Jack Martinez came to Colorado from New Mexico to sell chiles, a business that grew into Jack-n-Grill. The fare in this family place is New Mexican, and it’s renowned for its green chile — although there’s no vegetarian version of the green. Still, there are plenty of options for herbivores…
1515 Restaurant is turning sweet sixteen, and has given itself a birthday gift: new executive chef Garren Teich, who will give the classical French fare a twist and continue the restaurant’s focus on molecular gastronomy. As Teich settles in, he and owner Gene Tang are coming up with a new…
If you’re still mourning the end of Oktoberfest, I’ve got another fest to cheer you up: Strudelfest. Held at Rheinlander Bakery through the end of October, the festival celebrates a dessert that was once so central to European culture, an old wives’ tale claimed that young women were ineligible for…
True Food Kitchen opened yesterday in Cherry Creek. It’s the most successful concept out of Fox Restaurant Concepts, the company that also owns the nearby NoRTH, with locations in Arizona and California, and plans for several other cities after this Denver spot. The original True Food Kitchen opened in Scottsdale…
Ace, the ping-pong parlor/restaurant/neighborhood hangout that opened this summer at 501 East 17th Avenue, is hosting the first in a weekly table-tennis tournament this evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All matches will be singles, and the event is limited to sixteen participants; registration begins at 6 p.m…
Almost two years after opening, Fleur Bistro officially closed its doors after brunch service yesterday. Today owner Andrew Esparza was packing up the tables and chairs. Despite a great Capitol Hill location, close to where he’s lived for thirteen years, he says that business was slow and the restaurant just…
Some friends of mine from Los Angeles were visiting over the weekend, and since they wanted to see what Denver had to offer, both in terms of food and cocktails, I took them to several of my favorite stamping grounds, including here, where my whiskey-based cocktail was the equivalent of…
When adults think about starting a business, they worry about loans and other terrifying prospects that often stop them from following their dreams. But young entrepreneur Lyla Padden only considered positive outcomes when she started her cupcake business, Flour Gal, at the age of ten. Maybe that’s why she has…
There’s been a lot written about Dr. Andrew Weil, a bestselling cookbook author, the founder and director of the Arizona Center for integrative medicine, and a partner in True Food Kitchen, which opens today in Cherry Creek. And most of what’s been penned about the doctor, who holds a medical…
Rockbar closed its doors after last call on Saturday night — after an epic party full of costumed customers. After more than six years, the hipster hangout — whose liquor-license renewal was denied — rang out its final night in style, with hundreds of patrons lining up outside for a…
Lola celebrated its tenth birthday on Saturday with a combination fall fiesta/Halloween bash. Sadly, the promised donkey was a no-show; too bad-tempered, we hear. But everyone who made the party — complete with a pig roast and plenty of live music — was in good, if spooky, spirits. See also:…
Less than a year after Ambria opened on the 16th Street Mall in the former home of Ling & Louie’s, the last vestiges of its time there are about to disappear. It was a wild twelve months for Ambria, which opened last November, kicked its starting chef to the curb…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a Chicago beef sandwich dipped in gravy from the new Mile High Vienna Stand, to a full spread of beer samples from Tommyknocker Brewery & Restaurant, to a terrific Vietnamese noodle bowl from a local pho shop…
No kidding: Denny’s is introducing a special menu inspired by the upcoming movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. When I first heard this, I thought it was a joke. After all, watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy constituted ten hours of my life that I would never get back;…
It’s been a long time since a restaurant has been eagerly awaited as Tom’s Urban 24. One of the main reasons for that? The spot will be serving 24/7, a rarity in this town, and doing it from a great location on the edge of Larimer Square. And it will…
Despite its ongoing fight with the city, El Diablo will be hosting its annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration on Tuesday, October 30. And that’s not the only spooky event on the culinary calendar — there are plenty of Halloween parties that should be a real treat. Here’s a taste…
Update: We have a winner of our Necro Noche contest, in which we asked: “How many fish are in the demonstration aquaponics system at the GrowHaus?” Congrats to Elizabeth389, who came the closest without going over with her guess of 38. The actual number is 40. With Halloween approaching, there…
Peyton Manning is now officially a Papa. After making his first appearance in a Papa John’s ad for Superbowl XLV in 2011, he inked a deal today to become the owner of 21 Papa John’s franchise stores in Denver. Terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. See also:…
Dave Query’s Big Red F group will have a red-letter day tomorrow when it celebrates the birthdays of two of its restaurants: the tenth birthday of Lola, a concept that Query and crew created with chef Jamey Fader, and the 25th birthday of West End Tavern, which Big Red F…
In case you’ve been lost in the woods, Tom’s Urban 24, a 24/7 grub house with a menu that spans pages — and cuisines — opens on Larimer Square on Halloween, and last week, we brought you exclusive photos of the two-tiered space, which is a kitschy, artistically whimsical combination…
Telluride Brewing, which just won back-to-back gold medals for its Face Down Brown at the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup, plans to start distributing its first canned beer, Bridal Veil Rye Pale Ale, in the Boulder area in early November and in Denver by the end…
The sensational salsa bar still remains, but the menu at this particular outpost of a prolific taqueria has a new focus: gorditas, including one smeared with a robust chicken mole. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where…
