Wanda James and Scott Durrah, the husband-and-wife couple behind 8 Rivers, the modern Caribbean restaurant at 1550 Blake Street, are all about pot and pans. They opened a dispensary, Apothecary of Colorado, at 1730 Blake, last month. They hosted the first in a series of Creative Cooking with Cannabis classes…
Denver’s Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love…through their liquid assets as part of DINR’s Valentine’s Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, which has already kicked off, continues through Wednesday, February 10, at which…
I enjoyed this delicious cocktail while sitting at the bar, where I could watch all the unfolding weekend fun that invades a hot restaurant. As the night went on, the place got packed: Great bartenders and a great chef will make that happen. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Chocolatier Will Poole, the owner of Wen Chocolates, has an affinity for the obscure. Soon after we enter his little shop at 1541 Platte Street, he thrusts an intricately designed white Pandora truffle into our hands and tells us the recipe is based on a 16th-century aphrodisiac formula. It has…
“So it’s about time that the state’s largest craft brewery (& 3rd largest in the US) FINALLY makes something Hoppy,” writes Chris of the Falling Rock Taphouse in the periodic e-mail newsletter he sends out. And he couldn’t be more right. I know that overly hoppy beers aren’t everyone’s favorite…
Today, the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs rolls out the red carpet for the Salute to Escoffier, its annual celebration of Georges Auguste Escoffier, the larger than life Master Chef and restaurateur who fathered French cuisine. The events run through Sunday, January 31, and admission is limited to 250 people. Highlighted…
Suddenly, there’s lots of action on South University. The owners of the Breakers Café, in that big apartment complex in Cherry Creek, have sealed a deal to acquire the Border, the longtime University of Denver hangout at 2014 South University Boulevard that closed for good in November, after acquiring a…
I feel bloated, exhausted and fat as a bastard–lying splayed out in the middle of my living room floor like a beached whale, catching up on old episodes of The Simpsons on DVR and sweating pure suet. It’s been a week, more or less, since I rolled gimpily into town…
India Express Restaurant, 727 Colorado Boulevard, has frequently given back to the community by offering gift certificates for silent auctions — and even catering a school event at a very discounted price — but co-owner Akeel Masih says they wanted to try something different today. “We have a few guests…
Whether you love or loathe molecular gastronomy, there’s one kitchen that’s having as much fun as it possibly can with all that geeky food science stuff, creating everything from foams to basil seeds. I’m not a big proponent of foam with my food, but I could eat sweetbreads — with…
Four Colorado brews have made the top-25 list of the best new beers in America, according to the February issue of Maxim magazine — including one that takes the prize. And the winners are: New Belgium’s Hoptober golden ale-style beer ranks in the top 25. This Fort Collins brewery has…
Numerous restaurants are donating ten percent of their sales today and tonight as part of Road Home,Governor Mayor John Hickenlooper’s ten-year-plan to eradicate homelessness. The ambitious project, which relies on partnerships with local organizations, aims to provide long-term solutions, particularly housing, to Denver’s homeless community. Racines, 650 Sherman Street, which…
I remember drinking my first Negroni when I was in college. I hated it. But I was a typical “girl” and liked sweet, fruity drinks. Now, as a “woman,” I love the bitterness of a good Negroni. But I still love a good college town. Can you guess where I’m…
Denver’s Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love…through their liquid assets as part of DINR’s Valentine’s Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, which has already kicked off, continues through Wednesday, February 10, at which…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
This is part two of my interview with Virgilio Urbano, chef/owner of Virgilio’s. To read part one of the interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: My mama, who I’ve always called, “ma-MAH,” did all of the cooking for our family — that’s what she lives for — and I’ve learned pretty…
Denver-based Mad Greens is ready to conquer Fort Collins. On January 12, the company dropped $675,000 on a former Waffle House building at 616 South College Avenue, which will be its second location in that town. Mad Greens opened its first Fort Collins spot at 2120 East Harmony Road a…
Little Anita’s has slowed down its frenetic fast-food pace in two metro Denver locations, where it is now offering full-service, sit-down dining. “We have eleven restaurants in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and that’s how they do all of their restaurants down there,” says Mike Ponzio, Colorado general manager and part-owner of…
Beaver Creek might be best known for its sick powder stashes, but the culinary scene takes center stage this weekend, when the resort teams up with Bon Appetit magazine to present the annual Master Chef Classic…
Typically, seafood is paired with white wines, not reds — simply because the heavier wines can overpower the light, flaky meat. But if you’re ready to move beyond a basic pinot noir with your salmon, then you’ll want to attend tonight’s Red Wine and Seafood Dinner at the Oxford Hotel…
When you’re ready to start a different part of your life, you have to leave old things behind. That wasn’t the lifestyle I wanted to lead anymore,” says Adriana Aguilar, sitting at a table inside Melita’s Greek Cafe & Market, the restaurant that she and her mother, Maria Gibson, took…
