When I ran into Bill Ward at Houston’s in early April, he said that his MiniBar, a new watering hole that will be tucked into space under the old Village Inn in Cherry Creek, was moving slowly but steadily along. Now comes news that Ward has set a date fora…
With two cases of swine flu (the “other white flu”) confirmed in Colorado and bumbling Vice President Joe Biden calling for quasi-quarantine, it could be time to go to your bookshelves and dust off that copy of The Stand, Stephen King’s 1978 novel. In this epic (it was re-released, uncut,…
Tonight, dig into the Grub Party & Panel, a “multi-media soulfood dinner and discussion on environmental justice, artist activism and the green economy” at the Blair Caldwell African American Research Library, 2410 Welton Street. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. (bring your own place setting), with the panel starting at 7…
After pork producers and Israeli officials complained about the name “swine flu,” world health authorities have come up with a new name for the pending pandemic: “the other white flu.” Variations on that joke have been flying around the Internet for days, but to Brian Gansmann, who was on the…
Just got word that Argyll is opening today in the former home of the Squealing Pig, 2700 East Third Avenue. It’s brought to us by Robert Thompson, best known for Brasserie Rouge, our Best New Restaurant of 2004. Sadly, Brasserie Rouge didn’t last (its space in the Icehouse will soon…
Andrew Speaker, Denver’s accidental tourist, has some sense of timing. Speaker, the focus of our last international health-scare when he went on the lam, and in the air, after being diagnosed with tuberculosis and warned not to fly, this week filed suit against the Centers for Disease Control for invasion…
Today is Dining Out for Life, and over 300 area restaurants have signed on to donate at least 25 percent of their food sales to Project Angel Heart, which prepares and delivers meals to people living with life-threatening illnesses. I’ll be bartending at Mezcal, 3230 East Colfax Avenue, which serves…
“Colorado Speaks for Itself.” That’s the tagline of a new Colorado tourism campaign, a variation on the old “Let’s Talk Colorado” that puts quote marks around pretty pictures of the mountains. But sadly, the campaign can’t leave well enough alone. A pricey two-page spread in the April 20 edition of…
At Greetings From Colorado, a store on the A concourse of Denver International Airport, don’t expect to find many actual Colorado greetings. Yes, there are cards from Leanin’ Tree, the Boulder-based Western art emporium that Edward P. Trumble founded back in 1949; and gilded aspen-leaf jewelry created in this state;…
After a few delays, Jet Entertainment Group is slated to open Pizza Republica, its restaurant in the Landmark project in Greenwood Village, on May 8. According to the optimistically present-tense description on Jet’s website, “Pizza Republica focuses on homemade cooking using local and organic produce whenever possible. The marinara, mozzarella,…
Restaurants will be popping up like May flowers all over town next month. First of the big blooms: Olivea, at 719 East 17th Avenue (the former home of Aix), is slated to open May 4. It’s coming from Keith Arnold and Stephanie Bonin (owners of Duo), and John Broening and…
At Monday’s tourism rally, Governor Bill Ritter urged us to “Rediscover Colorado” this summer. I started by walking the length of the 16th Street Mall at lunch yesterday, and found that this seventeen-block stretch — touted as the most successful pedestrian mall in the country and one of this town’s…
Tonight’s Dos Casas, a benefit for Brent’s Place, will bring seven of the town’s best chefs – Jamey Fader of Big Red F, Sheila Lucero of Jax Fish House Denver, Matt Selby of Vesta Dipping Grill and Steuben’s, Tyler Wiard of Elway’s in Cherry Creek, Goose Sorenson of Solera, Sean…
Back in December, Robert Thompson (formerly of Brasserie Rouge, the Atomic Cowboy and B-52 Billiards) announced that his Chicago company, Seasoned Development, would open its first Noca Kitchen at 1433 17th Street in Denver. “Noca Kitchen is going to be a substantial growth vehicle for us in Denver, as well…
Verse came to worse last night at the Central Library, where close to a hundred people gathered for last night’s Fresh City Life poetry reading inspired by “Mustang,” Luis Jimenez’s blue horse sculpture out at Denver International Airport. We were in the depths of the basement, but spirits soared as…
Casselman’s Bar & Venue opened this past weekend at 2620 Walnut Street, in the space where Shakespeare’s Pub, once an institution in the Platte Valley, lasted less than a year. Maybe that’s why owner Matt Casselman wants to refer to the neighborhood as “NoDo.” But he could soon rake in…
Mizuna, Frank Bonanno’s restaurant at 225 East Seventh Avenue, will host its monthly wine dinner tonight. The five-course meal is $100; for reservations, call 303-832-4778. But save some space — and cash — because this Thursday, April 30, is the annual Dining Out for Life, and over 300 area restaurants…
While Charlie Master is now ensconced at Sketch, his former restaurant, Brix, is slowly settling into history. Although the original Brix space at 3000 East Fillmore Street is again empty (Barron’s died within weeks), the second Brix location, downtown at 2200 Market Street, should reopen on Friday, May 1, as…
Bad times make for good deals, as restaurants and bars try to woo customers with great happy-hour deals. For example, at Emilio’s Super Chef, 338 East Colfax Avenue, you can get a “Fiesta Bucket” with five full-size Mexican beers for just $10 bucks from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through…
Before we were panicked about swine flu and twisted by torture-memo leaks, we were terrified by the Devil Horse, Luis Jimenez’s killer sculpture that stands guard outside Denver International Airport, its red eyes shooting deadly lasers at unsuspecting passersby. Or are those glowing orbs actually illuminating this town’s deep well…
Club Roxy, housed in the building at 2549 Welton Street that was once the down’s first black movie theater, turned into Pure late last year. Now it’s definitely having some impure thoughts, judging from a recent ad on Craigslist for “GOGO Dancers/ Coaktail Staff,” which announces: “We are currently looking…
Mel Master, the man who brought us Mel’s (in all its incarnations) as well as numerous other notable local restaurants, returns to Denver for the first monthly wine-tasting at Sketch, 101 Broadway, where his son, Charlie, runs the bar. Mel, who’s also a winemaker, will be pouring his Tortoise Creek…
