Michoacan

Photos: Adelitas Cocina y Cantina is now cooking on South Broadway

Adelitas Cocina y Cantina -- a family-owned and -operated restaurant that focuses on traditional Mexican fare with a Michoacan focus -- just opened at 1294 South Broadway, in the space that had been Bistro One, then 3 Monkeys Cantina; it promises a family-friendly atmosphere during dining hours, wit ... More >>

Hong Kong Barbecue: Finding comfort in unfamiliar flavors

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 >>

Variety's not the spice at Pho 555 on Federal

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 >>

Adelitas Cocina taking over former home of Bistro One and 3 Monkeys

The space at 1294 South Broadway that had been Bistro One, then 3 Monkeys Cantina, is about to be transformed again, this time into Adelitas Cocina y Cantina, which will specialize in traditional Mexican fare from the state of Michoacan. See also: - 3 Monkeys Cantina closes on South Broadway - 3 Mo ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Carnitas Estilo Michoacan: Take the chilaquiles and run

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 thi ... More >>

Why do Chicanos want to claim Aztec heritage?

Tarasco's transports you to Michoacan and beyond

Slide show: In the kitchen at Tarasco's

Photos: Tarasco's New Latin Cuisine, the subject of this week's review

This week's review took me to Tarasco's New Latin Cuisine, a strip-mall spot where the walls are covered with English and Spanish words of wisdom and the menu is a mile long. It took me some time to uncover what was really special about this place, but once I discovered the excellent Michoacan dishe ... More >>

Tarasco's New Latin Cuisine offers a taste of Michoacan on Federal

This city is overflowing with Mexican restaurants, everything from green chile joints to taco trucks to gringified burrito-mongers. And from the outside, Tarasco's New Latin Cuisine, stuck in a South Federal Boulevard strip mall, doesn't exactly stand out.

Guess where you're eating if you're Scott

Cafe Society posted five Guess Where? contests last week ranging from a still-unidentified creepy coconut to a breakfast feast of "truck stop cuisine" from Johnson's Corner to a terrific plate of chiliquiles from Tacos/Carnitas Estilo Michoacan to a sphere of glistening oysters. For correctly iden ... More >>

Will Mexicanos ever see Chicanos as equals?

A new Steak 'n Shake and a lot more shakin' in our restaurant roll call for November

Restaurant openings and closings ran the gamut from A (Ambria) to Z (Zingers) in November, with thirty restaurants -- including Colorado's first Steak 'n Shake! -- debuting in metro Denver. Our Restaurant roll call for November:

Denver's five best weekend-only restaurant specials

Lori Midson​"Everybody's working for the weekend," Loverboy once observed in a song that sticks in your head for hours every time someone mentions it (as I just did -- sorry). That's because weekends are awesome. And making them even more awesome are a handful of local restaurants that really ... More >>

Denver's five best street tacos

Lori MidsonTacos de trompa at Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet.​We love a good taco here at Cafe Society, and we're willing to hit the pavement all over town to find a good one. While the streets of Denver are filled with street tacos, only a handful rise to the top. Here are Denver's fiv ... More >>

Patzcuaro's caters to drinkers and sunshine-dwellers with authentic Mexican fare

Ask a Mexican: What's with the trash dump in the Sonoran Desert?

Ask the bartender: a spirited discussion of mezcal

​Sean Kenyon knows how to pour -- both drinks, and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource ... More >>

Do I have the right to ask my employees to only speak English at work?

Welcome to Mi Pueblito

The small-town, family-farm lifestyle that we love to celebrate is being preserved -- thanks to Mexican immigrants.

What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship

John Eldredge wanted to inspire men to find their inner warrior, not a Mexican drug cartel

Las Vegas still has sin to spare after Food Channel visit

​Las Vegas, the city of pole-dancing, huge production numbers, guys and dolls, and guys dressed as dolls. The recession has hit Las Vegas in more ways than can be counted by a roll of the dice. But don't let that deter you from blowing your expense account at the fine restaurants on or around ... More >>

The Mexican picks the country's favorite Mexican restaurants

The late Stella Cordova at the Original Chubby's​Gustavo Arellano, author of Ask a Mexican, is working on a book on the history of Mexican food in the United States, and this past summer he invited readers to "tell me your favorite local Mexican restaurant and what makes it so bueno" -- in 25 ... More >>

Izcalli's Miguel and Brenda Avina haven't forgotten their Mexican roots

Gabachos are clueless when it comes to Mexican Heritage Month

What will La Reconquista look like?

Wherefore art thou, Old Mexico?

D'Corazon will steal a little piece of your heart

Another little piece of my heart: D'Corazon

D'Corazon has won many heartsHere is a city where I can get breakfast burritos (delivered to the office, if necessary), tacos on almost every corner, decent (though never fantastic) green chile, the combined cuisines of Puebla and Michoacan and Chihuahua and the D.F., all without being assaulted for ... More >>

Benny's from heaven

Tacos Jalisco serves Southern comfort, Mexican style -- and free chips

Join the Club

Just when you thought every restaurant niche was filled, along comes Mary.

Santa Fe Tequila Company

An empty restaurant leads to idle thoughts.

Taste of Denver

You have to crack a few eggs to make a Denver omelet.

Tacos the Town

Tacos the Town

Taqueria Patzcuaro

Still great Mexican, now with booze!

Chinaco Blanco Tequila

Aztec Sol

House of Spirits

Martín Ramirez has a cure for what ails you.

Seafood, Eat It

Los Reyes brings an underappreciated taste of real Mexican cooking to Denver.

Thrills for the week

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