Lenny’s Sub Shop on Lincoln is closed

Lenny’s Sub Shop has shuttered after several years at 726 Lincoln Street; there’s a sign on the door that simply says “Closed.” See also: – Lenny’s Sub Shop now open on Lincoln – Attivo Pizza & Subs moves into Beauvallon – Photos: DJ’s 9th Avenue Cafe opens in the Golden…

Cooking with Pete and Barb Marczyk: firecracker ice pops

Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with a spacious kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them and cook up a feast. The Fourth of July…

Guess where I’m drinking sake?

Celebrations usually uncork with a bottle of champagne, but on this particular occasion, we chose a screw top bottle of unfiltered sake (and some sushi) to mark the triumph. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is…

New Saigon is still new to a few

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…

Reader: Bad fried chicken is like sex — it’s still good

In honor of National Fried Chicken Day, Cafe Society recently listed the ten best plates of fried chicken in the metro area, at places ranging from the legendary White Fence Farm to Welton Street Cafe. And although the holiday is over, the cravings for fried chicken continue. Fortunately, readers stepped…

Tonight: New Belgium “Beast and Beer” dinner at Kachina

Kachina Southwestern Grill, 10600 Westminster Boulevard in Westminster, has introduced a “Beast & Beer” dinner series that showcases locally raised meat and Colorado craft beer. Tonight’s feast features cuts of bison from Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch paired with brews from New Belgium. See also: – At Kachina, the chiles pack…

Sushi Den introduces new cocktail and sake lists‏

Although much of the public’s attention has been focused on Izakaya Den, which just opened last month in its spectacular new home next to Sushi Den, that restaurant has been making changes, too. Sushi Den spent months working with professionals from Southern Wine & Spirits along with national mixologists to…

Matador will open in Highland in mid-August

After a few delays, Matador Restaurant and Tequila Bar is finally slated to open in mid-August in the original home of Heidi’s Deli, on the corner of 32nd Avenue and Lowell. This is a link in a Seattle-based chain, and owners Nate Opper and Zak Melang have completely redone the…

Guess where I’m eating a simple salad?

A salad wasn’t the only dish I ate from the menu that pimps a litany of American staples — think meatloaf, burgers, steak and chicken pot pie — but on these hot summer nights, sometimes a simple heap of greens tastes better than anything else. Can you guess where I’m…

Gaia Bistro wraps up a veggie-friendly brunch, French-style

Gaia Bistro, the French eatery that draws eaters from all over the city to this busy stretch of South Pearl Street, is renowned for its brunch offerings, particularly the crepes. And vegetarians will be pleased to learn that many of those crepes are veggie-friendly — in fact, there’s much on…

Reader: Want heartburn? Add Sriracha to red wine

Sriracha sauce is hot, hot, hot these days — it’s in a salad dressing at Mad Greens, on tables at restaurants across the city…and in most home kitchens. Still, there are certain dishes that are not improved by Sriracha, as Jenn Wohletz revealed yesterday. And readers had more items to…

Mellow Mushroom is high on Thai this month

Two of the three Denver locations of Mellow Mushroom (1201 16th Street, 2154 East Commons Avenue in Littleton) are offering a special “High on Thai” menu. The munchies will be available through Sunday, July 14. Keep reading for a look at the menu. See also: – Mellow Mushroom gives vegan…

Lance Barto departs Linger to open The Social in Castle Pines

Lance Barto, the opening chef of Central Bistro & Bar, and, most recently, part of the kitchen crew at Linger, is leaving the bright lights of the city behind to open The Social, a new restaurant at 872 West Happy Canyon Road, in Castle Pines Village. See also: – Central…

Waffle Up delivers a taste of Belgium with Liege waffles. Sweet!

Denver’s food-truck scene already offered just about every type of cuisine that you can imagine when Tom McCarty and Jasmine Spoonemore thought they’d come up with an opening large enough to, well, drive a truck through. And in April, McCarty and Spoonemore debuted Waffle Up, where they create Liège waffles…