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Restaurant roll call for 2012 -- over 200 openings last year

Hundreds of new restaurants opened in metro Denver in 2012, ranging from enormous to intimate, exotic to old-fashioned. And at the same time, Denver also said so long to some long-time institutions, as well as a few spots that opened and shut in the same year. Keep reading for our restaurant roll c ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 (7 free!) this weekend, November 2-4

With Halloween over, we're now officially on to colder weather and anticipating the upcoming holiday season. But there's still plenty to do this week, everything from Day of the Dead parties to art openings, costume parties and even a dramatic reading of lines from Pretty in Pink. And they're each u ... More >>

A picnic at Steuben's, beer and wine dinners and more on this week's calendar

There's plenty on the culinary calendar this week, everything from picnics to pizza. Here's just a taste:

Bands on the Bricks returns to the Republic of Boulder for the summer

The republic to the northwest -- you know, Boulder -- is really at its best in the summertime, when the forward-thinking city's groovy vibe moves outdoors where everyone can share it. Summer in Boulder? It's where those now-ubiquitous outdoor film screenings first caught on and music sounds better i ... More >>

Makan Malaysian Cafe opens on South Pearl Street

Pearl Street Harbor, as one chef deemed it when South Pearl Street, once a destination restaurant row, had lost Pearl Street Grill, OTOTO and India's Pearl within days of each other, has a new dining den, and after having dinner there on Monday night, I'm inclined to move in.

Boulder vs. Highland West in the elite eight of our Street 16 tourney

With the first-round of the Cafe Society Street 16 neighborhood tournament in the rearview, we're on to the eight best Denver neighborhoods (and Boulder) for eating. First up is Boulder and Highland West. (Check out the winners and losers of Round 1 of the Street 16.) Vote below!

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse will vacate Pearl Street for 29th Street

Last year, the block between 11th and 12th Streets on Boulder's Pearl Street saw one longtime resident exit and change, when the twenty-year-old Bookend Cafe shut down to make way for Riffs. And this year, another longtime resident of the block will pack up and move out.

Non-stop happy hour at the Boulder Cafe isn't as good as it sounds.

​Happy Place: Boulder Café, 1247 Pearl Street, 303-444-4884. The Hours: Daily from 3 p.m. to close. The Deals: Half-priced beer, cocktails, wines by the glass, and appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out.

Pearl Street Steak Room sets an October 10 opening

Mark MangerTahona​Peter and Mara Soutiere, owners of Boulder's Tahona Tequila Bistro and Sushi Tora, have big plans for the small spot they recently took over behind Tahona -- even if those plans have been slightly delayed. The pair had originally planned to open the Pearl Street Steak Room in ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Gazpacho verde from Zolo Grill

Lori Midson​ No. 58: Gazpacho verde from Zolo Grill

Medical marijuana dispensary review: Pearl Co. in Denver

​Pearl Co. is on the little stretch of South Pearl Street, just down the way from Sushi Den. This may have been purely coincidental, but I'd like to think not -- since very little goes better with a case of the munchies than sushi, and nothing tastes better after grubbing pounds of raw fish t ... More >>

Thursday is the new Friday: SkisM, Gabriel and Dresden, Unsigned Hype and more

Photo by Britt ChesterIt's safe to say that we've got you covered on live music for the weekend, but in case you are looking to start the party early, we've got you there, too. The Westword Music Showcase is days -- pfft...mere hours -- away, and what better way to kick start the festivities with a ... More >>

10 things to do for $10 this weekend, June 10-12, 2011

​It's hot, you're cranky and all you want to do is get out of your house for a little while and soak in some culture -- but you've been blasting the A/C all week and you're scared of the incoming Xcel bill. Don't worry: We are too, which is why we've tallied up the best things to do this weeke ... More >>

Pearl jam: Taste of Pearl food and wine (and culture) festival

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Stella's Coffeehaus is the perfect complement to South Pearl restaurants

Restaurant roll call for November

Ototo Food and Wine started pouring November 26.​There were many changes in the Denver dining scene last month, with two homegrown chains adding outlets, a couple of national chains entering the market -- and some definite one-of-a-kind restaurants opening. Read on for our Restaurant roll ca ... More >>

Sips and nibbles from the just-opened Oak at Fourteenth

​Bryan Dayton first started talking about his own project six months ago, when he forewent an offer from then-beverage director James Lee at Happy's Bitter Bar, 835 Walnut Street, to pursue his own project. He'd teamed up with chef Steve Redzikowski and beverage distributor Annie Polk, and the ... More >>

