If you drink too many of the strong Manhattans at this bar, which is all too easy to do, you can always phone home from the pistachio-hued rotary phone that probably dates back to long before ET was released. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
If you’ve had a burger at Park Burger — whether the spot in Highland or in Uptown or the original restaurant on South Pearl Street, then you know this an unpretentious eatery does burgers right. The menu isn’t vast — shakes, alcoholic beverages, burgers and fries, and that’s about it…
It’s cold out there — which means that maybe, just maybe, there won’t be an hour-long line outside of Voodoo Doughnut, as there has been so any mornings since the Oregon-based outfit opened its first store outside that state on East Colfax Avenue in December. And the crowds have inspired…
Tonight Jill’s Restaurant, located in the St Julien Hotel & Spa in Boulder, will host a seven-course vegan dinner, prepared by executive chef Laurent Mechin, that will benefit the Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center located in Lyons. Tickets are $54.95; reserve a spot by calling 720-406-7399. For information on dozens of…
“Um, how the hell do you eat this thing?” I ask Adam Long, a former sous chef at the White House and the current culinary director and executive chef of Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar. “You need to have a big mouth,” he deadpans. Realizing that I’m not about ready to…
Krewe Crescent City BBQ, a New Orleans-themed barbecue joint, opened on Super Bowl Sunday in the former Cantina space right next door to Stoney’s — and Stoney’s owners are responsible for Krewe, too. Photographer Danielle Lirette stopped in to take these photos of the latest addition to the Golden Triangle…
There will be no cheap tacos at Lola tonight. The LoHi mainstay closed after brunch yesterday for a quick renovation project that is supposed to be completed in time for the restaurant to reopen late Wednesday afternoon. “Lola gets a lot of traffic, so there are parts that need a…
Sushi Harbor, on East Eighth Avenue just past Colorado Boulevard — right by one of the Trader Joe’s locations set to open on February 14 — is the latest Japanese restaurant to join the Denver dining scene. After taking a look when construction started last fall, Westword photographer Marissa Shevins…
New Belgium didn’t become the nation’s third largest craft brewer without exerting a stiff competitive punch, but the Fort Collins beer maker has always been more than just another company, imbuing everything it does with a playful spirit and a high level of conscientious thoughtfulness. In fact, that ethos is…
Touted as a “supergrain,” quinoa is appearing on restaurant menus all across the city, in salads, as the primary protein in burgers and as the main ingredient in hot cereal, the latter of which makes for a great breakfast, especially on a frigid morning. And while this quinoa, soaked in…
As our Show and Tell blog just reported, former Denverite Montgomery Knott is bringing Monkey Town 4, a Brooklyn-born video cube and dining installation, to Denver — for its first foray outside of New York. The pop-up will start its several-month pop-up run beginning February 27 in the Exdo in…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a jar of chicken liver pâté (and all the proper accoutrements) from West Flanders Brewing to a warm, whiskey-based cocktail from the Hornet to a wonderful skillet breakfast of bacon, eggs and maple aioli from a restaurant in…
As Colorado and New Mexico diners debate the benefits of their state’s particular version of green chile, the fight heats up on another front: Texas. But does Texas chili have anything in common with green chile — no matter what state is stirring that pot? See also: Michael Hancock’s Super…
February got off to a bleak start, but there are several illuminating events on the culinary calendar this week, including the annual Dinner in the Dark, a benefit for the sight-impaired that gives diners a chance to experience food without seeing it. Keep reading for the details on that enlightening…
Hit the road! This weekend The Broadmoor is hosting the Sommelier Bootcamp, with interactive workshops hosted by master sommeliers Jay Fletcher and Damon Ornowski. But even if you didn’t sign up for the full course, you can explore special tastings and menu pairings, as well as a multi-course dinner at…
This week Gretchen Kurtz explored Cuban cuisine in her review of the Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria in CitySet, which could be the future of fast-casual Cuban in this country. That restaurant debuted right around the time that Steve Scott opened Babettes, his bakery in the Source; Lori Midson talks with Scott…
On Sunday, Peyton Manning and the unstoppable offense of the Denver Broncos will battle for victory against the Seattle Seahawks, the NFL team with the top-rated defense — and, in case you didn’t know, it’s the largest gambling day of the year. Early lines favor the Broncos, and while Denver…
Over twenty restaurants opened in the metro area this month, including another round of taprooms as well as Work & Class, the first of the next wave going into RiNo. Meanwhile, only a handful of restaurants closed their doors — including chain stalwarts Furr’s in Wheat Ridge, and Olive Garden…
James and Sarah Howat will launch the past into the present when they open Former Future Brewing tomorrow on South Broadway’s Antique Row. The spot will specialize in “futuristic interpretations of historical styles,” both in its look and feel and in its beer recipes, which will incorporate both the old…
Troy Guard’s presence in Denver is growing faster than the lines to buy weed. The prolific chef and restaurateur, who already operates TAG, TAG|RAW BAR, TAG Burger Bar, Los Chingones and Sugarmill, is now setting his sights on steak, and on Thursday, February 13, at 5 p.m., he’ll add Guard…
Bark Bar, at 4132 West 38th Avenue, has been going to the dogs since it opened a month ago. Photographer Marissa Shevins dropped in to catch the action; keep reading for a look at this very pet-friendly place. See also: Bark Bar opens in northwest Denver…
As part of its legal settlement with a similarly named homebrewing shop in Massachusetts, Denver’s Strange Brewing Company got its Facebook page back today. Strange had been using another page that it created, the cheekily-named That Brewery on Zuni, since last June when a trademark dispute between the brewery and…
