The upper Larimer/RiNo neighborhood is hopping these days. Tenants continue to open in The Source, at 3350 Brighton Boulevard, and new plans are popping all over the area. The latest: Joshua Bitz, sous at the original Squeaky Bean in Highland and again at the new Squeaky Bean in LoDo, plans…
The Great American Beer Festival is still two weeks away, but a river of beer runs through the Denver area this weekend. Get a taste of the local history behind this brew at Beer! Boulder’s History on Tap, which runs through October 27 at the Boulder History Museum. Hours are…
As we just reported, Colt & Gray is reopening its doors this afternoon after an expansion of the dining room. When photographer Nate Hemmert popped by to take a photo of the exterior, he got to see that new and improved interior, and sent back these photos. See also: Colt…
Colt & Gray reopens at 5 p.m. today, after closing for ten days (following “a drink the bar dry” bash on September 15) for a final push on the expansion of the dining room. And with the new, improved space comes a new menu, too. But that’s just part of…
Last August, when global chef and restaurateur Richard Sandoval opened Al Lado, a Latin wine and tapas bar directly adjacent to Zengo, his Latin-inspired food temple in Riverfront Park, he described the sultry wine bar as his “homage to a new generation of Latin winemakers, and the thoughtful cuisine that…
Last weekend, I went on a taproom crawl north of Denver, hitting up small towns affected by the devastating Colorado floods, and not surprisingly, there were plenty of people commiserating at their local watering holes, including this one, which was packed to the rafters with resilient beer hounds. Can you…
Iain Chisholm Amerigo Delicatus Restaurant & Market 2449 Larimer Street 303-862-9850 amerigodelicatus.com This is part two of my interview with Iain Chisholm, chef-owner of Amerigo Delicatus Restaurant & Market; part one of our chat, in which Chisholm admits that he doesn’t mess with Asian ingredients and likens the absence of…
When the weather starts to cool, kitchens across the city heat up as pastry chefs concoct delicacies with the last late-summer peaches and berries and start cooking with crisp autumn apples. Here, in no particular order, are ten of our favorite desserts to ease the transition to fall. See also:…
Old South Gaylord has changed a lot over the past two decades. And at the end of October, the block will see another big change: Japon will close on Halloween. “We’ve had eighteen great years serving our loyal customers, many of whom have become close friends,” says owner Miki Hashimoto…
Wine or beer — you make the call. Denver’s Harvest Week is under way, and tonight The GrowHaus will host a face-off between the Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology (Grapes) and the Colorado Brewers Guild (Grains). See also: GrowHaus founder Adam Brock weighs in on permaculture elitism…
Bill Crow, executive chef Ocean Prime, has cooked up a special dish for tonight, with all proceeds going to Colorado flood relief efforts. The Colorado Lamb Lollipop Chop is finished with a maple Digon and cabernet au jus, and served with warm, fingerling potato salad, red onion and arugula salad…
The first night I stopped in at Jezebel’s Southern Bistro and Bar, it was hotter than a bottle of Tabasco. With an overloaded swamp cooler and no ceiling fans in the back room where we were seated, and not a hint of breeze on the patio where we later moved,…
Harry Smith, a longtime brewer at Breckenridge Brewery, opened his own place today, just a block from his old employer and with its full support. Black Sky Brewery, which dishes up Connecticut-style pizza along with more than ten taps of local beers, was a long time in the making, Smith…
Park House celebrates one year of serving up good, stiff drinks and good times with a party in the parking lot this weekend. Co-owner Drew Gottlieb wants the community to join in the celebration of this more-than-a-bar bar. “There’s sincere pride in seeing that the vision we had for this…
Look! A bottle holder that tips a miniature Corona into your margarita! There’s really nothing else to say about this new concoction that’s popping up in Mexican joints all around the city. Except this: #pleasedrinkresponsibly. Urp. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
Size is relative when it comes to most things, and breweries are no exception. Over the past couple of years, Breckenridge Brewery has made some commercials poking fun at the big boys of beer for their sales techniques, and now Yak & Yeti is doing the same to Breckenridge. Although…
“I started cooking because my parents wouldn’t buy me a snowboard,” says Joshua Bitz. And at the age of twelve, he was in his first kitchen, scrubbing plates to save money for a snowboard and lift tickets to get him on the hill. The kitchen, he says, has been his…
Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, a horse-topped diner that’s become a Lakewood landmark at 9495 West Colfax Avenue, has opened another Davies’ at 10151 West 26th Avenue in Lakewood. It’s just the latest chapter in more than fifty years of chicken-fried history. See also: Jason Sheehan’s review of the original Davies’…
Iain Chisholm Amerigo Delicatus Restaurant & Market 2449 Larimer Street 303-862-9850 amerigodelicatus.com This is part one of my interview with Iain Chisholm, chef-owner of Amerigo Delicatus Restaurant & Market; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. My mom never used salt. She thought it was the devil,” chuckles Iain…
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…
Denver looked good on Monday Night Football this week, but it could look even better tonight. Jen Jasinski, chef/co-owner of Rioja, Bistro Vendome and Euclid Hall has made it to the finals of Top Chef Masters. At 8 p.m. tonight, Bravo will air the last episode, in which Chef Jen…
Love whiskey? Sample six of the 140 American whiskeys stocked at Central Bistro & Bar at An Evening of Whiskey . At 6:45 p.m. tonight, Robert Sickler, a Master of Whiskey at Crown Royal, will lead a booze-tasting that will feature the creations of two iconic whiskey producers. See also:…
