Remember how when you were little, you couldn’t stand broccoli? That’s because your palate hadn’t matured enough to appreciate all of its crunchy-sweet goodness. Now that you’re all grown up, you’ve probably asked for double portions in your weekly fresh market produce delivery basket, you’re so in love with the…
Holiday gatherings with the family are not always known for their spirit of congeniality, and if your family doesn’t resemble a tranquil Currier & Ives lithograph in the first place, inevitably at least one relative will pull a hurty-dur, either on purpose or not, and say something at the dinner…
Paris Las Vegas Casino makes a $777 hamburger. The sandwich is one of the most indulgent-looking things I’ve ever seen, with hefty chunks of lobster meat set over a thick Kobe beef patty, topped with crispy pancetta, brie, caramelized onions and hundred-year aged balsamic vinegar — served, for good measure,…
Gustavo Arellano, the author of Ask a Mexican, is an expert on many topics — including the evolution of Mexican restaurants in this country. And before his recent visit to Denver, he’d never before encountered what we consider a mainstay in this city: the Mexican hamburger…
After just six months, Leo Goto has closed his Riverfront restaurant and event facility. Goto had taken over the 12,000-square-foot, former Riverfront Events Center at 2852 West Bowles Avenue in Littleton this spring. “It’s a great location, and there’s potential to do a lot of business here,” he said at…
When planning a feast on the scale of a Thanksgiving meal, everything you can do to cut down on the prep time Thursday will help. Which means you’ll want to bake your pies in advance. The City of Aurora is offering a cooking class on Take and Bake Thanksgiving Pies…
Take as much time as you need,” said a balding TSA bureaucrat as he patted the shoulder of a woman sitting in front of the X-ray machine, a thick training manual at her side. She squinted intently at the electronic box, scrutinizing each item that passed by for dangerous weaponry…
I usually time my arrival at Denver International Airport so that I can check in, get through security, grab a snack — and then get right on the plane. But during the holiday season, when the gates of airport hell open, all that careful planning goes right out the window…
The first time I walk into Jake’s Food & Spirits, two days after its October grand opening, I’m greeted by not one, not two, but seven employees in black T-shirts. A few are leaning against the pool table, but most are just waffling around in the middle of the empty…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
LiveWell Colorado sponsored a nine-week after-school culinary program with three Denver high schools that culminated in the winning team from Martin Luther King Jr. Early College taking home first place at the competition last Friday. The all-female team took the prize with its own healthy school-lunch meal: Parmesan- and herb-crusted…
Chef, restaurateur and pig pusher Chad Clevenger, who already pimps fine swine from the Porker cart at Seventeenth and California streets, is gearing up to add a second cart to his repertoire, followed by a bona fide truck…
On Saturday night, YesPleaseMore, an organization that spreads the love for Colorado artistic endeavors through pop-up retail stores and events, descended on the Denver Pavilions for “Test Market,” a collaborative production featuring a bevy of creative projects from around Denver, including crafts, fashion shows and live music. And jump-starting the…
Bad enough when the real health inspector drops by a restaurant — but a phony inspector? That’s enough to get your temperature rising far above what’s considered safe for the storage of food. Over the weekend, the Colorado Department of Public Safety sent word of a phony inspector scam:…
This week is chock-full of classes you might need to brush up on your cooking and baking skills before the big feast day on Thursday — and if you’re looking for somewhere to eat out on Thanksgiving, we’ve got a full list of restaurants serving a traditional holiday spread (which…
Give a guy a Las Tortugas franchise, and what does he do? If you’re JuanCarlos Wong, you keep it for a few months before concluding that you can do your own thing — and do it better. Wong, who opened a Las Tortugas outlet earlier this year in June at…
A beer, a margarita, fresh chips ticked with salt, guacamole and piquant salsas litter the bar of this convivial hangout that turns out better than average south of the border grub to easygoing crowds of locals who often amplify their drunken debauchery with Jägermeister. Can you guess where I’m eating…
Can’t make it home for Thanksgiving? Dreading cooking a feast for your relatives? Maybe it’s a good year to go out to eat. And we’re not talking about some convoluted stereotype focused on the take-out Chinese food place down the street — we’re talking good food at good places around…
Eager winos from all walks crowded the steps and lobby of Le Central Thursday evening to get a taste of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau and sample the bistro tasting plates, all with a touch of the spirited young red in the ingredients of each miniature dish. The rich aromas wafting…
It was lights out for Thursday night’s “Scrumptious Holiday Appetizers” cooking class at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street. The event was canceled because of yet another issue with the Xcel substation at 1310 Jackson Street, the same substation that exploded back in June, and then went down again…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where contests last week, including everything from a lucious piece of chocolate cake to rotisserie chcken at Cherry Creek Grill to this green curry. For correctly identifying its source as ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro, Jane D wins an EatDenver deck…
Worried that your Thanksgiving meal will be a turkey? Try a test run. Generous Servings Cooking Classes and Cafe, 3801 West 32nd Avenue, will offer a Practice Thanksgiving class from 6 to 9:30 p.m. today. Tuition is $74; call 303-455-9730 or go to www.generousservings.com for details. For information on dozens…
