It just got easier to laugh in Denver. Kayvan Khalatbari, local ganjaprenuer, owner of three Sexy Pizza spots and godfather of the Sexpot series of comedy shows, just launched a new website that ties together many of the various strands that make up Denver’s burgeoning comedy scene. The site, SexpotComedy.com,…
Apollo’s Creed at Beatrice & Woodsley 38 South Broadway 303-777-3505 When Dylan Holcomb moved to Colorado last October, he landed a job behind the bar at Beatrice & Woodsley, a stylish restaurant in the Baker neighborhood. Before Denver, he tended bar in a string of cities that included Washington, D.C.,…
Balancing a cocktail’s sweet and sour components is often like threading a needle: too much sugar turns your taste buds into a swamp of sweetness; too much lemon juice can dry them right out. Stoic & Genuine’s Ginger Crane ($12) hits that balance like a cat on a fence post,…
Hampton Yount, a rising star on the national comedy circuit, will bring his hilarious laugh-attack to Sexpot Comedy at the Oriental Theater tonight, when Sexpot cofounder Andy Juett will be celebrating a birthday — not to mention the imminent launch of sexpotcomedy.com and the upcoming one-year anniversary of the live…
Frankie Valli and the Fall Seasons at Old Major 3316 Tejon Street 720-420-0622 “This is actually something I came up with last fall,” says Kevin Deming, a bartender at Old Major, referring to a cocktail he calls Frankie Valli and the Fall Seasons. “It ended up not going on the…
It’s Monday, October 13, and I’m sitting in a red Toyota 4Runner with Jake Norris, head distiller at Laws Whiskey House. The Toyota is idling outside the whiskey house, a new distillery in a warehouse district just off South Broadway. He’s very excited because, at last, he’s able to do…
The Manhattan cocktail has stood the test of time, due in part to its simplicity: two parts bourbon to one part vermouth, a few dashes of bitters and a cherry garnish. Six Denver bartenders offered up variations of that classic last night at The Manhattan Experiment cocktail competition at Ste…
Teargarden at Session Kitchen 1518 South Pearl Street 720-763-3387 When Session Kitchen reformatted its cocktail program last month, lead bartender Haylee Ortiz was charged with the task of creating a specific cocktail. Her guidelines: it must be a sipping cocktail that suggested flowers, and it must contain mezcal. Ortiz, who…
A man walks into a bar and orders a drink. Sounds like a joke, but that was the concept behind last night’s cocktail competition at BSide presented by Breckenridge Distillery. The goal of the contest was to create a drink called Vengeance, which is also the name of a 2014…
Palisade Peach Punch at the Golden Moon Speakeasy 1111 Miner’s Alley, Golden 720-638-1155 Fall is erupting in blazes of orange and yellow in the high country right now, and it’s bubbling in your glass at the Golden Moon Speakeasy. This craft cocktail lounge, located in downtown Golden, opened in January…
No tickets for the Great American Beer Festival? BSide, the latest beer-centric bar and restaurant on East 17th Avenue, has three pairs to give away for the event’s Thursday session. Keep reading to find out how to win them. See also: Five Top Tips for Surviving the Great American Beer…
The Nationalized Tiki at Acorn Last week’s dip into near-freezing temperatures got us thinking that winter is on its way, but relax — we’re looking at a few more weeks of warm weather here in Denver. It may even hit 90 degrees on Thursday, so what better way to hang…
The BSide opened just last Wednesday at 17th and Humboldt, a corner that is quickly becoming a restaurant destination quarter. Justin Lloyd, the owner of Star Bar on Larimer Street, is also behind the debut. The new restaurant is serving craft beers and cocktails and food that ranges from down-home…
Way back when record companies issued 45 rpm records in advance of a full album release, those little black discs had two sides; the A-side was the radio-friendly song that the producer hoped would become a hit. Songs on the B-side, however, weren’t always considered a band’s best work. But…
August is winding down and ingredients are changing with the seasons. Denver bartenders and brewers are gearing up for a seasonal shift in what we crave once the weather turns a tad cooler and days get shorter. It’s still Summer so there’s plenty of bright citrus and fun flavor combos,…
Denver Restaurant Week is about to begin — and it’s not February. Traditionally, this two-week showcase of Denver area restaurants has taken place after the winter holidays, but this year it’s being split in two — one week in the usual February slot, but now August gets a week too…
Crave Real Burgers dominated the Denver Burger Battle last night, earning First Place for Best Burger in both the judges’ and peoples’ choice categories. “To have that happen — and for it to be a double-win — was such an elation,” says Jeff Richards, owner of Crave Real Burgers. The…
When Tom’s Urban 24 opened on Halloween night 2012, it lit up the corner of Larimer and 15th streets that had gone dark when the Samba Room closed. Last week that space went dark again — but only temporarily — so that owner Tom Ryan could introduce some changes. When…
Is Ben Carrington Denver’s most creative bartender? The people have voted — over 500 of them, who all jammed onto an outdoor patio at the Four Seasons hotel and selected Carrington’s cocktail as the winner at Monday’s Most Imaginative Bartender competition. The annual event, sponsored by Bombay Sapphire and GQ…
A decision by the National Labor Review Board last week determined that McDonald’s is responsible for employee wages at all of its U.S. restaurants. Previously, the corporation had held that wages were controlled and set by each individually owned restaurant franchise, and therefore the company was not responsible for wage…
His motorcycle broke down last week on a road trip from Denver to Louisiana, but Sean Kenyon kept moving. He shipped the bike home from Memphis, hopped in a car and pushed on. He was headed to New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail, an annual five-day convention that draws…
Cuidado Denver, you’re getting a second Cinco de Mayo this summer: tomorrow is National Tequila Day. Americans drank a little over 13 million gallons of tequila last year — and that number will be surpassed this year. There are a lot of great places in Denver to consume the spirit…
