Watercourse Foods

Curried tomato soup with coconut milk for a warm-up on Meatless Monday

The weather can't seem to make up its mind whether it's winter or spring, but this soup (inspired by the soup you'll frequently find at WaterCourse Foods) is good no matter what the temperature is outside. The curry and spices add a little heat, and the coconut milk smooths that out while balancing ... More >>

City, O' City is doing seriously well these days -- and comedy helps

It's easy being green these days, thanks to City, O' City and WaterCourse Foods, which are already off to a big year. "Business is really good," reports owner Dan Landes. "We're seeing newer and newer faces." But that doesn't mean they're younger faces: The biggest demographic growth has been in men ... More >>

Veggie Girl: The five best things I ate last year

This past year was a good one for vegan food in Denver, what with the opening of Nooch and the continued success of such events as VegFest and other regular gatherings of herbivores. And I reaped the rewards eating out for Veggie Girl, because local restaurants have really stepped up their game. Her ... More >>

Photos: WaterCourse's harvest dinner was a decadent vegan/vegetarian delight

Chef Rachel Kesley, the kitchen magician at WaterCourse Foods, doesn't get to deviate from the menu all that often -- so when she does get the chance, you know it's going to be a meal to remember. This past Friday's harvest dinner was inspired by pinots from the Pacific Northwest and was themed arou ... More >>

Photos: The food of Westword's Dish 2012

Last night Westword's annual food party turned eighteen, and more three dozen local restaurants and food trucks stopped by to help celebrate the food fete. Held in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Dish 2012 celebrated the city's culinary culture by serving up samples from so ... More >>

Win tickets to Westword's Dish tonight! #dishword

The table is set for Dish -- Westword's eighteenth annual food-and-drink festival that will fill the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex with great entertainment, great drinks and great food tonight. If you don't have tickets, you can still purchase them here...or you can enter this ... More >>

A Wheel Deal

Work Options for Women cooking class at Cafe Options: veggie burgers with Rachel Kesley

Cafe Options, 1650 Curtis Street, will host a Work Options for Women's cooking class tonight. Join Chef Rachel Kesley, executive chef of WaterCourse Foods, for a tutorial on how to make veggie burgers.

WaterCourse dumps weekday breakfasts to focus on lunch and dinner

No more weekday morning meals at WaterCourse.​Jonesing for breakfast on 17th Avenue on a recent weekday, we stopped by WaterCourse Foods, hoping to score some breakfast tacos, a plate of French toast, even a vegan pastry. But sadly, our plans were foiled: The restaurant was dark, and new hour ... More >>

WaterCourse Foods and City O' City owner Dan Landes hauls produce from suburban Hazel Rah Farm

Aurora HendricksHazel Rah tomatoes are on the menu at WaterCourse Foods and City O' City.​When Dan Landes and his family converted their Lakewood backyard into a small farm four years ago, they started planting vegetables to use at WaterCourse Foods and City O' City, the two vegetarian eaterie ... More >>

Last night's WaterCourse Foods beer dinner in photos

One of the best things about the Great American Beer Festival is all of the beer-centric dinners at local restaurants created to prep folks for the big weekend ahead. Last night, the all-vegetarian eatery WaterCourse Foods held just such a dinner; the amuse (pictured above) comprised a spicy local w ... More >>

WaterCourse foods hosts its Porch Pounder Series

​Take advantage of the beautiful Colorado weather while you still can: Tonight, WaterCourse Foods will host its Porch Pounder Series, a patio party with wine and beer tastings, plus vegetarian and vegan offerings. It runs from 4 to 7 p.m. and costs $20; for more details, call 303-832-7313 or g ... More >>

WaterCourse Foods offers pairings during City, O' City construction

​WaterCourse Foods, the city's flagship vegetarian restaurant, is busier than ever these days. That's because its sibling, City, O' City, is closed this month for a much-needed expansion . "It's been crazy busy since City, O' closed; we crushed a record week last week," says WaterCourse gener ... More >>

Charity benefits, wine-and-beer pairings and more on this week's culinary calendar

Cassandra Kotnik.Wazee Supper Club turns 37 this week.​WaterCourse Foods is hosting an all-day benefit for the Chinook Fund, Wazee Supper Club is celebrating its 37th anniversary will all kinds of food-and-drink specials -- and that's just today! Keep reading to see what's on our culinary even ... More >>

Forward Thinking

Food porn from last night's WaterCourse Valentine's Day dinner

​WaterCourse Foods chef Rachel Kesley was in fine form last night with the restaurant's multi-course Valentine's Day spread, a steal at $45 per person ($55 with alcohol pairings). We took some photos for you to peruse; keep reading to see what (besides this first course -- deconstructed pho, c ... More >>

Reader: Don't listen to your body, Rachel, listen to me!

