Former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway is celebrating 50 years of banged up knees, turf toe, head-to-head helmet collisions, and, oh yeah … a couple of Super Bowl trophies and rings on Monday, June 28, the day the pro football Hall of Famer turns a half-century old. And how’s he…
May 28 is National Burger Day, and Smashburger, the homegrown hit, wants to make sure you have a smashing day. It’s giving fans a chance to win a golden Smashticket — a year of free burgers. Anyone who orders a Smashburger meal today will be eligible for the prize; a…
While most of the menu changes with every new chef, the buttery fried rice pummeled with duck, shrimp and pork has been a popular mainstay from day one. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating…
The newest installment in the tale of Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City 2, has hit the big screen, bringing back old flames and calling into question her commitment to Mr. Big. Of course you have to see what happens, along with twelve of your closest girlfriends! And Kona Grill,…
Like Lite-Brite, Operation and Hungry Hungry Hippo, Etch A Sketch has some major nostalgic cache. Fortunately, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers can appreciate that and is including an “18 & Over” category in its new “Etch A Sketch A Burger” photo contest in honor of the iconic toy’s — wait for…
Another day, another nationwide recall. This time around the blame is being placed on a usual suspect: alfalfa sprouts. Three different name brands of sprouts have been deemed responsible for a recent salmonella outbreak that, at last count, had stricken at least one Colorado resident. The affected brands — Caldwell…
Fruits and vegetables won’t get you laid (in a tanning bed). Forget the fake-and-bake method of tanning; if you really want to look like you’ve had fun in the sun, you should be eating healthy. A new study done at Britain’s Bristol University has concluded that eating fresh fruit and…
Okay, to all the nutcases who showed up last night for Pinkberry’s preview party: What the hell were you thinking? I mean, some of you actually stood in line for well over an hour in your neon pink Polo shirts and short skirts just go get a free swirl of…
El Noa Noa Restaurant 722 Santa Fe Drive 303-623-9968…
Purple, apparently, is not the color of success, at least not when it comes to the Purple Martini, the Tabor Center watering hole that’s now under the lock and key of the city for non-payment of taxes. On May 26, the city handily collaged the front door with seizure notices,…
Pete Ryan Cook Street School of Culinary Arts 1937 Market Street 303-308-9300 www.cookstreet.com This is part two of Lori Midson’s Chef and Tell interview with Pete Ryan. To read part one of that interview, click here. Proudest moment as a chef: Returning to Cook Street as their executive chef instructor…
Highland is already Denver’s hottest restaurant neighborhood, and it’s about to get another eatery: Wooden Spoon Cafe & Bakery, going into the storefront at 2418 West 32nd Avenue, next to Zio Romolo and across from Duo. Here’s the official word from owners Jason and Jeanette Burgett: After many years of…
If you can’t get to South Africa to party with the natives above, where can you watch the World Cup and get a feel for the global flavor of the world’s game? That’s what reader Timothy wants to know: I was wondering if you guys knew of anything exciting going…
The Crepe Bretonne is a delicate, golden-brown pancake folded over savory accoutrements, like sausage and cheese, or stuffed full of fruit jam and butter. Tonight, Le Central, Denver’s affordable French mecca and romantic dinner spot, is offering a brief cooking demonstration on this traditional breakfast and dessert food. For ten…
Through Sunday, May 30, the Paramount Cafe, 519 16th Street, is celebrating 25 years in business by offering live entertainment, specials and giveaways. Tonight, this 16th Street Mall standby will host a beer tasting from 5 to 7 p.m. For more info, call 303-893-200 or go to www.paramountcafe.com. For information…
Dakota Soifer’s chicharrones, seasoned with a dash of chile oil and salt, are crispy puffs that crack between the teeth and dissolve on the tongue almost instantly, leaving behind nothing more than the sweet smokiness of pork. They’re not on the menu at Cafe Aion, but they’re sent, along with…
Remember the time you invited twenty people to a party and 150 showed up? As Kelly says in the Outlaw Josey Wales, “Yep, first the silver run out, then the people run out, then the whiskey run out, then the beer run out.” That’s sort of what happened to the…
After more than a three-year run, Andrew’s on Lincoln, 1111 Lincoln Street, appears to have closed over the weekend. There’s no word yet on what will happen to the space. Last September, Andrew’s was remodeled and essentially divided into two spaces: one a bar/restaurant and the other dubbed the “Stage,”…
Each month, Z Cuisine’s À Côté Bar a Absinthe, 2245 West 30th Avenue, hosts a last Wednesday wine-tasting, indulging a dining room full of people with tastes of ten to fifteen wines and a miniature, three-course meal of bite-sized pairings, all for just $25…
The Place: Bistro One, 1294 South Broadway, 720-974-0602 The Hours: Daily from 4 to 7 p.m. The Deals: Draft beers are between $3 and $4; house wines are $4; specialty cocktails go for $6; appetizers range from $3 to $5…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. “There’s always something…
Smoked beers are something you either love or hate. They taste – as one beerdrinker recently put it to me – “like drinking a barbecue pit.” I love them. I don’t know why, but there is something about the way that smoky, barbecue pit flavor meshes with the beer that…
