The economy has slowed some restaurant projects and killed others, but Brio Tuscan Grille is right on track to open Wednesday, September 2 in the former (and much renovated) Macaroni Grill space at 2500 East First Avenue, in the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Brio is brought to us by the…
Yesterday I wrote about my favorite gift from PETA. This one’s my second favorite. And yes, it is what it looks like: one of those little wind-up Easter chicks, only with its beak cut off, its eyes poked out and splashed in blood. Not real subtle, those PETA folks. But…
Ky Belk doesn’t judge who’s coming in the door at Elway’s in Cherry Creek. His best tip was a thousand bucks one night from a guy wearing a Green Bay Packers jersey. And while he won’t say it, I’m sure that some of the flashiest people at the bar have…
There’s a pizza battle brewing at Belmar and Virgilio Urbano, the owner of Virgilio’s Pizzeria, which is across the street from Belmar at 7986 West Alameda Avenue in Lakewood, is right in the thick of it. Seems that Virgilio’s has been denied acceptance into Belmar’s Festival Italiano, the shopping district’s…
Sunday night at Campo de Fiori (300 Fillmore Street), a group of local restaurateurs and spirit-pushers hosted a kick-off party for Harvest Week, sponsored by DINR (the Denver Independent Network of Restaurants) and offering a taste of what to expect at this year’s event, which runs September 12-18. As David…
Since listing our top-ten green chile places last week, we’ve been swimming in the stuff, comparing this taste to that, defending our picks, revisiting our favorites and finally conducting a green chile smackdown. And it kills me to admit this, but in today’s side-by-side comparison of El Taco de Mexico…
There was a time when I swore that the best barbecue to be had in the state of Colorado was at the Bugling Bull Trading Post, a kind of general store/truck stop/campground supplier down on 1668 North Highway 67 in Sedalia. Pit man Mike Frislie used to run a kind…
On the blog this week, there’s been a lot of talk about green chile ’round these parts. We have eaten chile and argued about green chile, compared green chile and made a list of our favorite green chiles across the city. One thing we didn’t get into very much? Vegetarian…
I’d heard that Colt &Gray, the new gastropub at 1553 Platte Street, was opening for lunch today, so on Saturday I made a reservation for 1 p.m. today using Open Table. But last night, I received the following voicemail message: “Hi, this is Nicole over at Colt &Gray…. Unfortunately, we…
Technology put a man on the moon. It’s allowed us to see distant stars, to unravel the mysteries of the universe and to get free porn at any hour of day or night. And now, to those lofty achievements, we can add one even loftier: energy jerky. That’s right, it’s…
I headed over to the South Pearl Street Farmers’ Market on Sunday, and guess whose smoke and sizzle stopped me dead in my tracks? That of Biker Jim Pittenger and his wiener wagon. As Jason Sheehan reported back in June, Jim has added a second downtown cart at 17th and…
I have a lot of reasons to hate PETA. They’re pushy, they’re nuts, they’re cultish and, occasionally, they’re terrorists. They’re positively militant in their defense of all god’s fuzziest critters, have no qualms in who they select as the targets of their campaigns (joyously going after women, children and Holocaust…
I’m fully aware of how cruel it is to post a pic of a pizza that looks this magnificent, especially since I know that many of you are probably holed up in a cube somewhere, stomach gurgling, wondering if it’s going to be another Subway lunch day. But if this…
Maria Carrion-Kozak of Colorado just took home the grand prize from Oscar Mayer’s Sabor de Mama recipe contest. Carrion-Kozak’s award-winner, “Tortilla Mama Luisa,” is a variation on her grandmother’s original Tortilla Espanola recipe — the hot dogs are new — and dedicated to her mother Luisa. “Oscar Mayer congratulates Mrs…
Sometime in December, Jeff Hermanson, Joe Vostrejs and Rod Wagner will add a new pizza bar to their portfolio of successful restaurants that already includes Billy’s Inn, LoHi Steakbar and pretty much every chow house on Larimer Square. Their newest place, whose name is yet to be determined, will take…
Graham Bumpers Mother’s Rating: Three spoons out of four Cereal description: Corn, oat and rice mashed together and then molded into thick, gently curved, boldly rippled rectangles. They resemble outdoor-recliner cushions made of wood, or perhaps swimming pool rafts destined to sink to the bottom in a matter of seconds…
Restaurant work can involve unexpected hazards. Last Thursday was the third installment of the Riverfront Fashion show, a series held at the foot of the Millennium Bridge that’s become a real hit in town. But one former host at a nearby restaurant is still recovering from the hit she took…
Tonight, Campo De Fiori, 300 Fillmore Street, is hosting an advance kickoff party for Harvest Week, a weeklong homage to Colorado produce and products that takes place in September at metro restaurants, all of which are members of DINR, the Denver Independent Network of Restaurants. Tonight’s pre-party, which starts at…
One of my first columns was about the way green chile changes on the way from southern New Mexico to Denver — from the pure verde kick in Hatch to the thin, soupy sauce of Albuquerque, and the steady thickening as you travel north along the green chile trail until…
What you might have missed this week on Cafe Society while celebrating Andrew’s reopening and wondering about Brandon’s…Chef and tell: an interview with Lola and Big Red F’s Jamey FaderThe 10 worst lunchboxes and what they say about the kids who carried them. Did yours make the list?Pete Marczyk demonstrated…
Things are heating up on Larimer Street. Hutch & Spoon opened two weeks ago at 3090 Larimer Street, and just two days ago, Larimer Hot House got up and running at 2810 Larimer, in the space formerly occupied by Espo Gelato. The restaurant, owned by Eric Chiappetta, the guy who…
Saw this while I was wandering around South Federal Boulevard yesterday afternoon looking for soup. Ba Le has always been one of the best places in town to get a sandwich–probably the best place to get banh mi, and certainly the cheapest. But now, it looks like it’ll also be…
