News leaked earlier this year that Denver-based Chipotle had registered the name ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, suggesting what might be in store for the Asian concept the company was planning on unveiling. And after months of keeping silent about it, the burrito chain is finally divulging a little information: ShopHouse…
We’re proponents of good old-fashioned face-to-face socializing when it comes to finding dates in this town, and in Best of Denver 2011, we noted that Common Grounds is the Best Coffeehouse for Finding a Date. Why? Because there’s ample opportunity to mingle. On Fridays, we’re revealing additional spots in Denver…
Happy Place: Reiver’s Bar and Grill, 1085 South Gaylord Street, 303-733-8856 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. to close. The Deals: $2.50-$6 beer specials; $10 buckets of beer; $2.50 cocktails, half-price appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
Don’t put on your dancing shoes yet, Creekers. After an epic, hours-long liquor-license hearing March 25 at the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, Michael Olsen’s plans to put a version of his Hush nightclub into the subterranean space at 250 Steele Street seem doomed. Olsen has until the close…
The shot above was taken at a restaurant, whose kitchen crew really knows how to flex its muscles…at least when it comes to mussels. 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…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
Readers are using their noodles when dishing up alternatives to our list of the “Five best dishes of mac and cheese in Denver” — a category in which Tom’s Home Cookin’ took top honors in the Best of Denver 2011. What about Rackhouse? What about Delite? And, above, all, what…
DAM Uncorked pours out the fun at the Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway, from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight, with hundreds of wines to sample, as well as world-class beers, appetizers, a silent auction and more. Admission runs from $35 to $90; for more info, call 720-865-5000…
As Satchel’s on 6th gets ready to open its doors — according to the restaurant’s Facebook page, it’ll start serving dinner on Saturday — a new restaurant is aiming to make something work in the old Satchel’s Market address at 28th Avenue and Fairfax in Park Hill. Pary’s on 28th…
There was no rain delay yesterday at the groundbreaking for Project Angel Heart’s new project, which will turn a sixty-year-old building at 4950 Washington Street into a 30,000-square-foot facility that will ultimately quadruple the number of clients suffering from life-threatening illnesses who receive meals every week from Project Angel Heart…
The documentary What’s Organic About Organic? is being screened at various places around the metro area, including the Mercury Cafe tonight. I caught the film at the Nomad last night, at an event that was a Boulder local-food orgy: surprisingly good turnip green pesto on baguette and duck confit salad…
Every so often, when the mood hits, I get a fetish for fajitas. But while these were passable, they were nowhere near perfect. 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 a…
More than 900 oysters arrived at the Cheeky Monk yesterday on an overnight flight from the Oregon coast — all of them destined to be consumed with Rogue beers. That comes out to a dozen each for the 75 people who bought tickets to the sold-out Colorado Beer Week event…
Macaroni and cheese is one of our ultimate comfort foods, a dish quintessential to our youth, since most parents — even the ones who didn’t know how to cook anything that didn’t come from a box — could whip up a batch of the stuff for a play date. And…
Many of the bigger craft breweries across the country overhaul their image every three or four years, adding beers to the lineup, changing their look or their labels. But time moves a little slower in Idaho Springs. “We are doing a whole image revamp,” says Steve Indrehus, the head brewer…
Curses collide! No sooner does the Best of Denver hit the street every year than, almost inevitably, one of our picks meets with disaster. This year, the apparent victim is our Best Breakfast Under $2 — which we gave to Gordo Loco, a burrito/burger joint that opened early this year…
Grub Street New York, the blog that’s the online voice of New York Magazine, just rounded up 101 favorite pastas across the country, posting photos of ravioli, tagliatelle, orzo and rigatoni in a pasta porn slideshow (and before you get cranky with us, “porn” was Grub Street’s word). And in…
The ground may be dusted with white powder, but a little snow isn’t enough to put the breaks on the ten street food trucks and carts that will feed mouths on the Auraria Campus beginning at 10 a.m. as part of Innovation Day, an event hosted by Metro State’s Center…
This is part two of my interview with Luke Mewbourn, executive chef of Table Mountain Inn Grill & Cantina. In part one of that interview, Mewbourn harps on foie gras and Lady Gaga and hails the righteousness of Jim’s Burger Haven. Luke Mewbourn Table Mountain Inn Grill & Cantina 1310…
For decades, Westword readers have voted for McDonald’s as the spot where you can find the Best French Fries. That’s just one of the many reasons why the annual Best of Denver issues always emphasize our editorial picks. Another reason: The readers generally pick Taco Bell for Best Taco. Democracy…
At 7 p.m. tonight, the Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, will host a screening of What’s Organic About Organic, co-sponsored by Grant Family Farms. A $10 suspected donation will support filmmaker Shelley Rogers, who will be on hand to talk about the documentary that delves into the debates that arise…
City, O’ City, 206 East 13th Avenue, will host a Boozenfud “It’s Firkin” Dinner, with four Great Divide beers served in eight firkins, alongside a paired menu. The event starts at 5 p.m.; for more info call 303-831-6443 or go to cityocitydenver.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around…
