Success can sometimes be a stumbling block. It sounds paradoxical, but you see it on the basketball court all the time. A team fights to get ahead, then slows down its game to protect the lead. Fear creeps in, and instead of playing to win, the team starts playing to…
Last month Harman’s family of restaurants brought together five talented chefs to participate in the kick-off of their Battle of the Beast, starting with Battle Pork at The Pullman in Glenwood Springs. But the battle was far from over and will continue today at Harman’s Eat & Drink. See also:…
Mapo tofu, a tongue-searing blend of chiles, ground pork, cubes of tofu and, hopefully, numbing Sichuan peppercorns, has become an iconic dish in many Chinese and Japanese restaurants. It’s an odd combination for Western palates, since we generally associate tofu with lackluster vegetarian dishes. Mapo tofu, though, combines the swagger…
Adrian Miller’s first book, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time, published in 2013 and winner of a James Beard Award last year, covers the history and evolution of African-American cooking from its African roots to its modern incarnations in professional urban kitchens…
Katie Mullen’s just marked its sixth anniversary on the 16th Street Mall this week and now that giant Irish bar is about to get a baby sister. A wee baby sister. After putting plenty of money and effort into creating a four-part, 550-seat Irish pub in the Sheraton, the owners…
It’s not always easy to be a foodie. Being a food fanatic can be a hobby, a career, a lifestyle, or even a fetish, but one thing foodies from all walks can say is that being a food enthusiast is often misunderstood by those who see food as nothing more…
Enjoy the soothing sounds of the four-piece Paris Takes Quartet crooning in a multitude of languages as you wiggle your way through the maze of tables to pile your plate high with everything and anything under the sun. But you have to know what you’re getting into with brunch at…
What’s the best brunch in Denver? Our Best of Denver crew is eating as fast as it can in anticipation of the Best of Denver 2015, which will hit the streets (and the Internet) on March 26. Can any brunch spot beat Fooducopia, winner of the Best Brunch 2014? There…
Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year) is just a couple of days away, so the time is definitely right to order dishes that represent good fortune and longevity. Whole fish and long, green vegetables fit that description, and both items are easy to find on the encyclopedic menus at…
Zengo will be ringing in the Year of the Goat a little early: It will introduce a special menu centered on luck, wealth, longevity and prosperity today, and offer it through the actual Chinese New Year on Thursday, February 19. Highlights include steamed scallop gyoza, mushroom egg rolls, Singapore style…
No. 48: Cabeza Tacos at Taqueria El Trompito 10021 East Hampden Avenue 303-750-2345 The original location of El Trompito in far north Denver has been slinging tacos stuffed with just about every meaty bit and chile-based sauce you could hope for since the last decade. The newer location, on the…
Nathan Stern began selling coffee from his Gathering Grounds coffee truck in 2011 with the ultimate goal of opening a brick-and-mortar cafe that would not only sell coffee and snacks but would be a community center for fans of strategic board games. After more than three years, he opened Gathering…
Sword of Protection Block and Larder 4000 Tennyson Street 303-433-4063 When he was a kid, Aaron Forgy loved a cartoon called He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He-Man was the beefy, blond, sword-swinging hero of the cartoon, which ran for 65 episodes, from 1983 to 1985. Years later, as…
Chicago is out and New York is in. Belemonti’s Pizzeria recently closed on Santa Fe Drive, only to be replaced by Amore Pizza, which held its grand opening last week. Amore is the first brick-and-mortar location for the crew who started as a food truck operation in 2013 serving up…
We haven’t heard a lot about problems in LoDo at Letout lately — but that doesn’t mean the problems have gone away. Early on Sunday, February 8, Dusten Fischer was stabbed nine times when he got into an altercation in the 1900 block of Market Street. Fischer and his wife,…
Let the good times roll! February 17 is Fat Tuesday. Beads will fly, Hurricanes will flow and king cakes will crumble all over town as revelers hit the bars and restaurants to mark the start of Mardi Gras. Here are a few deliciously decadent options for Fat Tuesday, before you…
This is a big week for food fans. The good times will roll on Fat Tuesday tomorrow, then keep rolling through Chinese New Year on February 19, which ushers in the Year of the Goat. And you’ll feel like a goat if you don’t hurry to make reservations for Denver…
February has been dubbed “Lamb Lover’s Month,” and Panzano chef Elise Wiggins — a definite lamb lover — was just named one of five national winners in the Chefs Feed contest hosted by the Denver-based American Lamb Board. Her prize? A whole lamb from the family-run Triple M Bar Ranch in Manzanola,…
It’s a beery week for Denver and Boulder as two new breweries, Ratio Beer Works in RiNo and Declaration Brewing just off South Broadway, open on Saturday, while Avery Brewing in Boulder moves to a spacious Gunbarrel campus with a new restaurant, bigger taproom and plenty of indoor and outdoor…
“One. Don’t be a dick. And two, make your co-workers’ jobs easier.” Those the two main rules that Adam Avery had for his employees at the overgrown, ramshackle old Avery Brewing location on Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder – and they’re the core of the company culture he plans to bring…
A vegetarian walks into a fried chicken joint — and finds a delicious portabella mushroom sandwich on the menu. If you’re looking to satisfy that hankering for something more than a salad, the caramelized portabella at The BSide offers meaty satisfaction — without the meat. New to the 17th Avenue restaurant…
No. 49: Monkfish and Romanesco at TAG 1441 Larimer St. 303-996-9985 Troy Guard and his kitchen at TAG have made a reputation with bold and assertive Pacific Rim cuisine and glistening raw seafood presentations. But the menu at his flagship restaurant also highlight’s Guard’s deft touch with Mediterranean flavors and…
