Last week we received numerous tips that Food Network star Alton Brown was having lunch at Stoic & Genuine in Union Station — a choice we thought was a little odd for someone trying to have a quiet lunch away from the glare of cameras. After all, it’s been one…
No. 85 Crispy spare ribs at Table Top 2230 Oneida Street 720-542-9035 Table Top has only been open a few weeks in the quaint Oneida Park shopping center in Park Hill, but chef Brady Marcotte has already dialed in the flavors of what he calls “smokehouse-inspired new American cooking” to…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz visited the latest outpost of The Kitchen — The Kitchen Next Door Glendale — and realized it could be the next TGI Fridays…in spirit, if not execution. We also talked about building sandwiches and a life in Colorado with Stack Subs owner Rick…
Downtown just got a whole lot sweeter. It’Sugar, a candy shop, has opened its brightly colored doors in the Denver Pavilions, providing a place for kids, passersby and anyone else with a sweet tooth to get their candy fix. We sent photographer Philip Poston to check out this city’s latest…
Yesterday, we told you about our pie — a pot-infused Dutch treat — that we entered into the Denver County Fair’s new marijuana category. Today we received word that our stoner slice earned a second-place ribbon from the judges in the “Best Sweet Infused Recipe” category (other than brownies, that…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The story is a familiar one in the restaurant business: a corporate employee from outside the food world — maybe a sales rep or a project manager or a VP of operations — is forced by circumstances to make a life-changing decision and determines to follow a dream. The usual…
After Restaurant Kevin Taylor and Prima closed in the Hotel Teatro earlier this year, the hotel spent a pretty penny on renovating the space (which encompassed more than just the restaurant footprint). In May, the hotel announced that a new restaurant, called the Nickel, would open featuring rustic charm and…
No. 87 Kimchi and sausage torta at City O’ City 206 East 13th Avenue 303-831-6443 A fact about vegetarians: Most of them didn’t quit eating meat because they didn’t like the taste. While some plant-eaters eschew mock meat on principle, as many or more relish those guilt-free alternatives. Rather than…
The bunker-like space on the ground floor of a condo building on Tennyson Street wasn’t very lucky for former tenants. Tastes Wine Bar lasted five years in the spot, but fizzled along with then-owner Daniel Kuhlman’s short-lived Wild Catch on East 17th Avenue, while the art bar that took its…
After two years, Harold’s and the Bayonet Room, the farm-to-table restaurant in Longmont’s Best Western Plaza Hotel, served its final dish this past Saturday. Fortunately for hungry Longmont residents, the space is now being renovated for a new concept from Dave Oehlman, owner of the two Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ &…
While Chipotle has been on a roll, with a fantastic quarterly earnings statement, Taco Bell is making a serious effort to get a chunk of Chipotle’s customers — adding a Cantina Power Menu to its healthier Cantina Bell menu. But as Jenn Wohletz notes in her top five reasons why…
