Things don’t always go as planned, as would-be restaurant and brewery owners find out on a daily basis in Colorado. Case in point: only five of the breweries listed in our August blog post, “Ten breweries that will open in metro Denver before the Great American Beer Festival,” have actually…
Darren Pusateri Gallo Di Nero 1135 Bannock Street 303-825-1995 gallodinero.com This is part one of my interview with Darren Pusateri, exec chef of Gallo Di Nero; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Darren Pusateri, clad in a heavy coat with an ebony scarf swaddled around his neck, shakes…
Westminster Brewing, located along a rural stretch of road between a subdivision and Highway 36, celebrated its grand opening last weekend, December 7-8, introducing a lineup of English-style cask ales and other beers to its neighbors. Westword’s Kenneth Hamblin III was there. You can see all of his photos in…
In A Federal Case, I’ll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard – south to north – within Denver city limits. I’ll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I’ll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here’s the…
In Denver, breakfast burritos are the breakfast of champions — and just about everyone else, with drive-thru joints selling them on almost every corner, and vendors delivering them door-to-door in downtown office buildings. Still, some Denverites don’t appreciate breakfast burritos — or having to guess their origins. See also: Guess…
Support the Prevent Child Abuse Colorado (PCA) initiative while sipping brews and shooting pool at the Wynkoop Brewing Company from 5 to 8 p.m tonight at the Pints for Prevention fundraiser. Tickets are $20 at the door and include one drink, appetizers and free pool; there will also be a…
On my last few trips to Portland, I’ve eaten at Thai joints ranging from holes-in-the-wall to empires (hello, Pok Pok), looking for yam makheua yao or a bowl of spicy jin hoom. I seek out these places to remind myself that not all Thai food is cooked as it so…
Stephen Gould, proprietor and distiller at Golden Moon Distillery, began producing spirits in 2012 and distributing earlier this year. And while Golden Moon might seem like yet another distillery in an expansive collection of stills that have spawned throughout the state this year, Gould and his team chose the road…
Breckenridge Brewery’s Colorado Craft location in LoDo celebrated the release of The Women of Colorado Craft Breweries pinup calendar with a party on last night, December 9. A handful of the models — employees of some of the state’s most-loved craft breweries — made appearances in full regalia (don’t they…
Boulder Beer Company, which invented Colorado’s craft brewing industry in 1979, is planning to stop bottling Planet Porter, one of its three original beers. While the brewery will make Planet Porter occasionally on its three-barrel pilot system, the decision ends the sale and distribution of what has been the longest…
Arapahoe Basin is reopening what it calls its “nineteenth hole” — 6th Alley Bar & Grill, the perfect place to get down at A-Basin, one of Colorado’s last down-home mountains. And the new/old look of 6th Alley pays homage to that reputation, as well as A-Basin’s long history as one…
Memo to Mother Nature: Don’t think, even for a minute, that just because you’re trying to give us all frostbite with your insanely cold temperatures, that I’m going to stay holed up inside with a blow dryer shooting hot air on my face. In fact, I walked a whole block…
The holidays tend to bring out the very best — and sometimes the dead worst — in culinary acumen. In this age of gourmet foods and luxury drinks, it almost surpassed belief that there are still stale, tasteless and terrible tidbits adorning X-mas tables and sideboards in the misguided name…
Between the very cold snap and Gretchen Kurtz’s discussion of hot, hot spices in her review of Namaste India, we were about ready to book a passage to India last week. Instead, Cafe Society came up with a list of the ten best Indian restaurants in Denver. It inspired much…
Two weeks until Christmas and you’re far from ready. But that’s no reason to start shopping now — not when you can instead drink whiskey in a basement for a good cause or indulge in a four-course, tap-room dinner. Read on for more details about booze with benefits. See also:…
Earlier today, in the kitchen of Lower 48, the all-male squadron of cooks and chefs were prepping for tonight’s blast of bodies that will undoubtedly want a first glimpse — and taste — of one of the most anticipated restaurant openings of year. And considering it’s the crew’s first night…
Remember the days when times were simple — and so was the beer? It is easy to reminisce about those times when we look around and see our economy crumbling and our government and world in turmoil. But we can’t say the same for beer. The once boring and typically…
Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew, one of Westword’s picks for the top 10 hippest bars in Denver, celebrated its first year in business last weekend by tapping several new beers and welcoming in live music, food trucks and plenty of loyal customers. Westword photographer Brandon Marshall captured the revelry…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where contests last week, ranging from a pumpkin beer poured behind the bar of Udi’s at City Set to a Thai green curry from Wild Ginger to a plate of crisp-fried pickles from a quirky restaurant in Highland…
Foodies tend to get the shaft during the holidays, because every year there is an increasing number of useless, gimmicky, and downright bizarre food-related gadgets available for purchase everywhere — and non-food nerd friends and family just lo-o-o-ve to buy them. While it would be nice for non-foodies to cease…
And then there were three. In November of last year, Bill Freeman and Patxi Azpiroz opened the city’s first Patxi’s Pizza in Englewood, a pie palace that takes its inspiration from Chicago-style stuffed pizza: thick, heavy, deep-dish rounds with crusted bottoms festooned with toppings, cheese and a generous smear of…
The Abbey Tavern, a new Irish pub, opened its doors at 5151 East Colfax Avenue late last month. And unlike some of Denver’s other “Irish” pubs, this one’s actually owned and operated by an Irishman. See also: The Abbey Tavern will give East Colfax a family-friendly Irish pub…
