Vietnamese soup is good food any time of the year, and always fun to accessorize with fresh vegetables and spicy sauces — but on a cold day like today, a great bowl of pho is enough to bowl you over. Fortunately, in Denver our cup runneth over with pho spots…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them and cook up a feast. There’s a huge…
Salt Lake City-based Epic Brewing, which announced in January that it will build a 20,000-square-foot brewery and taphouse in Denver, updated its followers on social media this week with a couple of pictures and some potential opening dates. The Facebook pictures (like the one above) show the brewery’s tanks and…
Brunch was recently introduced to the lineup of this restaurant-of-the-moment, which, along with serving a slew of knock-out morning glories, also turns out a brilliant bloody Mary. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into…
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…
This is part one of my interview with Michael Pollan, author of Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation; Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual; The Omnivore’s Dilemma; In Defense of Food; Second Nature; The Botany of Desire and A Place of My Own. Part two of Pollan’s musings will run tomorrow…
Over two dozen eateries opened in metro Denver in April, everything from coffeehouses to second outposts for local breweries (Upslope and Renegade) to a third spot for Ali Baba to a tenth restaurant for Bonanno Concepts, Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria. But Denver also lost an institution: Strings closed after 27 years…
When Common Grounds opened at 3484 West 32nd Avenue back in 1992, this part of Highland was far from the hot restaurant neighborhood it is today. And by providing a place where neighbors could gather, with a welcoming atmosphere that drew people from across town, Common Grounds helped heat up…
At 12:01 on May 1, Colorado’s Civil Unions Act took effect. And to commemorate the new law,Racines is offering same-sex couples celebrating their new legal status a complimentary 187 ml bottle of Korbel California Brut Champagne to share during lunch or dinner…or breakfast, if you’re so inclined. And since the…
Bright and early this morning, Jonathan “Beer Man” Shikes, announced that Renegade Publik House, a new beer joint from the clan behind Renegade Brewing, was opening later this afternoon, a textbook’s toss from the University of Denver. And judging from the crush at 3 p.m., when the doors opened, word…
Alex Nelson founded Roundhouse Spirits in Boulder five years ago for one primary reason: he has a penchant for gin. “I decided to start making gin not only because it’s one of my favorites, but also because gins have tremendously complex flavors and still manage to be extremely versatile in…
After merging last summer at 250 Josephine Street, Opus Restaurant & Aria Wine Bar just unveiled a new spring menu, which features locally sourced ingredients, including meats from Two Mile Ranch and Tender Belly. The restaurant also revealed the results of a recent remodel, which removed a private dining space…
Exactly one year after opening its first taproom in northeast Denver, Caution Brewing will reveal its plans for a second brewery and taproom somewhere in the metro area. Co-owner Danny Wang says he just signed a lease on a new location and will give it away on American Craft Beer…
Late last week, on Friday, so many people showed up to the opening of Tarboosh, a new Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurant in an Aurora strip mall, that the kitchen ran out of food by 5:30 p.m. Yesterday, however, when I stopped in for lunch, the quarters were relatively quiet,…
On Thursday night, at 7 p.m., the grape-savvy crew at Beast + Bottle, Paul and Aileen Reilly’s lovely restaurant in Uptown, is hosting a Victor Hugo wine dinner. The six-course feast, most of which is paired with wines from Victor Hugo Winery, located in the lush landscape of Paso Robles,…
In last week’s fantastic ode, former Westword food critic Laura Shunk joined the chorus of raves for Uncle. If you haven’t been to this tiny noodle shop in Highland, by all means try it; we named it 2013’s Best New Restaurant for a reason. But on nights when you don’t…
After going to two different tap rooms for a beer and bite, only to find both joints closed (this, despite websites that listed hours that extended beyond those on the doors), I wound up here by default, drowning my sorrows in a deep-dish pizza and a saison. Can you guess…
Drinking your lunch got easier at Chipotle yesterday, when the homegrown Colorado chain introduced premium Patrón margaritas in all 900 of its U.S. restaurants (out of 1,450 Chipotle locations total). Although margaritas were on the menu before this, they were made with a standard mix, and Mark Crumpacker, chief marketing…
Upslope Brewing is going big this spring. The five-year-old Boulder company just opened its second brewery and taproom in a 17,000-square-foot space with a thirty-barrel brewhouse, to complement its original location at 1501 Lee Hill Drive in Boulder. And now, it’s getting ready to brew one of its biggest beers,…
After months of renovation, Steam Espresso Bar is now pouring in Platt Park. The sleek spot is open from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, and will hold a grand opening celebration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. Keep reading for more photos of Steam. See…
Renegade Publik House, a new pub from the owners of Renegade Brewing, will open at 3 p.m. today at 2043 South University Boulevard, near the University of Denver. The spot will keep it simple, both with its menu of artisan flatbread pizzas and salads, and in its decor, which co-owner…
Winner announcement: Congrats to Joey Murdah, who came the closest with his guess of 1,200 glasses of Dunkel. The actual number is 1,289. Tomorrow night, at 6:30 p.m., chef Michael Long, also a co-host on KEZW’s The Main Course, will cook a German feast at Prost Brewing as part of…
