For more than a year, Mark Antonation ate his way up Federal Boulevard. With that journey done, he’ll now explore different cuisines from around the globe right here in metro Denver, one month at a time, in Ethniche. First up: Hawaiian food. It’s a long drive from my neighborhood to…
Are vegetarians jerks? Or are the people serving vegetarians jerks? While Gretchen Kurtz liked many of the dishes at Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant, which she reviews this week, she found the service less than attentive. And on our arts blog, Bree Davies pondered the possibility of becoming a vegetarian — but…
Should diners be able to openly carry guns in restaurants? Chipotle Mexican Grill doesn’t think so. The chain, founded in Denver by Steve Ells just over two decades ago, is asking customers not to bring firearms into its restaurants. The request follows a recent incident in which open-carry enthusiasts brought…
Latke Love apparently wasn’t getting a lot of love from its landlords, and the spot on East 28th Avenue will close at the end of May as a result. It had only been open as a brick-and-mortar store for a little over a year, after a test run as a…
Heading for the hills this holiday weekend? A breakfast tradition at this spot, the posole will bowl you over — and is so popular that the hostess will even hand you the recipe on request. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
The Colorado School of English is doing more than just helping foreign students master the complex language of English. It’s also teaching them to give back to the communities that help them. As part of the service learning component of the curriculum, students do a volunteer project every twelve weeks;…
From its modest start in an old Dolly Madison ice cream store, Steve Ell’s Chipotle Mexican Grill has grown into a very big deal, with over 1,500 stores around the world. And lately it’s been making some very big news: Chipotle is being attacked from the outside, as the focus…
Denver’s first High Point Creamery, its second Adagio Bakery and its fourth Park Burger have all taken spaces in the tiny shopping center at the corner of Holly and Cedar streets in the Hilltop/Crestmoor area. >See also: Fat Jack’s now open in LoHi…
Family owned Fat Jack’s Supersubs has has been dishing out sandwiches to Denverites for the last fourteen years. And now it’s just opened its fifth location, this one in LoHi. See also: Fat Jack’s Subs coming to LoHi…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week, featuring everything from a less-than-appetizing carne adobada at D’Corazon to a fantastic corned beef hash at Creekside Cafe in Steamboat and more. See also: Guess where I’m eating asparagus salad?…
Brunch is definitely Denver’s favorite meal, and diners were out in force yesterday at local eateries to enjoy the sunshine and seasonal fare — including this asparagus salad. Too bad the kitschy coffee mug wasn’t as fresh… Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first…
The Colorado School of English is doing more than just helping foreign students master the complex language of English. It’s also teaching them to give back to the communities that help them. As part of the service learning component of the curriculum, students do a volunteer project every twelve weeks;…
Daniel Bradley, the focus of our current Chef and Tell interview, is the chef at 5280 Burger Bar, which opened earlier this year in the Denver Pavilions. “I love the smell of roasting green chiles,” he told Lori Midson. “We go through tons of roasted green chiles every day, and…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Palettes, Kevin Taylor’s restaurant in the Denver Art Museum, where the service is sometimes far from artful. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson interviewed Daniel Bradley of 5280 Burger Bar, who talked about his lifelong love of burgers, his hatred of fast…
Chipotle eaters may not be too thrilled the next time they head to their nearest location: the Denver-based company has raised its prices by about 25 cents per item — bringing chicken tacos and burritos up to $6.75 and after tax, $7.02. It’s the first time in three years that…
Blooming Beets Kitchen, a new restaurant tentatively scheduled to open this weekend in Boulder, will feature a 100 percent Paleo diet-friendly menu. The restaurant, sandwiched between Vic’s coffee shop and the Boulder Cork at 3033 30th Street, bills itself as the first all-Paleo restaurant in Boulder, and promises a menu…
At the beginning of the year, the Denver Tea Room closed its doors in the Victorian house at 1820 East Colfax where it had poured for years, in preparation for a move to South Broadway. Now, after months of work, the new spot is ready to make its debut today…
Denver has a staggering number of burger joints, and you can also find burgers everywhere from Mexican restaurants to fine-dining establishments, anywhere a customer might want to order America’s favorite dish. Last week Lori Midson tried the new burger at the Squeaky Bean, which just introduced lunch, and she pronounced…
The Bistro at Stapleton opened yesterday in a neighborhood hungry for dining options. Chef and GM Cristino Griego, who worked in Italy and France, hopes to recreate a European bistro with an emphasis on both local and international products in the dining room and attached market. The bar features eleven…
The above photo is from a Mexican restaurant that does a bang-up lunch business, but I can’t imagine it’s because of the carne adobada…or the queso…or the enchilada…or the chile relleno, because we tried all of those dishes, only to push them to the end of the table, pay our…
A presence on Denver’s food scene for more than 25 years, Kevin Taylor has been associated with polished dining since the days of Zenith American Grill, which he opened in 1987 to local and national acclaim. That restaurant closed years ago, and in the past two months, two more of…
Last September, when Miki Hashimoto, the owner of Japon (now John Holly’s Asian Bistro), closed his Japanese restaurant after eighteen years in Washington Park, he teased us with his future plans: “I have some great new ideas and concepts that I’m exploring that Denver hasn’t seen,” he said, adding that…
