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Eating Out

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    April 4, 2013

    Tonight: Great Minds Drink Alike at Central Bistro & Bar

    Central Bistro & Bar, 1691 Central Street, is hosting a beer dinner featuring Great Divide Brewery at 6:30 p.m. this evening. The restaurant still has seats available; but space is limited, so call 303-477-4582 to check availability. Keep reading to view the menu. See also: - Best Barrel-Aged Cockt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2013

    No free munch: Blue Bonnet, the readers' choice, does charge for chips and salsa

    The Food & Drink section of the Best of Denver 2013 contained more than a hundred categories (with a dozen more food-related awards in Shopping & Services); many of those also featured Readers' choice picks. And although readers showed good taste in choosing Smashburger over McDonald's for Best Fren ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2013

    Round two with Jonathan Power, exec chef of the Populist

    Jonathan Power The Populist 3163 Larimer Street 720-432-3163 thepopulistdenver.com This is part two of my interview with Jonathan Power, executive chef of the Populist. Part one of our chat ran yesterday. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: I don't make it up there often ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2013

    Five Star Burgers earns its five stars with Hatch green chile -- and deep-fried banana bread!

    There is almost nothing better in the world than really good green chile spread on top of a juicy beef patty or slathered over a pile of hand-cut fries. Five Star Burgers is a transplant from Taos, and even with this city's staggering number of burger joints, Five Star manages to shine because of it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2013

    Pho 96 keeps it warm and simple

    In A Federal Case, I'll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard -- south to north -- within Denver city limits. I'll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I'll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here's the report on t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2013

    Jonathan Power, exec chef of the Populist, on fungus, the sea bass bomb and "no salt"

    Jonathan Power The Populist 3163 Larimer Street 720-432-3163 thepopulistdenver.com This is part one of my interview with Jonathan Power, executive chef of the Populist. In part two of our chat, which runs tomorrow, Power reveals his favorite Denver restaurants, his fantasy splurge and what he loo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2013

    First Look: CHUBurger bringing "craft casual" to Longmont this week

    "We're basically coining the term 'craft casual,'" says Jason Rogers, the executive chef at the newest dining concept from Oskar Blues, CHUBurger, which is slated to open April 5. The term defines CHUBurger's approach to fast-casual dining -- sure, you walk up to the counter and put in your order ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2013

    Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria will open soon in Park Meadows -- and is hiring now

    The dining scene at Park Meadows has taken a few hits lately, with Grand Lux Cafe the most recent to leave the area. But it's about to get a heck of a consolation prize: Frank and Jacqueline Bonanno will be opening Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria, named in honor of their two sons, inside The Vistas at Par ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2013

    Euclid Hall dishes up vegetarian options for Best of Denver reader

    While some people puzzle over the readers' pick for Best Fried Chicken, Leah wants to know the specific dish readers voted for when they awarded Euclid Hall the prize for Best Vegetarian Dish in a Non-Vegetarian Restaurant. "They have pretty much nothing vegetarian on their menu," she writes, "so if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2013

    The five best vegetarian/vegan dishes in Denver

    Denver's a great town for vegetarians and vegans, as the Best of Denver 2013 attests. In that issue, you'll find accolades for Best Vegetarian Green Chile and Best Vegan Market, as well as many more green categories. But if you're looking for the best plant-based dishes in the city, look no further ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2013

    An American Craft Spirit & Cocktail Showcase, an oyster extravagaza and more on this week's calendar

    The Boulder Theater is hosting the High West Oyster Fest tomorrow, April 2, with live music by local funk band Juno What?! and fresh oysters courtesy of Jax Fish House (its LoDo outpost was this year's Best Seafood Restaurant); Odell's Brewery will be pouring its Emersum Oyster Stout. The event also ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2013

    From A to Z, Alamo Drafthouse to Zanitas: Restaurant roll call for March

    Over a dozen restaurants opened in March, ranging from the ambitious Beast Bottle to Beantree Coffee & Deli. By contrast, only a handful of eateries closed their doors, including Big Easy and Grand Lux Cafe. Keep reading for our Restaurant roll call for March. See also: - Photos: ViewHouse Eatery ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2013

    Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant if you're Jeremy Anderson

    Cafe Society dished out four Guess where? contests last week, ranging from a margarita from the new Ay Caramba!, to a glass of beach-y rum punch from the Cherry Cricket to a plate of superb lamb chops from a restaurant whose chef just nabbed our Best of Denver Best Chef award.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2013

    Guess where I'm eating a steak that would make a cow cringe?

