If it weren’t for that blasted Cuban embargo, I wonder if eateries like Cuba Cuba Cafe & Bar wouldn’t be everywhere. Thankfully, the delightful Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria shops appear to multiplying rapidly, and there are places like Frijoles and Buchi to satisfy any lechon craving, but an evening at Cuba…
No. 86 Mar y Tierra Molcajete at Paxia 4001 Tejon Street 720-583-6860 The molcajete, a Mesoamerican stone mortar and pestle, didn’t evolve as a cooking implement. They were — and still are — traditionally used for grinding and pounding herbs, spices and chiles and preparing salsas and moles. But somewhere…
It’s not that the guys who work at Ska Brewing don’t want to get drunk. It’s just that they don’t want to get drunk as fast, says company co-owner Dave Thibodeau. “There’s been a lot of hype about session beers, but that’s not why we made it. We made it…
Colorado may be the healthiest state in the country, but it gained an unwanted honor this week, when the Center for Science in the Public Interest gave its top Xtreme Eating award to a monster meal at Denver-based Red Robin, which clocked in at a whopping 3,540 calories. But one…
Have you seen the renovated Union Station yet? If not, you might be the only one — the place has been packed since the restaurants started rolling out, attracting everyone from suburban lookyloos to Alton Brown, who was eating at Stoic & Genuine on Wednesday. With the grand-opening festivities over,…
Happy Colorado Day! In honor of this state’s birthday, History Colorado will be hosting a farmers’ market featuring Colorado produce and products this weekend. And at 10 a.m. this morning, Colorado Proud will be at the museum to launch Choose Colorado, a 27-day tour of this state’s producers; admission is…
June might have been a record-breaking month for restaurant openings, but July has already stolen the crown, with over forty new spots making an appearance — everything from the stylish Stoic & Genuine in the renovated Union Station to the eclectic Syntax Physic Opera on South Broadway. Keep reading for…
Urban farmer and entrepreneur Beverly Grant grew up in northeast Park Hill in the 1970s. She saw Denver’s eastside go from being a thriving, middle-class black neighborhood to a food desert — a community without a grocery store. And more recently, she’s watched as longtime residents of Five Points, one…
Food Network star, cookbook author and food-nerd extraordinaire Alton Brown was spotted yesterday attempting to have a quiet lunch at Stoic & Genuine, chef Jen Jasinski’s posh new seafood haven in Union Station. There was no filming going on, other than the discreet (or not so discreet) attempts of fellow…
With news of a revamped brunch menu, this week’s venture took us to Root Down, initially on behalf of my roommate — who recently received a gluten allergy diagnosis. She was looking forward to a menu accommodating of dietary restrictions — with gluten-free and vegan options prominently noted — and…
Updated: Read Red Robin’s statement at the end of this post. Colorado may be known for healthy residents who run marathons and climb mountains in their spare time. But there are still plenty of places in this state that cater to gluttons, including twenty locations of the Denver-based Red Robin,…
Get ready for the kickoff of the fall food season! On Sunday, September 7, DISH will return to Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. This is Westword’s twentieth annual celebration of the Denver drinking and dining scene, and it promises to be quite a party. Today is your…
Pop-up restaurants aren’t new to Denver; they hit their peak of popularity in the dark days of the Great Recession, when one-night private-supper clubs in unusual locations were a feasible way for out-of-work chefs to bring in a few dollars while providing high-end cuisine to cash-strapped food lovers. While cash…
UPDATE: Our pie won second place in its category at the Denver County Fair’s pot pavilion; only an infused parfait managed to edge it out. Entries in other categories included marijuana vegan corn dogs, cookies, and, of course, plenty of brownies. Straight off the cooling rack, the pie hit all…
During an otherwise pleasant review meal at The Kitchen Next Door Glendale, Gretchen Kurtz watched as a busser dropped a utensil into a bowl filled with broth — which splashed all over her husband’s shirt. Mistakes happen all the time at restaurants, she notes; what’s important is what happens next…
Tired of rainy Denver? Head up to Vail today for Chef in the Garden, where you can collect some cooking tips in a lovely setting. See also: Colorado Proud celebrates this state’s produce and products in August…
The Kitchen Next Door is a casual offshoot of the Kitchen, the high-end, community-oriented bistro founded in Boulder a decade ago at the lift-off point of the local, seasonal and sustainable movements. “When we thought of the Kitchen ten years ago, it resonated with people and we called it a…
Mistakes happen — that’s part of life. So it’s what happens next that matters most. When mistakes happen in restaurants, I’m always curious to see how the front of the house will react. In my review of The Kitchen Next Door Glendale, I write about one such mistake, the time…
Proving that Denverites can’t get enough of their brunch, Four Friends Kitchen, a new full-service breakfast, lunch and brunch joint, will hold its groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Stapleton’s East 29th Avenue Town Center. The new restaurant-to-be is the dream of four friends and neighbors, Kurt and Sarah…
I’ve been making the rounds at Civic Center Eats the past couple of weeks, prowling for something a tad bizarre, a bit more unusual than Korean tacos or gyros in a cone — maybe for a food substance that might have been created a thousand years ago if the migration…
August 1 is Colorado Day, and that’s when Colorado Proud will launch its second annual Choose Colorado Tour, a 27-day road trip across Colorado’s agricultural landscape. The event kicks off with a farmers’ market celebrating the start of Colorado Proud Month and showcasing fresh produce and ag products at 10…
Dude’s Brews, the packaging arm of Dad & Dude’s Breweria in Aurora, has started canning two new beers: Leaves of Lemongrass, a light-bodied wit bier brewed with lemongrass, coriander and orange peel, and Riot Red Rye Ale, a spicy red infused with Lampong peppercorns from Indonesia. They should be available…
