Lou Ortiz Los Chingones 2461 Larimer Street 303-295-0686 loschingonesmexican.com This is part one of my interview with Lou Ortiz, executive sous-chef at Los Chingones; part two of our chat will run on Thursday. I come from a big, very Mexican family,” declares Lou Ortiz, who grew up in Newark, the…
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…
Bah humbug! The day after Christmas, we posted a comment from a reader who advised, “If you’re looking for ‘local regional fare,’ forget it here.” But other readers rose to defend Denver’s rapidly expanding scene. See also: Reader says if you’re looking for “local regional fare,” forget it here…
Like many of you, I found myself downtown a lot over the holidays. But instead of grabbing a bite at the usual suspects on Larimer Street, I ventured farther afield and ended up at Pizza Republica, the restaurant that was built onto the Colorado Convention Center and opened last May…
What’s with the wimpy tastebuds in Colorado? When a server assures me that something is hot, I’m often disappointed to find it is neither hot nor tasty. So when a waiter tried to explain to me that the Bangkok Fizz, made with Thai chile-infused vodka was really, really hot, I…
The Manitou Springs Fruitcake Toss has been cancelled for January. What to do with all those holiday bricks? Get them to Barbara Bailey, fruitcake recycler. Bailey started the Great Fruitcake Recycling Project in 2005, and this holiday season she has partnered with Glad Food Protection Products to help support the…
Station 26 Brewing, which opened December 21, holds the title of the newest brewery inside of Denver’s city limits; located in an former fire station in North Park Hill, it satisfies a thirst for craft beer in the northeast parts of town, including Stapleton. Westword photographer Brandon Marshall spent some…
Entertaining on New Year’s Eve and not sure what to serve for an appetizer? You can’t go wrong with fresh salsa, which can be modified to suit your spiciness tolerance and taste. Consider this recipe just a jumping-off point; tweak as needed. See also: Homemade guacamole for a flavor-filled spread…
Upper Larimer Street was busy Saturday morning — as it is almost every Saturday these days. That wasn’t the case twenty years ago; even as LoDo was starting to boom, this stretch was known as NoDough, and filled with pawn shops, empty storefronts, dive bars and hole-in-the-wall eateries. But today…
You don’t have to wait for 2014 to have some food-focused fun. Join the crew at Strange Brewing Company from 6 to 8:30 p.m. tonight for a unique beer and cheese pairing. Sip the GABF award-winning beers while indulging in fine cheese from Marczyck Fine Foods, as well as a…
Late on Christmas Eve, an altercation in the parking lot of Rack’em Billiards and Sports Bar in Aurora ended with one man fatally shot. The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as 35-year-old Damon Weyrough. He was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short…
Greg Gallagher knows bars — he owns Gaslamp and the Front Porch — and he knows the part of town on the edge of LoDo, where both of those bars are located. So he knew what he wanted, and what would work, when he decided to open another bar right…
Potato, sausage and eggs for lunch? Why not? And this traditional breakfast dish would no doubt taste just as good at dinner. A time-honored classic never goes out of style — not even after three decades. Can you guess where I’m eating? Watch for the answers to the last two…
The last twelve months have been amazing ones for Colorado’s craft brewers, both old and new, and 2014 is shaping up to be even better. Two highly-anticipated brewpubs have already announced that they will open in the first month of the new year. Denver’s Lowdown Brewery + Kitchen, the brainchild…
Denver just got another Dunkin’ Donuts when a second location opened this morning at Denver International Airport — this one inside DIA, at the center of the A Concourse. The original DIA store opened in September in the Final Approach, the new cell-phone waiting area. See also: Dueling Dunkin’ Donuts…
Over the past year, Lori Midson asked chefs, cooks and pastry experts across the metro area to spill their secrets in her weekly Chef and Tell feature. Yesterday we shared some of our favorite responses from those fifty interviews; here’s a second helping. See also: Stirring responses from some of…
In 1983, Lech Walesa of Poland won the Nobel Peace Prize, the last Deloreans were produced, Vanessa Williams became the first African-American Miss America, the final episode of M.A.S.H. aired with more than 125 million viewers tuned in — and partners Lee Goodfriend, David Racine and the late Dixon Staples…
Over the past twelve months, Mark Antonation has hit 53 eateries in just under six miles — a distance he could easily cover in less than twenty minutes, depending on traffic and luck. “But in taking a year to travel the distance,” he writes, “I’ve gained an appreciation for the…
Endless Christmas cookies and cocktails may have filled you to the brim, but there are plenty of activities this weekend that should help you reset your culinary clock for the upcoming New Year’s Eve activities. Caffe Sole in Boulder is diverting from its jazz-centered entertainmnt tonight and hosting The Mighty…
Uh-oh: Denver almost had three OBars. When Dave Query was remodeling the Jax Fish House in LoDo early this year, he thought about nicknaming the place “O-Bar,” in honor of its expansive oyster lineup, but decided against it when he heard that another downtown OBar was in the works. That…
. Restaurants are hurrying to get in the swim before the end of the year — and that includes Soko Sushi and Sake Bar, now open at 1600 Champa Street. That building is a real culinary melting pot — Cafe Berlin served authentic German food here before shutting down this…
The weather is warming up, which gave me a good excuse to suck down as much summer flavor as possible. This La Sandia, made with Blue Nectar Silver Tequila, watermelon, basil and seltzer, was a delicious remembrance to things past. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who…
