The Daily Meal released its annual list of the 50 Best Craft Breweries in America — as voted on by readers — last week, and it included seven in Colorado. They are: New Belgium Brewing (ranked 7), Oskar Blues (ranked 9), Avery (ranked 12), Epic (ranked 16), Great Divide (ranked…
Texas-style barbecue seldom gets respect in Colorado…mostly because it comes from Texas. But Wayne’s Smoke Shack proves that honest food prepared with passion and skill can overcome even the haters. On our recent visit to Wayne’s, braving Highway 36 traffic and getting lost in a suburban maze of streets was…
A glistening white disk of raw scallop rests against a slice of lemon, with only a small grid of sear marks interrupting its slick surface. Green, saw-edged shiso leaves, so perfect they invite a touch to prove they aren’t plastic, add contrast to the plate and the barest hint of…
Is Ben Carrington Denver’s most creative bartender? The people have voted — over 500 of them, who all jammed onto an outdoor patio at the Four Seasons hotel and selected Carrington’s cocktail as the winner at Monday’s Most Imaginative Bartender competition. The annual event, sponsored by Bombay Sapphire and GQ…
If you’re getting a late start on Sunday Fun Day, there’s only one place to go — Bingo Brunch at the Squeaky Bean. But be warned: this is an interactive brunch experience. If you just want to eat in peace without being heckled, you’re at the wrong spot. See also:…
Three former Avery Brewing employees who left earlier this year to form their own venture, Call to Arms Brewing, have signed a lease at 4526 Tennyson Street in the Berkeley neighborhood. The brewery will be located in the back half of an 8,253-square-foot building/development called John’s Garage, which used to…
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s second annual Chefs Challenge gets cooking for a great cause tonight, as some of Denver’s best chefs compete in a fun, food-filled event. See also: Charcoal Hosts Fundraiser for Commerce City School’s Books and Supplies…
To the Wind Bistro 3333 East Colfax Avenue 303-316-3333 Professional kitchens are not nice places. Creative, explosive, energetic, yes. Nice? No. You know this if you’ve worked in one, or if you’ve read any of the rant-filled memoirs by people who have. In the latest offering in this genre, Sous…
Bigger isn’t always better, which is why Mizuna-alum Royce Oliveira chose a 628-square-foot location on East Colfax Avenue for the home of To the Wind Bistro, the restaurant he opened last spring with his wife and pastry chef Leanne Adamson. “We were looking for something small,” he explains. “That way…
It may come as a surprise to some, but not all Colorado schools provide free books for students. At Adams City High School in Commerce City, that means low-income families often struggle to buy books and supplies for their children. Tenth-grade teacher and Charcoal employee Margaret Sellers wants do to…
Congratulations to angie216, who came closest to guessing the number of kegs of beer consumed during the grand tasting at Ed Fest 2013. The right answer was 34; angie216’s guess of 50 wins a pair of VIP tickets to the August 16 event. We also promised pairs of GA tickets…
Bagel lovers of the Golden Triangle, rejoice. If you can’t drag yourself out of bed early enough to go wait in the line at the new and much-hyped Rosenberg’s Deli in Five Points, you can get a much faster (if less delicious) bagel at Einstein Bros., which opened a new…
In her recent review of The Kitchen Next Door Glendale, Gretchen Kurtz compares the homegrown restaurant group to the decades-old phenomenon of TGI Fridays — not because of the quality of the food, but because of how well the Next Door concept captures the community. “As I downed a stiff…
The Nickel opened last week in Hotel Teatro, in the space that was once Kevin Taylor’s Prima, and hungry theater-goers and other downtowners are now following their noses to the new restaurant. What will they find there? The smell of wood smoke emanating from the building as you round the…
On Friday, protesters demonstrated outside the McDonald’s on the 16th Street Mall, celebrating the new National Labor Review Board ruling that holds the corporation accountable for the level of wages paid at all of its restaurants, including fanchises, and calling for an increase in the minimum wage. There was just…
Like tacos? How about free tacos? We do too. Sea Cuisine — a packaged frozen fish company — is bringing its mobile taco truck to various markets across the country and pairing with notable local chefs to help develop the recipes. They’ll be in Denver through August 14 in various…
Denver’s unusually humid air had me craving my former Los Angeles home, where — toes in the sand — we’d drink homemade blended margaritas (because you can’t afford to go out in L.A.). I was pining for a sandy vacation when my friend invited me to Adrift, Denver’s quintessential tiki…
I could tell by the smell in the air that we were getting close, even if I hadn’t seen the signs yet. The GPS had given up and was merely directing the car in a circle, around parking lots and identical rows of (mostly vacant) shops, down roads that curve…
Today is National Oyster Day, and Jax Fish House is celebrating with free oysters and a very special guest shucker. But while oysters are in the spotlight, there are other tasty events cooking in Denver this evening. Keep reading for details.. See also: Five Reasons to Ban Disruptive Children From…
Some dessert devotees may be hailing the end of the cupcake, which seems to have wormed its way into every strip mall (and TV channel) in America by now, but that certainly isn’t stopping the bakers behind them. After our recent story on cupcake chain Sweet Arleen’s Bakery looking to…
Chef-owner Kelly Whitaker — of Boulder’s Basta fame — brings his wood-fired cooking skills to Denver with Cart-Driver, his tribute to Italian street food tucked into a tiny spot in the 2500 Larimer retail center built primarily from re-purposed shipping containers. Featuring raw oysters, pizza and other Italian-influenced and flame-kissed…
This morning, P.F. Chang’s CEO Rick Federico released a statement indicating that the U.S. Secret Service had alerted the company to a credit card security breach on June 10 involving data theft from as many as 33 of its North American locations, but that the company was safely processing cards…
