Right now, BALLS! A Holiday Spectacular, a variety show featuring comics, musicians and other performers from around the city engaged in some PG-13 holiday fun, is now at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma Street. And if you go to BALLS! tonight, your ticket benefits a good, food-centric cause: Slow Food Denver…

Since it opened last February, Deluxe Burger has doled out a fairly basic menu of burgers, fries and shakes from its home next to Mod Livin’ on East Colfax. But now it’s expanding its offerings. The inspiration? The Deluxe Little Orange Rocket, the very same food truck that’s recently caused…

Last week, Ezra Mamuth and Nate Barnett were giddy with excitement, eagerly anticipating the unveiling of Stick it to Me, a truck that’ll specialize in gourmet food on a stick, at this Friday’s tacky sweater party at the Atomic Cowboy, 3237 East Colfax Avenue. But the truck launch, unfortunately, has…

I can hardly believe how much the Denver dining scene has changed over the last few years. What was once a town with just a few options has become a sea of stars, with great new restaurants giving diners better choices than they’ve ever had before. It’s an exciting time…

We heard earlier this morning that the Penalty Box Bar & Grill, 1862 South Wadsworth Boulevard, was slated to close its doors later this month. But now we’re wondering if “later this month” was code for “immediately.”…

A host of restaurants now out-Barolo Barolo Grill, and if I wanted to drop $200 on another date dinner, there are at least three dozen places I’d rather go. To put my mouth where my money is, I’m listing a dozen of them here (in alphabetical order). For the next…

I spent my whole childhood plotting my escape from Denver. Despite my parents’ best efforts to instill in me a love of the Rocky Mountains and the great outdoors, by the end of high school, I was counting down the days until I could abandon this cowtown for good, setting…

When Denon Moore, owner of Cake Crumbs Bakery, 2216 Kearney Street, unveiled the Denver Cupcake Truck this spring with her husband Sean, her vehicle became one of the first street food concepts to hit the Mile High City. And now, Pat Kennelly, Moore’s aunt, is launching The Springs Cupcake Truck…

With the passing of a ceremonial ember procured from the last opened outpost, Famous Dave’s, the fifteen-year-old Minnesota-based barbecue chain that hawks ribs and sandwiches all over the country, opened its third Denver location today, just in time for lunch…

Months ago, when I reviewed Tarbell’s, 6955 South York Street, the restaurant featured a menu split between vintage and modern, pitting classic American comfort food against flashier, more inventive dishes. It was a whimsical way to organize the list, but it was also confusing. Recently, Tarbell’s rectified that when it…

Back in October, we reported that Sugar Lips Mini Donuts, the turquoise mobile wagon that served up tiny fried treats all summer, had landed a lease on a Copper Mountain storefront and was anticipating a Thanksgiving week opening. The shop didn’t make it, though, and it’s pushed back its opening…

On its website, Ocean Forest Cafe, 11068 West Jewell Avenue, calls itself a “wild and artictic place.” While we’re not exactly sure what “artictic” means, we almost need to make up a word, too, to properly describe the festive decor in the dining room. Space aside, though, we’re pretty stoked…

From the highly revolutionary world of social networking comes one of the stranger Twitter stunts we’ve seen in a while: Boulder-based tea manufacturer Celestial Seasonings is promising to change tea time by hosting a weekly virtual party, with help from the Sleepytime Bear…

Last month, we brought you news that Ezra Malmuth and Nathan Barnett, who have been cooking together since they started a barbecue club in response to their school installing a vegetarian salad bar, planned to wheel a food truck onto the street. Their concept was Stick it to Me, a…

A few days ago, we got a call from Tom, a reader who was interested in trying Persian food but didn’t know where to find it. “Is there any restaurant in the metro Denver area serving Persian food?” he asked. For him, and for others who might have the same…

I spent plenty of hours drinking tap beer over board games back when the Atomic Cowboy, 3237 East Colfax Avenue, was just a fun bar, a great place for socializing that kept the alcohol flowing and the food list negligible…

When Frasca Food & Wine owners Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson drew up plans for Pizzeria Locale and Caffé, located on the same block as the original Boulder spot at 1738 Pearl Street, there was an essential element at play: a custom-made oven from the Ferrara family in Napoli, a…