The strip along South University and Exposition is stamped with merchants, bars, cafes and restaurants, including the (inexplicably) long-standing Saucy Noodle and the Bonnie Brae Tavern, but the space at 723 South University Boulevard, next door to the Saucy Noodle, is cursed with bad luck…
I’m a certified spud head with an unwavering affinity for potato skins, and at this bar, which also does a great job with burgers, the skins, surfaced with cheese, bacon and scallions, would be worth the price of admission…if there were one. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus:…
Sesame Street, the show that has taught several generations of suburban white kids how to ask where the potty is in Spanish, is introducing a new Muppet this Sunday in a special episode about hunger, sponsored by Wal-Mart. Lily, the “food-insecure” Muppet, is seven years old, pink-faced, dressed in what…
Since Stranahan’s was sold to Proximo late last year, fans have been watching for signs that the corporate culture — not to mention Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey itself — has been changing. And they got a big clue yesterday when Jonathan Shikes reported that Stranahan’s is no longer allowing craft brewers…
Craft Spirits Festival: Still on the Hill returns to Breckenridge for a second year this weekend. Featuring tastings of handcrafted spirits, restaurant specials, a pub crawl and more, this craft festival deserves to go on, and on. The events continue through Saturday, October 8; for a complete schedule, visit www.gobreck.com/spirits-festival…
Oktoberfest celebrations continue, with Helga’s German Restaurant & Deli, 14197 East Exposition Avenue in Aurora, hosting Oktoberfest through Sunday, October 9. The festivities include live music, folk dancers, games, wine tastings, cultural demonstrations and more; Helga’s is even breaking out a hundred-foot tent to contain all the fun. Call 303-344-5488…
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…
Shawn Tram is rattling off the names of Denver chefs and restaurateurs who have recently stuffed themselves to the brink at Super Star Asian, the Chinese emporium, renowned for its dim sum, that Tram has managed for the past three years: “Matt Selby, Frank Bonanno, Gene Tang from Restaurant 1515…we…
Almost ten weeks ago, the construction on Tennyson street moved a little too close to the patio at Tastes Wine Bar. “They literally started unbolting the patio rail mid-shift,” says Daniel Kuhlman, who owns the spot. “The people who were out there having a glass of wine really enjoyed that.”…
The announcements highlighting Colorado’s big wins at the Great American Beer Festival have been coming fast and furious from local breweries since the three-day event ended on Saturday. But nothing was as entertaining as the correction/clarification issued by Oskar Blues concerning its three-medal performance. Here is the correction, sent by…
There’s a school of thought that argues location is everything when it comes to the restaurant business, and for those types, picking a prominent address in a good part of town is paramount. The opposite? Hiding your restaurant within the confines of another business. And that’s exactly what a handful…
Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey has asked the Colorado brewers who buy its sought-after barrels for the purposes of aging certain beers to stop using its name on their labels, and the distillery, which was bought out by New Jersey’s Proximo Spirits late last year, will no longer sell any of its…
It’s finally October, and our crisp, cooler weather serves as a harbinger of harvest season. This time of year also has our mouths watering for fall’s more luxurious, soul-satisfying menus. And you know what that means, right? Richer food calls for wines that can step up to the challenge. If…
The couple behind us were gushing — positively gushing, I tell you — over the green chile that spans the plates at this long-standing Mexican joint. But just like I don’t get the hoopla surrounding the frankfurters at Coney Island, I definitely don’t understand the obsession with the green chile…
Thanawat Bates Palace Arms at the Brown Palace 321 17th Street 303-297-3111 www.brownpalace.com/dining This is part two of my interview with Thanawat Bates, exec chef of the Palace Arms at the Brown Palace. Part one of my interview with Bates ran yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: I have so many,…
In late 2008, there was a race to see which restaurateur would open the first hip noodle bar in the area. Dave Query’s Big Red F group was planning to open Happy at 835 Walnut Street in Boulder, and the folks behind the Jet Hotel were going to put XO…
In honor of the recent Hug a Vegetarian Day, Cafe Society served up the “Thirteen hottest vegetarians.” But several commenters took issue with our choices:…
The folks at West End Tavern, 926 Pearl Street in Boulder, know how to share; on the first Thursday of every month, the West End hosts the Satellite Tap Room, offering drafts from a different brewery, with reps on hand to discuss the beers. Today, Sierra Nevada’s brews brewers will…
When Todd Regan took over the old Marrakesh space on Blake Street earlier this year, he optimistically planned to open a new restaurant in the space as baseball season got under way. But thanks to “the government,” he says, which “wanted to make sure I knew who was in charge,”…
Next week, EatDenver, a ring of local, independent restaurants, is hosting Harvest Week, a series of themed, multi-course pop-up dinners (and one brunch) that will take place between October 9 and 13 at the GrowHaus, an urban farm located at 4751 York Street. Last week, we announced a contest, in…
Master Sommelier Brett Zimmerman, who took over at the Boulder Wine Merchant just over a year ago, was recently consulting on a customer’s cellar when a conundrum led to a new activity. “The client said, ‘I want to reload with a bunch of Burgundy, but I don’t get a chance…
For this week’s review I went to Tres Jolie, the boutique-meets-cafe that is, without a doubt, one of the girliest places in town. While the pretty wares and tearoom-like atmosphere make an ideal setting for a ladies’ lunch, the food is good enough to win over skeptical males — like…
