs — the name comes from the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite — actually rev the engines? Tonight at the Seasoned Chef Cooking School, you can learn how to prepare dishes that just might…
Back in June, when I first reported that chef-restaurateur Dylan Moore was closing Deluxe and Juanita’s, the two adjoining spaces he owned on South Broadway, I also revealed that both restaurants had been snatched up by Frank Jolley, a longtime restaurateur and nightclub owner who had most recently spent the…
In this day of splashy restaurant openings, immediate Yelp reviews and a culture of dining that rewards the latest new thing, I’m often asked why I wait three months to review a restaurant. After all, by the time that period has elapsed, a certain subset of diners has already made…
Tincup American Whiskey screams Colorado. The bottle makes multiple references to the state, as does the leaflet that comes attached to the neck. Its website is plastered with whiskey bottles positioned picturesquely in Colorado mountain backdrops, and the company boasts of its connection to Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey co-founder Jess Graber,…
For anyone who loves Trader Joe’s, that eclectic California-based supermarket chain, the appearance in early February of the iconic signs on the outside of one of its soon-to-open first stores in Colorado surely caused a few flutters of the heart. For Trader Joe’s superfan — and local folksinger — Julie…
There’s nothing better than taking a break from a restaurant, only to return and find that it’s even better than before. Such was the case here, in part because of the unassailable lamb shank, the meat of which just happens to come from the lambs raised on the farm of…
Although the Emily Griffith Technical College will soon be leaving the building it’s occupied since 1926 — Denver Public Schools is moving the facility into a renovated building at 1860 Lincoln Street — some traditions will never end. And today, the school will honor the birthday of founder Emily Griffith…
A new coffee and pastry truck will be rolling out this year that will not only serve drinks and other goodies, but also help those affected by autism spectrum disorders. Dirt Coffee Bar is a project of Garden Autism Services of Colorado, an organization that provides a wide variety of…
Who has the best burger in Denver? The best tater tots? The best gluten-free dish? The best draft-beer list? The best dim sum? The best pizza — thin-crust, thick-crust or deep-dish? It’s time to bring out your best. The first round of voting in our Readers’ Poll for the Best…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a platter of Vietnamese egg rolls from Pho 96 to a lovely Manhattan from A Cote Bar a Absinthe to a remarkably good plate of crackling chicken from a neighborhood restaurant that’s doing everything right…
Thai Pot Cafe, one of Westword’s Twelve Best Thai Places in Denver, moved a couple of blocks from its old home at 1550 South Colorado Boulevard to 1350 South Colorado Boulevard at the beginning of this year. We sent photographer Ursala Romaine to check out the fancier and much spacier…
