TJ Hobbs Ghost Plate & Tap 800 18th Street 303-297-1738 www.ghostdenver.com This is part one of my interview with TJ Hobbs, chef of Ghost Plate & Tap; part two of our interview will run tomorrow. TJ Hobbs remembers rushing through dinner to watch The Simpsons. It’s not that his parents…
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 lost a piece of its dining history when Leo Goto recently passed away. His Leo’s Place was one of the most popular places in town after it opened in 1970; Goto went on to turn the Wellshire Inn into a fine-dining restaurant. And his smiling presence was a constant…
For Denver Restaurant Week, Stir Cooking School, 3215 Zuni Street, is hosting a special, three-hour cooking class on cooking with fresh herbs starting at 6:30 p.m…
I know better than to shop when hungry. That’s when I end up with stuff I don’t really want, like canned soup or a frozen dinner, or stuff my kids want that I normally say no to, like Cocoa Krispies. On this particular night, I managed to resist their call…
On Sunday, Cochon 555 arrives in Vail, pitting five Colorado chefs against one another in a pig-centric showdown, where one of those chefs will be crowned the “prince or princess of porc.” As a precursor to that swine smackdown, I started the process early, troughing through a plate of pork…
Two breweries — one locally owned and the other managed by a big corporation — will test the definition of “craft beer” next week when they collaborate on a new brew. Tom Hail, who has worked at Blue Moon Brewing Company @ the Sandlot since it opened in 1995, and…
Snarf’s, our homegrown sub-shop chain, will be giving more customers the opportunity to snarf down salads and toasted subs: It plans to open fifty new stores by 2018, both in and outside of Colorado. And Snarf’s will stock those stores with its addictive pickled-vegetable giardiniera, the better to hook whole…
Federal Boulevard is full of pho restaurants, and one took a hit early yesterday morning when a fight started outside Maxim Lounge around 2 a.m., moving from the venue’s parking lot out onto the street. Then a Honda Civic with a ski rack struck three people in the parking lot…
There are a lot of good Mediterranean restaurants in town, places with great falafel, hummus or baba ghanouj. But for a good Mediterranean restaurant to rise to great, it should not only execute the staples well, but also offer dishes that go beyond the basics. And for vegetarian and vegan…
Denver diners love hot wings — and hate anyone who criticizes their favorites. Yesterday Jenn Wohletz wrote about her trip to the Buffalo Wild Wings outpost at 8255 South Chester Street in Englewood, where she liked the Blazin’ wings and not much else. The sports-bar atmosphere and conversation, in particular:…
The history of beer in Boulder is now on tap at the Boulder History Museum, in a smart exhibit that covers the area’s brewing history from the late 1800s to today…
Here’s where the pig puns start: Two years ago, at the Ritz-Carlton in Denver, five Colorado chefs — Alex Seidel (Fruition and Fruition Farms); Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson (Frasca Food & Wine); Kelly Liken (Restaurant Kelly Liken); Frank Bonanno (Bonanno Concepts); and Jennifer Jasinski (Rioja, Euclid Hall and Bistro Vendome) — went…
Just over two weeks ago, Gaetano’s, the long-standing newly remodeled Italian restaurant on the corner of 38th Avenue and Tejon, was nailed by a Ford Probe that careened through the sidewalk patio, breaking windows and causing the iconic restaurant, which has a string of bad luck when it comes to…
The Colorado Brewers Guild, which represents the interests of more than 100 of the state’s 160-plus breweries, has acquired the rights to Colorado Beer Week and will revitalize the celebration as Colorado Craft Beer Week. The fest, which will incorporate events throughout the state, kicks off on March 18 at…
Held at Avery Brewing in Boulder, the annual Boulder Strong Ale Fest featured more than one hundred of the biggest, the baddest and the boldest beers available from brewers in Colorado and around the country. The epic fest is designed to challenge even the most seasoned beer drinkers with its…
One of our food and drink categories in our Best of Denver issue, which will be published later this month, is best bakery, and over the weekend, several of us sampled the treats from this local bakery, which never fails to satisfy our sweet fetishes. Can you guess where I’m…
I don’t love sports — unless you count roller derby, which holds more of a prurient interest — and I really don’t love sports fans. But I do love the kind of food that sports fans eat while watching games, especially chicken wings. There’s nothing more satisfying than reeking up…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a michelada the size of Mexico from El Tepehuan, to a platter of oysters, not from the sushi case at King Soopers, as one commenter quipped, but from Land of Sushi, to a “prego” burrito that just about…
After two and a half years, Cantina Laredo has folded its umbrellas at the Streets at SouthGlenn, and the location has been wiped off the website of the Texas-based chain, which has restaurants in a dozen states (as well as the United Arab Emirates). But there’s still a Cantina Laredo…
The weather can’t seem to make up its mind whether it’s winter or spring, but this soup (inspired by the soup you’ll frequently find at WaterCourse Foods) is good no matter what the temperature is outside. The curry and spices add a little heat, and the coconut milk smooths that…
For the first time, we’re doing our Best of Denver Readers’ Poll voting in two rounds — and last week, after we closed out the first round, we revealed the leading vote-getters. Some of the results were eye-opening (and wince-inducing). for example, the finalists for Best Italian Restaurant? Maggiano’s, Gaetano’s,…
