I hate windows during the summer. I hate them because when I’m at work, I can see the sky and the sun and the birds and all the people who aren’t at work strolling merrily by. Thankfully, I don’t work near Coors Field anymore, because the smell of food and…
The Candy Girls were systematically working our way around the chocolate shops, bakeries and specialty candy makers of Denver when we stumbled upon Big Fat Cupcake, 129 Adams Street. While the uniquely flavored, award-winning cupcakes drew us in, it was shop-owner Kathleen Nevin’s mission to donate 10 percent of her…
No, Via’s not coming back (although AOL sure made it look that way the other day, when it LoDo restaurant — defunct for many months — on its home page). But we hear the Momo family, which didn’t find the commercial success with Via, even with famed chef James Mazzio…
At 6 p.m. tonight, April 16, “Beer Wars Live,” a live simulcast, will present the founders of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, New Century Brewing Company and Stone Brewing Company, as well as Charlie Papazian, the president of the Boulder-based Brewers Association, in a discussion led by Ben Stein; the show’s…
“Rocky Mountain Miracle”: That’s how Steven Shaw (founder of egullet.com, a James Beard Award-winning food writer and one of the most connected food guys I’ve ever had the pleasure of chatting with) titled his post on egullet discussing his meal at O’s Steak and Seafood at the Westin Westminster. He…
See more photos of Tocabe at westword.com/slideshow. Like whiskey and the music of the Pogues from the Irish, tortillas from the Mexicans, prosciutto from the Italians and mother sauces and threesomes from the French, fry bread is the Native American people’s proud contribution to our mutt and multicultural present, one…
While two totally separate establishments, Roslyn Grill (504 East Colfax Avenue) and Nob Hill Inn (420 East Colfax) nonetheless comprise a flaming binary star of degeneracy around which many of Denver’s down-and-out orbit. Because they’re less than a block apart and both cheap as hell, they attract the same crowd…
When I first heard that Chipotle was changing its menu — running out the first new board the operation has seen since setting down roots in Denver some fifteen years ago — I refused to take it seriously. The second time, I laughed at the person who insisted that Chipotle…
Long after my review of Tocabe was safely in the can, I was still dreaming about fry bread. I was also eating fry bread — having made at least three post-review visits to Tocabe’s home at 44th and Lowell just to “check my facts.” One that almost slipped by me?…
The sandwich: Boccaccio Crostone What’s on it: Fresh mozzarella, roasted peppers, pesto and tomato on grill-pressed bread Where to get it: Parisi (4401 Tennyson Street, 303-561-0234) How much: $7.99 I’m a horrible American cliché when it comes to all things Italian. I love the food, the wine, the history, the…
In honor of putting another tax season behind us, many eateries are offering free and discounted deals. Here’s a short list: All Cinnnabon outlets will give away free, mini-cinnamon rolls from 5 to 8 pm., while Micky D’s is offering free small hot McCafé or medium iced McCafé coffee all…
Buchi Café Cubano (2651 West 38th Avenue, 303-458-1328), which has already made a name for itself with stellar coffee drinks and sandwiches, is hoping to add beer, wine and speciality drinks to its menu this summer – pending approval of a liquor license application. Owner Emmett Barr doesn’t plan on…
Steven Shaw, founder of egullet and a serious food-world heavyweight, was in town this month for the International Association of Culinary Professionals conference, and he somehow found time to take a spin up to Westminster to check out Ian Kleinman’s molecular gastronomy menu at O’s Steak and Seafood. I’ve been…
We may be seeing a trend in the competitive small-batch, independently owned ice cream sector of our economy. Two Spoons, an ice cream shop at 1021 Pearl Street in Boulder, just introduced a breakfast-cereal bar — a concept that mirrors an idea introduced last month at the Red Trolley in…
At 6:30 p.m. tonight, April 15, Flagstaff House exec chef/partner Mark Monette will offer a five-course meal at his Boulder restaurant, with two beer pairings – a “complement” and a “contrast” – for each course, all designed by Adam Avery, president of Avery Brewing Co. The dinner is $68 per…
Like whiskey and the music of the Pogues from the Irish, tortillas from the Mexicans, prosciutto from the Italians and mother sauces and threesomes from the French, fry bread is the Native American people’s proud contribution to our mutt and multicultural present, one of the most awe-inspiring culinary innovations of…
Since we reported last month that Denver would be among the many cities to host a Snuggie Pub Crawl — in which proud owners of the awesomely popular sleeved blanket slip into their Snuggies and get hammered — we’ve been counting the days until the event. We’d heard it was…
Do you have any idea how much time I’ve wasted over the past six months cruising along Ogden Street, specifically to the corner of Ogden and 11th, where I’ve been stalking the parking lot, harassing the construction workers and repeatedly asking the already stressed staff, “Dude, where’s my sandwich?” At…
Like 50 is the new 30, Twitter is the new talking. And here’s yet another story about how one tweet put something into motion, so that a former venture capitalist is now spending his afternoon working the fryer at Spud Bros., located at 2010 10th Street in Boulder:Brad Feld is…
Common Grounds, the popular LoDo coffeehouse that’s a sibling of the original in northwest Denver, barely missed a beat when it moved last week from 1601 17th Street across the street to 1550 17th, in the old Sugarbeat Café space (the entrance is on Wazee Street). But somewhere along the…
When we first visited Sketch, the new wine bar tucked into the old 1st Avenue Hotel at 101 Broadway, we took note of its location facing Big Lots and its bar manager, Charlie Master, who’d injected much-needed humor into Cherry Creek with his white-trash specials at Brix, and immediately suggested…
At 6 p.m. tonight, chef/owner Eric Skokan will offer a “Barrel Tasting Dinner” at Black Cat, 1964 13th Street in Boulder. The five-course dinner, with pairings from BookCliff Vineyards, is $55; to RSVP, call 303-444-5500…
