In honor of National Cookie Day, EDGE Restaurant & Bar unveiled a twelve-foot Christmas tree made from macaroons today, at a reception introducing new general manager Matt Barber. The tree will remain on display until New Year’s Day. See also: -Soccer Saturday at EDGE -Feast with the 1-percenters at Edge…
The forces-that-be at Kentucky Fried chicken have constructed the ultimate in culinary cross-marketing: combining KFC’s fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies with its original-recipe fried chicken to create an original-recipe cookie formula. It’s a clucking weird idea, but are these new hybrid cookies the next big thing for KFC — or an…
Jerry Feld bought his bar at 404 Broadway before he was even old enough to have a liquor license; for the first year, it was in his uncle’s name. Feld went on to run Club 404 for sixty years, creating generations of fans. But once he hit eighty, he was…
Want to get lucky as you ring in 2013? The Westword New Year’s Eve Guide will be inserted in our December 13 issue and will include information on select December 31 entertainment options to ensure that when the clock strikes twelve, you don’t strike out. If you know of any…
Mellow Mushroom seemed like the perfect place to celebrate the passage of Amendment 64, what with its giant, color-changing psychedelic mushroom motif. But this pizza chain is based in Atlanta, and last time we checked, Georgia wasn’t anywhere close to legalizing marijuana. Still, we’ll give a thumbs-up to Mellow Mushroom’s…
It was my lucky day, stopping at a restaurant/bar that stocks Avery Odio Equum, a brilliant sour that’s a rarity, given that only 443 cases were produced. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where posts is entered…
The phrase “say my name” may get you slapped at a bar under normal circumstances, but today it could net you a free Sweet Jim Beam Bacon Swiss burger at Red Robin. That’s because on December 4, participating locations of Red Robin will give a free burger to anyone whose…
Jenn Wohletz doesn’t like Guy Fieri. She’s been an anti-fan since the late ’90s, and recently served up “Five reasons why Guy Fieri should drive to Douchebagistan and never come back.” And responses to her piece keep coming. Some positive, some definitely not… See also – Five reasons why Guy…
Colorado foodophiles have one — make that seven — more reasons to ballyhoo our culinary scene: Today, Pagosa Brewing Company, Avalanche Cheese Company, Ritual Chocolate, Serendipity Confections, Dancing Pines Distillery, Leopold Bros. and Syntax Spirits were all named as finalists vying for a 2013 Good Food Award. See also: -…
At the end of November, the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses approved the dance cabaret license application filed by Pasquini’s Pizzeria on 17th Avenue, which means this latest location in the Pasquini’s empire can now offer live music, which has been such a hit at the Highland location. There…
Mozzarella’s elevated cousin, burrata, is one of my favorite cheeses in the universe, and while this ball didn’t quite have the core of cream that I’d like, it was luscious nonetheless. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess…
Bryan Dayton and Steve Redzikowki, the team behind Oak at Fourteenth in Boulder, are opening a new restaurant in Denver next year. The two, who spent months rebuilding Oak after a devastating fire all but gutted the acclaimed restaurant in March of 2011, will open Acorn in The Source, a…
This time of year, it’s all about the baked goods — so what’s a plant-based eater to do? Make your own, of course. These chocolate cupcakes are super-easy and suitable for any occasion. See also: – Vegan zucchini bread for a sweet seasonal treat on Meatless Monday – Chocolate-chip vegan…
Cafe Society dished up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a platter of of crisp-fried chicken that flies right from Cora Faye’s, to a beautiful bowlful of mussels from the Wooden Table, to way too many flights of craft beer from a local brewery and tap room. See…
Why did the original- recipe fried chicken cross the road? To get away from the breasters and nesters at Kentucky Fried Chicken during its all-you-can-eat Monday special. Any unlimited eat-hole cram promotion will attract a few opportunists short on dining etiquette, but a flock who lacked even basic social skills…
Jenn Wohletz thinks Guy Fieri is a douche. And she’s no hater-come-lately, like many of the folks who read Pete Wells’s recent review of Fieri’s new restaurant in the New York Times. No, she’s been a non-fan since the ’90s, and on Friday laid out five reasons why Fieri should…
More than a dozen restaurants opened in Denver this past month, including the long-awaited Punch Bowl — Social Food & Drink and The Populist. But there were some surprise closings, too, including Il Mondo Vecchio, the pork palace that’s gone to hog heaven, and Del Norte Brewing, the first brewery…
About a month ago, the government seized five tons of Colorado-grown plant life, and on December 4, members of Congress plan to light it up. No, not that kind of plant life. It’s the lighting of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, and although they won’t have the munchies, those in…
It’s incredibly difficult to do justice to the thousands of remarkable cookbooks published in 2012, but after spending days — weeks — roaming through the recipes and lush food porn of hundreds of them, I’ve picked out my favorites. These are the cookbooks that stock my selves at home, and…
Later today, we’ll post our Restaurant Roll Call for November, a compendium of all the opening and closing action on Denver’s dining scene over the last thirty days — and there’s been plenty. But we expect still more in December, as entrepreneurs hurry to get restaurants open before the end…
You want fried chicken that flies right? Fried chicken that’s deep-flavored, golden and meaty? This is your coop. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we select…
Fat Jack’s Supersubs, a local sandwich chain, is adding a few new things, including a fourth location in Stapleton, local art…and chairs. Until now, none of the Fat Jack’s locations have had inside dining options — they’ve been carryout and delivery only — but the store at 1245 East Colfax…
