miniBAR opened on Cinco de Mayo, serving specials and drinks, of course. “We are ramping up throughout the week,” promises miniBAR’s e-mail announcement, “serving food and our full menu starting this Friday.” The grand opening is May 8 and 9 — and since this spot tucked under the old Village…
Bigos. Flaki. Czerwony barszcz, with or without uszka. Kapusniak. Pyzy, placek and kiszka. I’m pretty good with languages, particularly on my favorite conversational topics of food, kitchens and cooks. My pronunciation might be embarrassingly bad, but I can say “please,” ask after individual ingredients, order, appreciate and offer thanks with…
See photos from the event at westword.com/slideshow. Last night, nearly 500 foodophiles packed the ballroom at Congregation Emanuel to lend their support for the fifth annual Women Cook!, Dining for a Difference, the largest silent auction and fundraiser of the year for Work Options for Women, a non-profit that offers…
Imagine being in an endless meadow high in the mountains, the shadows of a few clouds dancing with the deep green of the ground. You reach into your quaint napsack for a bite (you MUST keep up those energy levels on wildflower hikes, lest you miss the Asteraceae on your…
For the first time, Frasca Food & Wine is opening for lunch — but only on Friday and Saturday, May 8-9. Although the schedule change is to accommodate people in town for graduation ceremonies at the University of Colorado, you don’t need to know a student to sign up for…
For the last few weeks, I’ve been searching for Colorado’s best artisan liquor. I’ve searched high and I’ve searched low. I’ve gone to the ends of the earth (or at least to the end of the block) to find those bars brave enough to stock and serve the products of…
Make a pig of yourself on Cinco de Mayo at Lola, 1575 Boulder Street, which is hosting its first annual Picnic of the Pig from 6 to 9 p.m. May 5. The event will also mark the Colorado debut of Republic Tequila, from one of Mexico’s only certified organic distilleries…
It hasn’t exactly been all spring flowers for Justin Cucci, the owner of Root Down. Despite snatching a Best of Denver award for its unassailable contemporary cocktail roster (served by a cadre of the town’s coolest bartenders), Jason Sheehan skewered the joint in a review published in early April, and…
“The United Plates of America.” That’s what Bon Appetit entitled its recent roundup of all the best flavors in our fifty weirdly diverse states, offering this explanation: “Whether it’s a slice of just-baked cherry pie in Michigan, an oyster and bacon sandwich in Louisiana, or a glass of rhubarb and…
April showers bring May showers. That’s how that saying should go, since the Boulders’ Farmer Market is now four for four for rain (or snow) on Saturdays. But cold, damp weather won’t keep locavores from their feast ingredients. My shopping was a little lighter this round, since it’s finals week…
Olivea, the joint effort from Keith Arnold and Stephanie Bonin (owners of Duo), and John Broening and Yasmin Lozada-Hissom (chef and pastry chef of Duo, respectively), opens at 5 p.m. at 719 East 17th Avenue, in the former home of Aix. According to the restaurant’s website, Olivea will be “a…
Cinnamon Toast Crunch General Mills Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: Thin wheat-and-rice squares that tend to curl up at the edges, like old newspapers left on the porch too long. One side of the typical bit is ridged, while the other sports the occasional dark brown streak…
Because of the peculiarities of this gig, I’ve crossed paths quite a few times over the past few years with the Geeks Who Drink, an enterprise profiled in this Westword cover story. Most often, these run-ins have taken the form of me walking in the door of some tap-shack or restaurant, seeing…
Tonight is the fifth annual Women Cook!, Dining for a Difference, a benefit for Work Options for Women, the nonprofit that prepares women coming off welfare for a career in the food industry — and just opened Cafe Optionslast month. The event includes a silent auction and walk-around dinner featuring…
From 3 to 6 p.m. today, May 3, Swallow Hill’s WineFest 2009 will showcase five Colorado wineries, as well as local cheese and appetizers made from Colorado-grown ingredients — and, of course, homegrown music from FOMA and the Kantankerous Bluegrass Band. Swallow Hill is located at 71 East Yale Avenue,…
Since I couldn’t get a pho-kin takeout menu from the hostess at Pho on 6th — “Sorry, we don’t have any,” she mumbled — I had no choice but to steal borrow a freshly laminated real menu, which I swiped off the bar (hey, at least I’m honest about my…
Go-Go Yogurt is celebrating the launch of its co-branding with Inta Juice today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stop by Inta Juice at 14705 West 64th Avenue in Arvada for a free small yogurt with one topping of your choice. For more information, go to 303-432-2123…
Marcyzk’s Fine Foods, at 770 East 17th Avenue, today is offering 10 percent off on all store sales, as well as sales in the adjacent wine shop. For more info, call 303-894-9499 or go to www.marczykfinefoods.com. And the Cherry Creek Fresh Market kicks off its eleventh season at 8 a.m…
What you might have missed this week…Jason Sheehan asks readers to chime in on the best last place to take your significant other. Do you have a better restaurant to suggest for a break-up date?The team at Duo, rated Westword’s best New American Restaurant 2009, will be opening Olivea this…
In my review of Farro, I talked at great length about the meals that Matt Franklin has cooked for me that I will carry with like baggage throughout my days. I also spoke less specifically about a handful of other dinners (or individual plates) I’ve had that inspired memories that…
There are myriad reasons to remember Al Marcove, the restaurateur, caterer, hamburger guru, mentor and unofficial “Mayor of Cherry Creek Mall,” who died April 22.But Marcove’s greatest legacy is almost assuredly that he celebrated life by treating people — employees, acquaintances, friends and customers — with integrity and respect. “Always…
People in Parker, you are mere hours away from delicious cupcakes. And you can thank Selah Davenport for that. Although she’s been doing special-order cupcakes since 2007, tomorrow she’ll have a soft opening for her own retail place, Nomelie Cupcakes. While the bakery, located at 19751 East Main Street in…
