Food & Drink

The generous, if opportunistic, folks at the California Pizza Kitchen at Park Meadows are offering costumed youngsters a free meal on Wednesday, October 31, so if you have no interest in cooking tomorrow, this deal could be just the trick you need to treat yourself to. See also: -California Pizza…

We can almost taste the Two Buck Chuck. The Trader Joe’s store that will be located at 790 Colorado Boulevard had a date with the city last Friday for a hearing on its liquor-license application — and the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses just approved its retail liquor store…

When longtime owner Becky Conda was evicted from the Lancer Lounge, the dive bar that resides between Bones and Mizuna, earlier this month, it seemed only natural that Frank and Jacqueline Bonanno, who own those restaurants, along with Luca d’Italia, Osteria Marco, Lou’s Food Bar, Wednesday’s Pie, Green Russell and…

No matter the time of day, I’m always up for breakfast, and late yesterday afternoon, that’s exactly what I had, stopping in at this convivial cafe that’s built its reputation on wonderful fresh-baked breads, including flaky biscuits, which I ordered propped with an egg, bacon and cheese. Can you guess…

Jack Martinez came to Colorado from New Mexico to sell chiles, a business that grew into Jack-n-Grill. The fare in this family place is New Mexican, and it’s renowned for its green chile — although there’s no vegetarian version of the green. Still, there are plenty of options for herbivores…

1515 Restaurant is turning sweet sixteen, and has given itself a birthday gift: new executive chef Garren Teich, who will give the classical French fare a twist and continue the restaurant’s focus on molecular gastronomy. As Teich settles in, he and owner Gene Tang are coming up with a new…

True Food Kitchen opened yesterday in Cherry Creek. It’s the most successful concept out of Fox Restaurant Concepts, the company that also owns the nearby NoRTH, with locations in Arizona and California, and plans for several other cities after this Denver spot. The original True Food Kitchen opened in Scottsdale…

Almost two years after opening, Fleur Bistro officially closed its doors after brunch service yesterday. Today owner Andrew Esparza was packing up the tables and chairs. Despite a great Capitol Hill location, close to where he’s lived for thirteen years, he says that business was slow and the restaurant just…

Some friends of mine from Los Angeles were visiting over the weekend, and since they wanted to see what Denver had to offer, both in terms of food and cocktails, I took them to several of my favorite stamping grounds, including here, where my whiskey-based cocktail was the equivalent of…

When adults think about starting a business, they worry about loans and other terrifying prospects that often stop them from following their dreams. But young entrepreneur Lyla Padden only considered positive outcomes when she started her cupcake business, Flour Gal, at the age of ten. Maybe that’s why she has…

There’s been a lot written about Dr. Andrew Weil, a bestselling cookbook author, the founder and director of the Arizona Center for integrative medicine, and a partner in True Food Kitchen, which opens today in Cherry Creek. And most of what’s been penned about the doctor, who holds a medical…

Rockbar closed its doors after last call on Saturday night — after an epic party full of costumed customers. After more than six years, the hipster hangout — whose liquor-license renewal was denied — rang out its final night in style, with hundreds of patrons lining up outside for a…

Lola celebrated its tenth birthday on Saturday with a combination fall fiesta/Halloween bash. Sadly, the promised donkey was a no-show; too bad-tempered, we hear. But everyone who made the party — complete with a pig roast and plenty of live music — was in good, if spooky, spirits. See also:…

Less than a year after Ambria opened on the 16th Street Mall in the former home of Ling & Louie’s, the last vestiges of its time there are about to disappear. It was a wild twelve months for Ambria, which opened last November, kicked its starting chef to the curb…

Cafe Society served up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a Chicago beef sandwich dipped in gravy from the new Mile High Vienna Stand, to a full spread of beer samples from Tommyknocker Brewery & Restaurant, to a terrific Vietnamese noodle bowl from a local pho shop…

No kidding: Denny’s is introducing a special menu inspired by the upcoming movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. When I first heard this, I thought it was a joke. After all, watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy constituted ten hours of my life that I would never get back;…

It’s been a long time since a restaurant has been eagerly awaited as Tom’s Urban 24. One of the main reasons for that? The spot will be serving 24/7, a rarity in this town, and doing it from a great location on the edge of Larimer Square. And it will…