Everyone and their brethren seemed to be celebrating the holidays at this culinary house of comedy, where the theatrics outshine the food. That said, there’s absolutely nothing with what these dynamic jokesters serve, although I’m especially sweet on the addictive fried rice, shaped in the form of heart. Can you…
In the Christmastime classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart, as George Bailey, gets a taste of what the world would be like if he had never been born. It’s not a pretty picture, and it reminds Bailey, and the audience, of the joy he created. The Wynkoop Brewing Company,…
In early February, Spuntino, the Highland restaurant and dessert palace overseen by betrothed couple John Broening (he’s the chef) and Yasmin Lozada-Hissom (she’s the pastry chef) will close for a week — maybe two — to undergo a major makeover, and when it reopens, guests will not only be treated…
This last year has brought us some terrible chain restaurant trends, including serving up sodium-soaked “healthy” meals; shrinking dessert sizes and charging the same prices; peddling fancy cocktails with more ingredients than a hair-relaxing solution; and restaurants labeling everything “natural.” But despite the obvious failures, 2012 also produced five trends…
Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew, 2810 Larimer Street, is hosting a food drive this evening from 4 p.m. to midnight. The nanobrewery is offering free pint glasses in exchange for non-perishable food donations…
Update, 4:50 p.m.: We heard from Carol Mrzlikar, one of the neighbors upset over the smoke emitted from Il Vicino’s wood-fired oven. Continue reading for her comments. Should the smoke emitted from a wood-burning pizza oven be considered air pollution? The neighbors of Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza on South…
At Ace, Randy Layman knows how to serve drinks…and ping pong.Whether it’s a night at the Nutcracker, a performance of Handel’s Messiah, or old-time caroling with friends, we all have our favorite holiday traditions. For Randy Layman, bartender at Ace, which I review this week, Christmas Eve wouldn’t be the…
Every February, the three Mountain Sun Pub breweries celebrate Stout Month, pouring dozens of stout varieties. In advance of Stout Month, the company sponsors a homebrew competition, and the winner gets to brew his stout at Mountain Sun and have it served on tap all of February — which is…
All this week, I’m featuring my favorite culinary stocking stuffers and presents for the fervent foodnik, cook and restaurant fiend in your life, including the indulgent hot chocolate and salted caramel marshmallows from Spuntino, and EatDenver’s gift that keeps on giving — the 2013 EatDenver dining deck. These are all…
No, I didn’t eat the gingerbread house, which is created from graham crackers by the chef, who spent more than forty hours on this project…but, like me, I betcha he was drinking margaritas and snacking on chips and salsa in between plastering his masterpiece with candy canes, icing and gumdrops…
When the Brewers Association blasted the nation’s two largest beer makers last week for not labeling some of their smaller brands with the names “MillerCoors” or “Anheuser-Busch,” the Boulder organization risked losing a lot of money. After all, the two companies kick in at least $20,000 annually to be a…
Daniel Ramirez Gaetano’s 3760 Tejon Street 303-455-9852 www.gaetanositalian.com/ Part one of my interview with Daniel Ramirez, exec chef of Gaetano’s, ran yesterday; this is part two of our chat. Favorite food city in America: San Francisco is unrivaled when it comes to food diversity, and it’s also the home to…
This year has been an interesting and generally productive one for food trends, with global tastes well-established, house-made fruit and vegetable pickles all the rage, gourmet burgers and craft brews holding steady, and Peruvian and Thai fusion cuisine everywhere. But with the good comes the bad, and there are definitely…
Josh and Jen Wolkon and their talented crew put plenty of time and planning into Ace, the ping pong hall/bar/restaurant in a renovated 9,000 square foot garage next to Steuben’s, their second restaurant. (They opened the first, Vesta Dipping Grill, fifteen years ago.) And when Ace opened in August, it…
Twin Peaks is celebrating the holidays by offering patrons the chance to stuff a stocking with a free $20 “Man Card” — for every $100 gift card purchased, a diner will be rewarded with that present. Additionally, employees of the breastaurant-chain will “bust out their jolliest Santa outfits” throughout the…
Cheers erupt from the back table. A thirty-something, slightly sweaty in dark jeans and collared shirt, pumps his fist, Tiger-style, celebrating a zinger that caught the corner and kept on going. High-fives are given, drinks are spilled — but in the rush of victory, no one cares, just as no…
Cheers erupt from the back table. A thirty-something, slightly sweaty in dark jeans and collared shirt, pumps his fist, Tiger-style, celebrating a zinger that caught the corner and kept on going. High-fives are given, drinks are spilled — but in the rush of victory, no one cares, just as no…
Pottery and cuisine don’t have an obvious connection in American culture, but it’s common in Japan for people in the food business to also be interested in ceramics. It’s not as common for restaurant veterans to become fulltime artists — but that’s the course that Kazu Oba, a native of…
While restaurateurs in Denver are scrambling to open new spots before the end of the year — and the end of all that holiday business — the founders of 35-year-old Sweet Basil in Vail just opened Mountain Standard today. Mountain Standard — which is around the corner from Sweet Basil…
Yard House is celebrating a mutual sixteenth anniversary with Firestone Walker Brewery — both California-based businesses got their start in 1996 — by tapping a limited-edition IPA brewed exclusively for the beer-centric restaurant. The “hopped-up” ale — which is made with seven varieties of hops — is currently available at…
Last week, we poured out a little guidance on what you might sneak under the tree (or Festivus Pole, or whatever) that would add a little splash of joy in the lives of any wine lover on your list. But we failed to include any actual wine in that grouping,…
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 the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them and cook up a feast. “People, people, people:…