    If you're going to call yourself a bona-hide steakhouse, then for the love of cows everywhere, hire a kitchen staff that understands the concept of temperature, specifically mid-rare. This barn of steer doesn't have a clue, delivering the first slab of steer so beyond well-done that it was inedible; ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2013

    Denver's five best homegrown, fast-casual chains -- from Noodles to Chipotle

    Fast-casual restaurants are taking over the world, one burrito, burger and bowl of pasta at a time, offering customers the convenience of quick-service joints and some of the atmosphere and ingredient quality of sit-down places. And given Colorado's casual lifestyle and entrepreneurial spirit, it's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2013

    Reader: Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria will help Park Meadows

    Grand Lux Cafe closed in Park Meadows last week. According to the Park Meadows website, the mall (inside or out) still has Brio Tuscan Grille, California Pizza Kitchen, Champps, Cru a Wine Bar, Earl's, La Sandia, P.F. Chang's, Red Robin, Thai Basil, White Chocolate Grill and two restaurant/pubs in N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2013

    Pei Wei Asian diner isn't "east of usual"-- but it's north of expectations

    I have yet to find my go-to Chinese restaurant, chain or otherwise, in Denver. And not from lack of trying. I have favorite Japanese/sushi, Vietnamese and Thai spots all over town, but the best I have scrounged up for moderately priced, decent Chinese is effin Panda Express. And yes, I'm fully aware ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2013

    Guess where I'm drinking a margarita?

    I had low expectations for the margarita at this new Mexican restaurant. But while it didn't make me howl with glee, it was far from the worst marg I've had. With any luck, this restaurant will stick around longer than the space's last tenant -- and I'll be able to get another taste. Can you guess ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2013

    Best Chef: A nostalgic look back at our Best of Denver chef winners

    In just a few short hours from now, the Best of Denver 2013 will start hitting the street -- and the web. This year's edition is packed with more than 400 winners (we're still counting). One of the most anticipated categories in our Food & Drink section is also one of the the most coveted: Best Chef ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2013

    Masterpiece Deli closing for an overnight renovation

    The Best of Denver 2013 has hit the streets, and LoHi is again our Best Restaurant Neighborhood. At the end of 2012, the LoHi Merchant Group did a count of all the eateries in the area, and came up with over fifty -- more than double the count from six years ago. And while new spots are opening all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2013

    Udi's on Colfax offering a special Passover menu this week

    Passover began yesterday, and Udi's Pizza Cafe & Bar, 2550 East Colfax Avenue, is honoring the holiday with a special Passover menu. The latest addition to the Udi's chain will offer the four-course menu through Saturday, March 30. Keep reading for a look at the selection. See also: - Photos: Udi's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2013

    Photos: Tamayo introduces bottomless weekend brunches

    Following on the heels of Zengo, Richard Sandoval's Latin restaurant in Riverfront Park, which recently began offering bottomless brunch, Tamayo, Sandoval's modern Mexican in Larimer Square, is now strutting a similar deal: $35 for unlimited cocktails, including margaritas, Bloody Marias, mimosas an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2013

    Former Frasca Food and Wine pros will open Lower48 restaurant in Ballpark this fall

    After prowling for more than a year to find the perfect space to open his first restaurant, Mario Nocifera, a former Frasca Food & Wine alum who commanded the front of the house at the nationally recognized Boulder restaurant for two years, finally dried the ink on a space last week at 2020 Lawrence ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2013

    Best New Restaurant: Our ten winners over the past decade

    Twenty-four hours from now, the Best of Denver 2013 will start hitting the street -- and the web. This year's edition is packed with more than 400 winners (we're still counting). The the very last category in our Food & Drink section was one of the toughest picks this year: Best New Restaurant. In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2013

