After a soft opening yesterday, Spuntino is now open officially. The comfortable spot — which took over the former home of Red Trolley at 2639 West 32nd Avenue — will focus on serving quick and casual Italian dishes ranging from soups, salads and panini to gourmet popsicles and gelato. Owners…
New Belgium Brewing Co. is teaming up with Outside Magazine to take advantage of dog owners’ desires to take pictures of their dogs and eagerly share them with anyone who’s alive. Coinciding with the release of Mighty Arrow Pale Ale is a Facebook campaign through which friends of both the…
There was more cheering and drinking than watching at Govnr’s Park last night, but it was definitely a party. HDNet was finally airing the Denver episode of Drinking Made Easy, and Govnr’s Park had attracted a good crowd for its official watch party. “I’m glad everybody came to support me…
Just weeks after opening Fleur Bistro as the head chef, Nate Boothe has joined the kitchen crew at Ocean Prime in Larimer Square, which just opened last week. Fleur co-owner Eva Esparza won’t discuss why Boothe moved on. “He didn’t say why he left,” she says. “He just said, ‘Thank…
At this weekend’s X-Games in Aspen, all of Wes Selby’s competitors will be paid to race in the Snowmobile Snocross. Selby, however, is essentially paying to compete. Raised in Granby where he still lives, Selby is the only privateer racing in the Snocross Sunday…
For a week this past June, comedian Zane Lamprey and the crew that helps him create the show Drinking Made Easy got paid to do what many of us have been paying to do for years: drink up and down the Front Range. And tomorrow night the best parts of…
After opening just a few weeks ago, Fleur Bistro already has a new head chef. Randy Grubb, formerly executive chef at Bistro Al Vino, is taking over the job that had been held by Nate Boothe. “He didn’t say why he left,” says co-owner Eva Esparza. “He just said, ‘Thank…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
Displaced Jets and Steelers fans shouldn’t be deprived of their right to get drunk, eat bar food and scream in public with their football brethren just because they live in Denver. And they won’t be, thanks to a few local bars that will provide a spot for otherwise lonely Jets…
Sabor Latino, the South American and Mexican restaurant at 4340 West 35th Avenue, reopened yesterday after being closed two weeks for remodeling. Sabor will continue to serve empanadas, paella, Mexican plates and other Latin staples, but now on new tables and bar countertops, and in a freshly painted dining room…
Denver may be one of the healthiest cities in America, but it’s still full of Americans. And many Americans are in constant pursuit of more efficient ways to get fat — and get free T-shirts. Food challenges satisfy both criteria. So when you’ve abandoned your New Year’s resolution to drop…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
Mile High Pizza Pie, 1645 Stout Street, is the latest local restaurant to tap into a glutton’s love for gigantic amounts of food and free T-shirts. If you can complete the Great Calzone Challenge and down a 7.5 pound calzone dubbed “The Big One,” and drink a large fountain drink…
A week after Fleur Bistro opened its doors, owner Bart Jones is starting to get back to normal. “Last week, I could barely talk,” he recalls. “I think I slept an hour the night before the opening.” Jones and head chef Nate Boothe are serving casual American cuisine at Fleur,…
The former Red Trolley — that beloved coffee, gelato, cereal and hot dog shop at 2639 West 32nd Avenue in Highland — will soon become Spuntino, a quick and casual Italian restaurant. Simone Parisi, owner of Parisi and Firenze a Tavola, 4401 Tennyson Street, will operate Spuntino with Dorina Miller…
Japoix, the sleek Japanese/French spot at 975 Lincoln Street, has applied for a cabaret license in order to host live music acts and DJs. A hearing on the application is slated for February 4. “We don’t want to change the restaurant or lounge feel, but if we want to have…
As promised, , Fleur Bistro opened today at 1225 Logan Street after a soft opening with family and friends last night. The restaurant will serve casual American cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends. For…
Fleur Bistro will open for business tomorrow at 1225 Logan Street. The restaurant takes over the lower level of a Victorian building that once housed Maison de Fleur, a florist and event-planning business. Owner Bart Jones says he’d originally hoped to open in early December (a desire echoed in the…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
Cozy Cottage has grown into a House: On Sunday, the breakfast-and-lunch spot opened in its new location at 4363 Tennyson Street, formerly occupied by House (and Gemelli’s before that). The old Cozy Cottage location, at 2423 South Downing Street, closed at the end of November, but owner Michael Mueller has…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
I hate sandwiches. The only way I’ll stomach one is if it’s on grilled bread and filled with a plethora of fancy ingredients that make me feel like I’m not eating a sandwich. I led cross-country tours over the summer and ate a picnic lunch at a rest stop just…
