Normally, I’d wait until the weather turns colder before ordering a bowl of steaming miso soup, but it sounded like a good idea at the time — and it was. The sushi, however, wasn’t. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
Fired Up opens today at 1135 Bannock Street, and it looks like this place will give Denver diners plenty of reason to get fired up. The former home of Chances has been completely made over, with a new, open kitchen designed around wood-fired pizza ovens. Owner Josh Barhaug and his…
Pinche Taqueria snagged our Best New Restaurant award a few months ago, and now comes news that owner Kevin Morrison is building a second Pinche Taqueria at 3300 West 32nd Avenue. Take note of that address, because the signage on his first place is very subtle: Just a small sign…
“Done deal!” Those were the ecstatic words that Kevin Morrison, the brains behind the Pinche Taco truck and Pinche Taqueria, the stellar urban taco joint that he opened in 2011 on Halloween eve, spilled this morning when he revealed that he’s opening a second Pinche Taqueria at 3300 West 32nd…
More than two weeks after the city red-tagged the First Avenue Hotel, home of El Diablo and Sketch, the building remains dark — while owner Jesse Morreale tries to convince the city that the 106-year-old structure where the restaurants opened two years ago under a temporary-occupancy permit is safe. Since…
“‘Congratulations! Looks like you guys are opening another store!'” That’s how Nicholas Bode, who founded Rooster & Moon Coffee Pub, found out about Roostercat Coffeehouse, which will soon come to roost two blocks away at 1045 Lincoln Street…
For almost a year, Santiago’s has spiced up the dining scene in Black Hawk, a spot better known for its casino buffets than green chile. The day after Christmas 2011, the ever-growing institution opened two locations inside Bullwhackers: a full-service, 64-seat restaurant on the top floor, and an express service…
Lunch: Four lackluster tacos and one really cheesy chile relleno smothered in watery green chile studded with still-cold cubes of pork, all of which took 35 minutes to arrive at our table — a table parked in a dining room completely bereft of bodies. The verdict? So not worth the…
While the Downtown Denver Partnership continues to update its vendor program — which has brought more vendors, more often — to the 16th Street Mall, one enterprise has left the ranks. SmashCart, the mobile burger vendor that the Smashburger chain had rolled out in May, has rolled back into the…
Josh Monopoli Black Cat 1964 13th Street, Boulder 303-444-5500 www.blackcatboulder.com Bramble & Hare 1970 13th Street, Boulder 303-444-9110 brambleandhare.com Part one of my interview with Josh Monopoli, chef de cuisine of Black Cat and Bramble & Hare, ran yesterday; this is part two. Favorite restaurant in America: Next, in Chicago…
The forty-year-old Wazee Supper Club got a facelift this summer. We’re happy about the new kitchen, and the air-conditioning — but could live without the new sign, which replaced an iconic logo with an old Coca-Cola symbol. Zzzzzzz…
There are certain things Coloradans know that others don’t — like how Lookout Mountain turns a sixer of Fat Tire into enough beer for six people, how to walk in heels in downtown Denver in three feet of snow and not break your effin’ ankle, and, most important, which restaurants…
The fifth Denver area Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers opened today at 900 Sgt. Jon Stiles Drive in the Town Center shopping district of Highlands Ranch. “We are so excited to grow the Freddy’s concept in Denver,” says franchise operator Brian Pyle. “We hope the ongoing expansion efforts make Freddy’s…
The culinary landscape of Denver was quite different when Pat Perry opened Highland’s Garden Cafe in 1994. There was no Fruition or Table 6 to garner rave reviews from out-of-towners. No Lola or Linger to draw the ultra-hip masses to Highland. No Potager to emphasize homegrown ingredients. Meanwhile, for almost…
Pete Marczyk 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 and cook up a feast. Dave Bekken, the…
In my endless search for a notable Greek salad, I may have found what I was looking for, here, at this iconic grub house that serves everything from burgers and salads to trout and Mexican skillets. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
Josh Monopoli Black Cat 1964 13th Street, Boulder 303-444-5500 www.blackcatboulder.com Bramble & Hare 1970 13th Street, Boulder 303-444-9110 brambleandhare.com This is part one of my interview with Josh Monopoli, chef de cuisine of Black Cat and Bramble & Hare, Part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Josh Monopoli is…
Santiago’s Mexican Restaurants, a homegrown chain, got its start in 1990 at a single store in Brighton, with a very special ingredient — owner Carmen Morales used her mother Rachel’s recipe for Santiago’s now-famous “Authentic Green Chile Sauce with Pork.” From one store grew many, and today there are twenty…
Initially, Jenn Wohletz thought that Taco Bell’s new Cantina Bell menu might give Chipotle a run for its money. But when a reader wondered how the same dishes might taste when made by a stoned teenager, she ordered the new bowls at an actual Taco Bell outlet — and she…
Mark your calendar for Thursday, September 6. That’s the date for Dish, Westword’s eighteenth annual event dedicated to eating and imbibing. We’re staying outside this year, but moving the festivities to a new venue: the Sculpture Park outside of the Denver Performing Arts Complex, where attendees can enjoy the great…
Bean Fosters, a coffee shop/used bookstore, opened last week in the former home of Read, Write & Brew — which also served coffee and sold books. “It was a quick transition,” says Truett Mickey, who co-owns the shop at 720 Golden Ridge Road in Golden with his wife, Shana. “I’d…
I was as surprised as everyone else when Taco Bell announced that it was going fast-cazh with the new Cantina Bell menu — a blatant rip-off of Chipotle’s signature healthy, fresh Mexican-inspired burritos and bowls, albeit at slightly slower prices. I even attended a Taco Bell rollout dinner, hosted by…
