Things are gearing up for 2012; this weekend, the Quaker Oat Festival in Lafayette and the Chef’s Confluence are both taking place, and there’s plenty more on the menu until then. Here’s a taste:…
The owners of Denver’s Caution: Brewing Company plan to add a tap room to their existing operation this summer by expanding into the space next door…
Sugarlicious, the sweet brainchild of Jill Landman-Alfond and her sister-in-law, Stacey Landman, is a boutique-style candy shop with upscale gifts, a smattering of gourmet kitchen goodies, and lots and lots of candy. The store is decorated like the inside of a girl’s jewelry box (sparkles, glitter, shiny baubles) and houses…
Yes, Denver has far too many burger joints, but this one, where the above snap was flashed, is not only a keeper but a best burger contender. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts…
Remember the pig heist of 2011, when a coalition of misfits from the Squeaky Bean swindled the prize pig mascot from Euclid Hall, who then returned the favor? That was all in good fun, but there seems to be something sinister in the recent pig-napping from Williams & Graham, the…
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. Everyone could use more leafy greens, and this is an easy and quick way to prepare them…
There’s a reason why Dave Query, the brains behind the Boulder-based Big Red F Restaurant Group, generates so much respect: The restaurateur, who owns West End Tavern, Zolo Grill, Lola, Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, Bitter Bar and three Jax Fish locations is, quite simply, one of the best…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests this week, ranging from a a fantastic Ethiopian feast at Nyala in Fort Collins to a pork chop that came every which way but the right way to a plate of pedestrian al pastor tacos. For identifying those tacos as coming from…
Cafe Society took a quick break in all the opening and closing action at the end of 2011 to stir the pot of a long-simmering discussion: Who makes the best green chile in Denver? Lori Midson served up her list of the ten best green chiles in Denver, which inspired…
Enjoy good food for a good cause tonight at WaterCourse Foods, 837 East 17th Avenue, which is hosting OUT on the Town, a fundraiser for Denver’s 35-year-old GLBT Center. The restaurant will donate at least 10 percent of its profits today directly to programs at the Center; for more information…
Last year, the block between 11th and 12th Streets on Boulder’s Pearl Street saw one longtime resident exit and change, when the twenty-year-old Bookend Cafe shut down to make way for Riffs. And this year, another longtime resident of the block will pack up and move out…
Here’s some food for thought on this fine Friday afternoon. Frank Bonanno, exec chef and owner of Mizuna, just posted a Tweet asking fellow Tweetsters if they’d dish out major dough for a caviar tasting at his fine-dining restaurant. How much? Between $400 and $600 per person. That’s a lot…
There aren’t many places in this state where you can pick up a Hawaiian plate lunch, savoring teriyaki steak, panko-encrusted pork, chicken katsu or Spam alongside a scoop of macaroni salad and rice. In fact, we can really only think of one place that featured the casual island tradition: 8island…
Leave it to the crew of Euclid Hall to take bone marrow, a Manhattan and a kneel on the knee and turn it into T-boning!…
Happy Place: Stoney’s Bar and Grill, 1111 Lincoln Street, 303-830-6839. The Hours: Daily from 4 to 7 p.m. The Deals: Two-for-one draft beers, well drinks, margaritas and house wine; $5 appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
If you’re looking for a proper tiki drink in Denver — you know, a Polynesian-themed sour rum cocktail that soared to popularity in the 1940s and 1950s — Matty Durgin, barman at Madison Street, is your man. He’s built a fan following for his tiki drinks, which he showcases once…
I have an unwavering affinity for the the bar where the above tacos are turned out, but those tacos — at least last night — tasted old and cold, and the tampiquena, which the kitchen graciously remade, originally suffered from the same chill. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special…
Just under a year ago, Sabor Latino underwent a major cosmetic makeover after more than a decade at its second North Denver location on 35th and Tennyson (it originally opened in 1990 on 32nd Avenue), where it plied Denverites with paella, ceviche and sangria. But the venerable homage to South…
As we’ve mentioned more times than probably necessary, the Mile High City was graced with nearly 300 new restaurants in 2011, but on day six of the new year, we’re already beginning to lose count of the vast number of restaurants that have gone dark. The latest joint to lock…
As an end-of-the-year public service to those who were going to need hot, hot green chile to cure their hangovers on January 1, Lori Midson offered her list of “Denver’s ten best green chiles.” Any discussion of green chile always stirs the pot. Fans of those that didn’t make the…
Of all the restaurant/bar closings that have been announced recently, none have caused the outpouring of comments that followed the relevation that Gabor’s, a Capitol Hill institution, will be closing sometime this month. Fans are lamenting the end of an old-time joint with one of the greatest jukeboxes in town…
If you’re looking for an excuse to head for the hills (we know you’re not going for the snow!), Vail’s annual Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines festival should do the trick. The celebration started yesterday and continues through tomorrow; events include homebrew demonstrations, a brewmaster’s dinner, tastings and much more…
