In an effort to shelter myself from this weekend’s cold snap, I darted into this charming neighborhood restaurant that serves brunch late into the day, snatching a table near the warming fireplace, where I chased away the bitter cold with a plate of housemade corned beef hash, the kind that…
On January 2, we posted our Restaurant Roll Call for 2013, listing the hundreds of restaurants and bars that had opened in 2013 — and the dozens of restaurants and bars that had closed. One of those that shut its doors: Cebiche. No, not the Cebiche on West 32nd Avenue…
Resolve to eat more great food this year. The Monday night wine dinners are back at Frasca Food and Wine, and tonight’s edition will feature a flight of deep red wines presented by Mike Joyce of the Natural Wine Company, located in Denver. Joyce, along with Frasca’s Bobby Stuckey, will…
It’s been a tough few months for Phil Goodlaxson, owner of Corvus Coffee, who took on a new space at 1740 South Broadway, just two blocks from Corvus’s original home at 1947 South Broadway — and then had some challenges getting that location open. But on Friday, he revealed that…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed the downtown outpost of Pizza Republica that opened last May, which had okay pasta but delicious pizza. Lori Midson talked to Lou Ortiz, executive sous chef of Los Chingones, another restaurant that opened last year, about his Spanish roots, his use of…
The 404 Club was one of Denver’s last true dives — and now Jerry Feld, the man who bought a bar at 404 Broadway before he was old enough to have a liquor license and then ran it as Club 404 for six decades, has passed away after an illness…
Nectar House, a raw, vegan cafe and elixir bar, just opened inside Kindness Yoga on South Broadway — which means when you’re done exercising your body, you can refuel it with all kinds of healthy fare here. We sent photographer Brandon Marshall to visit the new place; get a taste…
Back in October, when I announced that a new Thai restaurant –Thailicious — was opening in Edgewater, I also recounted a weird incident that occurred when I came face-to-face with Ramon Garcia, the restaurant’s rather odd general manager, whose suspicious nature resulted in an ID check. Garcia, not surprisingly, is…
It’s surprising that it took this long, but a Colorado craft brewer has finally linked a beer tapping to the legalization of marijuana sales here, which went into effect January 1. West Flanders Brewing in Boulder has changed the name of one of its its beers from Woodshed Smoked Porter…
After pulling out of some states in 2011 in order to concentrate on others, Longmont’s Oskar Blues has recently begun expanding aggressively again. This week, the brewery, which has a second production brewery in North Carolina, said it plans to launch beer sales in Idaho, Minnesota, Kansas, Nevada and Delaware,…
Colorado breweries made and packaged hundreds of amazing new beers in 2012, expanding their range and proving once again which state is the center of the craft beer universe. And although thousands more were brewed and sold on draft in tap rooms, bars and breweries, this list — like the…
When this tiny Thai joint first opened, the curries were laced with jabs of heat and pronounced flavors, but for some inexplicable reason, the kitchen has gone the way of the cupcake, unleashing super-sweet curries that leave a coating of sugar on your palate. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
Timing is everything. The latest Dunkin’ Donuts store, at 2001 Sheridan Boulevard, opened at the very end of 2013 — right in time to enjoy a big boom in business from those waiting in line to buy legal pot at the nearby Northern Lights on January 1. But the grand…
Hurry up and recover from your New Year’s Eve celebrations, because there are plenty of events on the culinary calendar. Keep reading for a taste of the food and wine events set for January — and if we’ve missed one of your favorites, post details in the comments section below…
Yesterday Jonathan Shikes poured out his list of twenty of his favorite Colorado craft beers from 2013. And like many of the brews themselves, some readers found the subject matter very refreshing. See also: 20 of our favorite Colorado craft beers from 2013…
Hundreds of restaurants opened in metro Denver in 2013, including spots as ambitious as Old Major and Beast + Bottle, and others as formulaic as several Dunkin’ Donuts that, along with Voodoo Doughnut, had this town rolling in dough. Some of the restaurants that opened in 2013 also closed in…
January 1, 2014. America wakes from its fitful slumber to a splitting headache. With their rallying cry of “Urrrghhh,” these brave and lonely souls troop to their temples of coffee and corned beef. Some chase espresso with chorizo to burn out the devil spirits playing field hockey in their skulls…
After more than a year of delays, construction will finally start this month on Tavern Platt Park, the Tavern Hospitality Group restaurant going into the former home of India’s Pearl at 1475 South Pearl Street. Initially, THG’s Frank Schultz had hoped to break ground on the project in August 2012…
There are roughtly thirty breweries in the city of Denver alone and nearly that many in Boulder. There are dozens more in the surrounding towns and suburbs, and that doesn’t even include Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Durango and the mountains. I’ve been to a lot of them, but I’ve missed…
A little of this, a little of that, and a whole lot of Greekiness equated to lunch for two at this fast-casual joint that, oddly, also devotes a portion of its menu to Mexican food. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
Years ago, when my teenager was a toddler, we ate at Spanky’s Roadhouse more times than I can count. After all, a burger and a shake is every kid’s dream dinner. Once Elliott discovered sushi and Thai food, however, the weekly ritual ceased, and we stopped going to Spanky’s, which…
Lou Ortiz Los Chingones 2461 Larimer Street 303-295-0686 loschingonesmexican.com This is part two of my interview with Lou Ortiz, executive sous-chef at Los Chingones; part one of our chat ran earlier this week. Most underrated Denver restaurant: Go Fish on Broadway. They make awesome sushi, and it was the first…
