Panzano and Ace Eat Serve are about as different as two restaurants can be. The first is an upscale hotel restaurant specializing in Italian cuisine and drawing a downtown clientele along with guests from the Hotel Monaco above, while the second is a breezy Uptown eatery specializing in pan-Asian comfort…
Chuck E. Cheese’s has the creepy mouse, Domino’s has the Noid and Little Caesar’s has the repetitious little emperor, but they don’t hold a candle to StevO’s Pizza & Ribs (800 South Havana Street), whose mascots sit outside the eatery and all come on four or more wheels. As you…
Two words for you, as you contemplate what to order at Señor Bear’s hora loca, or happy hour: Gordo Crunch. The Gordo is a flour-tortilla-swaddled crispy taco shell filled with juice-oozing chorizo and topped with shredded iceberg lettuce, jack cheese and a couple of racy chilies. It’s served embedded in…
Word on the street is that there’s a holiday honoring the patron saint of epilepsy coming up next week (on February 14) — but there are some more interesting celebrations happening from Friday, February 9, to Sunday, February 11. To find out how to honor National Pizza Day, Chinese New…
The closure of Fractured Prune Doughnuts at 4090 East Mississippi Avenue last year left a hole in the hearts of many Denver doughnut lovers, but the Maryland-based company didn’t stay away from Colorado for long. A new franchise owner, Mark Rothermel, has reopened Fractured Prune at a new location, 9696A…
Craft breweries have been experimenting with IPAs for decades, adding and subtracting hop varieties and malt bills, as well as changing up yeast strains and adjunct ingredients like fruit and spices. There have been Belgian-style IPAs, Cascadian (black) IPAs, red IPAs, wild IPAs, oak-aged IPAs, fruited IPAs (which was a…
You may have seen a saucy pink can decked out with a woman with a citrus smile and the name Ramona blasting out in bold lettering. What is this jazzy beverage and who is responsible for such a creation? Ramona is a canned spritz made with Sicilian grapefruit juice and Italian…
This is part two of our three-part Beermuda Triangle series, which explores the Beer Depot, Tennyson’s Tap and the Berkeley Inn, three bars at the corner of West 38th Avenue and Tennyson Street that are as easy to get lost in as the mysterious waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Read…
Last week we were disappointed when our usual run for breakfast burritos to Quijote’s (1043 Broadway) came up cold; we were met with a locked door and the lights out. The bustling taqueria was closed, with no notices on its door, phone or website. The options for a cheap, tasty…
High Hops Brewery in the northern Colorado town of Windsor just got its own canning line, and the beer makers there are wasting no time putting it to good use. The brewery plans to become one of the first — if not the very first — craft brewery to sell…
Every neighborhood should have its own deli, and the Golden Triangle is about to get one. Anthony Lygizos and Luke Hendricks have signed a lease at 1200 Bannock Street and will open Leven Deli there this spring. Lygizos and Hendricks are both restaurant veterans who met while working at Potager…
Last month, we brought you a list of anticipated openings for the beginning of 2018. So far, Bang Up to the Elephant, Chubby Cattle, Haykin Family Cider and Julep have all opened their doors, with several others slotted to open in February. But beyond those, more bars and restaurants are…
Coffee beers are nothing new. Breweries in Colorado have increasingly focused on coffee as an ingredient over the past few years, widening the breadth and deepening the depth of their knowledge — and then producing some seriously geeky concoctions based on the origin, variety and local roaster of the beans…
Casa Bonita is getting a new neighbor in the Lamar Station Plaza. With a tentative opening set for April, the Oregon-based Dutch Bros Coffee is currently constructing its first metro area outpost at 6671 West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood. The coffee drive-through chain was founded in 1992 in the small…
This marriage counseling comes with an extra-credit course: a meal at Max’s Wine Dive.
Romance has many facets, from traditional notions of flowers and chocolate to thrilling shared adventures (there’s nothing like diving into some tripe together to cement a relationship). Some couples relish nothing more than a reprieve from the kids – even if it’s a simple stroll through Home Depot followed by…
Boulder’s Jill’s Restaurant & Bistro (inside the St. Julien Hotel at 900 Walnut Street) is headed by culinary director Laurent Mechin, who sources ingredients through partnerships with local farms, an on-site garden and the Boulder County Farmers Market – conveniently located across the street. The chef procures the freshest herbs, vegetables…
Most craft brewery owners thought Oskar Blues was idiotic back in 2002 when the company became the first to regularly package its beer in cans. They said it destroyed the image of good beer and that it wouldn’t work. But those brewers have all since come around to idea that…
A new restaurant can wow first-time visitors with flashy food; a chef can pull out all the stops for a one-time tasting menu. But can they keep it up over time? Quality and consistency over months and years are what separate the great eatery from the flash in the pan…
Less than two weeks have passed since Charcoal shuttered at 43 West Ninth Avenue in the Golden Triangle, and already a new tenant has claimed the vacant spot. Chefs Chris Martinez, Catie Reece and Julian Kurz are teaming up to open Ad Hominem, which Martinez says will offer fine-dining food in a…
The somewhat sickening time of year has come again – when people put pink and red hearts on everything, roses become currency and restaurants construct elaborate “romantic” menus for couples to swoon over. But just because Valentine’s Day is near doesn’t mean you have to bore yourself with a tired…
Take a globe-trotting culinary journey this week. From the food of Peru to a Chinese New Year celebration to the Slow Food movement born in Italy to wherever crazy burgers are born (somewhere in the American South?), there are plenty of food and drink events. Here are six of our…
