Show off your state-made tipples this holiday season with a fine bottle of Colorado booze. After all, as the days of December count down, chances are you have plenty of holiday parties, get-togethers and fancy dinners to attend — what better offering to bring than something to imbibe. From wine…
For those of you who can’t get enough of chef and restauranteur Tommy Lee’s funky ramens and Asian creations at Uncle, get ready, tonight his latest food concept, Hop Alley, opens to the public. “We are trying to serve ‘authentic’ Asian food and pair it with a more sophisticated bar…
A recent reader comment suggested leaving children at home when eating out, but parents still need to finds restaurants where we can take our kids without feeling like that jerky mom or dad who has no regards for other people’s dining experiences. Since I’m the mom of a 14-month-old, this subject comes…
This Friday and Saturday, kick off the holiday season with Denver’s annual Parade of Lights, now in it’s 41st year. Instead of getting left out in the cold, why not celebrate the occasion by taking in the two-mile march in comfort while nibbling on some of the best eats and…
‘Tis the season to start thinking about giving, eating and being merry. With that in mind, try skipping the big-box stores this year with foodie-focused gifts made right here in Colorado. Each one will tantalize the taste buds and guarantee you’ll have a friend for life. Or, at least one…
Pablo’s Coffee celebrated their 20th anniversary this year, and though we chatted with owner Craig Conner about this momentous occasions, he didn’t peep a word about the new outlet he had in the works. That is, until now. “The third shop is a great way for us to spread out…
Colorado residents rejoice: now you can order craft cocktails delivered to your door with just a click of a button. Okay, so maybe you won’t get a frosted glass brimming with a fresh Gimlet or a dose of a Pain Killer handed to you when the doorbell rings, but with…
Bitters, tonics, syrups, teas, cocktails — and now, a rustic lodge. These are the awesome artisan things Shae Whitney and Brady Becker of DRAM Apothecary are overseeing in Silver Plume, about 47 miles west of Denver. The couple is currently raising funds to help finance the renovation of the historic…
Come October 13, self-taught chef Justin Warner will have released his first cookbook, The Laws of Cooking: And How To Break Them, an achievement coming after Warner rose to fame by winning on the TV show Food Network Star in 2012. But what most people don’t realize as they watch this…
Move over Slim Jim, there’s a new beef jerky in town. Enter Uncle Andy’s Jerky, the all-natural, sustainable snack created in Fort Collins by Andy Hanenberg. The 32-year-old entrepreneur from New Jersey started in the jerky world in 2012, inspired by CrossFit and meat-focused paleo diets. “I started looking at jerky…
Every time we turn around it appears something new is popping up on West 32nd Avenue, from West Highland to LoHi. With options including Detroit-style pizza, small-batch ice cream and epic sandwiches, anything you might want to eat can be found on this mile-and-a-half stretch. While it’s hard to pick…
Sure, you can dunk your cookies in a glass of cold milk, but come on, real adults steep their sweets in a frothy pint of beer. Of course, it helps to have an idea about what beer goes with what cookies, lest either be wasted. That’s where Kansas City writer…
Twenty years ago Craig Conner decided to give up his corporate job at JC Penny, sell his house and use every ounce of credit he could muster up to open Pablo’s Coffee in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. It was 1995 and at the time coffee culture in Denver was…
No. 15: House-Smoked Pulled Pork Sandwich at the Universal You’ll find some of the best pulled pork in town in an unlikely location: nestled in a Sunnyside mini strip mall at breakfast and lunch spot the Universal. The origin of the dish stems from Seth Gray, the founding chef who…
No. 17: Fried Green Tomatoes at Sassafras American Eatery One of the best aspects of the fried green tomatoes at Sassafras is that you can order them three ways. For breakfast try the fried green tomato Benedict, then at lunch go with a fried green tomato po’boy and finally, order…
No. 18: Pink Lady Roll at Sushi Sasa Don your leather pants and pink coat and get ready for a superb ride of flavor when you order the Pink Lady Roll at Sushi Sasa. It sings with rich omega-three and well-balanced heat, and has a pleasing texture thanks to the…
No. 19: Mongolian BBQ Duck Buns at Linger Though Linger is housed in what used to be part of the Olinger Mortuary, these Mongolian BBQ duck buns are anything but deadly. In fact, you might consider them life-savers, especially if you indulge in the $5 order available found during happy…
No. 20: Colorado Striped Bass Crudo at Beatrice & Woodsley When you think about eating fish in land-locked Denver, you may not think about eating local fish — especially not raw, local fish. One bite of chef Travis Messervey’s Colorado striped bass crudo at Beatrice & Woodsley, though, and all…
On Friday Pullman Rail Journeys made its first stop in Denver at Union Station, bringing three restored vintage passenger cars full of riders from Chicago. But it’s not only the cars that are a throwback to the 1940s and 1950s, when trains were a common mode of transportation: The menus speak…
No. 21: Purple Cow Ice Cream at Little Man Ice Cream Make sure to get plenty of ice cream as the summer winds down, especially if it’s the Purple Cow flavor from Little Man, that 28-foot-tall, giant milk-jug-shaped shop on the hill in LoHi. This dessert combines two of the…
No. 22: The Parma Italia Detroit Pizza at Blue Pan Pizza Never let anyone say the pies coming out of Blue Pan Pizza in West Highlands are just pizza, especially when it comes to the Parma Italia option. Done “Detroit-style,” this deep-dish pie crackles with baked cheese around the crust and…
No. 23: The Emma Farms Wagyu Burger at Edge Restaurant & BarEdge Restaurant & Bar is located in the Four Seasons Hotel downtown, where tourists and businessmen converge on Denver from all over the globe — but the beef that makes up the scrumptious house burger only travels about three…