    Central Bistro & Bar starts serving lunch tomorrow

    Central Bistro & Bar will start serving lunch tomorrow, eight months after Isiah Salazar opened his restaurant on the very edge of LoHi, almost three months after opening exec chef Lance Barto abruptly left the kitchen. That kitchen is now in the hands of Gerard Strong, who'd come from Z Cuisine to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2013

    Alamo Drafthouse opens today, a vegan-themed prom Saturday and more on the culinary calendar

    The Alamo Drafthouse, 7301 South Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, is hosting a grand opening celebration tonight; festivities include a screening of some of Pam Grier's most famous scenes followed by a Q&A with Grier herself. The first Colorado location in this quirky chain of theaters has 32 local beer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2013

    Reader: Park Meadows could use some new restaurants

    The idea for Grand Lux Cafe came to life when the Venetian Resort, Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas asked David Overton, founder of the Cheesecake Factory chain, to create an upscale casual restaurant concept for their property. But what happened in Vegas should have stayed in Vegas -- or at least out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2013

    Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant if you're Cherreturns

    Cafe Society served up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified pupusa from a new joint on Federal Boulevard, to a hearty plate of ham, eggs and pancakes from Breakfast King, to a decadent lobster roll from a new seafood shack and fish market. For correctly identifyi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2013

    Exclusive: Brian Laird opening Sarto's, a restaurant and pantry, this fall in Jefferson Park

    For months, Brian Laird has been plotting under the radar, slowly and methodically working on lease negotiations for a new restaurant in Jefferson Park, and finally, just last week, Laird and his business partners, Taylor Swallow and Kajsa Gotlin, inked a deal on a century-old corner space at 2500 W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2013

    Guess where I'm eating a goat, lamb, steak and pork paradilla?

    There are Mexican feasts -- and then there are paradillas, aluminum trays, beneath which lie burning coals, exposing the best eats from south of the border, so large in scope that even a soccer team can't crush it. This restaurant, which serves nearly two dozen paradillas, recently added a slew of n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2013

    Yard House goes the extra yard with its Eat Late options

    Yard House is known for its massive beer lineup and almost as massive menu, but its new Eat Late menu, offered from 10 p.m. to close in all 43 locations, focuses on a handful of serious dishes -- including a black truffle cheeseburger and Monte Cristo pops -- priced well under $10. Yard House serves ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2013

    Say happy second birthday to Hideaway Steakhouse today

    The Hideaway Steakhouse, 2345 West 112th Avenue in Westminster, is turning two. It's seen some challenges since it opened, including losing opening chef Chris Cina and gaining Steve Prograr, who recently left Abrusci's to sign on at Hideaway. See also: - Hideaway Steakhouse opens today with chef C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2013

    Blake Street Tavern turning basement into a game room

    Three years ago, Blake Street Tavern moved a block south from the spot it had been for close to seven years, into the massive warehouse space at 2301 Blake Street that had once been home to Polly Esther's (and many clubs before that). The first floor was filled with a big bar, private dining areas, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2013

    Alamo Drafthouse offers half-price snacks, $2 movies during staff-training days

    The Alamo Drafthouse will officially open on Monday, March 25, with a grand-opening ceremony featuring Pam Grier. But starting today and running through the weekend, the Drafthouse will be showing a series of bargain-priced films -- just $2 per ticket! -- including recent hits like Zero Dark Thirty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2013

    Guess where I'm eating a diner breakfast...for dinner?

    This was the first time I've been to this diner during the daylight, but morning, noon and night, breakfast is on the menu, and while it's more conducive to a 2 a.m. grease soak -- after a few beers or ten are swishing in your belly -- breakfast for dinner is one of my guilty pleasures. Can you gu ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 21, 2013

    Bop & Gogi: A fast-casual Korean concept takes off in Centennial

    See also: A closer look at Bop & Gogi

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2013

    Round two with Garren Teich, exec chef of 1515 Restaurant

    Garren Teich 1515 Restaurant 1515 Market Street 303-571-0011 www.1515restaurant.com This is part two of my interview with Garren Teich, exec chef of 1515 Restaurant; part one of our chat ran yesterday. Most memorable meal you've had: In Pines Point, Maine, there's a little lobster shack where yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2013

    Guess where I'm eating pupusas?

