The twenty-plus blocks stretching up Larimer Street from Speer Boulevard have become a real restaurant row, full of ambitious dining rooms and casual comfort joints, bars both upscale and still down-and-dirty. And dotted through those blocks are coffee spots– some dating back decades, some just open (MegaFauna’s little in-store cafe,…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a plate of larb from Real Thai, a Wheat Ridge newcomer, to a platter of street tacos, paired with salsas, from Taqueria 7 Salsas, a terrific joint that I discovered while cruising down Sheridan Boulevard. And then there…
A recent Time magazine story on the “13 Gods of Food” left a bitter taste when it failed to include a single female chef — although seven male chefs made the cut, and sixty more were included in an accompanying article. To be fair, some female food entrepreneurs were included…
The original Atomic Cowboy rode onto East Colfax Avenue a decade ago, and the bi-level bar lassoed a wide range of regulars when it added to its corral with Denver Biscuit Company, serving early-morning eats, as well as Fat Sully’s, for lunch and late-night slices. Fat Sully’s already had a…
Tonight is celebrity waiter night at Ocean Prime, where All-Pro linebacker Von Miller and Bronco teammates will trade in their day jobs and run interference at the front of the house. The fundraiser begins at 7 p.m. with a cocktail reception and silent auction; dinner will follow at 8 p.m.,…
This week Gretchen Kurtz reviewed twelve,Jeff Osaka’s restaurant that will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a big bash Monday. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson talked to Jesper Jonsson of Randolph’s about his long culinary trip to the Warwick Hotel. And Mark Antonation reached New China Kitchen in his Federal…
The national animal rights group Mercy For Animals gathered, along with local volunteers, in Larimer Square at around noon today to urge the lunchtime crowd to consider living a vegetarian lifestyle. It was hard to miss the group, which was joined by a giant inflatable puppy who lay in a…
There are numerous spellings for this fiery and tart toasted rice salad that’s a daily staple in Isan, a rural area of Thailand that borders on Laos, the birthplace of larb, laab, lahb or laap, but no matter how you spell it, the intensely aromatic flavors of dried ground chiles,…
Dancing Pines Distillery was one of the first twenty licensed distilleries in Colorado, opening in Loveland and selling its first bottle in September 2010. Now, three years later, husband-and-wife team Kristian and Kimberly Naslund, and partner Chris McNay, distribute their spirits, rum in particular, in 25 states. Kristian had been…
Last night, at the Omni Interlocken resort, ten local chefs, along with former White House toque John Moeller, competed in the Pairsine culinary showdown, an annual battle that’s part of the Denver International Wine Festival, a five-day wine-and-food-intensive soiree that spotlights Colorado chefs and more than 350 wines from around…
Jeff Atencio brewed his first batch of beer in 1987 while he was a student and a fire fighter living in Vail. Now, 26 years later, he and business partner Todd McClure, are ready to go pro. They’ll open Three Freaks Brewery in Highlands Ranch this winter. “I’ve been hemming…
Do you see dead people? Well, too bad. That’s not the sixth sense that the Denver Museum of Nature and Science is looking for. The museum’s Genetics of Taste Lab has partnered with Purdue University on a new community study to identify a sixth taste in the human spectrum: sweet,…
The Cantina has closed. Curt Sims and his wife, singer/chef Pam Savage, had opened the casual spot last spring, in the Golden Triangle space most recently occupied by the Hive. With the transition, the address returned to its roots: Sims owns the building, which long ago was the Denver Buffalo…
You’ll love this news! After years of hungry anticipation, the first three Trader Joe’s stores in Colorado finally have an opening date: Valentine’s Day, 2014. So mark your calendar for 8 a.m. February 14, when those doors will swing open, and start your shopping list. See also: A local musician…
Hot dog! There will be a new entree on the protest menu today: a giant, blow-up puppy on a bun that Mercy for Animals will serve up at the edge of Larimer Square, one of this city’s hottest dining destinations, this morning, along with a banner asking this question: Why…
With three days left of the Denver International Wine Festival, you can still enjoy some of the finer sips in life. But if grapes don’t twist your vines, there are culinary events aplenty to keep your body warm and your belly full this weekend. Tonight from 4 to 9 p.m.,…
Larkburger, the Colorado-based, fast-casual burger utopia, is asking its fans to help name its new customer loyalty program, a program that will reward burger hounds with discounts, perks and Larkburger schwag based on frequency of visits and milestones, in addition to anniversary gifts and longevity bonuses. “Who better to name…
Over the past few months, I’ve enjoyed breakfast drinks, sophisticated French cocktails, erudite winter warmers and a desperate cry for help in liquid form. All this fancy mixology stuff is well and good. But to quote Liberace by way of De La Soul, for my next number I’d like to…
Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery opened this week with plenty of horse power — and not just because it’s located in a building that once served as a horse stable for a local carriage company. Rather, the Jagged Mountain’s high-octane beers — designed by brewmaster and former Mountain Sun brewer Wayne…
The downtown lunch crowd might be surprised tomorrow, when they find a giant inflatable puppy dog on a bun staring into their eyes. The stunt is part of a campaign by Mercy For Animals and local animal-rights activists that asks the question: “Why love one, but eat the other?” “We’ll…
The downside: a burger half the size of the soggy bun (I hate that!); overcooked macaroni and cheese and french fries that needed the pep of Viagra. The upside: an awesome bartender, a whiskey cocktail that went down easy and flawlessly prepared Brussels sprouts. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
Johnny Rockets, a chain of old-school-style diners serving up cheap burgers and American grub, has closed its 16th Street Mall location. That would seem like a prime piece of real estate for non-faux fare — but it’s going to be a 7/Eleven. See also: Gunther Toody’s southeast Denver location has…
