Mo Jones opened Anointed BBQ & Soul Food three months ago and has been cooking up good grub with Southern flair at his little takeout eatery at 2504 West Hampden Road ever since. But Jones is more than a good cook; he’s also the founder of Hedges & Highway Outreach…
Savor the November sunshine and transport yourself to the streets of Old Havana, Lakewood’s best Cuban restaurant – Frijoles Colorado – is cooking chicken paella and hosting a special performance by Latin Grammy-nominated vocalist Lily Hernandez and master drummer Calixto Ovideo today at 2 p.m. Groove to their Latin beats, a mix of Afro Cuban music and New Orleans jazz, and feast on the freshly pressed Cubano sandwiches and specialty tapas for an island-escape Saturday.
It was another slow week for restaurant openings this week, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to look forward to — like a big brunch that’s been missing in Denver for a few months. Zengo closed for nearly two months at the end of summer, reopening the first week of…
I was driving down 13th Avenue approaching Broadway when I saw a giant coffee cup on top of a tiny, old Volkswagen Beetle, so I immediately flipped around the block, parked and nearly ran to see what this coffee car was all about. Sure enough, there was a man sitting…
No. 41: The Roti Taco at Mister Tuna When we ordered the roti taco at chef Troy Guard’s hip hot spot in RiNo, we weren’t sure what to expect. The dish claimed it had harissa duck confit, tabbouleh-style salsa and raita, a yogurt flavored with coriander, cilantro and lime zest…
Ellen Daehnick was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and has fond food memories of her years there — and she wants to share those food memories with you. She’s been making caramels and other sweets under the Helliemae’s name for the past few years, but on Saturday, November 19,…
Today on Veterans Day, we honor those serving, those who have served and those who love them. Restaurants all over the Front Range will honor veterans with special deals — ranging from free doughnuts to free beers to free meals — for any retired or active-duty military member in uniform…
Restaurants all over the Front Range will honor veterans on Friday, November 11, with special deals — ranging from free doughnuts to free beers to free meals — for any retired or active duty military member in uniform or with a valid military ID. Here’s the rundown: In honor of…
Good news for passionate fans of Hawaiian cooking who have missed Highland’s Ohana Island Kitchen for the past few weeks: the tiny, window-service eatery will open its brick-and-mortar location at 2563 15th Street on Tuesday, November 15. “It’s taken us a lot longer than expected to get open,” says Reagan…
Two very different kinds of barbecue joints just celebrated their first year in business, proving that Denver is hungry for traditional smokehouse grub — no matter the style. Globe Hall serves Texas-style barbecue from a 120-year-old bar in a hidden Globeville neighborhood, while GQue Championship Barbecue serves lunch and dinner from a strip-mall location at a busy intersection in Westminster.
Construction on the outside of the Stanley Marketplace still isn’t finished, but on the inside at least one business is already bubbling away. Cheluna Brewing Company has made six batches of beer over the past few weeks — beer that is just waiting to be poured into glasses. Owned by…
Civic Center Eats — the city’s biggest food truck rally — may have wrapped up for the summer season, but the Civic Center Conservancy isn’t ready to give up on outdoor dining. With an unseasonably warm November, today is a great day to get out, get some sunshine, grab some…
I live just south of Stapleton, Denver’s premier planned community, designed perfectly for having babies. Similar to areas like Jefferson Park and Sunnyside, it’s a place where people I know who are committed to starting families, but are also simultaneously committed to short commutes and a somewhat urban feel, look…
Why isn’t the Denver Police Department clearing out this urban encampment? Well, for one thing, these folks are camping in Glendale, not Denver, and for another, they’re on private property. That parking lot belongs to a brand new Chick-Fil-A that’s about to hatch at 430 South Colorado Boulevard, right next…
Denver’s Chain Reaction Brewing has been quietly growing by leaps and bounds over the past year. The brewery signed a distributor and is planning to expand distribution. To help do that, Chain Reaction got a some shiny new equipment last week, including two twenty-barrel fermentation tanks, one twenty-barrel brite tank…
The nation made its choice yesterday, but Colorado’s craft breweries have also been casting ballots of a different nature — voting last week in favor of reconciliation between two craft beer groups that had been at odds with one another since June. The outcome of the votes is that the Colorado…
Josh Wolkon was only 25 when he took out a sizeable loan to open an edgy restaurant called Vesta Dipping Grill in an up-and-coming part of downtown that people were just beginning to call LoDo. Nearly twenty years later, those loan officers are looking pretty smart as Wolkon has not only…
As temperatures dip, few things say “warm and cozy” as well as a piping hot plate of macaroni and cheese. Gooey and scrumptious, this comfort food is a favorite for many people, no matter the age. From classic macs to pasta spruced up with bacon, vegetables and truffles, all across…
The Way Back opened in the Tennyson neighborhood just six months ago and quickly became a local landmark. Much has been made of its bar — partner and bartender Chad Michael George is president of the Colorado Bartenders’ Guild and did a long stint at Williams & Graham, and he…
In our story about Colorado chefs and butchers who are turning out some world-class cured meats, we threw out quite a few sausage and meat names — some of which aren’t very common outside of Italy. But you’ll hear them more frequently at various specialty shops around town, which are…
No. 42: Huevos rancheros at Las Potrancas Testament to the strength of the cooking at Las Potrancas is the fact that the restaurant has grown rather quickly: after winning fans with a tiny shop on Wadsworth, it usurped a space near 64th and Simms (11651 West 64th Avenue) that’s been home…
A dozen Colorado breweries toted their beers to the Glitter Dome (3600 Wynkoop Street) on Saturday, November 5, for the fifth annual Bacon and Beer Festival, with the express intention of bringing out the best in bacon dishes prepared by some of Denver’s top chefs. But then, doesn’t everything go…
