One of the most coveted locations in Cherry Creek, right next door to the “celebrity” Starbucks at Second and Filmore, will soon have a new tenant: The Einstein Bros Bagel store is shuttering at the end of the month, and by early April, a second Margs Taco Bistro will take…
Bacon! What? There’s nothing else to say…except …Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we select one lucky winner who’ll receive an EatDenver dining deck,…
Ryan Leinonen Trillium 2134 Larimer Street 303-379-9759 www.trilliumdenver.com Hey!” hollers Ryan Leinonen to one of his cooks. “How’s that cauliflower soup doing? Make sure you keep an eye on it.” And for the next two hours, Leinonen, the chef-owner of the month-old Trillium, watches from afar at the bar, taking…
There are no Dippin’ Dots vendors at the National Western Stock Show — the company that created the “ice cream of the future” filed for bankruptcy in November — and Biker Jim’s truck, one of several at the Stock Show this year, wasn’t manned until 4 p.m.yesterday afternoon. Still, we…
Since the Best of Denver 2011, we’ve been posting occasional lists of our runners-up in some popular categories — lists that are not only available here, but on our Best of Denver app. And, as always, certain categories provoke plenty of discussion — which started just seconds after Lori Midson…
Street Kitchen Asian Bistro opened in January 2011 — but it took me almost a year to find my way to a satisfying meal at this spot. A friend and I stopped in recently as the lunch rush was coming to a close, passing exiting groups of cubicle warriors as…
For five years, Anthony Davis has been a barista and manager at north Boulder’s Amante, where he learned to pour shots and style out lattes with art. But this spring, the coffee enthusiast is striking out on his own closer to his Highland neighborhood home, opening 2914 Coffee at 2914…
In a world where our food has become increasingly and frighteningly far removed from its purveyors, the timeless art of butchery represents a comforting connection to the way things used to be. There’s something incomparably refreshing about having a friendly chat with a trustworthy expert about your food, especially with…
Mecca Grill, 270 South Downing Street, won a Best of Denver award in 2010 for “Best Lamb That Mary Would Have Liked” — but lamb is far from all that’s on the menu at this mini-mall storefront. As that award noted, the music choice is a little bizarre (when we…
Chef Vue sounded like such a good idea: A Town Center of Aurora version of US Thai Cafe, Ma Vue’s six-year-old restaurant in Edgewater, which serves some of the best curry in the area. But Aurora eaters didn’t view Chef Vue the same way: It didn’t even last six months,…
There aren’t too many places where you can wrap your jaws around a $2 breakfast burrito, but here, at this weird little pit stop that has a drive-thru, two bucks and tax gets you a hefty gut bomb to satisfy your morning lust. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special…
After overcomng some zoning challenges, Slice Works, the pizza joint that occupies a brand-new building at 700 East Colfax Avenue, in the former Argonaut parking lot, officially opened on Sunday, January 8. It’s just the latest improvement along this stretch of Colfax…
Tooey’s Off Colfax has been one of our favorite watering holes since it opened its doors in 2009 — in part because it makes an excellent classic martini. Still, on nights when we’re bellied up to that bar, we always lament the fact that we have to wander down the…
We now take a break from the controversy over the closing of Gabor’s to egg on a discussion at the other end of the culinary spectrum. Restaurateur Frank Bonanno wants to know if diners would pay a hefty amount for a caviar tasting at Mizuna, his fine-dining restaurant. The estimated…
When the Blake opened last October, owner Jimmy Calanni planned to unlock his two-story space on the weekends, booking in live music acts, entertaining drinkers on the main level with flat screen TVs and maybe, if he felt the market was right, introducing dueling pianos. Now, though, the bar is…
Sugarlicious, the sweet brainchild of Jill Landman-Alfond and her sister-in-law, Stacey Landman, is a boutique-style candy shop with upscale gifts, a smattering of gourmet kitchen goodies, and lots and lots of candy. The store is decorated like the inside of a girl’s jewelry box (sparkles, glitter, shiny baubles) and houses…
Yes, Denver has far too many burger joints, but this one, where the above snap was flashed, is not only a keeper but a best burger contender. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts…
Remember the pig heist of 2011, when a coalition of misfits from the Squeaky Bean swindled the prize pig mascot from Euclid Hall, who then returned the favor? That was all in good fun, but there seems to be something sinister in the recent pig-napping from Williams & Graham, the…
No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we’re offering an animal-free recipe. Everyone could use more leafy greens, and this is an easy and quick way to prepare them…
There’s a reason why Dave Query, the brains behind the Boulder-based Big Red F Restaurant Group, generates so much respect: The restaurateur, who owns West End Tavern, Zolo Grill, Lola, Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, Bitter Bar and three Jax Fish locations is, quite simply, one of the best…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests this week, ranging from a a fantastic Ethiopian feast at Nyala in Fort Collins to a pork chop that came every which way but the right way to a plate of pedestrian al pastor tacos. For identifying those tacos as coming from…
Cafe Society took a quick break in all the opening and closing action at the end of 2011 to stir the pot of a long-simmering discussion: Who makes the best green chile in Denver? Lori Midson served up her list of the ten best green chiles in Denver, which inspired…
