“Why not?” deadpans Eric Skokan when I ask him about opening Bramble & Hare, the new restaurant he’ll unveil to the public on Monday, directly adjacent to Black Cat, the gospel of seasonality that Skokan introduced to Boulder in 2006 just off the Pearl Street Mall…
Spuntino has added happy-hour specials and brunch to a roster that includes its renowned gelato, which rated our best ice cream list. Spuntino, which closed earlier this year to retool its concept, reopened in March with a new lineup that included Yasmin Lozada-Hissom and John Broening, along with original owner…
Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper’s infamous response to a question about his favorite beer has inspired numerous jokes and parodies over the past few weeks, not to mention his very own Denver beer, Clown Question, a Canadian lager-style beer brewed by Denver Beer Co. The name is based on the (tongue-in-cheek)…
It may not be the Bronx, but this new neighborhood spot has New York-style pies and more…
This is a joint that doesn’t waffle around when it comes to its smorgasbord of sandwiches — sandwiches with common names like “Joe” and “Jones” in their titles. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where posts is…
“The Justice League of Street Food is back for its third year of urban feasting, and the group is more determined than ever to maintain the edge they’ve always had,” Andra Zeppelin, who handles the public relations for the Justice League of Street Food, told me back in May when…
Pizza Hut’s newest offering, P’Zolo stuffed sub sandwiches, are attempting to torpedo Subway. And while this isn’t the worst campaign the Hut has ever waged, the P’Zolo is definitely on its short list of food flubs…
Burgers! Burgers! Burgers! As summer heats up, so does America’s obsession with burgers. And Denver not only has a number of stand-alone spots that serve up decent burgers, but several Denver-based chains devoted to burgers, as well as many national chains — including Steak ‘n Shake, which just entered the…
Yard House will open its 39th location in the country and its third in Colorado, at Park Meadows in Lone Tree, on Sunday, July 1. The first local Yard House opened in Colorado Mills six years ago; the second in downtown Denver in late 2010. The new Yard House is…
After a decade at 255 S. Broadway, Barker Lounge is moving to 475 Santa Fe Drive, once home to the Continental Club, One Eyed Jacks and most recently the NV Lounge…
His long, lanky body clad in a T-shirt, knee-length shorts and Converse tennis shoes, Josh Wolkon slips into a booth at Steuben’s, orders a Pimms cocktail and stretches his arms. The last few months have been a whirlwind for the owner of Steuben’s, which he unleashed in Uptown in 2007…
Pizza Republica, Rio Grande and Larkburger have begun donation programs to aid victims of the High Park, Waldo Canyon and Flagstaff fires and the firefighters trying to contain them. And here are two more ways to dine out for the cause. If you know of any others, please share them…
Most Middle Eastern restaurants sling pita pulled from plastic bags, but this Mid-East feast house bakes its own, resulting in puffed spheres that plume with billows of smoke at the poke of a fork. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
Why did the chicken breast fillet cross the road? To get the f*ck away from Wendy’s employees who would most certainly cook it into a salty, leathery hunk of dreck. Wendy’s just rolled out two fresh berry-oriented seasonal menu items for summer: the Berry Almond Chicken Salad and Strawberry Shortcake…
Thomas Salamunovich Larkspur 478 Vail Valley Drive, Vail 970-754-8050 www.larkspurvail.com Larkburger www.larkburger.com Part one of my interview with Thomas Salamunovich, exec chef of Larkspur and Larkburger, ran yesterday; this is part two of our chat. Rules of conduct in your kitchen: Respect each other, have a sense of humor, and…
If you’ve been looking forward to a sizzling sugar steak to kick off this year’s Independence Day, you’ll have to reschedule. Bastien’s Restaurant, a Denver’s Best Low-End Steakhouse winner and 2010’s Best Addition to the National Register of Historic Places, will be closed all next week…
Red Robin’s new spinoff concept, Red Robin’s Burger Works, is a smaller, less-dramatic-and-more-metallic version of the original, meant for smaller urban spaces. It has less hustle and bustle than the original stores, and also much less less square footage. But the Greenwood Village-based company did put a handful of its…
Popular chain restaurants may have their faults, but they also have their benefits — consistency primary among them. It’s comforting for customers to know that they can count on uniform, no-surprise dishes at certain chains. And I definitely have my consistent favorites. Here’s a list of my top five full-service…
Considering the heat, the mere thought of eating anything hot makes me want to dive into a sea of blue, but since that’s not an option, I’ll take a bowl of cool three-bean, lemon-kissed hummus instead, paired with housemade Parmesan crisps and raw vegetables. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
Pete Marczyk (who’s interviewed in in this chef and tell) and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them…
Thomas Salamunovich Larkspur 478 Vail Valley Drive, Vail 970-754-8050 www.larkspurvail.com Larkburger www.larkburger.com This is part one of my interview with Thomas Salamunovich, exec chef of Larkspur and Larkburger, Part two of our chat will be posted here tomorrow. “Food wasn’t a big deal in my life, but music? Music was…
Most of the city’s Korean restaurants, much like our Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese dining dens, are marked by their transparent strip mall center facades, bare interiors and stoic service. That’s not how Shin Sa Dong, a new Korean restaurant at 10293 East Iliff Avenue, rolls…
