While the guy next to me complained about the limited time to took for his ketchup and mustard to arrive at his little corner of the bar, I had no complaints whatsoever about my mussels bobbing in a fragrant panang curry. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone…
John Little Harman’s Eat & Drink 2900 East Second Avenue 303-388-7428 harmanscherrycreek.com This is part one of my interview with John Little, exec chef of Harman’s Eat & Drink; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. My mom was a pretty terrible cook,” laments John Little. “She worked all…
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…
While the homegrown Smashburger chain continues to rack up smashing stats, adding locations across the country as well as two more in the metro area (there are now 21 Smashburgers in Colorado), another attempt at creating a burger chain has gone flatter than a smashed patty. Both H Burger locations…
What does it take to convert a giant empty building in Longmont into a bustling supermarket? “It takes a village,” says Lucky’s Market founder Bo Sharon, with an appreciative sigh. “It takes a lot of intelligent people working very, very hard — 26,000 square feet is a big challenge.” The…
The Broadway Farmers’ Market will bring out the harvest bounty this evening from 5 to 9 p.m. The gathering take place every Wednesday through September 11 at the South Broadway Christian Church, 23 Lincoln Street. See also: – Boulder Farmers’ Market, week fourteen: Corn, creativity and eggplant (with recipe) -…
You can teach old dogs new tricks, as evidenced by the success of Spirit Hound, a distillery in Lyons. One of Spirit Hound’s partners, Craig Engelhorn, honed his craft as the original brewer for Oskar Blues, creating some of its first beers and helping the brewpub evolve into what it…
“We became chefs because we’re passionate about sharing food with our community and, to me, community is all-inclusive,” says Jensen Cummings, co-owner and chef of the Slotted Spoon Meatball Eatery. “We strive to inspire kids and families across all walks of life to come together through vibrant food, joyous laughter…
Old Major, which has been packing in fans since it opened almost six months ago, will introduce an extension of its hours today — the better to accommodate a new summer happy hour. “Our new happy hour menu is much more food-driven,” says Justin Brunson, executive chef, in announcing the…
Twisters Burgers and Burritos, a New Mexico-to-Colorado transplant, offers red- and green-chile enthusiasts a chance to get their spicy sauce fixes, with red-draped enchiladas and green-smothered cheeseburgers. But as I dug into a burger and a double-smothered burrito at the Aurora location, it quickly became clear that this Twisters, at…
If I had an archway in my house, this is exactly what I would do with it, taking breaks only to drink the beers from this brewery and taproom that pours some of the best suds in the state. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
You can trust a biologist to understand beer, and this fall, former biology teacher Rick Kane will open his own brewery and restaurant in Centennial. Blue Spruce Brewery, at 4151 East County Line Road, will feature at least ten of Kane’s beers as well as a few guest beers, alongside…
Johnny’s Diner had a long run in Aurora, but when a recent fire department inspection determined that the place needed a new fire suppression hood over the grill — a $3,000 repair — that was enough to convince the owner to decide to get out of the diner business altogether,…
Chef Eric Johnson of Via Toscana Restaurant, 356 South McCaslin Boulevard in Louisville, will challenge chef Jeff Bolton of Kachina Southwestern Grill, 10600 Westminster Boulevard in Westminster, in the second annual Broomfield Farmers’ Market Iron Chef competition today. See also: – Kachina promises a magical trip through the Southwest, but…
Summer is a great time for burgers, and Smashburger, the homegrown chain that started in Denver in 2007 and now spans the country, recently opened two more stores in the area: at 965 South Hover Street in Longmont and 8100 West Crestline Avenue in Littleton. That makes a total of…
Fair food — fried, salty, sugary — took center stage at the Denver County Fair over the weekend, whether attendees were biting into big corn dogs or showing off their potentially prize-winning pies. The fair fare was the perfect complement to the quirky event, and Westword’s Brandon Marshall was at…
Last month, when I interviewed La Sandia chef Sergio Romo for my weekly chef and tell interview, he didn’t mince words when I prodded him about what defines Mexican cuisine: “People think of Mexican food as heavy and laden with calories, but that’s the Americanized version. Real Mexican food uses…
Westword restaurant critic Gretchen Kurtz may have seen the writing on the wall when she reviewed Cafe Berlin in October of last year. “If ever a place were in need of intervention by Restaurant: Impossible, this is it,” declared Kurtz. “At dinner the place can be so empty — as…
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with rice noodles in pad Thai — we love them — but sometimes you want something a little bit different. Spaghetti squash definitely fits that bill, and also hooks you up with an extra serving of vegetables. You can’t lose! See also: – Vegan pad Thai…
Patrick Rue of the Bruery, a highly respected Belgian-style beermaker in Orange County, once famously promised never to brew an IPA — that is, until he tasted Night Ryder, a black IPA put together by Colorado homebrewers Brian Pramov and Bryan Keas. Not that the Bruery is calling the beer…
A sojourn to an Ethiopian restaurant is never a quick dinner, and at this Ethiopian restaurant, the service is notoriously slow-moving, but that’s because it’s a one-woman show, and what emerges from that woman’s kitchen is absolutely worth the wait. Patience: It’s a virtue. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
From the moment that Mary and Lisa Rogers opened Common Grounds in 1992, the coffeehouse at 3484 West 32nd Avenue was a neighborhood gathering place — even if the Highland neighborhood was far from the hot spot it is today. Today the area is so hot, in fact, that the…
