Unless you were a super early bird, you probably missed this morning’s giveaways at Denver’s newest Panera Bread. Today, during its grand opening, the cafe gave away “mystery” gift cards — worth anywhere from $5 to $50 — to its first 100 customers…
Earlier this week, Quiznos announced its plans to give its warm shredded lettuce and overt sexual innuendos more global reach. In fact, the Denver-based chain is already shilling its subs in locations as diverse as Bahrain, Oman, United Arab Emirates and Qatar…
It may not have all the amenities of Las Vegas or New Orleans, but the Colorado State Fair is starting to look more and more like Sin City and The Big Easy in the alcoholic beverage department…
In July, up to two dozen people contracted salmonella after dining at The Fort in Morrison. The likely culprit? Rattlesnake cakes — specifically, the presence of uncooked eggs in the dish, which has since been removed from the menu. Seems that Montezuma doesn’t discriminate between exotic rattlesnakes and cheap tacos…
What do Fruition, SAME Cafe, Taco House and Waffle Brothers have in common? According to the Colorado Department of Agriculture, all are “committed to supporting Colorado agriculture and using the best products Colorado offers.”…
Get ready to enjoy the bounty of Potager’s garden and local farms. The Capitol Hill restaurant has returned from a two and a half week summer vacation, and with its reopening, brings a new menu bursting with seasonal summer faves like corn, eggplant, cucumber, tomatoes and peaches. Take a look:…
Red Robin’s onion straws and teriyaki glaze, fried eggs and garlic Parmesan butter kind of give us a headache. At the very least, they make us want to shout, “Where’s the beef!” You’ve practically got to cross your eyes a la “Where’s Waldo” to find a regular old burger on…
If Oskar Blues Brewery was a Girl Scout, we’d all be rolling our eyes out of our heads at the merit badges crowding her sash. Fortunately, the brewery’s accolades derive not from rescuing kittens from trees or helping grandma cross the street, but from the conscientiousness of the company and…
It doesn’t take much to convince us to splurge on a Dairy Queen Blizzard — Reese’s, cookie dough, Snickers, whatever! — but today there’s even more incentive, because all participating Dairy Queens will donate a buck or more of the purchase price of every Blizzard to childrens’ hospitals throughout the…
Barely a year has passed since MM Local got off the ground in Boulder, but this year — the company’s second harvest season — it’s aiming to secure more than 15,000 pounds of produce from Colorado farmers to preserve for customers, an accomplishment that would allow people to eat local…
Same concept, different location — and by different location, we mean barely. Longtime Cherry Creek lunch spot Pasta Pasta Pasta vacated its original space at 278 Fillmore Street and moved just two blocks away, to 2800 East Second Avenue, on Fillmore Plaza. Why the hopscotch jump? Owner Lisa Miller explains…
Bourbon with your gyro? Gin with your green chili? The dream can now be reality with Swift’s Steak House’s recent acquisition of a full liquor license. Approval from the city transpired so recently that owner Ismini Giakouminakis didn’t even know about it when we talked to her. The decades-old Greek-centric…
Cafe 180, which opened last Friday at 3315 South Broadway, is now serving pizza, soup and salad five days a week at pay-what-you-can prices. The restaurant joins the ranks of SAME Cafe and Comfort Cafe with its commitment to make wholesome, nutritious foods available regardless of a diner’s ability to…
A longtime Pueblo restaurateur is packing his bags and relocating to Denver to open a new Mexican bar and restaurant early next month. Diego’s Mexican Food and Cantina, which will occupy a space on the basement level of the Champa Square building at 1600 Champa Street, will feature familiar Mexican…
It’s keeping the same name — at least for now — but as of a few weeks ago, Estrela Bartending School has new owners. Local businessman Chris Robbins partnered with three others, including KarshHagan advertising firm co-founder Tom Hagan, to assume ownership of the school from previous owner Tom Lucas…
It’s not all quilting and scrapbooking, folks. Though we admit we’re a little weirded out by the “Dress Your Doll” contest on tap for this year’s Colorado State Fair, we’re going to try to overlook that in favor of the fair’s introduction of some Colorado-centric categories to its cooking competitions…
A Loveland-based pizza shop is expanding operations to Denver in the near future. Pizza Street, which serves calzones, wings, signature “belly-o” sandwiches and pizza is moving in soon at 1600 Champa Street, next to Floyd’s Barber Shop. A person identifying herself only as the owner’s sister said it would be…
Is regular yogurt the new frozen yogurt? Or perhaps ethnic regular yogurt is the new regular yogurt? With Boulder-based investment company Revelry Brands’ acquisition of a minority stake in Siggi’s Icelandic-style yogurt, Colorado companies now have a vested interest in the yogurt stylings of two different countries. Bellvue’s Morning Fresh…
SmartCo is swiftly making its mark on Colorado. Barely two months ago, SmartCo didn’t even have a website. Since then, the supersize, discount supermarket has been taking root — and attracting the interest of dozens of incompetent jobseekers (see comments) — on the Front Range…
Forget after-school apples. Here, drink this, little Jimmy! It’s got lots of vitamins and bacteria — the good kind! — to keep you healthy and strong…
Organixx will start serving beer and wine at its eco-friendly digs in LoDo, and as soon as that’s in place, the restaurant, located at 1520 Blake Street, will launch dinner service — with an expanded menu — and happy hour, too. “Originally, our plan was mid-July, but now we’re thinking…
First, Sweet Action Ice Cream expanded its availability locally, and now the progressive ice creamery at 52 Broadway is gaining recognition outside of Colorado for its homemade, organic and seasonally-influenced scoops, including flavors like Colorado peach. The travel website, SmarterTravel.com gave the shop some national exposure over the weekend, in…
