This week marks a year since I started my trek up Federal Boulevard for the weekly A Federal Case series. I’ve hit 53 eateries in just under six miles — a distance I could easily cover in less than twenty minutes, depending on traffic and luck. But in taking a…
In place of a review this week, I’m giving a shout-out to a dozen of the year’s most memorable dishes. By themselves, they’ll make you hungry. Taken together, they point to larger changes afoot on Denver’s restaurant scene. Here’s a taste of three of those changes, with more to come…
Cliff Young and his son, Zach, opened the doors of baRed this past weekend — very, very quietly. But beyond those doors was a stunning renovation of the old stone building at 437 West Colfax Avenue, around the corner from CY Steaks, which Cliff Young also runs. See also: The…
Station 26 Brewing opened Saturday afternoon in a beautifully renovated old Denver firehouse in northeast Park Hill that was vacated several years ago when the station was moved further east into the Stapleton neighborhood. Owner Justin Baccary had been planning to wait one more week, but when he received his…
Since Moe’s Original Bar B Que came down from the mountains, it’s been extending its reach in Denver. Its first location here was at 3295 South Broadway in Englewood, by the Gothic, where it added bowling to the ‘cue that had proved so popular in the Vail Valley, where it…
For those of you not keeping up on the latest news involving Sriracha, the versatile and beloved chili sauce may be getting scarce, thanks to some residents of Irwindale, California, who are petitioning the city to shut down the Huy Fong Foods factory, citing irritated eyes and throats and headaches…
Skoops Ice Cream and More will open as usual at 11 a.m. today — but it will close for good at 9 p.m. today, after losing the lease on its Capitol Hill space in a dispute with its landlords. Owners Tim Hamann and Eddie Horn will be hosting a customer-appreciation…
Mashed potatoes and gravy would seem an option for plant-based eaters during the holidays, but the dish is often full of hidden menaces. Not only are the potatoes usually made with butter and milk, but the gravy almost always contains chicken, turkey or beef. This recipe, though, calls for nothing…
Las Margaritas poured its last marg last night. After 25 years, the restaurant has closed for good, and the space will become the home of Robert Thompson’s reincarnated Argyll Whiskey Beer, which looks like a good fit for this increasingly vibrant stretch of East 17th Avenue. Some people will miss…
It’s not to late to get cookies for Santa. Romano’s Macaroni Grill will be giving out free chocolate chip cookies, made in-house, to kids today and tomorrow that they can save for Santa. “Putting out cookies on Christmas Eve is a fun, family holiday tradition, and the Cookies for Santa…
This week, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Comida Cantina, a new restaurant that is heating up the Source. Lori Midson talked to Derek Dietz, chef/owner of the revived Bocadillo for this week’s Chef and Tell. And Mark Antonation continued his travels up Federal Boulevard, stopping at and this weekMasa Asian Kitchen, which…
Skoops Ice Cream & More will serve its last scoop Monday, after a landlord dispute led to its lease not being renewed, says Eddie Horn, owner of the sandwich and ice-cream shop. See also: Photos: Oskar Blues will open Cyclhops Bike CANtina in Longmont…
For the past seventeen years, Oblio’s Pizzeria has been serving up wine and hot pies in the Park Hill neighborhood, delighting locals with its neighborhood feel. And on December 18, Oblio’s opened its second location, Oblio’s Cap Hill Tavern, in Fleur Bistro’s old spot on Logan Street. Turn the page…
The Oskar Blues crew is better known for peddling beer than pedaling bikes, but their new restaurant is bringing both to Longmont, under one roof. With tacos. And tequila. The Cyclhops Bike CANtina is an Oskar Blues joint through and through, right down to the pun in its name. And,…
After 25 years, the Las Margaritas at 1035 East 17th Avenue will be pouring its last margaritas on Sunday, December 22, and then close its doors. The space is being taken over by Argyll Whiskey Beer, an updated version of the Argyll that Robert Thompson closed in Cherry Creek more…
When it comes to spirits, I’m a whiskey girl through and through, but over the past few weeks, I’ve come to wholeheartedly embrace gin-based cocktails. And while gin will never supersede whiskey in my book, the gin cocktail that I drank last night definitely makes me want to continue the…
No- and low-alcohol cocktails have started cropping up at the bottom of drink menus — and bartenders say they’re surprisingly good sellers. But while these drinks may be a little easier on the wallet (and the liver), they’re not short of creativity. (And yes, a bartender will usually mix in…
On Tuesday night, we shared the worst-kept secret in town: Chipotle Mexican Grill partnered with the founders of Frasca Food and Wine, Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, to bring a fast-casual version of Boulder’s Pizzeria Locale to Denver — and maybe one day, the rest of the world. After all,…
When Left Hand Brewing Company changed the shape of its labels, the Longmont-based brewery had a lot of leftover material. Rather than throw it away, artist Donald Wilson suggested a charity art show. You can see the result tonight, when work by more than twenty local artists who used the…
Golden Moon Distillery is hosting an open house this weekend, offering provide guests samples of its hand-crafted herb liquors made in the same artisan fashion that originated in the mid-to-late 1800s. Although deeply rooted in traditional, old-school booze, these distillers are hip to the cocktail-crafting game, creating drinks like Violet…
Another Modmarket opened yesterday, this one in Longmont right next to Lucky’s. And that’s just the start of the action we’ll see next year from this Denver-based group, named a “Hot Concept” by Nation’s Restaurant News in 2013. See also: Modmarket to open at Denver International Airport…
Yes, that’s a wreath made of French fries. LoHi SteakBar is definitely in the spirit of the season, and its spud-studded holiday decor just took first place in the LoHi Merchants Group wreath contest, besting two dozen other LoHi businesses, including Uber Sausage and Jezebel’s. See also: LoHi SteakBar is…
