Beer can grease a lot of wheels in this country, but it’s not magic. So, members of the Colorado Brewers Guild have been hosting a program called Hop the Vote for the past four years to help get to know their elected officials in the Colorado General Assembly. The program invites legislators…
Four years ago, we profiled every restaurant on Federal Boulevard in our Federal Case series. Now we’re doing the same for Havana Street, from East Hampden Avenue up to I-70. Join us on our culinary journey, which begins with Molcajete Mexican Restaurant.
After taking control of the kitchen at the Nickel on July 1, Russell Stippich rolled out his first menu at the start of the month, one that pays homage to American classics and draws inspiration from the culinary memories of his kitchen In this interview, Stippich talks about the difference between American and New American cuisine, how hospitality impacts the back of the house, and the Mexican beer that’s always in his fridge.
When the Way Back team first announced they were planning to open Wayward at 1610 Little Raven Street in the joint space that formerly housed Zengo and La Güera, they promised a restaurant that would hew to the ethos of local and sustainable sourcing they’d established at their first restaurant, tweaked for…
For the first time since it was founded in 1991, Breckenridge Brewery won’t have a table at the Great American Beer Festival — at least, not according to current plans. Neither will Elysian Brewing, Wicked Weed, 10 Barrel or Goose Island, which are all missing from the GABF list of participating breweries that…
Since the beginning of 2017 our restaurant critic, Gretchen Kurtz, has reviewed fifteen restaurants, including this week’s look at Cattivella at 10195 East 29th Avenue in Stapleton. Of those, four are now closed. The latest is Clyde, the wine-centered eatery that took over the venerable Le Central at 112 East Eighth…
We have happy hour and bar bites on our mind this week; fortunately, we’ve found a trio of spots that are good bets for late-afternoon stops, from Broadway to LoHi. Bar food doesn’t have to be bad food, as these three eateries prove. Citizen Rail 1899 16th Street 303-323-0017 Citizen…
Elise Wiggins finally has her own place: Cattivella Wood-Fired Italian. While the Eastbridge Stapleton setting is completely new, the emphasis is on classic Italian, with some hot twists.
Palisade peaches are in their prime and Denver’s chefs are taking full advantage. Here are ten local eateries serving up seasonal peach fare, ranging from classics like peach ice cream and peach cobbler, to inventive spins like peach salad and peach sour beer.
For craft-beer lovers who live inside Denver’s city limits, there’s not a lot of motivation to drive to a suburban brewery. For starters, there are dozens of terrific choices close by. There is also traffic, which gets worse every week, and the fact that no one wants to drive a…
Break out the tiki mugs and watch for unexploded bombs. A new bar with a World War II-era theme is about to land: Hangar 101 Bar & Grill, at 7575 West Jewell Avenue in Lakewood. Those who’ve been in the area just east of South Wadsworth Boulevard may have noticed…
I say to-may-to, you say to-mah-to; I say wine, you say how many wine dinners can there be in one week? A lot, judging from the culinary calendar, but they’re happening at some of the best restaurants in town — so if it’s been a while since you swirled before…
Tacolandia, Westword’s annual celebration of street tacos, will take over Civic Center Park from 4 to 7 p.m. today, Aguust 20. If you were smart enough to snag a VIP ticket, you can get in at 3 p.m. That’s when Jamey Fader, founding chef/co-owner of Lola and culinary director of…
Photographer Brandon Marshall has embarked on a mission to document every bar and restaurant along Colfax, starting at ground zero: the point where east meets west, right across from the State Capitol. And readers are enjoying the ride.
Denver made it through a week without a restaurant closing, quite an accomplishment during a summer that has witnessed a few fond favorites and surprises disappear — including Americatus, the Overland, Axios Estiatorio, Stella’s on 16th, Latigo and Uoki. But a labor shortage, high rents and stiff competition mean that…
Can a chocolate be too spicy to eat? I ventured to the Chocolate Therapist 2560 Main Street in Littleton seeking an answer; I left with a burning tongue and an education in chocolate-and-wine pairings. Earlier this month, while sampling the sumptuous chocolate-port pairing at the Governor’s Cup Competition, I learned that…
The town of Windsor lost a little piece of its history and a little bit of its soul on August 6 when someone set fire to a 118-year old former flour mill that locals had described as being like an old friend. Built in 1899, the four-story mill had managed…
We tend to think of chef/restaurateur Hosea Rosenberg as one of our own; after all, he represented Colorado as a Top Chef contestant in 2009, and began his culinary career in Boulder with time put in at Dandelion and Jax Fish House before opening his first restaurant, Blackbelly, in 2014. But…
There are restaurant “concepts” — easy to define in a word or two, recognizable in format by potential customers — and then there are restaurants. For a new eatery aiming to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner from a team of creative and forward-looking chefs and bakers, a pat definition isn’t…
Brace yourselves, dear foodlings; it’s a busy weekend around town with activities for any level of energy or laziness. Bike to ten farms? Got it. Stay in and binge watch the Travel Channel? Got that, too. Drink beer, eat tacos, and learn about possessed dolls? Yep. Here are ten events…
While the majority of breweries in Colorado have patios — some of them open rain, snow or shine — the action of ordering a beer usually takes place inside. But in the last month, two Denver breweries have added outdoor bars, an uncommon amenity, in an effort to add some…
Happy Throwback Thursday! Make a lunch date today at Civic Center Park, where Civic Center Eats, the city’s largest gathering of food trucks, is on a roll. The Westword team will be there, too, offering a tasty deal on Tacolandia tickets.
