On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Sushi Sasa, our pick for Best Sushi Restaurant in the 2013 Best…
On the Western frontier, fur traders would rendezvous to barter goods and share ideas. Chef Kurt Boucher is now working to create a similar gathering place at the Rendezvous Cafe at the History Colorado Center, one that focuses on homegrown goods. “Basically we’re Colorado-based,” Boucher says of the restaurant, “so…
On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Robin Baron of Udi’s will be featuring her date-braised short ribs with…
You know what most pasta salads are like: potluck blasphemies harboring overcooked macaroni slathered in mayonnaise. But this pasta salad, trumpeting orbs of fresh mozzarella, leafy spinach, heirloom tomatoes and handmade strands of fettuccine, is a summer stunner. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the…
Denver will be in the national spotlight next week — and we’re not talking about Monday Night Football. The really big game is on TV two days later, when Jen Jasinski will compete in the final round of Top Chef Masters. The chef/co-owner of Rioja, Bistro Vendome and Euclid Hall,…
Adam Brock The GrowHaus 4751 York Street 720-515-4751 thegrowhaus.com This is part two of my interview with Adam Brock, founder of the GrowHaus; part one of my chat with Brock ran yesterday. What do you grow at the GrowHaus? Mostly leafy greens and herbs like lettuce, kale, cilantro, bok choy…
This city is about to start rolling in dough! On Tuesday, Denverites will finally be able to dip into Dunkin’ Donuts. At long last, the beloved East Coast institution will have a stand-alone store in the metro area (there are already three in Colorado Springs): The spot at 366 Broadway…
If you heading to Grandma’s house next holiday season, you’ll be rewarded…with beer. Yes, Denver is getting another craft-beer spot, this one located at 1710 South Broadway and named Grandma’s House. “I wanted to go with the crafting and craft brewing aesthetic and maintain that kind of Etsy-type community feel,”…
On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The Hornet will be on-site, serving its popular lobster-and-bacon mac and cheese…
Infinite Monkey Theorem, 3200 Larimer Street, presents Summer Supper and Song at 5 p.m. today in the parking lot outside the tasting room. There will be live music, food and, of course, wine. See also: First look: Infinite Monkey Theorem Winery and Wine Lab…
If anyone wonders if I get special treatment as a critic, they should have been at Epernay, the nine-month-old, high-gloss restaurant and sushi bar a stone’s throw from the Ellie, one evening last month. “I’m sorry,” the hostess said, “but we’re full tonight.” My husband and I looked at each…
“Just take a walk around Denver and you’ll encounter a variety of regional and international cuisines that are unparalleled anywhere else in the state; everything is represented here, even Peruvian,” says Pepe Aparicio, the chef and co-owner of Taita Peruvian Cuisine & Bar, a restaurant that he opened just over…
DISH, Westword’s annual celebration of the Denver dining scene, takes place this Sunday, September 22 in Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex with food and drink from some of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants, as well as Best of Denver readers’ choices. Close to fifty restaurants, trucks and food…
The recent floods in Colorado have left communities devastated, and now restaurants, breweries and bars are doing all they can to help the victims and their families. But as fast as those waters have risen, Colorado businesses have risen to the occasion. Here are links to just some of the…
On Sunday Colt & Gray closed for a week, to allow for a major remodeling push. but that’s not the only action on Platte Street. This area was once a real black hole, with nothing but My Brother’s Bar to light the way — but today it’s a white-hot dining…
As quickly as the floodwaters rose, Colorado is organizing benefits to help those affected, and bars and breweries are no exception — especially those in Longmont, Lyons and Boulder where some of the flooding hit the hardest. One of those benefits is Longmont’s Oktoberfest, organized by Left Hand Brewing, but…
Do you like the cozy, kooky feel of your grandma’s house? Then you’ll feel right at home at Grandma’s House, a new brewery that will be modeled after your Nana’s place. “I wanted to go with the crafting and craft brewing aesthetic and maintain that kind of Etsy-type community feel,”…
The signature signs of a city that’s on the culinary fast track reside in its willingness to take aggressive risks, push infinite boundaries and continually adapt to a fickle dining public whose expectations are always on the upswing. Denver is that city — a major metropolis that refuses to slow…
Skillet-cooked cornbread has always been one of my guilty pleasures, and I enjoy it even more when it’s specked with jalapeños and drizzled with a bit of butter, but this cornbread was a disappointment, its interior too dry and devoid of sweetness, its exterior absent of that essential crustiness. Can…
Adam Brock The GrowHaus 4751 York Street 720-515-4751 thegrowhaus.com This is part one of my interview with Adam Brock, founder of the GrowHaus; part two of my chat with Brock will run tomorrow. Growing up, I couldn’t have cared less about cooking food, much less growing food,” says Adam Brock…
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…
Over the past few weeks, businesses have been opening their doors in The Source, Kyle Zeppelin’s ambitious project at 3350 Brighton Boulevard, which turned a circa 1880s warehouse (most recently a plumbing supply spot ) into a sleek assemblage of shops, restaurants and general hipness. Comida was the first restaurant…
