Opa!” The word burst from my lips as flames shot two feet into the air from a square of cheese and our waitress jumped back to avoid having her eyebrows singed off. My brother looked at me quizzically; given my usual aversion to dining stunts, I was just as surprised…
After two years behind the burners of Bistro One, the French-American food temple at 1294 South Broadway, Olav Peterson is striking out on his own, retiring his whites from that kitchen to make way for his own place, a garden-to-table restaurant somewhere in central Denver…
Unless you were a super early bird, you probably missed this morning’s giveaways at Denver’s newest Panera Bread. Today, during its grand opening, the cafe gave away “mystery” gift cards — worth anywhere from $5 to $50 — to its first 100 customers…
Shannon Ross waited a year to secure a spot on the 16th Street mall, but now that she has one — she set up shop at 16th and Curtis on July 1 — she’s turning out sweet and savory crepes from the griddle pan in her tiny stand, which she…
The restaurant scene is exploding at the edge of Highland — where LoHi SteakBar and Squeaky Bean joined the lineup last summer, and Highland Tap and Burger will soon open in the former home of Aztec Sol and Panaderia Guadalajara, at 2223 West 32nd Avenue. But the scene is just…
EatDenver’s Harvest Week, a seven-day jubilation that pays homage to Colorado’s bountiful crops, sprouts the week of August 21, when nearly forty of the city’s best independent restaurants will pimp seasonal menus showcasing locally sourced ingredients and products. But before that happens, there’s going to be a little party, and…
When you think of porn, do the images popping into your sex-deprived skull remind you of the time you nailed that hot sorority chick, or perhaps when you were dressed in nothing but a smile and opened the door to the casa of love? Hold on to those warm and…
Earlier this week, Quiznos announced its plans to give its warm shredded lettuce and overt sexual innuendos more global reach. In fact, the Denver-based chain is already shilling its subs in locations as diverse as Bahrain, Oman, United Arab Emirates and Qatar…
Mark DeNittis Il Mondo Vecchio 1174 South Cherokee Street 303-744-6328 mondovecchio.net I dig this job, and I’m having a blast,” says Mark DeNittis, knocking back another swig from a bottle of Peroni, his beer of choice. In front of him is a plate of salumi, pulled from the meats he…
Chicken wings, green chile — purportedly the best in Denver, if you believe Dennis Krieger — and sandwiches just got easier to come by if you’re a student at the University of Denver. That’s because Krieger, along with his son Max, a recent DU Hotel and Restaurant Management grad, just…
At 6 p.m. on August 21, seven food trucks will roll into an abandoned lot and throw a party. There will be gyros and gravy fries and cupcakes. There will be booze, provided by the Infinite Monkey Theorem winery and Great Divide Brewing Co. There will be lawn games and…
While the food left a lot to be desired, the cocktails, which ring up at six bucks during happy hour, were far too desirable, especially the one in the above snap created with fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice, vodka and St. Germain. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who…
As primary voting headed into its final hours, candidates and their teams went anyplace with a crowd, working to sway those who had yet to cast ballots. As testament to the number of Denverites who are out chasing food trucks on Tuesdays, Andrew Romanoff chose to do face-time with the…
Next week, Wade Gunn is heading to Texas to buy a truck. But not just any truck: The executive chef of Brasserie Felix, the French-food temple at 3901 Tennyson Street, is gunning for a truck that’s eighteen feet long and comes equipped with a full kitchen — a kitchen on…
If you’re a Democrat who hasn’t voted yet, you might want to digest where some of the candidates are throwing their primary-night parties before you give them your support. In the down-and-dirty Senate race, Andrew Romanoff will be at City Hall, 1144 Broadway, while Michael Bennet will be at Mile…
Eat Denver’s Harvest Week, a seven-day jubilation that pays homage to Colorado’s bountiful crops, sprouts the week of August 21, when nearly forty of the city’s best independent restaurants will pimp seasonal menus showcasing locally sourced ingredients and products. But before that happens, there’s going to be a little party,…
The menu at Colt & Gray, Nelson Perkins’s restaurant at 1553 Platte Street, includes baked sticky toffee pudding, a rich, decadent and dense cakey base smothered in nut-studded toffee sauce and topped with vanilla ice cream. And it counts Food Network host and chef Claire Robinson among its fans…
Business has been hot at Saigon Landing, which opened last November in Greenwood Village, but no one wanted it this hot: Late Sunday, the building at 6585 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard caught fire — firefighters suspect lightning — and was heavily damaged…
A quick perusal of Amazon shows that Thomas Keller’s French Laundry cookbook regularly costs $50, the same price Grant Achatz charges for Alinea at Home. Heston Blumenthal’s larger volume of recipes, the Big Fat Duck, weighs in at a hefty $250. And Ferran Adria, of the soon-to-close molecular gastronomy mecca,…
What do Fruition, SAME Cafe, Taco House and Waffle Brothers have in common? According to the Colorado Department of Agriculture, all are “committed to supporting Colorado agriculture and using the best products Colorado offers.”…
Today in grocery store levity: a moonwalking shopper!…
Roller derby can be a bit naughty — what with the tight uniforms, tongue-in-cheek nicknames and racy logos. Maybe that’s why the Food Network decided to forgo using the Denver Roller Dolls’ A-team, the Mile High Club, as inspiration for cake designers tasked with making roller derby-themed cakes on an…
