With new breweries opening in Denver seemingly every month, it’s amazing that there is nothing yet in the Platt Park neighborhood near the University of Denver — especially since South Pearl Street is such a hotbed for restaurants. That will change next year when Denver Pearl Brewing opens its doors…
Jesper Jonsson Randolph’s at the Warwick Hotel 1776 Grant Street 303-318-7272 randolphsdenver.com This is part two of my interview with Jesper Jonsson, executive chef of Randolph’s at the Warwick Hotel; part one of our chat ran yesterday. What specific requests would you ask of Denver diners? Being that we’ve integrated…
twelve, which I review this week, will be celebrating its fifth anniversary next week with a major bash. I reached out to several of the chefs who will be contributing to the six-course feast to ask for their thoughts on what Jeff Osaka, chef/owner of twelve, means to the culinary…
The rumor started over a year ago, and Voodoo Doughnut has finally rolled into town — with the location at 1520 East Colfax Avenueslated to open later this month. “We’re bringing the circus to town,” says Tres Shannon, who founded the Portland-based chain with Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson. “And Denver…
The Source has been open for just two months, but its tenants have definitely upped the profile of the increasingly hip RiNo neighborhood. This week Comida launched its Monday night happy hour — which extends the regular happy night deal through the night on Mondays — and today Acorn will…
Remember Supermarket Sweep? Well, Guy’s Grocery Games, a new Food Network show from Guy Fieri, is kind of like that — except you have to run through the grocery store with a budget in mind, find ingredients with which you can cook a meal, and suffer through Fieri’s yapping. Although…
In marriage, the fifth anniversary isn’t insignificant — every year together is cause for celebration — but it doesn’t have the ring of the twenty-fifth or fiftieth, which are such admirable achievements that they call for gifts of silver and gold, not the pizzazz-less wood traditionally swapped half a decade…
Larimer Street has become one of Denver’s hottest dining destinations. The trend started a dozen years ago in Larimer Square, when Larimer Associates made a conscious decision to fill the block with chef-driven restaurants rather than tourist traps. Since then, ambitious eateries have continued to open along Larimer Street, and…
I think there must be a vein in my body that bleeds tacos. I can forgo the other Mexican staples — burritos, chile rellenos, enchiladas and even green chile — but there’s something about a terrific street taco that makes me all giddy. And these tacos, supplemented by a salsa…
Maggie’s could be the most exclusive bar in town — you can’t drink there unless you’re a guest of the Patterson Inn, the B&B that opened last year in the historic Croke-Patterson Mansion. But you can drink to the Patterson Inn tonight, when it’s named one of the fifteen winners…
As Denver snow lovers gets ready to strap on their bindings for the ski and snowboard season, a couple of ski-town breweries are heading in the other direction, sending their beers to the big city. The first is Aspen Brewing, which purchased a canning line from Boulder’s Wild Goose Engineering…
If you ask Darrel Truett, executive chef of Barolo Grill, to describe the fragrance — and taste — of truffles, he grunts. Loudly. “They’re indescribable,” he admits. “All I can say is that for two weeks straight, their scent permeates the kitchen, and as soon as I smell them, I…
The craft-brewing industry’s troubles with beer and brewery names aren’t going away any time soon, as the latest example shows. Former Future Brewing, which won’t open in Denver until later this year, has already been served with a cease-and-desist order over the names of its beers — beers that it…
Jesper Jonsson Randolph’s at the Warwick Hotel 1776 Grant Street 303-318-7272 randolphsdenver.com This is part one of my interview with Jesper Jonsson, executive chef of Randolph’s at the Warwick Hotel; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Bill Cosby, Clint Eastwood, Victor Borge, Caroline Kennedy, Yoko Ono, Kevin Kline,…
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…
The first Gunther Toody’s in Denver is gone, and although there are still six more along the Front Range, the closing of this location at 4500 East Alameda opened the floodgates on a lot of memories. Bree Davies recalled how in the ’90s, she met her first love in this…
Celebrate Coohills second anniversary this evening with good food, good wine and good company. A cocktail hour will start the night off right at 6:15 p.m.; a four-course dinner will follow at 7 p.m. All courses will be accompanied by wines from Jordan Vineyard, a Sonoma County winery — and…
The wine will be pouring today through November 10: Wine Country International is hosting the ninth annual Denver International Wine Festival, a five-day festival that highlights the creative cuisine of Colorado chefs and over 300 international wines from fifteen countries. Keep reading for the schedule of events. See also: Slide…
Twelve, Jeff Osaka’s intimate eatery with a menu that changes twelve times a year (hence the name), almost didn’t happen. The Los Angeles native had been looking at spaces for a Denver restaurant for years when 2233 Larimer Street became available, and he wasn’t the only party to show interest…
Shocking news out of Chicago today: Charlie Trotter, an American, self-taught chef whose relentless pursuit of fine-dining perfection shaped the futures of fellow chefs all across the globe, passed away earlier this morning of undetermined causes. Trotter, who closed his eponymous Chicago restaurant in 2012 after 25 years at the…
Gigi’s Café has finally opened this week after MegaFauna’s big move last month. It’s much larger than the cafe in the original location, and has quite a few more dining options. See also: Slide show of MegaFauna’s grand opening…
Back in April, the month that Crimson Canary closed on South Broadway, a Westword reader suggested that Drew Shader, owner of Atomic LLC, a restaurant group that includes Atomic Cowboy, Denver Biscuit Co and Fat Sully’s, all of which reside under the same ceiling on East Colfax, should grab the…
