“We set out to do a small, simple restaurant, not to blaze any trails,” Alex Seidel, chef-owner of Fruition, told Westword two years after he opened that award-winning restaurant.”The positive reaction has been fantastic, but we never expected this kind of attention. I’m just a simple chef who cooks food.”…
After cooking around town, including at the late, lamented Encore, Paul Reilly and his sister, Aileen, finally got to open a place of their own last year. And what a place it is! Beast + Bottle, at 719 East 17th Avenue, is the restaurant “we conjured in our heads since…
Sometimes, you’re just too famished or have too much to do to deal with waiting for a table, ordering or making a whole big ordeal out of brunch. Solution: Olive & Finch. One of my absolute favorite fast-casual grab-and-go spots, this Uptown gem can seemingly do no wrong. See also:…
It took longer than expected to open Nonna’s Italian Bistro, Market & Deli in Centennial, the newest restaurant from the Catalano family. But what’s a couple of years when you have more than half a century of history behind you? “This is the culmination of the dreams of a generation…
Adrian Miller is a man of many talents and passions — judging barbecue not least among them. That’s not to make light of his other achievements, however. A Denver kid who attended Smoky Hill High School, Miller soon moved on to bigger things, graduating from Stanford University and Georgetown University…
Has Denver become a city of bagel snobs? That’s what one reader suggests, as the debate over Denver bagels versus New York bagels — as exemplified by Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen — continues. But according to that same reader, there’s another danger lurking on the horizon: designer toast. See also:…
Dozens of restaurants opened this summer in metro Denver, and there are many more slated to make their debuts later this year. Among them is Nocturne, a modern take on the 1940s jazz supper club that’s going into an old building at 1330 East 27th Street. “I want a place…
On Sunday, September 7, 2014, Westword will host its twentieth annual celebration of the Denver dining scene, DISH, in Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, where many of the favorite restaurants of Cafe Society writers and readers will be serving delectable dishes. Away from the grills and the…
On Sunday, September 7, 2014, Westword will host its twentieth annual celebration of the Denver dining scene, DISH, in Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, where many of the favorite restaurants of Cafe Society writers and readers will be serving delectable dishes. The Orange Crunch, for example, will…
No. 78 Pulled Pork Pig Pen Sandwich at Boney’s Smokehouse Barbecue 1543 Champa Street 303-825-9900 Boney’s pulled pork sandwich is just that — a simple sandwich of hickory-smoked pulled pork on a bun. You can get it topped with Kickin’ Slaw by asking for it Carolina style or with hot…
When people find out what I do for a living, they always ask two things: 1) What’s your favorite restaurant? And 2) What’s it like to be a critic? I’ll save the answer to the first question for our 31st edition of Best Of Denver next spring. But with one…
What’s better than one great patio? Two! This week’s featured patio brings a double dose of outdoor seating, plus an indoor space that offers the perfect bridge between summer patio time and warmer seating to escape autumn’s chill. The Source, if you don’t already know, is an artisan collective on…
A drive into the southern suburbs on a weekend can feel like you’re entering a deserted city. Traffic after rush hour is light, and once the sun begins to set, people seem to clear out like they’re expecting the vampires to come out. Places that normally do a brisk lunch…
It’s been a big summer for Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen, which opened in July in a Welton Street storefront and has been packing in the customers ever since. But owner Joshua Pollack’s claims that he makes an authentic “New York-style” New York native Eden Myles has spent years in the…
On Sunday, September 7, 2014, Westword will host its twentieth annual celebration of the Denver dining scene, DISH, in Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, where many of the favorite restaurants of Cafe Society writers and readers will be serving delectable dishes. The mobile food cart/catering operation Tamales…
On Sunday, September 7, 2014, Westword will host its twentieth annual celebration of the Denver dining scene, DISH, in Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, where many of the favorite restaurants of Cafe Society writers and readers will be serving delectable dishes. Silvi’s Kitchen (formerly Udi’s Cafe, Pizza…
On Sunday, September 7, 2014, Westword will host its twentieth annual celebration of the Denver dining scene, DISH, in Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, where many of the favorite restaurants of Cafe Society writers and readers will be serving delectable dishes. WaterCourse Bakery, the sweet-focused branch of…
On Sunday, September 7, 2014, Westword will host its twentieth annual celebration of the Denver dining scene, DISH, in Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, where many of the favorite restaurants of Cafe Society writers and readers will be serving delectable dishes. Like Manna From Heaven, which is…
On Sunday, September 7, 2014, Westword will host its twentieth annual celebration of the Denver dining scene, DISH, in Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, where many of the favorite restaurants of Cafe Society writers and readers will be serving delectable dishes. Like Frijoles Colorado Cuban Cafe, the…
After two big months for restaurant openings, the pace slowed a little in August — but still, more than twenty new spots opened their doors this month, everything from downhome burger bars to the upscale Cooper Lounge in Union Station. Keep reading for our Restaurant Roll Call for August. See…
Way back when record companies issued 45 rpm records in advance of a full album release, those little black discs had two sides; the A-side was the radio-friendly song that the producer hoped would become a hit. Songs on the B-side, however, weren’t always considered a band’s best work. But…
Tonight the brand-new Centennial/DTC ViewHouse will kick off a weekend of grand opening events to usher in a new era of drinking, dining and partying. Most of this ViewHouse in Centennial is as modern and flashy as its older Ballpark sibling, but a touch of the former occupant of the…
