Two weeks after Union Station held its grand opening for the public, Cooper Lounge has hopped on board. The bar is on the mezzanine level of the station, which has gotten a stunning facelift, with restored windows and fixtures, some new fixtures, and three coats of white paint. The Cooper…
Here’s a welcome sign: Dae Gee will soon its second location, this one in central Denver, at the former home of 4G’s Mexican Restaurant at 827 Colorado Boulevard. The original Dae Gee in Westminster won our Best Korean Restaurant award in the Best of Denver 2014 — and yes, there…
While there’s no end to the bottomless mimosas suddenly pouring out at brunches around town, Panzano has just introduced another sweet option: the Lychee Sparkler. Bartender Jodi Dolph created the concoction for an in-house contest that called for creating summertime drinks featuring Zonin Prosecco, the Italian sparkling wine. See also:…
Leña opened quietly last week — so quietly that its phones still weren’t hooked up yesterday — but word-of-mouth is already strong on this restaurant, a concept cooked up by Jimmy Callahan, the owner of Prohibition, and chef Toby Prout. The space on Broadway, a former antique store, was gutted…
The Hotel Boulderado opened on New Year’s Day 1909. Since then, restaurants have operated almost continuously in the Boulder landmark, including a few that became landmarks themselves — like Q’s, which Dave Query opened there almost twenty years ago. But in an ongoing effort to update the hotel, Q’s closed…
This week brings the surprising and powerful pop-punk revival to Englewood with a double-bill featuring Fall Out Boy and Paramore (whose leader recently skipped two dates on doctor’s orders). Elsewhere, guitar hero Eric Johnson stops through, Sheryl Crow finishes off the Chatfield portion of the Botanic Gardens concert series and…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed To the Wind Bistro, a tiny — but mighty — new restaurant that she considers a breath of fresh air. For Chef and Tell, Mark Antonation visited Sushi Den and spoke with Yasu Kizaki, one of the brothers who landed on South…
We tend to think of grandmothers as passing along wisdom to their grandkids — and 43-year-old Trina Chavez-Hutchins appears to have been doing just that a few days back. In this particular case, however, the knowledge she was sharing allegedly involved helping her shoplift. Get the not-quite-heartwarming details below. See…
Biker Jim’s opened its second brick-and-mortar spot, this one in Highlands Ranch, at 11 a.m. today. Although the hours might not be as expansive in suburbia as they are at the original in the Ballpark neighborhood (where Biker Jim’s stays open until 3 a.m. on weekends), the menu is just…
Dunkin’ Donuts has jumped the shark. Last year at this time, two spots were duking it out to be the first new Dunkin’ Donuts store to open in metro Denver in decades. (The Broadway location won by a few hours.) And now, with doughnut joints popping up all over town,…
This weekend’s best shows include rapper Redman releasing a new album poolside in RiNo, Xiu Xiu bringing its newest noise to Larimer Lounge and “Jessie’s Girl” to Fiddler’s Green. There are plenty of other good ones in the next couple days — the rest of our picks for the weekend…
The word “hipster” gets tossed around a lot in the blogosphere, usually as a derogatory term for someone who wears different clothes or likes different things than the troll or flamer employing the word as a slur. But every generation has had its defining iconoclasts — the mostly young and…
Athletes in Boulder for the annual Ironman Run last weekend spent an afternoon decompressing before the event’s annual underwear run. Photographer Brandon Marshall was there to take in the fun…and the undercover fashion. See also: Photos: The Amazing Acro-Cats Rock and Roll at the Bug Theatre…
Every week, there are hundreds of concerts in Denver. Most of them are at the places you’d expect — dive bars, clubs, amphitheaters, arenas…but the city’s love for live music goes beyond conventional settings. You can also hear great local and touring bands at art galleries, outdoor shopping areas and,…
Kobe An Shabu Shabu opened in July after an extensive overhaul to the location occupied decades ago by neighborhood favorite Little Pepina’s. Kobe An’s menu features only two entrees: shabu shabu, which the owners call a Japanese version of fondue, and sukiyaki, a one-pot meal of vegetables, beef and noodles…
At lunchtime today, there were a lot of disappointed people outside the locked doors of Zocalo Restaurant & Bar, the Mexican joint that some veteran employees of Benny’s opened four years ago on East 11th Avenue. But no one was more disappointed than landlord Regas Christou, who’d stopped by to…
No. 84 Chips and Dip at Euclid Hall 1317 14th Street 303-595-4255 When the phrase “chips and dip” appears on a restaurant menu, your eyes tend to slide right past to more interesting options. At Euclid Hall, though, that would be a mistake. As with all the dishes at this…
Editor: We’ve chosen to keep the author of this story anonymous to protect everyone involved from incrimination. The names below have also been changed. I struggled with Lacey’s pants. She didn’t know what was going on, and she did not want me to take them off — she resisted, clamping…
The Colorado Brewers Guild and Imbibe Denver hosted Sesh Fest, the second in their “Lovibond series” of festivals, last Saturday at Sculpture Park in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The event highlighted “session beers,” which are typically 5 percent ABV or less. That meant attendees could drink more! Check out…
Texas-style barbecue seldom gets respect in Colorado…mostly because it comes from Texas. But Wayne’s Smoke Shack proves that honest food prepared with passion and skill can overcome even the haters. On our recent visit to Wayne’s, braving Highway 36 traffic and getting lost in a suburban maze of streets was…
Emma Stone and Colin Firth in Magic in the Moonlight.On this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice and Amy Nicholson of L.A. Weekly discuss Woody Allen’s latest, Magic in the Moonlight, and revisit Get on Up and Guardians of the Galaxy, and…
Congratulations to angie216, who came closest to guessing the number of kegs of beer consumed during the grand tasting at Ed Fest 2013. The right answer was 34; angie216’s guess of 50 wins a pair of VIP tickets to the August 16 event. We also promised pairs of GA tickets…
