If you were planning on heading to the Source for lunch, dinner or shopping today, you might want to make other plans. The entire building is closed until further notice after a crane working on the site of the Source Hotel next door (at 3300 Brighton Boulevard) hit the roof…
Burnt, a new chef movie starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller, opens October 30 in Denver theaters. While early reviews haven’t been mouthwatering, Cooper and Miller are always fun to watch, and seeing the two cook up something together could be the perfect appetizer before heading out for a night…
If you’re a football fan, you know what’s riding on this weekend’s game between the Broncos and the Green Bay Packers: bragging rights. By Sunday night, only one team will have that prized zero in the loss column. But regardless of who wins, you can have bragging rights in the…
It’s a big week for the Denver Broncos, who take on the Green Bay Packers in a battle of unbeatens on Sunday. It’s a bigger week for Little Machine Beer, which opens its doors next to Sports Authority Field for the first time today at noon. Founded by Brett Williams,…
A sushi roll met a burrito and felt a little intimidated, so it bulked up to a hefty new weight. The result is Komotodo, a new sushi burrito fast-casual eatery that opens this Saturday, October 31, on Writer Square. The idea springs from the mind of owner Alonzo Martinez, who…
Readers say the biggest obstacle to dining downtown is not finding a good restaurant (unless you’re on the restaurant-starved 16th Street Mall, some suggest), but deading with the problem of two-hour parking meters. Says John: Fortunately we live near an RTD station and so we can take the train. Much cheaper way…
The second annual Kids Halloween Parade and Party will roll into Union Station today. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. you and your little devils can enjoy trick-or-treating in the merchant shops, Halloween music, a magic show, balloon twisters, palm readings, a costume parade led by Dayle Cedars and Lisa…
Nearly three years have passed since Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group broke ground in Cherry Creek for a new Del Fisco’s Grille, the more casual sibling to the company’s Double Eagle Steakhouse brand. But opening day is within sight, if a little tenuous; regional manager Kim Owens says the doors should…
The Denver Bicycle Cafe is donating $1 to Trips for Kids Denver/Metro for every pint of Mockery Brewing’s Rakau IPA that is poured during the month of November from the new Confluence Tap Handle at DBC. “The Confluence Tap Handle program is a collaboration managed by Confluence, a corporate social…
Chef Elise Wiggins received a small but pricey delivery at Panzano yesterday: one pound of white Alba truffles from the Piedmont region of Italy — shipped here at a cost of $3,163. This particular species — tuber magnatum — is the rarest and most expensive of all truffle varieties, but…
The Downtown Denver Partnership held a meeting on the 16th Street Mall last week where much of the discussion focused on safety — with panhandling on the side. But some residents are less concerned with safety than the fact that once you get to the mall, there’s not much there…
I’ve heard of many secrets to long life, from not smoking to eating a bowl of ice cream every day. But the one on the menu at Uncle Joe’s, a Hong Kong bistro that opened early this year across the street from the Colorado Convention Center and the Denver Performing…
The Denver International Wine Festival will showcase the largest selection of international and domestic wines of any grand tasting in the Rocky Mountain region, according to its organizers. Over the next three days at the Omni Interlocken Resort, the eleventh annual food-and-wine festival will feature dinners, seminars, tastings, competitions and more;…
Last fall Sean Smiley, founder of State 38 Distilling in Golden, put out a call to friends and neighbors to bring in their unwanted backyard apples so that he could distill a batch of local fruit brandy. In return for a minimum of ten pounds of fruit, Smiley promised a…
No. 9: The Pregnant Burrito at Cafe Chihuahua Cafe Chihuahua doesn’t have a place in the pantheon of old-school green chile joints around town, nor is it new enough to attract the attention of trendy taco seekers. The family-run, rambling hacienda with the arched entryway and neon sign instead caters…
“The first statement I get from anyone is, ‘Oh, the mac and cheese!’” That’s what Brandon Muncy says he hears when he tells people that he’s the new executive chef at the Rackhouse Pub, which will reopen later this year on Blake Street. That macaroni and cheese had a well-deserved…
#9 at Bar FaustoEverybody wants to feel special. At the Populist, that special feeling comes after you’ve enjoyed a great dinner at the bar. The hour you spent lingering over the kitchen’s delicious small plates most likely included some stimulating conversation with your bartender, adding a sense of camaraderie to…
Dry Dock just celebrated its tenth anniversary of brewing and serving beer in Aurora — and starting a wave that has spread across the metro area. Today hundreds of entrepreneurs – and more every day – make their living in Colorado doing the exact same thing, but ten years ago, that’s…
Bar Dough didn’t take long to rise in the former home of a convenience store next to Highland Tap & Burger. After a complete gutting and rebuild, the space opened over the weekend with chef-partner Max MacKissock’s menu of stuzzichini (appetizers), house-made pastas, wood-fired pizzas baked in an imported Acunto…
Today’s a good day to brush up on your complimentary colors: You can help support the Red Cross or learn to cook with a little of the green. Or both. The District Bistro is holding a “Friendsraiser” for the Red Cross from 6 to 8 p.m. today. As guests mingle…
Halloween roars into town this weekend, and there will be no shortage of fake blood, face paint and freaky food on the October 31 menu. So don’t get all dressed up with no place to go: There’s an event for everyone, from mild to wild, from family-friendly to family-fearing. Here’s…
Halloween candy is typically reserved for good ghouls and boys while trick or treating — an annual overindulgence that dates back to the early 1900s in its modern, send-your-kids-out-begging form. But even for big kids yearning for a sugar fix pre-All Hallows’ Eve, its time to cave in to your…
