Otis & Henry’s now open in Black Hawk

A couple of weeks ago, we announced that Otis & Henry’s Bar and Grill, a casual spot featuring comfort food favorites, would open this week in the Lady Luck Casino in Black Hawk at 340 Main Street. The bar and grill is part of a growing concept in the nationwide…

Wazee Supper Club adds limited delivery service

For those of you who can’t fathom patronizing a pizza joint that doesn’t bring the goods right to your door, a new world is about to open up: the Wazee Supper Club, 1600 15th Street, is rolling out delivery. There are some restrictions, though…

Photos: Behind the scenes at the newly expanded Frasca Food & Wine

We knew when Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson, the pair of owners behind Boulder’s Frasca Food & Wine, closed their restaurant down for six weeks to expand and renovate, that the result would be stunning. But nothing could have prepared us for the upgraded Friulano eatery we encountered last night…

Bistro Vendome has the right ambience for brunch

After eating my way through the menu at Euclid Hall for this week’s review, I stopped by Rioja, the Larimer Square restaurant that Jen Jasinski and Beth Gruitch opened six years ago, and also by Bistro Vendome, the restaurant at 1420 Larimer Street that the pair took over in 2006…

Mumford & Sons at the Ogden, 10/27/2010

MUMFORD & SONS King Charles • Cadillac Sky 10.27.10 | Ogden Theatre What happens when a band plays a concert at a venue that’s smaller than what it theoretically could sell out? Well, for starters, you can scalp your $20 ticket for 75 bucks, no questions asked. And for another,…

Consultants race to call the top food trends of 2011

It seems about as premature as the holiday commercial that annoyingly awoke me from deep slumber this morning, but 2010 must be drawing to a close, because consultants across the country are racing to call the big food trends of 2011. Last week, Andrew Freeman & Co., a nationwide hospitality…

Frasca Food & Wine reopens tonight

Six weeks ago, Boulder’s Frasca Food & Wine, 1738 Pearl Street, closed its doors for a complete remodel of its space, undertaken in order to expand the dining room of the flagship and add two new restaurants to the family: Pizzeria Locale, featuring wood-fired Napolitano pizzas, and Caffè, a grab-and-go…

More of the same at Rioja

After falling in love with Euclid Hall, I decided it was time to return to Rioja: Jen Jasinski and Beth Gruitch’s first restaurant, the place where I sometimes take out-of-town guests but rarely go to otherwise. Still, this Larimer Square spot has been packed since the moment it opened six…

Big love for Euclid Hall

I am a simple woman. My heart can be won by various forms of carbohydrates, meat and fat, combined in excess and presented in one glorious dish. So it took just one look at the folded paper menu on my table at Euclid Hall to stir my interest. The restaurant,…

Euclid Hall finds a niche in Denver dining

Euclid Hall, 1317 14th Street, the third restaurant within one block for partners Jennifer Jasinski and Beth Gruitch, who also own Rioja and Bistro Vendome, was one of the hottest openings of the summer. The crowds packed into the beautifully refurbished space that most recently held the grimy Martini Ranch…

Lil’ Ricci’s tied up in knots over garlic-knot story

A couple of weeks ago, when I reviewed Big Bill’s New York Pizza, I also made a trip to Lil’ Ricci’s at 5332 DTC Boulevard, a link in the local chain of pizzerias where Bill Ficke got his start before opening his own Lil’ Ricci’s outpost, which eventually became Big…

Satchel’s on 6th opening pushed back until early 2011

Back in September, Satchel’s Market, a five-year-old market-cum-restaurant in North Park Hill, served its last dinner and shuttered after it was unable to overcome problems with the lease of its space. Owners Andrew Casalini and Jen Dactano wouldn’t be gone for long, though. They were already planning on opening Satchel’s…

Eat and drink free at this week’s Justice League party

Last week, we divulged the details of this Thursday’s Justice League of Street Food party, a Halloween bash that will feature the usual crew of food trucks, which includes the Little Orange Rocket, the Inventing Room, Sully’s Slice Truck, the Cupcake Truck, Biker Jim’s, Steuben’s, the Biscuit Bus, Pinche Tacos,…

The Justice League’s next party will have a Halloween theme

Good news: the Justice League of Street Food is back with another bash. The crew, which includes the Little Orange Rocket, the Inventing Room, Sully’s Slice Truck, the Cupcake Truck, Biker Jim’s, Steuben’s, the Biscuit Bus, Pinche Tacos, Steamin’ Demon and the Gastro Cart, will be setting up on Thursday,…

What makes authentic NY-style pizza? And what about Virgilio’s?

When I said that Big Bill’s New York Pizza served the best authentic New York-style pie west of the Hudson River, I had a feeling I’d be hearing from people. Pizza joints are like football teams: Once you find your favorite (whether through proximity or childhood memories), you’re inextricably attached…

Panel of chefs can’t identify the local food in blind taste test, but thinks the Colorado food tastes better than the New Jersey counterpart

This year, restaurateurs nationwide surprised us by naming gardens, not food trucks, the number one trend in a poll by the National Restaurant Association. That call is testament to how firmly the locavore movement has taken hold, which is further evidenced by the national recognition several Denver restaurants received for…