The Whiskey Throwdown & Doughnut Showdown took place on Thursday, combining three of Denver’s hottest food trends: local small-batch spirits, fancy doughnuts and ampersands. Participants included Leopold Bros., Stranahan’s and Fireside on the booze side of things, and Lamar’s, Voodoo and the Donut Maker on the sweet side. Photographer Jake…
If you’ve ever sat over a perfect cup of coffee and slice of pie with the ideal flaky, buttery crust and wondered how much effort it would take to get everything just right on your own, you may have the soul of a craftsman waiting to be unleashed. Enter Soulcrafting,…
Adventurous Colorado beer drinkers didn’t have a lot of choices in the early 1990s. There were a few imports, but since microbrews were few and far between, anyone who was interested in branching out probably came across Oasis Brewery’s Tut Brown Ale. Founded in 1991 by George Hanna, Oasis was…
The machines are rising again, and the food service industry is making it happen. Technological advances aren’t always a bad thing, and lately there have been some pretty effin’ cool mechanical grub-stuffers out there, like the Burrito Box vending machine in West Hollywood (we need this badly!) and the Frobot…
Get ready for the kickoff of the fall food season! On Sunday, September 7, DISH will return to Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. This is Westword’s twentieth annual celebration of the Denver drinking and dining scene, and it promises to be quite a party. There are two…
Back in June, when we listed the Ten Best Restaurants in the Golden Triangle, Gallo di Nero was one of our favorites. But the restaurant closed its doors last week — quickly and quietly. “The reasons for the quick closing are as follows,” a spokesperson said. “There is a potential…
This week’s culinary calendar is a cornucopia of events that feature homegrown products, from cantaloupe to cows. But there are also deals that celebrate homegrown organizations, benefiting everything from wildlife to felines to Food Bank of the Rockies. Keep reading for a taste… See also: In Season: Three Colorado Peach…
This week in Cafe Society, while Cafe critic Gretchen Kurtz took a well-deserved vacation, Kristin Pazulski reported on the efforts of Joshua Pollack, owner of the new Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen, to make a perfect bagel. For Chef and Tell, Mark Antonation spoke with Al and Tory Belsky, founders of…
The best way to eat a Colorado peach is straight off the tree or from a roadside stand, still warm from the sun. Just dust off the skin, take a bite and let the juice run down your chin as you savor the sweetness. After that, the pros can have…
Coors has been a part of the Great American Beer Festival since its ragtag beginnings in 1982 in Boulder. The brewery won its first medals — for Killian Irish Red and Coors Extra Gold — in 1988, a year after the festival held its first competitive judging. In the decades…
Social media always seems to be dripping with photos and snippets about strange, exciting, disgusting and occasionally hideous edible creations. Some of these constructions turn out to be Photoshopped fakes and some we all wish were not real. This last week alone has produced everything from a horrific hundred-dollar hot…
A new coat of paint and a new sign might not make a new restaurant — unless it’s on Federal Boulevard, where the food may not change much, but the names and bright colors shift like the oily surface of a bowl of menudo. On a recent trip up the…
More than forty new restaurants and bars opened in July — and one of them, Provisions Chophaus & Drinkery, which opened in the busy block of 1500 Blake Street, barely lasted a week. “Unfortunately due to one bad apple we have to close the doors,” said Provisions’s Facebook posting announcing…
This weekend’s culinary calendar includes a very boozy battle; an Incredible, Edible Gluten-Free Food Fair; and a taste of one of Denver’s tastiest neighborhoods. Keep reading for a look at some of the delicious events coming up. See also: PMG Wine Bar Now Pouring in Boulder…
It’s been a long summer for northside fans of breakfast burritos; they’ve had to drive an extra mile or two to get their fix. But now the Santiago’s at 2505 Federal Boulevard has finally re-opened, and that means the cars will start lining up early tomorrow morning. See also: At…
We have a new candidate for the worst black hole in Denver: 1135 Bannock Street. That address just swallowed up Gallo Di Nero, which had emerged from the ashes of Fired Up, a restaurant that repositioned itself after an electrical fire. See also: Best Dinner Under $10 — Gallo di…
PMG, a new wine bar with full dinner service, opened in Boulder last Friday in the spot formerly occupied by the Beehive. New owner Emily Gold is hoping to give guests an affordable and approachable wine experience with food that complements the wine without overshadowing it. See also: First Look:…
Acorn is having a good week. Yesterday, the restaurant that bartender Bryan Dayton and chef Steve Redzikowski opened less than a year ago in the Source was named one of the fifty nominees in Bon Appetit’s America’s Best New Restaurantscontest. And Acorn just got a big kiss from Frank Bruni,…
The Hotel Boulderado has built up plenty of character over the last 100 years or so of continuous operation, but even proud edifices with tradition and history behind them can stand an occasional sprucing up. So this summer the hotel revamped its restaurant — operating in the same space since…
In the same month that Ska Brewing released one of the lowest-alcohol beers to be canned in Colorado — the 4.5 ABV Rudie Session IPA — Crazy Mountain Brewing in Edwards released one of the most potent: the 10 percent ABV Lawyers, Guns & Money. Labeled as a barleywine, the…
With a population comprised mostly of day-trippers, folk musicians, and the selectively employed, Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall is a fertile breeding ground for good happy hours. Even before a discounted menu became practically mandatory in Colorado restaurants, a veritable Murderer’s Row of legendary happy hours on Walnut Street — those…
The name of El Taco de Mexico says it all: The taco of Mexico. But while this tiny spot on Santa Fe Drive is a go-to spot for taco lovers, you can’t go wrong ordering anything else — especially the chile relleno burrito, which we just named one of our…
