Many of Denver’s fine-dining establishments have off-the-menu dishes they’ll make for regulars. But even more lowbrow spots have on-request deals. If you ask — nicely — for ” The Cure Burger” at a Red Robin in metro Denver, for example, your server will deliver a fire-grilled patty topped with chili,…
This week Gretchen Kurtz reviewed the Village Cork, which has evolved a great deal from when it first opened on Old South Pearl fourteen years ago. Last summer Lisa Lapp closed her place in order to do a major renovation, one that expanded the kitchen and added a chef’s counter,…
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until Tuesday, but you wouldn’t know it as you look around Denver this weekend. Many Denverites will be throwing back green beers, car bombs, whiskey and corned beef until they are two finger-assaulting any stranger unlucky enough to be caught without the obligatory green garb. If…
Even though there are plenty of places where you can find a pot brownie in this town, sometimes you want something tasty that’s not easy to find in an adult-use or medical dispensary…vegan ice cream, perhaps, or gluten-free chocolate cake. If that’s the case, you’re in for hours of prep…
“Here’s why Collaboration Fest is a great event: if you’re there, you are only drinking one-of-a-kind, one-off beers,” says Wayne Waananen, the head brewer at Denver’s Station 26. “That’s the joy of it.” A couple thousand people will get to experience that joy on Saturday, March 21 at the second…
St. Patrick’s Day is officially Tuesday, but this weekend will be awash with all things green. At 12:45 p.m. today, Mayor Michael Hancock will be at 1520 20th Street, for the official changing of the name to Tooley Street, after the late Dale Tooley, longtime Denver district attorney. The parade…
It’s considered a crazy idea to go to a nightclub for a decent meal. Certainly, whatever’s coming out of that kitchen in Boogie Nights doesn’t look so good. Dorchester Social Eatery, in the heart of Market Street’s nightilfe scene, is pairing a clubby atmosphere with a menu that name-checks all…
The construction dust is heavy and there’s still graffiti on the windows at 43 South Broadway, but a sign for Cho77 now hangs over the door. Chef Lon Symensma and his crew are gearing up for a late March opening of the multi-regional noodle house, whose name is both a…
Luca, restaurateur Frank Bonanno’s destination Italian eatery that shares a corner with Bones, Mizuna and Vesper Lounge, has long been a favorite for Denver diners planning a night out on the town — and it snagged our Best Italian Restaurant award in the Best of Denver 2014, when it was…
Giles Flanigan and Jeffrey Smokevitch found success serving Detroit-style pizza in Telluride, at Brown Dog Pizza — but when they tried bringing the Brown Dog concept to Denver four years ago, they met with heated opposition from East Washington Park neighbors. Now they’re trying Denver again. This time, they’re naming…
Around the World in 180 Minutes returns to Denver for its second edition from 7 to 10 p.m. today. The event, which takes place at the Tivoli Turnahalle on Auraria Campus, will feature food, entertainment, arts and spirits from around the world; you’ll have the chance to enjoy spicy South…
Sausages have been springing up on menus all over town; with the prevalence of nose-to-tail dining in Denver eateries, chefs and butchers are cranking up the grinders to plate everything from smoked beef links to deep-brown blood sausage. When Wurstküche opened late last month on Broadway, it added new spice…
Black Bottle Brewery in Fort Collins will release bottles of its latest Cerealiously beer today (the brew has already been tapped on draft as well): Cerealiously Lucky Charms. The brewery has garnered quite a bit of attention over the past six months or so with its cereal beers, especially after General…
Known primarily as a gaming emporium, lumbersexual hangout and place to pick up bros, what Punch Bowl Social should be known as is your next brunch destination or Sunday cocktail stop. Since chef Jeff Grimm joined in late fall, the focus as been on turning out healthier, tasty, gastropub food —…
Dessert fans in Denver know pastry chef Nadine Donovan from her work at Old Major, but she just landed a new gig as the pastry pro for Steuben’s, Ace and Vesta Dipping Grill (collectively known as Secret Sauce F & B). Her first order of business was to revamp the…
Sterling Robinson got his first job when he was thirteen, when his older brother called on Mother’s Day to see if he could fill in for a missing dishwasher at the Denver restaurant where he worked. “My brother was the biggest influence,” he says. “He’s five years older and got…
Are bros and hipsters headed to Stapleton? That’s what readers predict with the news that Robert Thompson’s Seasoned Development will open another Punch Bowl Social in the former Stapleton airport control tower, a landmark in that neighborhood that’s been empty for twenty years. The city needed a tenant for a…
In hindsight, evolution is a cool thing. In real time, however, it’s more awkward than cool. A recent video at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science captured this gangly side, showing whales morphing from land animals to sea creatures. Just imagine how that early whale felt as its strong…
Cafe Max will be playing host to Oregon winemaker Andrew Rich tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. Rich will be teaming up with chef Rachel Kelsey of FiddleSprout Foods, as they cook up a multi-course, pop-up wine dinner. Tickets are $85; grab yours here. If foreign wines are more your thing,…
Those who follow restaurant news around town may remember the fracas in the Bonnie Brae neighborhood in the summer of 2011 when Giles Flanigan and Jeffrey Smokevitch tried to open a branch of their Telluride pie joint Brown Dog Pizza. A handful of neighbors who didn’t buy into what Brown Dog…
Now it’s easier than ever to get a taste of our Best New Restaurant of 2014: Lower48 Kitchen. Since the start of 2015, the restaurant at 2020 Lawrence Street has been offering a Tuesday Tasting series, featuring a $34 prix fix dinner in addition to the a la carte menu…
Saturdays will be a drag at the Squeaky Bean starting March 14. Last week we named Johnny Ballen’s Sunday brunch as one of the Seven Best Themed Sunday Brunches in Denver, and now he’s adding a Saturday bingo brunch, with a definite twist. “With the huge popularity of our Sunday bingo…
