Pork and beer — two great tastes that taste great together. If you agree, head to Osteria Marco, 1453 Larimer Street, which is serving up a Hooves & Hops dinner at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The five-course pig feast will be complemented by handpicked local brews from Odell. Reserve a seat,…
Yes, we’ve all heard that the Biennial coming to Civic Center Park in July — but did you know that the Denver Piennial will be served up at the same time? Find out all about it at 3 p.m. today at the kickoff event for the Piennial — “a celebration…
I always knew Happy/Bitter Bar’s Mark Stoddard was driven, but I didn’t realize he wanted to take on the world. In New York City last Sunday, Stoddard, Todd Thrasher (Washington, D.C.) and Sean Hoard (New York) were all named Cocktail World Cup U.S. finalists. And in a week, Stoddard will…
More than 20 breweries will be on tap this Saturday at Govnr’s Park, 672 Logan Street, for a brew fest fundraiser to benefit the International Rett Syndrome Foundation. A mere $15 grants you entry into the event, which begins at 5 p.m. and includes a souvenir glass and all the…
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but as far as chain restaurants go, this one actually doesn’t suck. True, the raspberry mojito was sweet enough for my 16-year-old niece, and the martinis were a little on the small side, but, hell, it’s still more than I expected from a chain…
Cynics may be predicting the end of the cupcake era, but the craze undeniably recognizes a dessert-goer’s instinct toward the small, the cute and the adventurous. What may allow the cupcake to persevere in the face of detractors is its mutable personality. Frozen, savory, boozy or meaty: It’s all been…
Gindi Cafe, 3601 Arapahoe Avenue #181 in Boulder (in the Peloton’s retail area), already has a decent happy hour that runs from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. daily and includes special pricing on red and white wines, margaritas, martinis and mojitos, plus certain small plates. But they’re upping the ante starting…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
There are people who worship the marriage of shrimp and grits. Those people should take comfort in the fact that several Denver restaurants answer the call, including one down-home joint that always slings a little extra lagniappe on the plate. Can you guess where I got my Dixie on?…
The weather is warming up, but it will be chili – very chili – inside the Denver Press Club tonight when a couple dozen members of the media put down their pens and pick up ladles for a chili cook-off benefiting the Women’s Bean Project. The 5th Annual Celebrity Chili…
For the first time in more than a decade, McCormick’s Fish House & Bar, at 1659 Wazee Street, did not host its annual luncheon to celebrate the Changing of the Sign — the ceremony held outside the bar on the Thursday before St. Patrick’s Day, when Wazee at 17th Street…
Boulder has some terrific restaurants, including Arugula, the site of a recent Slow Food dinner that fed the mind, body and soul of Juliet Wittman. But Arugula isn’t the only Boulder restaurant that feeds us. Here are five more of our favorites: Frasca Food & Wine, 1738 Pearl Street, 303-442-6966…
Sick of that 3.2 swill at 7-Eleven? Tired of waiting for legislators to give you permission to buy a bottle of vodka at a grocery store? You may get a chance to change the rules yourself, if Initiative 48 makes the November ballot. Although a proposal to allow convenience stores…
Today Sprouts Farmers Market will open its eighth Colorado store, at 4729 West 29th Street in Greeley — just two weeks after a Sprouts sprouted up in Centennial, at 20811 East Smoky Hill Road. The six other locations are in Aurora, Boulder, Castle Rock, Fort Collins, Parker and Westminster, and…
The Women’s Lighthouse Project — which provides support and empowerment for women who are living with HIV — knows not to fix something when it ain’t broken. That’s why its signature fundraising event, Cook-Off for a Cause, continues to pair chefs with local celebrities in an Iron Chef-style competition with…
If you’re one of those people who doesn’t poison your body with pork, cow, fowl, things with fins or anything else that might be construed as meat by PETA, then we have just the contest for you. The animal-rights group is in the final throes of its annual Sexiest Vegetarian…
Just got news of another Denver Restaurant Week extension. Yes, we know: Even without any extensions, the event has gone way beyond a “week” — and for that matter, it also stretches far beyond Denver. Because the latest extension news comes from Trattoria on Pearl, at 1430 Pearl Street in…
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery’s locations across the country are holding their annual fundraiser this week to raise money for fire departments and related charities. Although the Louisville-based chain typically allows each of its restaurants to brew their own beers, all of them used the same recipe for Fire Chief…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
When a server tells me that a dish is spicy, I usually think that I’ll be disappointed, but just the opposite happened at my new favorite Saturday brunch spot. The chorizo served with the huevos rancheros actually made me grab for my water, something so exceedingly rare, that I reached…
Sketch, the sultry wine bar at 101 Broadway, already has one of the best late-night menus in Denver, and now, owners Jesse Morreale and Sean Yontz, have added breakfast and lunch dishes to the syllabus, along with a full-service coffee and espresso bar. “The breakfast thing has been in the…
Rod Dupen and John Power aren’t waffling around when it comes to their next move. The owners of the Waffle Brothers, the 16th Street Mall concession stand at 16th and Arapahoe, have snapped up the Daphne’s Deli space at 393 Corona Street, where they’ll continue to dish out deli sandwiches…