    Despite the stained tablecloths, the pulsating music (and then none at all) and a dining room bereft of any bodies during the lunch hour, the housemade pupusas (and hot sauce) at this South American restaurant are worth a return visit. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who give ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2013

    Izakaya Den holding job fair Monday

    Construction is moving quickly on South Pearl Street, with Izakaya Den slated to move into its new home next tosibling restaurant Sushi Den in late May. In the meantime, Izakaya is holding a job fair at its current location at 1518 South Pearl Street on Monday, March 25. See also: - Izakaya Den's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2013

    Pho Le: So pho, so good (and porky)

    In A Federal Case, I'll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard -- south to north -- within Denver city limits. I'll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I'll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here's the report on t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2013

    Garren Teich, exec chef of 1515 Restaurant, on molecular gastronomy, line checks and rooftop gardens

    Garren Teich 1515 Restaurant 1515 Market Street 303-571-0011 www.1515restaurant.com This is part one of my interview with Garren Teich, exec chef of 1515 Restaurant; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Twenty-seven acres devoted to chickens, goats and vegetables. That's where Garren Teich gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2013

    Tonight: chef's dinner series at Charcoal

    Charcoal, 43 West Ninth Avenue, has introduced a new chef's dinner series. Each chef in Charcoal's kitchen is given the opportunity to create a menu for an evening -- and tonight, Michael Neale will present a multi-course dinner titled "A Play on Foods." Keep reading to view the full menu. See also ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2013

    Guess where I'm eating monkfish pooled in a sea urchin emulsion?

    It's no often that you encounter monkfish and sea urchin on the same plate, but here, at this neighborhood Italian restaurant, both ingredients shine in unison. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into a pool -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2013

    Tony Maciag and Justice League of Street Food pioneer Delores Tronco opening Work & Class on Upper Larimer this fall

    Three years ago, Delores Tronco, the human resources manager of the Vesta Group (Vesta Dipping Grill, Steuben's and Ace), started Denver's food truck revolution with the introduction of the Justice League of Street Food, a local food truck showcase that she, along with Vesta owner Josh Wolkon and se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2013

    Reader: Beast Bottle's menu sounds fantastic

    Beast Bottle, which is owned by former Encore chef/owner Paul Reilly and his sister Aileen, opened Saturday night. Initially they'd looked at the Cherokee location, but instead the pair signed on for the spot then occupied by Olivea, bringing on chefs Wade Kirwin and James Rugile. "It's really ama ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2013

    Grand Lux Cafe closing tomorrow in Park Meadows

    Going, going, almost gone. Tomorrow Grand Lux Cafe will join the ranks of eateries that have closed in Park Meadows. Five years ago, not long after the giant restaurant opened, then-critic Jason Sheehan had what might have been the worst shrimp scampi ever...and he didn't find much there that was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2013

    Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant if you're bjburridge

    Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week ranging from an uninspiring, watered down watermelon cocktail from T|ACO, to a mound of Cajun spice-dusted tater tots from Uber Sausage, to a feast of clam strips served at a joint better known for its hot dogs.

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2013

    Guess where I'm eating a lobster roll?

    Perhaps I'm in the minority, but lobster, unless I'm sitting at a beach shack in Maine, has never particularly appealed to me, but the lobster roll at this amazing seafood-focused restaurant may very well be the lone lobster dish that saves me the airfare. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2013

    Take a tour of Italy at Panzano this Sunday

    Panzano, 909 17th Street, is now featuring a three-course, regional Italian menu every Sunday. Each month, executive chef Elise Wiggins and her crew will create a meal showcasing various cuisines from different areas of Italy. Keep reading for March's menu. See also: - Panzano adds Toscano, a priva ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2013

    Root Down and Linger now hiring

    Brush up that resume: Linger and Root Down -- including the Root Down that will be opening at Denver International Airport as early as May -- are hiring, and will be interviewing next week. "We are a local restaurant group that is growing and looking for the right individuals to grow with us and bec ... More >>

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