Rock Bottom should stay out of politics. Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery was bumpin’ on Monday, August 25, at lunchtime, full of business crowd regulars, gawking Denver-tourists-in-their-own-town, and credential-clad delegate/journalist/politician types. And although it wasn’t the beer of the day, Rock Bottom, at 1001 16th Street, was pouring its Political…
Keebler Cookie Crunch Cereal Kellogg’s Rating: Two spoons out of four Cereal description: Cookie Crunch is built on two separate foundations. The majority of the pieces are rugged ovals made of corn and wheat flour and speckled white and brown. They’re supplemented by corn ovals that are meant to resemble…
Quick shout-out to Biker Jim Pittenger. who’ll be manning the hot dog cart down in Skyline Park during the inevitable clusterfuck of the DNC. Though he did put things off ‘til the last minute, even he has gotten in on the spirit of the thing and come up with a…
Whenever Liz’s parent’s head up to the mountains and pass through Empire, there’s one destination that’s a must-stop. Lewis Sweet Shop is a great little store that’s been selling homemade candy in one capacity or another since 1951. Though the original owner, Dwayne Lewis, no longer runs the store, according…
Here’s to what ales you! I’ve heard of at least four Colorado beers that have been brewed specifically for the Democratic National Convention and the election season in general – something that took a lot of forethought, since brewing beer is a lengthy process. As a sucker for politics, seasonal…
If you’re feeling patriotic, peckish and a teensy bit naughty, you might want to get yourself over to Le Bakery Sensual, 300 East Sixth Avenue, for a glimpse (and maybe a little nibble) of their Obama and McCain cupcakes. Which one would get your vote?…
The Sugar House Lounge, at 1395 West Alameda Avenue, marks its first birthday this weekend, with a family and friends party Friday, August 23, and a more, well, adult party on Saturday night — “a huge, crazy, crowded scene,” owner Scottie Ewing promises. And there’s more sugar in store for…
Wednesday is market day for Patrick Dupays, chef/owner of Z Cuisine and Z Cuisine À Côté; market day for the cooks, who lay into his ever-changing menu with a fervor, adding this, subtracting that, finding places for the new acquisitions; market day for the À Côté servers, who know exactly…
Dear Democratic National Convention delegates, candidates, committee heads, chairpersons, hangers-on, fixers, runners, dealers, pimps, organizers, producers, enablers and members of the press: I know you’ve been bombarded with helpful hints about how to enjoy your time in Denver. You’ve been told which restaurants are worth visiting, which bars are good…
Jump on the bandwagon! Others may bitch about the traffic and inconvenience, but I’m incredibly enthusiastic about the Democratic National Convention coming to town, almost apoplectic at the idea of Denver being the center of the country. Maybe this is a holdover from my time living in New York City;…
I am not one of the forty or fifty proud sporting “TEACHERS Make the Difference” or “Ask a Teacher!” stickers on their blouses and button-ups, trading in blue tickets for draft beers and tall cocktails, grazing around a spread of meat and cheese and veggies while carrying conference materials under…
SAT prep question: Z Cuisine À Côté is to Le Central as apples are to blank. If you said toaster ovens, typewriters, shag carpeting or anything of the sort, you’re correct — because Le Central and À Côté (reviewed this week) could not be more different. While À Côté is…
The sandwich is the perfect American food because it appeals to our sense of independence and individuality. You can put anything you want between two pieces of bread — from peanut butter and bananas like Elvis, to rigatoni and marinara sauce like my college buddy, Patrick. And although the sandwich…
There is no better spot to be in Denver on a warm, late summer evening than at Oblio’s Pizzeria in Park Hill, where Suzanne, the bartender, mixes up batches of perfect sangrias, neighbors walk — or drive their golf carts — over for hot, scrumptious pizza, and the patio sizzles…
The Wine Loft, a link in a Louisiana-based chain that may have the most irritating web site in the world (unless you like a lot of techno music and little information – see for yourself here), just opened last week at 1527 Wazee Street, in the former home of Pharmaca…
A Cote has all the quirky, dream-of-Paris charms of Z, and when it opened this past January, it quickly became a destination in its own right. Now the two restaurants fill in tandem — generally within an hour of opening – and stay that way. For hours. In the meantime,…
Peach Street bourbon’s secret ingredient is Olathe sweet corn. Peach Street Distillers, a company based in Palisade, has just released the first bourbon — legal, that is — ever made in Colorado. Peach Street already makes Goat Vodka and Jackelope Gin, and its Peach Street Distillers’ Straight Bourbon Whiskey had…
Gaetano’s opens its new patio with a party
You’d think that one Brazilian steakhouse might be enough for all of LoDo — much less a three- block stretch of Wynkoop Street. But then you wouldn’t be thinking like Hines, the international real estate firm that just announced that Fogo de Chão Churrascaria has signed a lease for 12,610…
Cap’n Crunch’s Treasure Hunt Crunch Quaker Oats Rating: Three spoons out of four Cereal description: The majority of the cereal consists of the building blocks (and they really do look like blocks) of the Cap’n Crunch brand: puffy yellow squares of delectability made from corn and oat flour. They’re supplemented…
Tony’s, Tony’s, Tony’s! The sign is up across the street: Tony’s Market opening early 2009. It’s a sight for sore eyes at Westword, where for a month now we’ve been staring across the street at 950 Broadway, with its boarded-up broken glass and the remains of the Planned Parenthood sign,…
Just in time for the near-inevitable clusterfuck of the DNC, 8 Rivers — the Caribbean/Jamaican concept that’s been pushed in Denver by chef Scott Durrah for years — is set to open the doors on its newest location on August 20th. The space at 1550 Blake Street, a former sporting-goods…
