Little Italy

Repertory Cinema Wishlist: Mean Streets

The first film by Martin Scorcese that truly wore his mark, Mean Streets is a small and personal tour de force, held together by a killer jukebox score and the explosive on-screen meeting of Robert De Niro (as the ne'er-do-well gambler, Johnny Boy) and Harvey Keitel (as Charlie, a conflicted small-t ... More >>

Reader: Sad to see Little Italy fall restaurant by restaurant

Over the past year, we've lost three more of the Italian restaurants that used to blanket northwest Denver like red sauce. Pagliacci's shuttered last August, after 66 years in business; Longo's Subway Tavern closed in September, after 52 years; and Carbone's, the iconic Italian sandwich shop and mar ... More >>

After two decades of being dormant, Little Pepinas will be resurrected as Kobe An Japanese Fondue

We've written quite a bit about the demise of Denver's red-sauce joints, the old-school neighborhood restaurants that once formed the nucleus of northwest Denver, or, as some called it, Little Italy. After 66 years as the city's longest family-owned Italian restaurant, Pagliacci's shuttered last yea ... More >>

Red alert: Denver's old-school Italian joints are disappearing

If you're a relative newcomer -- i.e., not someone with a "Native" sticker on the bumper -- you might be surprised to hear that Highland wasn't always a synonym for "hot, new restaurant." Back in the day, the area once known as Little Italy was full of family-owned restaurants dishing up spaghetti a ... More >>

Patsy's Italian Restaurant has a rich, colorful, unbeatable history

I hate Mexicans except for the girls!

Building for the Future

Round two with Doug Anderson, head baker at Hi*Rise

Lori Midson​ Doug Anderson Hi*Rise 2162 Larimer Street 303-296-3656 www.hirisedenver.com This is part two of my interview with Doug Anderson, owner and chief baker of Hi*Rise. Part one of my chat with Anderson ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: I'm totally unqualifi ... More >>

Round two with Doug Anderson, head baker at Hi*Rise

Lori Midson​ Doug Anderson Hi*Rise 2162 Larimer Street 303-296-3656 www.hirisedenver.com This is part two of my interview with Doug Anderson, owner and chief baker of Hi*Rise. Part one of my chat with Anderson ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: I'm totally unqualif ... More >>

Theron and Teague Harrison, Manual High top debaters: How did they do at national champs?

​ Theron and Teague Harrison, Manual High School's top debaters and the subjects of our recent feature, "Say What?", were in New York City this past weekend for the Urban Debate National Championship, along with Thomas Jefferson High debaters Danite Reda and Talan Lousignont. So how did Denver ... More >>

Tom Tancredo & "Ask a Mexican" columnist Gustavo Arellano keep talking in debate videos

Gustavo Arellano.​Update: The immigration debate continues, two days after the November 16 face-off that pitted Tom Tancrtedo against "Ask a Mexican" columnist Gustavo Arellano. "Gustavo seems to speak out of both sides of his mouth," one commenter suggests. "Of course Tancredo is a racist al ... More >>

Today: Great Balls of Fire at Maggiano's Little Italy

Courtesy of the 2011 Colorado Firefighters' Calendar.​We don't know whether the two hotties pictured above will be participating -- or whether they eat a lot of Italian food to keep those bodies fueled -- but this much we do know: Maggiano's Little Italy, 500 16th Street, is hosting Great Ball ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Spooky eats and creepy drinks

A Flickr photo.​The food scene is getting in on the Halloween fun; on this week's calendar, you'll find several restaurants hosting special Halloween dinners and parties (and keep checking Cafe Society for our top Halloween picks). But there's much more beyond the ghouls and goblins -- here's ... More >>

Weekending in New York City: food porn from Eataly

​When I stepped over the threshold of Eataly on Fifth Avenue in New York City, my fear was confirmed: I was in hell. The shop was teeming with tourists of all nationalities, snapping photos and chattering in unrecognizable languages, relentlessly charging through the store and knocking each o ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Denver Beer Fest dominates and Lala's turns two

A Flickr photo​Don't pretend like you didn't know this week marks the start of the Denver Beer Fest. We'll be covering it extensively, so check back for updates on what hoppy happenings are taking place. But, believe it or not, that's not all that's going on this week in culinary events. Keep ... More >>

Hi*Rise cooks up another reason to rise and shine

​Breakfast burritos could be Denver's official food, but Hi*Rise's new breakfast sandwiches could give them a run for the money. "Breakfast burritos start the day for so many people," says Doug Anderson, who opened Hi*Rise at 2162 Larimer Street in March 2009. "It became a challenge to see how ... More >>

Feast of the seven fishes at Oceanaire

​Italians know how to do a lot of things right. They make sexy cars, damn good wine and great cheeses. Most important, they know how to celebrate Christmas Eve. On the night referred to as "the vigil" or La Vigilia, Italian-American families gorge themselves on seven-course seafood feasts. I ... More >>

Party today at Denver Pavilions

​It's been a long, rough ride for many of the shops at Denver Pavilions, with some high-profile restaurant disasters, including the Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe space on the still-empty bridge, which replaced the disastrous Cafe Odyssey, where diners got to eat at Machu Pichu (yum). But through it ... More >>

Maggiano's Little Italy rolls out a week of deals and meals

​If you've been anywhere near the Denver Pavilions recently, then you know what an utter and complete construction zone clusterfuck it's been. But it appears that the cone zones, yellow tape and dust bowls are finally coming to an end. And to celebrate that milestone -- or as some would call i ... More >>

Tonight: Get celebrity served at Maggiano's

​You could be surprised by who's at your service tonight at Celebrity Server Night at Maggiano's Little Italy, 500 16th Street. If you purchase a table for ten, you can choose your celebrity server -- but if you buy tickets for a smaller group or an individual dinner ticket, you'll get to be ... More >>

Parties, dinners and desserts tonight

​ Feel like a road trip tonight? Head to A Grande Finale Patisserie, 489 North Highway 287, Suite 100, in Lafayette, at 6:30 p.m. for a Dessert & Beer Pairing. Pastry chef Nicole Hedlund and New Belgium Brewery's Matt Furlong will satisfy your sweet tooth and your inner barfly simultaneously f ... More >>

When not in Rome, you can still eat great Italian food at Locanda del Borgo

The more things change, the more some restaurants stay the same

Maggiano’s Little Italy

Love thy neighbor

Bite Me

The Beast of Denver

Cash Landing

The ghosts of Christmas pasta bring in the green with the red.

Bite Me

Another Story

Bite Me

Open Season

Drink of the Week

Peach Bellini

Bite Me

The Write Stuff

Deli Dally

DiDi dishes up a little bit of everything -- and something for everyone.

The Bite

The name game

The Bite

Toque talk

The Bite

A Saucy survivor's story.

Friends and Family Plan

Amici's pizza can be a religious experience.

State of Reddiness

Church-style decor and blissful red sauce make for a heavenly dining experience.

Mais, Oui

French chefs are out there--if you know where to look.

Remembrance of Things Pasta

Mouthing Off

Mouthing Off

Mall Flounders

Mouthing Off

Ethnicity Lights