Someday, Patrick Creager and his wife, Ari Murdock, would like to open up a soda fountain. “I love the concept of a modern soda shop,” he explains. “I really delved in behind the bar at Olivea, and I found ways to incorporate fruits and vegetables and spices and herbs with…
Happy Place: Hops and Pie, 3920 Tennyson Street, 303-477-7000. The Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $1 off draft beers and slices of pizza; $2 select drafts; $2 cans all night every Wednesday. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
The new Lowry Beer Garden, which opens next Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Hangar 2 project, is not, insists Joe Vostrejs, a German mimic. In fact, says Vostrejs, the COO of Larimer Associates, a coalition of partners who are developing the Hangar 2 project, it’s a homegrown, Colorado-style beer…
Amusement park lovers are going to find a few thrills this summer when it comes to the beer selection at Elitch Gardens — something that hasn’t always been true in the past. Beginning tomorrow, Elitch’s will be pouring two beers that Wynkoop Brewing made just for the park: Elitch Gardens…
I’ve been a junkie of this Thai joint for years, and while its reputation is no longer what it used to be, its longevity, coupled with the fact that there’s usually a wait, suggests that there are plenty of Thai food zealots — industry folks, included — who continue to…
UPDATE: The winner is announced here. Paul Reilly may no longer have his own restaurant — after a last hurrah Sunday brunch, he shuttered Encore last month when he and the landlord couldn’t agree on lease terms — but he has the support of plenty of Denver chefs, many of…
When the Kokoro outpost at Sixth and Broadway closed last year, the space was quickly snapped up by Five Star Burgers, an outfit out of Taos, New Mexico that already has several metro area spots, including one at the Streets of SouthGlenn. Now this Five Star Burgers is open, slinging…
This has been a helluva week for buffets, what with a guy in Wisconsin picketing a restaurant that cut him off from an all-you-can-eat fish fry, and a Chinese buffet in the U.K. where management has instituted a new policy of “clean your effin plates or get charged $20.” Do…
Six months after District Meats opened in a space that hsd already swallowed up a big-time national restaurant operator (the Chodorows, who’d brought Big Game to Denver as well as an outpost of Il Fornaio), another big-time national restaurateur has stepped in to change up his LoDo spot. “I’m renaming…
Studio F, 1801 Wynkoop Street, will host a series of pop-up dinners featuring molecular gastronomy from chef-slash-magician Ian Kleinman of the Inventing Room. The interactive dinner offerings run from today through Saturday, May 26, with seatings every half hour from 6 to 9 p.m. Check out the impressive a la…
Last October, after the Justice League of Street Food, a confederation of food trucks that pioneered the city’s love of pavement grub, held its final street food bash at TAXI, there were rumblings that this could be the end for the Justice League. “We haven’t made any decision about whether…
Before the ‘Pizza as a vegetable’ debacle made national headlines and inspired legislation from District 2’s House Representative Jared Polis, there was the original school lunch controversy: the battle over ketchup…
Every time I leave Einstein’s, I feel like I have just left a cathouse — I’m sticky, covered with crumbs, and my wallet is considerably lighter…because I just got f*cked…
Denver may have an abundance of Thai restaurants, but most of them serve food that’s a far cry from what you’ll actually find in that country, one of the best in the world for eating. If you know where to look though, you can find a handful of restaurants turning…
Elevation Beer Company may be located in Poncha Springs, but the brewery’s four co-founders don’t think of their place as a local hangout. “We are more like a winery than a typical brewpub,” says Xandy Bustamante. “We could have done this from anywhere in country, so we figured, why not…
Boulder has been burgerfied. Later today, at 4 p.m., H Burger Co, which already pimps a location in downtown Denver, along with a smaller sibling named Little H Burger Co, in southeast Denver, will introduce Boulderites to its first foray into the collegiate city. And it’s been a long time…
Bubba Chinos, the burrito chain started by Leonard Cordova, grandson of Stella Cordova, the late and legendary Chubby’s founder, will open a new franchise location at 1361 Court Place next month. “We’re excited to cater to the downtown crowd. There aren’t many lunch options over here,” says franchise owner Kenneth…
Beau Green Denver Zoo 2300 Steele Street www.denverzoo.org Read part one of my interview with Beau Green, exec chef of the Denver Zoo. Most memorable meal you’ve ever had: Chef Travis Kight — our corporate chef here at the zoo — always takes me out to the best/coolest places to…
Strange Brewing, which opened during American Craft Beer Week two years ago this Saturday, will debut its new patio this weekend…
The news that Laura Shunk is moving to New York and opening up a slot for a new restaurant critic inspired many readers to suggest possible candidates — including old restaurant critic Jason Sheehan, for example. Penny Parker. And two words: Dave. Barnes. “I think more reviews should be focused…
The 2012 Woof & Wine takes place this evening at Hudson Gardens, 6115 South Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. The event will feature food catered by local restaurants, local wines, beers from Avery Brewing, cider from Colorado Cider Company and live music. Tickets costs $50, which benefits the Humane Society…
We are so ready for a vacation. With five full weeks to go before the official start of summer, the last few days of sunshine (especially after all that rain) have been damn near torturous. You could say that weather like this brings out the hedonist in us — and…
