Copper Kettle Brewing had only been open five months when it won a gold medal at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival for its Mexican Chocolate Stout. Owners Kristen Kozik and Jeremy Gobien were ecstatic, but they didn’t let the honor go to their heads. Instead, they’ve been turning out…
When you’re looking for a quick breakfast — coffee for one hand, sandwich or bagel for the other — and you want it meat-free, Hi Rise is an excellent choice if you’re near the Ballpark neighborhood. The coffee, bagels and breakfast sandwiches are all superb; service is fast; there’s seating…
Rebecca Conda has owned the Lancer Lounge since 1999 — — but she doesn’t own the building that houses what she readily admits is a “dive.” Even so, she poured $100,000 into fixing up the joint last year, building new bathrooms and even putting a big window in front. But…
Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, presents Beers Made by Walking from 5 to 8 p.m. today. The mini-beer fest will feature ten beers that were made over the past summer by nine well-known breweries around Colorado; each includes some sort of edible or medicinal plant that was discovered along…
My affinity for Mexican food knows no bounds, but when I’m searching for some of the best, the trail inevitably leads me here, where everything from the green chile to the carne abobada fajitas leaves me wistful for more. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
Update: Congratulations to 94cubuff and Teresa Burwell! You have each won two tickets. To everyone else, thanks for writing in: This was one of our toughest contests in a while. Original post: It was all such a blur. Within 45 minutes of their release on August 2, every ticket to…
“It’s Downtown Denver’s Mexican alley,” quips Whitney Olmstead. At the very least, the arrival of T|ACO, which opens in Denver (the original location sprouted in Boulder earlier this year) at 11 a.m. on Friday, will make the 1500 block of Blake Street a trifecta of Mexican restaurants, given that the…
This is the first in a series of Q&As with beer-minded folks who have jobs to do during the Great American Beer Festival. Volunteers at the Great American Beer Festival are sometimes maligned, usually busy and always — always — needed. After all, there are going to be 2,700 different…
Update: For photos of Lancer Lounge’s final night, visit “Slide show: Lancer Lounge’s last night.” For more on the developing story, read “Lancer Lounge seized by State of Colorado for back taxes.” I don’t remember the first time I went to the Lancer Lounge — it was more than a…
It’s a universally acknowledged truth that food and football belong together — were meant for each other, even. But what about food trucks and the traditional tailgating party? From the looks of Sunday’s gourmet food-truck festival dedicated to feeding Broncos fans (and their opponents), those specific stars are just as…
Tom Downey, director of the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, just issued his final decision regarding Rockbar’s application to renew its liquor licenses for the hipster hangout on East Colfax. Downey’s decision? No. And if that order stands, Rockbar will be high and dry within the month. See also:…
Every November, I cook a turkey. Not on Thanksgiving, but a couple of weeks early. This way, I can get a taste of Turkey-Day excitement early and not have to stuff myself on the actual day, ending up in a tryptophan-induced coma. The same plan also helps you survive Great…
Cafe Society dished out five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a plate of tacos (with black olives!) from the Cherry Cricket (stick with the burgers), to an all-American hot dog from Mustard’s Last Stand to a pathetic excuse for crab legs from a national chain that really should…
Kosherie is a Middle Eastern dish comprising lentils, pasta, rice and a spicy, tomato-based sauce, topped with fried onions. This version (recipe adapted from Moosewood New Classics) features fried shallots instead, just to switch things up. Although this dish requires a four-burner stove with a lot of things happening at…
Updated with new events: Tourists may go to Rome to see the Coliseum, but it’s the side streets, the adventures and the hidden cafes that typically fill their cameras and their post-trip stories. The same is true of the week surrounding the Great American Beer Festival. The event is the…
Joints keep getting snapped up in LoHi, which Forbes has rated as one of the “hippest hipster neighborhoods” in the country. The most recent takeover: the former Arabian Bar, which has been in business since the ’20s at 3360 Navajo Street. It’s now being transformed into Barry’s@Highlands by Barry Zadikoff,…
The Great American Beer Fest will fill the Colorado Convention Center this Thursday through Saturday. Tickets to the seminal celebration of craft beer sold out in record time this year, and Cafe Society will be offering up comprehensive and “professional” coverage throughout the week — as well as a couple…
A passerby saw the smoke coming from Tequila’s Mexican Restaurant at 17535 South Golden Road early Sunday morning, and called 911 at 1:20 a.m. Sunday morning. By the time firefighters from four metro departments arrived, the blaze had gone to the roof, and it took several hours to put out…
The deadline for comments on the suggested denial of Rockbar’s liquor-license renewal — issued ten days ago by hearing office William Hobbs — was 5 p.m. today. In the meantime, Jesse Morreale, the owner of Rockbar, has been busy, with staff and supporters exercising a “three-tiered outreach campaign to residents…
The Ritz-Carlton, Denver, 1880 Curtis Street, has received AAA’s Five-Diamond rating for the third year in a row, securing its reign as Denver’s first and only hotel to meet the travel guide’s lofty standards. “We are truly proud of the incredible service we extend to our guests each and every…
Go Fish, 1 Broadway, will unveil its new lounge and bar — complete with eight taps — with a grand opening party from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. today. The sushi joint is offering buy-one-get deals on all drinks, all night. Here’s a look at the sleek new digs: See…
The Taste of the Nation, arguably one of Denver’s best local food soirees, gets under way Sunday, October 14, at Mile High Station, where more than thirty restaurants, food carts and trucks, along with numerous mixologists, will gather to cook, mix and muddle and raise funds for the nonprofit, whose…
