Chef Ryan Leinonen will host a Finland-themed dinner at Trillium beginning at 7 p.m. tonight. “Food from Finland tends to be more rustic, simple and peasant-like than the other Scandinavian countries,” the chef says. See also: Blue Trillium, the Inspiration for Ryan Leinonen’s Restaurant, Is a Rare Bloom Indeed…
Azucar Bakery, which sells custom-made cakes and other confections for special occasions as well as traditional Peruvian treats from owner Marjorie Silva’s homeland, recently received a notice from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) stating that a religious discrimination complaint had been filed against the bakery. The complaint stems…
Mexican restaurants that start with the letter Z haven’t had much luck of late. Zocalo closed two location in 2014 (on South Broadway and in the Golden Triangle), and now the doors are locked at Zanitas Mexican & Margaritas. Zanitas moved to south Denver in 2013 in a prominent new…
No. 55: 48-Hour Short Ribs at Chop Shop Casual Urban Eatery 4990 East Colfax Avenue 720-550-7665 Chop Shop opened last summer with an upscale menu from chef and co-owner Clint Wangsnes — but in a casual, counter-service setting in a neighborhood clamoring for more dining options. Rather than following the…
Park Burger feels like a Denver institution even though owner Jean-Philippe Failyau opened the first one in Platt Park just under six years ago. Since then, he’s added two more Park Burgers (one in Lower Highland and one in Hilltop), Park & Co. in Uptown, and a pizza place called…
Simple Complex and Clever Satchel’s On 6th 1710 E. 6th Avenue 303-399-2560 While it’s easy to see Prohibition as a golden age of American cocktails, the history of mixing booze dates back much farther. Before the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution outlawed the production and sale of booze in 1920…
The pupusa joints I’ve visited for this month’s exploration of one aspect of Salvadoran cuisine keep getting smaller as January progresses. The first, El Chalate on Colfax, had a decent-sized dining room with a number of Salvadoran and Mexican dishes and even featured an attached market. The second, Pupuseria San…
Frasca Food and Wine launched its Instituto Per il Vino series this month. The four-part, interactive classes take an in-depth look at different wine regions around the globe, with curated flights that showcase each region. This week you can take the New World Pinot Noir class, which will take place…
When word got out on social media that the irreplaceable mainstay of the Easter holiday, the Cadbury Crème Egg, was being fucked with, the virtual table-flipping and wall-punching could not be contained. British CCE fans are getting the shaft this year because six-packs are now five-packs at the same price,…
Two Rivers Coffee closed its doors in Arvada last weekend, but only to open a new, larger location a few doors down on Saturday in the same shopping center. Two Rivers shares the strip with Natural Grocers and Great Harvest Bread Co.; owner Eric Yochim says the trio of businesses…
One of Denver’s hottest new neighborhoods is rising on the footprint of one of its oldest: Over the past few years, Prospect Park has popped up in the old railyards by Coors Field in the Platte Valley. And now there’s a neighborhood bar for this area: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, which…
This week is all about education. You can add to your culinary knowledge at everything from wine tastings to miso cooking classes to a dinner that will introduce you to the delights of Finnish food. And make plans to stop by the Osage Cafe for lunch on Tuesday, where professional…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz took a look at the Bistro at Stapleton, another small restaurant attempting big things with a tiny kitchen — and she also wondered why she and Denver Post restaurant critic William Porter keep writing about the same eateries… on the same days. Some…
Rocky Mountain Chili Bowl started out as a food truck in 2010, serving up chile verde and other Mexican-inspired bites on the streets of the city. In 2011, owner Matt Robinette opened the brick-and-mortar location at 35th Avenue and Quebec Street. Just over a year ago, Food & Wine magazine…
Matt and Rosemary Lopez closed Taza de Cafe, and Charlie’s Ice Cream Social next door, late last year with a promise to reopen with a slightly new menu and design. The couple changed the name of the corner eatery to Cafe 44 and opened the doors earlier this month in…
Blink and you might miss the Curtis Park Delicatessen while driving down Champa Street in the historic Five Points neighborhood, but this is one establishment you won’t want to pass by. Marked with a red door and small sign on the brick above, the owners makes good use of the…
Coy and Rachael Webb are paying homage to Colorado’s barbecue roots at their new smokehouse, Roaming Buffalo Bar-B-Que, which just opened on Wednesday. Along with pork shoulder, beef brisket, house-made sausage and a few other specialties, the menu of smoked meats includes Colorado lamb shank and bison short ribs. Colorado…
This weekend Rosa Linda’s will be celebrating three decades on the Denver dining scene with special dining deals; the culinary calendar also includes wine, tequila, a new book on the history of Denver’s restaurant scene and a sweet event for the whole family. See also: Jeff Osaka Plans a Second…
Get ready for Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, the latest watering hole from Tavern Hospitality Group. But the spot, which officially opens January 19 in the up-and-coming Prospect Park, right at 29th Avenue and Huron Street, is not another Tavern — though it has a great rooftop deck, a Tavern hallmark. Instead,…
The last two restaurants I’ve reviewed, the Bistro at Stapleton and Amass, seem to have little in common. With its long bar, community counter and seasonal patio, the Bistro serves as a home away from home for residents of restaurant-starved Stapleton, who drop by from morning to night for crepes,…
No. 56: The Rare Beast Sandwich at Salt & Grinder 3609 West 32nd Avenue 303-945-4200 When Salt & Grinder first opened in the West Highland neighborhood in June, owner Frank Bonanno had this to say about what makes a perfect deli sandwich: “A ton of meat, sliced to order and…
I’ve passed by LoDo’s Venice Ristorante and Wine Bar many, many times over the years, writing it off as a generic expense account Italian restaurant — or hardly noticing it at all. It took the retro-chic revival of Union Station across the street and the promise of a great happy…
