David Parry — a native of Syracuse, New York — opened his first restaurant in Parker almost six years ago with a mission to bring Denver the New York-style pizza he loved and missed. That shop, a counter service joint, gave way to a second location in Castle Rock two…
Everyone has their guilty food pleasure. Mine is a loaded baked potato, which I’ll eat just about anywhere, but here, the baked spuds, speckled with salt, are a cut above. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am…
Over the last few months, I went from the worst shape of my life to the best while continuing to eat like a food critic. Don’t punch me in the face; instead, read how I did it in this series: No one trusts a skinny food critic. That sentiment was…
Some of the biggest and boldest national names in food criticism descended on Denver over the weekend to check our city’s culinary scene. Why, you ask? Let’s just say that they were doing research for the James Beard Foundation Awards. Several of those critics tweeted about their experiences at Fruition,…
It’s all about beer this week — although oenophiles will still find an event or two to their taste — culminating in everyone’s favorite football game, the Super Bowl. And there’s plenty more to keep you occupied until Sunday, including a benefit and celebration of Noel Cunningham’s life; here’s a…
February is Stout Month for the Mountain Sun group, which means all three locations will be featuring a rotating draft selection of stouts (including some stellar guest taps), along with various other happenings in honor of the increasingly popular style. It’s an annual tradition that’s become a much anticipated festival…
Holy Super Bowl! Someone in the football universe obviously takes his deli platter damn seriously, as evidenced by this snap, a dazzling stadium display of cold cuts, crudites, chips and cheese squares. The origin of the platter, seemingly large enough to feed every tailgater in Indianapolis, is unknown, but whoever…
No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we’re offering an animal-free recipe. Seitan is a protein-rich compound made from wheat; it’s easily found in most grocery stores, but making your own is simple and…
Cafe Society served up five Guess where? contests last week, ranging from a still unidentified bucket of beer at a biker bar to a plate of worthy flour tortillas and salsa at Margs Taco Bistro to a chili dog at a long-standing wiener joint. For correctly identifying that dog as…
Only one more day to submit your tip for surviving Denver Restaurant Week, which runs February 25 through March 9. Tomorrow we’ll pick the best tip left on our original DRW contest post by a diner, as well as the best tip offered by a restaurant employee, and award the…
Devil’s Thumb Ranch, 3530 County Road 83 in Tabernash, has been upping its culinary profile with cooking classes and an ongoing Brewmaster Dinner Series. Tonight’s dinner, which runs from 6 to 9 p.m., focuses on Uinta Brewing Company; the $39 price tag includes a three-course, specially crafted menu paired with…
No. 44: Chimayo-chile flank steak and posole at Village Cork…
Jonathan Greschler, who recently landed behind the bar at Fuel Cafe, started bartending right after college. “I was in North Carolina working at a microbrewery,” he remembers. “The guys behind the bar were older than me, and they took me under their wing. We had an advantage, because it was…
When I heard about this bar, I couldn’t wait to see it — and I thought I would love it. But the truth is, I was hoping that the interior and cocktail menu would feel more in tune with its name. Alas, it seems like a mirror of yet another…
Happy Place: Rodney’s, 2819 East Second Avenue, 303-394-3939. The Hours: Monday through Friday, 3 to 6 p.m. The Deals: Half-priced bottled beer, wines by the glass, well cocktails and appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
Time to get your sugar high, Denver. Today is National Chocolate Cake Day, which is an excellent reason to stop into a favorite spot for a slab of something rich, delicious and, above all, packed with chocolate. Need a suggestion? Here are five places that will give you a fix…
I’m not much of a fan of flour tortillas — I’ll order corn 99 percent of the time — but the flour tortillas here, at this joint that makes and presses their own, have given me pause for thought. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
Two years ago, Anthony Bourdain dropped in on Denver, where he waxed rhapsodic about the blood sausage at Mizuna and wrapped his jaws around wieners at Biker Jim’s, the footage of which was nicely packaged in an episode of No Reservations. And if the sightings of Bourdain’s film production crew,…
Frank Bonanno is one of the most successful chefs and restaurateurs in Denver, presiding over a commonwealth of food temples (and one speakeasy) that, for the most part, generate positive reviews and comments from professional restaurant critics and amateur key strokers alike. But even the best restaurants make mistakes, and…
Aleece Raw, who’d been in internet marketing since the early 1990s, suddenly found her trajectory shifting a few years ago. “I woke up to food three years ago,” she explains. “My mother and sister are cancer survivors, and I decided to go to natural chef school. I told them, ‘I…
McDonald’s proved this week that the road to public relations hell is paved with good intentions — and hashtags. The company introduced a Twitter hashtag crusade, asking customers to share their happy fee-fees and heartwarmingly poignant stories about dining at McDoo’s, but as with most things that start out with…
In honor of the Chinese new year, we dropped by Alameda Square twice this week, for dim sum at both King’s Land Seafood Restaurant and Super Star Asian. Somehow, both restaurants managed to survive all the disruption created by the construction of a giant Lowe’s store two years ago. And…
