The holidays are here. That means family, food, football and festivities will be plentiful, and this week’s culinary calendar is stuffed with events to prove it. But the holidays aren’t all about pigskin and stuffing your face (although those are both great); the season is also about helping out others…
The very existence of Rebel Restaurant in industrial north Denver, with its roasted animal heads and whole octopus artistically plated on grandma’s china, is proof that Denver’s dining scene has arrived, according to Gretchen Kurtz’s review of the brave little eatery stashed inside a nondescript former dive bar. Upscale comfort…
Squash Pie from True Food Kitchen 2800 East Second Avenue 720-509-7661 Chef Corey Holland is baking up a tasty holiday pie at True Food Kitchen in Cherry Creek that’s not only fits in with the restaurant chain’s mission of serving an anti-inflammatory diet, but is also vegan. The dessert comes in…
This weekend is your last chance to taste chef Matt Selby’s work at Central Bistro & Bar. The veteran chef came to Isiah Salazar’s place on the edge of Highland in early 2014, a few months after leaving the now-closed Corner House in Jefferson Park. Selby not only revamped the…
Rhein Haus opened at 1415 Market Street in LoDo last night, bringing German beer-hall cheer by way of Seattle, where the original Rhein Haus is located. The shrine to sausage took over the space vacated by Old Chicago in March 2014, adding second floor space that was last used as…
1515 Restaurant has been undergoing some changes to the ground-floor lounge and bar. Owner Gene Tang is already committed to modern, cutting-edge cuisine in the kitchen, and now that modern flair is being reflected in the bar’s decor and cocktail program. The dining room at 1515 is on the second floor,…
The location definitely rebels against the norm, and the exterior doesn’t hint that inside is one of Denver’s most exciting new restaurants. But this Rebel definitely has a cause: good food. Gretchen Kurtz raves about the place in her review of Rebel Restaurant, and readers agree with her assessment. Says…
Next week is a short one, so there’s no reason not to eat, drink and be merry all weekend. This is your last chance to get a taste of First Bite Boulder; dozens of restaurants are offering special, three-course menus for just $29 per person—some for even less — through…
When they bought the four-decade-old White Fence Farm last year, Craig Caldwell and Tom Piercy definitely appreciated what founder Charlie Wilson had created in Lakewood, but they also thought the White Fence Farm concept had potential to field a farm team of fried-chicken outlets, where fans could grab a meal…
Impatient potheads frequently gripe about the delayed effect of edibles, but a new product line claims that you won’t have to wait any longer to get high. Quigley’s Fast-Acting Cannabis Shot, a marijuana-infused beverage that says it “typically can be felt within seconds, building within a few minutes,” will be…
When MOD Pizza came to town from Seattle just over a year ago, I wondered about the similarity between the name of the rapidly expanding pizza chain and Modmarket, Denver’s own fast-casual pizza, salad and sandwich empire. So I checked with Modmarket co-founder Anthony Pigliacampo, who told me, “We believe…
A number of things have changed at the Squeaky Bean, but Farrah Fawcett still watches over all the comings and goings. Her candlelit memorial is a touchstone every time I return to the Bean, through chef changes, ups and downs and meals both inspiring and confusing. Though I love sitting…
The third Dae Gee will open soon at 460 Broadway — but it can’t be soon enough for fans of Korean food. And especially for fans of all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue. Lauren Monitz recently checked out that deal at the second Dae Gee, at 827 Colorado Boulevard, and while she was…
Rod Tafoya and his Denver-based Mission Yogurt, Inc. have completed the purchase of the building at 1518 South Pearl Street that formerly housed the ambitious, if ill-conceived Session Kitchen created by the Breckenridge-Wynkoop group — and, before that, the original Izakaya Den. But don’t expect this stunning space to become the world’s…
The seventeenth annual Beaujolais & Beyond Festival will fill Mile High Station from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. today. The event, which celebrates the arrival of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau wine to the Rocky Mountain region, will feature a live performance by Imagination Arts Circus, a culinary challenge highlighting twenty Colorado chefs creating…
In the most recent Esquire, Chris Jones extols the virtues of Jujubes, calling them “the only candy a man should eat.” This, of course, is utter bullshit, as are his claims that they should be pronounced “joo-joobs,” which is only slightly less precious than referring to Target as “Tar-zhay.” Jujubes…
Cobbler’s Corner, a historic building at the corner of 44th Avenue and Alcott Street in Sunnyside, has been getting a major makeover this year thanks to co-owner Jack Pottle and restaurant and real-estate developer Paul Tamburello. The building, which originally housed a shoe shop operated by Pottle’s grandparents in the…
It’s brilliant marketing: Engender lots of goodwill from the buying public and plenty of national attention by eschewing profits for one day, Black Friday. Then watch that goodwill pay off later — in the form of big bucks. REI pulled off a nice PR coup earlier this month when it…
Colorado brewers are a proud bunch, proud of their beer, of their profession and of their state – which is why many of them have made small batches of beer that use only ingredients made or grown in Colorado. But finding those ingredients isn’t easy. There’s one one independent grain…
This weekend, the suds were in full effect as Left Hand Brewing hosted its second annual Nitro Fest in Longmont. This is the only beer festival in the U.S. with an all nitro lineup of beers — with more than 40 local and national breweries represented. Not only were the…
No. 6: Chicken and Waffles at Revelry Kitchen We’re not one to jump on food trend bandwagons just for the sake of it. Chicken and waffles, a dish that made its way from regional act to national headliner a few years ago, just seemed like two completely different food substances…
Tom’s Home Cookin’ has listed its building in Five Points — where it has served weekday lunch, and lunch only, to fans for two decades. Cook/owners Tom Unterwagner and Steve Janousky say they’re just kicking the tires, to find out how much the property might go for; they bought it…
