Update: Congratulations to kezzamcdezza! You’ve won free food and drinks at the Justice League of Street Food party. For details on how to claim your prize, check your e-mail. By the way, the correct answer is 29,568 ounces. Original post: Saturday’s weather forecast looks positively balmy — 75 degrees! –…
The drink menu at Ace, this year’s Best New Bar winner, features no shortage of cocktails — 64 combinations, to be exact. Intrigued by the large number of options, we recently stopped by to sip and sample from Ace’s new happy-hour menu, and bar manager Randy Layman was kind enough…
Like everyone else who eats and drinks, I have a list of certain grubs and sips that are so foul that I won’t go near them, and it is a constant source of curiosity for me that other people would — to the point that some of the grossest edibles…
Update: Congrats to heather.lou! You’ve won two Totally Tennyson tickets. Check your email for details on how to claim them. Original post: Do you love the ’80s? Let’s be real: We all do. In fact, we totally do. And now we’re giving away two tickets to the third annual Totally…
It’s not easy finding a bar seat at ground zero for major foodies, but your efforts will be rewarded when you’re able to get up close and personal with some of the town’s best bartenders. I asked for some type of bourbon and Amaro cocktail — and although I have…
El Diablo has big plans for Cinco de Mayo, but it has another important date earlier in May: Yesterday the city again handed First Avenue Hotel owner Jesse Morreale with a notice to vacate the building by May 3. Morreale opened El Diablo with a temporary occupancy permit from the…
Both locations of Marczyk Fine Foods will kick off this year’s edition of Burger Night this evening. The popular grill-out features local beef from Niman Ranch served on brioche buns from City Bakery, with all the fixings, for $7.99. See also: – Denver Yelp reviews: Pete Marczyk reads Marczyk Fine…
Bonanno Concepts will open its tenth restaurant this weekend — and the first one outside of Denver: Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria in the Vistas at Park Meadows. With this new spot, chef/owner Frank Bonanno is paying homage to his New Jersey upbringing of slinging pies and folding pizza boxes, as well…
Every once in a while you really want a taste of some old-fashioned, old-time favorites (that someone else has to cook, and then clean up after) like pot roast, meatloaf, mashed potatoes made with actual potatoes, fried corn and squash casserole, chicken-fried everything…and even a nice plate of fried liver…
Jesse Morreale was back at the Webb building this morning for yet another hearing involving his First Avenue Hotel, home to Sketch and El Diablo, winner of our Best New Bar in 2011 and a place that continues to pack in the crowds. The status of these spots, and the…
The ninth annual summer concert series at Elway’s Cherry Creek will begin in June, and now that the weather is warming up, people are making plans to see and be seen at the Wednesday gatherings on the patio just beyond the restaurant. Here’s the lineup of local acts: See also:…
Left Hand Brewing Company will release a new IPA for a good cause next month. The beer — which is brewed with orange zest and aged with maple Louisville Slugger baseball bats — is a collaborative effort from nine craft breweries throughout the country. Each brewery will brew the same…
The fourth location of Parry’s Pizzeria & Bar opened this month at 5970 South Holly Street in Greenwood Village. This new outpost started service just in time to partake in the homegrown chain’s massive tap-takeover event — a collaboration with Avery Brewing Co. featuring a total of over ninety beers…
It’s pretty amazing that a restaurant that’s only been around for two years can seem like it’s been there forever. But maybe that’s just a hang over from all the hangovers I acquired drinking tequila in the former tenant of this space, back before lower Highland was known as LoHi…
Rod Dupen Waffle Brothers 393 Corona Street; 303-733-1212 1707 Lafayette Street; 720-708-5150 1326 College Avenue, Boulder; 303-593-0510 wafflebrothers.com This is part two of my interview with Ron Dupen, exec chef of Waffle Brothers; part one of our chat ran yesterday. Most memorable meal you’ve ever had: Right before I was…
Don’t get too comfortable! Yesterday we served up our ten favorite versions of everyone’s favorite comfort foods, macaroni and cheese. And while readers agreed with several of our offerings, they also wondered what had happened to Dazzle? Hops and Pie. And, above all, Rackhouse? See also: – Denver’s ten best…
Over 300 Denver area restaurants will be participating in Dining Out for Life today. The annual fundraiser benefits Project Angel Heart, which provides life-sustaining meals for Coloradans suffering from illnesses. See also: – Racines is a Dining Out for Life lifer! – Dining Out for Life at Coohills – Project…
Celebrity chef Mario Batali has done some controversial things over the years, some of them humorous (wearing shorts in all seasons), others not so much (comparing bankers to Stalin and Hitler). But his thoughts on how much easier it was to get into the business twenty years ago aren’t likely…
Celebrity chef Mario Batali has done some controversial things over the years, some of them humorous (wearing shorts in all seasons), others not so much (comparing bankers to Stalin and Hitler). But his thoughts on how much easier it was to get into the business twenty years ago aren’t likely…
Zagat recently released guides to both the fifty best plates of food and the best sources of caffeine in the country, and Denver makes both lists — rightfully so. The legendary Buckhorn Exchange, 1000 Osage Street, earns a nod for its classic Rocky Mountain Oysters, and Stella’s Coffeehaus, 1476 South…
During this snowy spring, it often feels like we have one foot out the door to summer, and one still back by the fire, sticking loyally to our favorite winter comfort foods. As with fans of grilled cheese, lovers of macaroni and cheese divide into two factions: the progressive thinkers…
Rod Dupen Waffle Brothers 393 Corona Street; 303-733-1212 1707 Lafayette Street; 720-708-5150 1326 College Avenue, Boulder; 303-593-0510 wafflebrothers.com This is part one of my interview with Ron Dupen, exec chef of Waffle Brothers; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. When you swish through the door of Waffle Brothers,…
