“I want to bring the upscale downtown bistro feel to the suburbs,” says Jane Knauf, a former executive at the Magnolia Hotel, who, along with Brett Shaheen, fresh off the heels as exec chef of Osteria Marco, will open the Wooden Table next week at 2500 East Orchard Road, in…
Vegetarian fare plays an important role in Lebanese cuisine, and Golden’s Ali Baba Grill is testament to the fact that you can get delicious (meat-free!) international cuisine as far west as the foothills. There doesn’t seem to be a downtime for this eatery; when we stopped by on Labor Day…
Today, the Denver FilmCenter launches FilmFeast, a new annual festival celebrating food and film — and between Westword’s own Dish event and potato, green chile and local-food festivals happening this weekend, we’ve got you covered with all kinds of culinary events. Here’s a taste of what’s ahead:…
Turkey legs. Everyone was eating them over the weekend at A Taste of Colorado at Civic Center Park, where the meaty beasts are downright ubiquitous. On Monday, Taste officials released their cutely named “festimates” of food consumed at the festival, which you can see below, in addition to many more…
The menu at this tidy, convivial restaurant, whose exterior completely belies its interior, is a mash-up of different cuisines, including Mexican and Greek, the latter of which has garnered the joint a fiercely loyal following. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
Cafe Society invited some of our favorite eateries to share samples at Dish, September 9 at Ninth Avenue Historic Park. Here’s what they’ll be serving: Scott Bermingham Snooze www.snoozeeatery.com What are you serving at Dish? A Taleggio deviled egg mousse-stuffed prosciutto pillow with butter aioli, balsamic reduction and micro-arugula on…
Dry Dock Brewing is getting ready to bottle its next seasonal beer, a whiskey-barrel-aged version of its HMS Bounty called Bligh’s Barleywine Ale, and brewery founder Kevin DeLange says it’s going to blow people out of the water…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where? contests last week, featuring everything from a mountain of mac and cheese with pulled pork to that rare bird, broasted chicken, to a plate of soft-shell crabs. For correctly identifying that plate as coming from Pho-natic, Denverchef wins an EatDenver deck…
Growing up in New Jersey, I was a punk-rock kid. I started with Iggy and the Stooges, the Ramones and the Clash, and moved on to Bad Brains, Fear, the Misfits, early Bad Religion, then into NY hardcore, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, etc. As the ’80s progressed, so did my…
All this week, we’ll be rolling out the dishes that will be featured at Dish, our celebration of Denver’s dining scene, set for Friday, September 9. This is the seventeenth edition of the annual eating event, which used to go by the name Menu Affair and also has a new…
Maggiano’s wants to teach you about good wine, which is why on the first Tuesday of every month, the restaurant at 7401 South Clinton Street in Englewood offers classes that pair unique wines with appetizers. This is the second-to-last class of the year (October’s will be the final installment), and…
Cafe Society invited some of our favorite eateries to share samples at Dish, September 9 at Ninth Avenue Historic Park. Here’s what one spot will be serving: Andre Lobato Interstate Kitchen + Bar www.interstaterestaurant.com/ What are you serving at Dish? “Tomato soup with griddled cheese and a sweet potato hot…
You hear that sound? It’s the sound of summer whistling its way out the door. Labor Day Weekend is upon us, and that means that even if we’re still able to sit on patios next week, the moment when we’re going to have to bundle up and brace for winter…
Thirteen years ago, chef Dan Witherspoon gave up an executive-chef position to build the Gourmet Spoon, which offers catering services plus a roster of interactive cooking experiences as private, on-site events. During that time, he also taught classes at the Seasoned Chef Cooking School. And when the opportunity presented itself…
Peter and Mara Soutiere, owners of Boulder’s Tahona Tequila Bistro and Sushi Tora, have big plans for the small spot they recently took over behind Tahona — even if those plans have been slightly delayed. The pair had originally planned to open the Pearl Street Steak Room in in late…
Happy Place: Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria, 2129 Larimer Street, 303-296-7000 The Happy Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $3 draft beers, $4 wines by the glass, $5 specialty cocktails, $5 appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
Last week, we embarked on a mission to expose secret dishes that Denver restaurants don’t divulge on their menus — dishes that you have to specifically ask for if you want to be privy to the secret stash…
This weekend is your last chance to make some memories at Dixons Downtown Grill, which is closing its doors Monday after almost fifteen years in the heart of LoDo. LoDo residents will be crying in their beers at a Saturday afternoon wake at Dixons. But the restaurant will stay open…
In this week’s Chef and Tell interview, Pete List, the executive chef of Beatrice & Woodsley, confesses, without apology, that if he could serve shit on a shingle, he’d gladly do so. Some of you, no doubt, wish that he’d actually give up his recipe for S.O.S., the childhood dish…
It’s been way, way too hot to slurp pho, but the warm weather is perfectly suitable to Vietnamese soft shell crabs and fresh vegetables. 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 is entered into…
Head to any Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard store and you’ll find four items showcasing green chile. And not just any green chile, but green chile from Santiago’s, now featured on Good Times’s chile cheese fries, cheeseburger burrito, chicken drunken burrito and green chile slider. The Green Chile Lover’s…
Don’t look for a second installment of Denver Restaurant Week next summer: Visit Denver, the convention and visitors bureau that organizes the event that’s grown into two weeks in the winter, says that DRW can’t split those two weeks and share the dining wealth between seasons because August is just…