The week in Cafe Society bloggery: Best GABF T-shirts, Chef and Tell with Roberto Diaz, hosts behaving badly and a new bar manager at Steuben's

​ Behold the highlights from this week's Cafe Society blog:

Tonight: The final dish on Dish

​Cafe Society is off to Dish, Westword's annual celebration of the Denver dining scene, which debuts tonight in its new location at the Exdo Events Center, 1399 35th Street. We hear there are a few general admission tickets left; they're $40 at the door, with a portion of the proceeds benefiti ... More >>

Sugar Lips Mini Donuts goes mobile

​Until very recently, Sugar Lips Mini Donuts was a stand at the Highland Farmers' Market, the Old South Pearl Street Market and Civic Center Eats, turning out tiny donuts by the half-dozen, fried to order and coated with sugar or topped with a mélange of such treats as nutella and strawberry ... More >>

Pearl Street Grill dumps Monte Cristo, joins new millennium

​Regulars at the Pearl Street Grill, an institution at 1477 South Pearl Street for close to thirty years, were shocked - shocked! - when they sat down and looked at their menus a couple of weeks ago. Because not only had the menu design gotten an overhaul, but so had the items on that menu, wi ... More >>

Girls' Night Out

Mile Highs and Lows: GreenLeaf Farmacy

​As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer's college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call for November

Lori MidsonGB Fish & Chips opened a second location on the last day of November.​RESTAURANTS OPENING IN NOVEMBER Aboba, 5810 West Alameda Avenue Archive Room, 5601 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada Beaver Dam, 7545 East Iliff Avenue Buckin' Harleys, 1451 Cortez Street Cafe Colorado, 287 Colu ... More >>

Ryan Van Duzer on the Boulder cops -- and the aborted revival of the Boulder Mall Crawl

Ryan Van Duzer.​Ryan Van Duzer thought it'd be a lot of fun to bring back the Boulder Mall Crawl -- so he and a friend, Jonathan Sackheim, put up a Facebook page a year ago urging people to gather on the Pearl Street Mall on Halloween and get into the spirit of an event that was halted in 1991 ... More >>

Colfax, South Pearl host street festivals today

At 11 a.m. today, the first Local Flavor Fest kicks off on Colfax Avenue, right by the Lowenstein Complex that houses the Tattered Cover, Twist & Shout and Encore restaurant. The festival, which will run until 4 p.m., celebrates local businesses, and features a raffle, food booths, vendors, book-sig ... More >>

Mulberries to pack up on South Pearl

A Mulberries creationLife on South Pearl Street will be a little less sweet when Mulberries Cake Shop leaves its longtime spot at 1570 South Pearl and moves to Colfax and Vine -- where the baked goods will be just as impressive, they promise, and the new place will have the added amenity of air-cond ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 16 edition

Thoughts about food for thoughts.... Today in Cafe Society: • Meet and greet at Civic Center Eats. • A sixth Five Guys coming to Colorado Boulevard? • Black Pearl celebrates four years on South Pearl Street with free wine, cocktails and food. • 3 Sons finally back in business. • New Ein ... More >>

Today's featured event: Roam and shop freely in your favorite boutiques at the Ladies Only Sample Tour

There's no shop-till-you-drop affair more time-honored in the metro area than the annual Ladies Only Sample Tour, which began several years ago in Historic Downtown Littleton and spread more recently to fellow Original Shopping Districts member neighborhoods. It's a sweet idea, wherein local indep ... More >>

Today's bite of Cafe Bites

Several of the area's liquid assets are on display today. From 3-8 p.m., the Twisted Pine Brewery, at 3201 Walnut Street in Boulder, hosts a release party in its tap room for Pearl Street Porter, created to commemorate Boulder's 150th anniversary; find details at www.twistedpinebrewing.com. From ... More >>

An ode to two-meal days. Or: Making you hungry on a Monday morning

Chedd's doesn't go down well

Erica Brown Band calling it a day

Talking Shop

Boulder Lucky to Have Radda

Bolder Boulder

The Nitro Club is a gas.

Sound System

The Best of Denver Winners from 1985

Kind of Brew

Get down and drink up at the second annual Blues & Brews on Old South Pearl.

Money Talks When Nobody Walks

Heal the World

Celebrate Earth Day the right way at these area events.

Black Pearl Cosmo

Black Pearl

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Talking Shop

The early bird gets the bargain

Boulder Blahs

The Kitchen puts the flat in the Flatirons.

Drunk of the Week

Pearl Street Grill

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Lowdown on Lowriders

Cars are cool at Six Flags Elitch Gardens

Bit by Bit

Triana needs to try harder.

Best Reupholstering

Yesterday's Child