Lori MidsonRachel Kesley gets creative at WaterCourse.​Just because you eat gently does not mean that you comment gently. As the discussion continues over the Chef and Tell interview with Rachel Kesley of WaterCourse Foods, the knives are coming out. And the thoughtful, creative Kesley is a ... More >>

Chef and Tell, part two: Rachel Kesley on umeboshi vinegar, the traveling food cart and eating a buzz button

Lori Midson​ Rachel Kesley WaterCourse Foods 837 East 17th Avenue 303-832-7313 www.watercoursefoods.com This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Rachel Kesley, executive chef of WaterCourse Foods. In part one of that interview, which ran in this space yesterday, Kesley dishes on pro ... More >>

Reader: Kudos to Rachel Kesley, for creative vegetarian cooking.

WaterCourse Foods is crunchy, and creative.​Lori Midson's Chef and Tell interview with Rachel Kesley of Watercourse Foods is already inspiring plenty of meaty comments, including this joke: Q: What beverage goes best with a vegetarian meal? A: Flat beer. But the comment that really captures ... More >>

Rachel Kesley, exec chef of WaterCourse Foods, on produce-driven menus, vegetarianism and her fascination with figs

Lori Midson​ Rachel Kesley WaterCourse Foods 837 East 17th Avenue 303-832-7313 www.watercoursefoods.com This is part one of Lori Midson's interview with Rachel Kesley, executive chef of WaterCourse Foods. In part two of that interview, Kesley dishes on umeboshi vinegar, the traveling food ... More >>

City, O' City remains a vegetarian must-visit in this city

​If you're vegetarian in Denver, then you most likely already know about City, O' City and its sister restaurant, WaterCourse Foods. There's a reason that both of these restaurants are so popular: The wine and beer options are fabulous, the food is delicious, and both offer plenty of options f ... More >>

WaterCourse beer dinner was a decadent vegetarian delight

​WaterCourse Foods, at 837 East 17th Avenue, joined the dozens of other restaurants participating in Denver Beer Fest and offered up a beer dinner last Friday -- four courses, six beers and one damn fine cup of coffee for just $35. Here's a look at the spread:

Tonight: Olivea spills over with good food at a benefit for the Gulf

​Olivea is one of the seventeen 17th Avenue businesses joining together for the Seventeen on 17th benefit tonight, when they'll all donate 10 percent of their sales to the National Wildlife Federation Gulf Oil Spill Restoration Fund. That alone is a good reason to visit Olivea. But here's ano ... More >>

Top ten places to eat on 17th Avenue

​ When Olivea opened in May at 719 East 17th Avenue, it immediately earned a spot among the top ten restaurants on 17th Avenue, which has become a real restaurant row. Below, nine more places to brake for food along 17th.

Geek in the Galley: Jobs for experimental bakers

Looks just like real bread, doesn't it?​ While I am not generally one for hyping the cause of vegetarian-this or vegan-that, there has always been something about the art (yes, art) of vegan and gluten-free baking that has tickled my geek bone. It's the same instinct that makes me love the m ... More >>

Vegans in Denver!

In the video above, WaterCourse Foods and City, O' City get a nice little shout-out. The video comes from The Healthy Voyager, a woman who travels around the country trying out vegan spots. WaterCourse, of course, is the restaurant at which Jason Sheehan and Joel Warner had their momentous wing deb ... More >>

Hail Seitan!

Vegetarians unite at the VegFest and Health Expo.

Is a chicken wing without chicken even a wing?

WaterCourse makes a splash at the Aveda Academy

Pig Out

Pig Out

Letters to the Editor

From the week of 9/20/2007

Hippie McHipster

City, O’ City should get real about its vegetarian leanings.

WaterCourse Foods

What’s breakfast without some bacon? No reason to rise and shine.

City O' City Serves Up a Slice of Denver

City O' City Serves Up a Slice of Denver

This Just In...

Open-mike jazz nights

The Hard Truth

Celery, I can forgive. Bad French, never.

Green Acres

WaterCourse is a growing concern.

A 'Cure for Mondays

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 30, 2005

Changing Course

How I learned to stop worrying and love seitan.

Bite Me

Brasserie Blues

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

WaterCourse Foods

Best French Toast

WaterCourse Foods

Tempeh, Tempeh

Great vegetarian food requires patience.

Best vegetarian restaurant

WaterCourse Foods

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