Take it slow. At 11 a.m. today, Slow Food Denver will host a tasting at History Colorado, in conjunction with the current show Food: Our Global Kitchen. At 5 p.m., Slow Food Denver will go global itself when it hosts a free lecture by acclaimed Sicilian chef Fabrizia Lanza at…
No. 91 Tacos Campechanos at La Calle Taqueria 1565 West Alameda Avenue 720-583-6586 Alameda Avenue between Federal and I-25 is a kind of miniature Federal Boulevard all on its own; you’ll find Chinese dim sum houses, Vietnamese sandwich shops, Cajun-Asian crayfish dens and, of course, no shortage of Mexican taquerias…
Global Dance Festival — by some metrics the largest EDM festival in the region — brought a typically powerhouse lineup of bass purveyors to Red Rocks over the weekend. Over three days, thousands of fans flocked to the park for sets by the likes of Adventure Club, Zedd and Waka…
Just over a year ago Renegade Brewing opened Renegade Publik House, a restaurant and tap house in the underserved University of Denver neighborhood. Citing a need to re-focus on expanding beer production and making “more beers available to more people,” owner and founder Brian O’Connell recently sold the Publik House,…
LYFE Kitchen is teaming up with acclaimed photographer John Fielder, whose mural of a peach orchard is featured at the restaurant in Park Meadows, for a book-signing and fundraising event from 3 to 4:30 p.m. today, July 22. Fielder and student Rachel Harris will be signing copies of Nadia’s Good…
When Kristy Socarras Bigelow opened the second Cuba Cuba Sandwicheriain the CitySet project last summer, she predicted that it wouldn’t be the last. And this weekend, she made good on that prediction when a Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria opened in the Denver Tech Center. See also: Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria takes a…
Eat Denver’s fifth annual Big Eat was the biggest and best yet. More than three dozen of Eat Denver’s 86 members — all independent restaurant operators in the metro area — were featured at the Thursday night bash at the Galleria at the Denver Performing Arts Complex . The event…
This week’s concert offerings include Dierks Bentley at the big stage in Morrison and Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn taping at eTown in Boulder. There are a few good ones in the actual city limits of Denver — read on for our picks this week…
Roughly 1,000 years ago in the highlands of Guatemala, a member of the Maya civilization lifted a clay vessel — adorned with an intricate jaguar figure — to his lips and took a slug of something. Beer? Corn liquor? Something else? Last May, two scientists from the Denver Museum of…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz visited Troy Guard’s “modern steakhouse,” Guard and Grace, which didn’t quite live up to expectations — or its hefty price tag. For Chef and Tell, Mark Antonation talked to Dave Query of the Big Red F about being the first owner of Q’s…
Finkel & Garf Brewing Company opened this week in Gunbarrel, adding its taps to a growing list of neighborhood beer makers in the towns and communities surrounding Boulder. The brewery, owned by Eric and Dan Garfinkel, derives its moniker derives from the lifelong nickname of both father and son. The…
No. 92 Pork Belly Confit at Solera Restaurant and Wine Bar 5410 East Colfax Avenue 303-388-8429 Solera has been a sole outpost of fine dining on Colfax Avenue between Colorado and Monaco for at least a dozen years, with chef Goose Sorensen heading the kitchen for nearly the entire stretch…
UPDATE: Kolache Cabin is back. The mobile food cart received its zoning permit from the city on July 22, and two days later was back in its normal spot on Santa Fe. Kolache Cabin has pulled up stakes…for now. The mobile kolache kitchen, which first showed up in a vacant…
On this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, we hear from L.A. Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson, who’s intrigued by the bizarre universe of Pixar’s Planes movies. We also hear about the film critic’s background and how she became interested in the movies by way of subliminal advertising and photography…
Whether it’s because the babysitter canceled at the last minute or because you want quality family time at a dinner you don’t have to cook, loading up the kids for a restaurant excursion can be fun for the whole gang, provided the destination is suitable for the young ones. We…
In spite of its jogging and vegetable addiction, plenty of people in Denver still smoke. No, the other kind. The one you can get in gas stations. Some music venues are better equipped to serve smokers than others, so we’ve put together a roundup of the best places in town…
After months of delays, the owners of Glazed and Confuzed, the popular mobile doughnut purveyor, finally opened the doors of their first brick-and-mortar location on Friday the 13th of June. But the real bad luck lay ahead: On June 19, after a much-needed day off, they showed up at the…
TheBigWonderful has just announced the three finalists in its Denver Food Challenge — and you can help cheer on these entrepreneurs at the next installment of the market on Saturday, July 19, at Sustainability Park. See also: Photos of TheBigWonderful kickoff in Sustainability Park…
No. 93 Kettle Chips at Amerigo Delicatus 2449 Larimer St. 303-862-9850 Although we have a long way to go, these crispy delights may end up being the cheapest item on our list of favorite dishes. That’s because they’re actually free — but only if you order a sandwich from the…
In Tokyo, Ginza is a famous shopping, entertainment and dining district. Across from the University of Denver, it’s a full-service sushi restaurant at the new One Observatory Park, a multi-story shopping and residential building. The restaurant made its debut last weekend, and is now open daily for lunch and dinner;…
Performers from Colorado and beyond strutted their stuff during last weekend’s Colorado Burlesque Festival, held at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret and the Paramount Theatre. Photographer Ken Hamblin was there to catch all the antics; keep reading for a look. See also: Photos: Fetish Ball at The Church…
Whips, chains and kinks of all kinds were on display at The Church Sunday night as people with came together — and how! — at the Fetish Ball. Our photographer was there to capture the action. See the photos below for a safe sample, and check out the complete NSFW…
