As we celebrated tacos last week, we reported that the fried taco — a particularly juicy, greasy concoction glued together with melted American cheese — was created decades ago in Denver, and lives on at Mexico City Lounge and El Toro. But Nick has another version of the story: In…
This is the last day of summer — but Civic Center Eats is still going strong, with food trucks and entertainment. Since today is National Voter Registration Day, you can grab lunch and rock the vote at a registration rally at Civic Center Park. The Denver Votes Crew will have a booth…
There was a guy in tights and a wrestling mask; there were Mexican dancers in traditional costumes; there were cooks and chefs and bakers and ice-cream makers; but mostly there were hundreds of Denverites out in the gorgeous September sun enjoying food and drinks from more than forty metro area…
Sure, you can dunk your cookies in a glass of cold milk, but come on, real adults steep their sweets in a frothy pint of beer. Of course, it helps to have an idea about what beer goes with what cookies, lest either be wasted. That’s where Kansas City writer…
Another Westword DISH is in the books: hundreds of hungry Denverites feasted at the 21st annual food and beverage extravaganza yesterday at Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. This year featured Tacolandia, a celebration of some of the city’s top tacos, enhanced with Mexican folk dancers, margarita samples…
Earlier this summer, a sign went up in the window at 84 Rampart Road in Lowry’s Hangar 2 development stating that construction would soon begin for Masterpiece Kitchen. Hangar 2 development group Larimer Associates confirmed that this would be a new project from chef/restaurateur Justin Brunson and his business partners,…
Sometimes the best hole-in-the-wall eateries are discovered by accident, which was exactly how I stumbled upon Tacos El Paisa. You can thank the tire angels at Les Schwab across the street (seriously, who fixes cars for free?) for leading me to the taco fairies at this non-descript little Mexican haven…
Oyster bars and raw oyster service have become trendy in Denver restaurants, but Blue Island Oyster Bar, which opens tomorrow in Cherry Creek North, is taking shellfish obsession to a new level. The new seafood house next door to the Cherry Cricket is partnering with the Blue Island Shellfish Farm…
After we served up our summer 2015 edition of the Ten Best Barbecue Joints in Denver, readers quickly weighed in: Where was Golden’s Tin Star? Longmont’s Georgia Boys? Or Jabo’s, which had made the summer 2014 list? And then there’s Robert, who thinks Denver doesn’t have any good ‘cue. Responds Martin: I…
The Great American Beer Festival will bring thousands of beers, brewers and beer enthusiast to town this week — and Denver is going all-out for the four-day festival, with beer dinners and tap takeovers all over town. Which is handy, because the GABF was sold out long ago. We pour…
Henry’s Tavern got a jump on its September 22 grand opening when the restaurant on the ground floor of the Denver Pavilions, facing the 16th Street Mall, had a soft opening on Wednesday. The Henry’s chain was founded in Portland, Oregon, in the original powerhouse of the defunct Blitz-Weinhard Brewery…
The Egg Shell, Cherry Creek North’s venerable breakfast spot, moved from its original home on Josephine Street to the former Mel’s Bar & Grill space in 2009. The neighborhood seemed to be in decline as a restaurant destination throughout the early part of this decade, but a flurry of new…
Over the past several years the bar at 1050 West Evans Avenue has changed hands numerous times: It has been the OT Lounge, Ike’s America’s, Greta’s Alibi and, most recently, Cecil’s Cantina, owned by Jody Johnson, who ran the Sedalia Grill for 22 years before coming back to Denver. Cecil’s…
We’re all about tacos this week, telling stories of how the fried taco (with American cheese) might have been invented in Denver and why a family is moving from a truck to a brick-and-mortar restaurant; sharing our list of the ten best street tacos in town; even serving tacos at…
Central Bistro & Bar chef Matt Selby just rolled out the latest iteration of the LoHi eatery’s summer menu, which features three new flatbreads and and three new pasta dishes — including hand-rolled tagliatelle — that add more appetizer and primi options for guests. “More than anything, we simply wanted…
We all know that the main course this weekend will be Westword’s DISH at Sculpture Park on Sunday, but every great dish can use an appetizer to whet the appetite. Keep reading for a taste of the what’s on the culinary calednar. Friday, September 18 Steamboat Springs serves up its…
Twenty years ago Craig Conner decided to give up his corporate job at JC Penny, sell his house and use every ounce of credit he could muster up to open Pablo’s Coffee in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. It was 1995 and at the time coffee culture in Denver was…
The Farm House at Breckenridge Brewery is more than a place to drink beer and play corn hole while watching the sun go down. As I write in this week’s review of the Farm House, it’s Exhibit A of a bigger movement afoot, that of brewery-based restaurants that are draws…
Hot fat drips from succulent, slow-roasting pork on a vertical spit, pork that has been marinated, loved and teased into a deep, Heart of Darkness-level frenzy of flavor. The gentleman tending to this meat is clad in a grease-patina’d apron, shorts, flip-flops and a beater T-shirt that reads “Born Lucky.”…
Was it that long ago that Sputnik was ground zero for Denver’s outbreak of hipsterism? Were we really so young back then, when bearded men and yoga-panted ladies were perceived as a serious threat rather than an accepted occupying force? Back when Donald Trump was on TV in the boardroom…
The Great American Beer Festival has changed significantly over the past five years, as the numbers of craft breweries and craft-beer drinkers have increased exponentially. To keep up with demand — and changing trends — the Boulder-based Brewers Association, which hosts the annual affair in Denver, has had to make…
On Sunday, September 20, Westword will host DISH, its 21st annual celebration of the Denver dining and drinking scene. More than forty favorite restaurants of Westword food writers and readers will be sampling delectable dishes at DISH. And this year, we’re introducing something new: Tacolandia, a special area devoted to…
