Fred Rex worked in the electronics business for two and a half decades, but when his company closed in the early 2000s, he decided to change careers. “I ran a pretty successful hot dog stand in the Boston area for about seven years,” he explains. “We’re not just a stainless…
New Belgium Brewing will build a second major brewing facility in Asheville, North Carolina, giving the Eastern Seaboard its own claim to the nation’s second largest craft brewer and the company that made its name on a bike-friendly beer…
Just two weeks shy of its fourth anniversary in Denver, the Vine Street Pub & Brewery finally got its brewery license on Wednesday, and although the brewers won’t whip up their first batch of beer until Wednesday, they are allowed to start filling up growlers now. To celebrate, co-owner Kevin…
“I met Jim at the Gramercy Tavern,” Frasca Food and Wine owner Bobby Stuckey explained by way of introduction to Jim Meehan, the star bartender who stopped into the Boulder restaurant last night to host a cocktail seminar and dinner. “He gave Danette [Stuckey, Bobby’s wife] and me a really…
Like a lot of people in this city, I yearn for a great Jewish deli, but until we get one, most of us can agree that this sandwicheria passes mustard — er, muster. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the…
Joe Troupe Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House 1610 16th Street 303-825-1021 www.luckypiepizza.com This is part two of my interview with Joe Troupe, exec chef of Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House. Part one of our chat was posted yesterday. Best thing about cooking in Denver: The food and markets…
This week’s feature story, “Mexican Hamburger Helper,” by Gustavo Arellano, takes a look at the unique “Den-Mex” cuisine. Proclaims Arellano:…
Los Carboncitas is a great Mexican restaurant, and one that actually focuses on the foods of Mexico, rather than Tex Mex or Colorado Mex or Den-Mex, as Gustavo Arellano calls the food at this town’s standard Mexican joints. So Laura Shunk was eager to try Paxia, the upscale sibling of…
Zolo Southwestern Grill, 2525 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder, will host a dinner tonight that benefits the Autism Society of Boulder County. Guest chefs include Dave Query and Mark Monette from the Flagstaff House, John Platt from Q’s, Riff’s, Top Chef winner Hosea Rosenberg and Jen Bush of Bitter Bar. The…
It’s been a year since Andrew Casalini and his wife, Jen Dactano, opened Satchel’s on 6th, at 1710 East Sixth Avenue — a replacement for Satchel’s Market, the Park Hill market-turned-restaurant that they’d closed in the fall of 2010. Over the past twelve months, Casalini has worked hard to establish…
Frontier, the homegrown airline that left and came back again, wants to strengthen its ties to Colorado in a way that is sure to endear it this state’s residents: craft beer. Frontier just kicked off the Choose Your Brew Facebook contest, asking people to vote on which of four beers…
Odell Brewing is getting ready to host its revitalized Small Batch Festival on May 26 in Fort Collins, and the brewery is asking beer lovers to pick something for Odell to brew. You can go to the brewery’s Facbook page and vote (or head to the web site, which was…
Though I love Los Carboncitos, which is owned by brothers Cesar, Roberto and Ignacio Leon, I wasn’t thrilled with Paxia, the restaurant they opened last year in the Sunnyside neighborhood. Although the atmosphere is very peaceful, as I discovered when I ate there for this week’s review, the food can…
We get it: You love wine. You subscribe to Wine Spectator, the staff at your neighborhood wine shop know you on sight, and you’re contemplating an addition to your home to accommodate your burgeoning collection of bottles. There’s more to being a wine lover, though, than simply drinking everything with…
Midtown.That’s what Peter Kudla, the COO of Metropolitan Homes and the developer of Vallagio at Inverness, a suburban mini-sprawl of retailers, lofts and restaurants in Englewood, chose to call his development when it came to fruition last year. “It’s a unique dimension down here,” said Kudla, when I asked him…
Colorado legislators work hard, and apparently deserve a break today — with a catered lunch from McDonald’s, complete with the Ronald McDonald mascot. Representatives from America’s favorite Quarter Pounder-pimps will be visiting the State Capitol at 11:30 this morning to “highlight its economic impact on Colorado,” according to the announcement,…
Admittedly, a dish of noodles, tofu and vegetables isn’t what’s typically on my plate, but here, at this restaurant, I’ve discovered that the vegetarian dishes are every bit as good as the meat and seafood alternatives. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
Joe Troupe Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House 1610 16th Street 303-825-1021 www.luckypiepizza.com This is part one of my interview with Joe Troupe, exec chef of Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House. Part two of our chat will run in this space tomorrow. Unless you count shit on shingles, my…
A snowstorm might not be the best weather for a pig roast, but that didn’t prevent a crowd from descending on Boulder’s Oak at Fourteenth last night for the restaurant’s first quarterly pig roast, a new tradition that was slated to get off the ground the very week the six-month-old…
Close to 300 restaurants opened in the metro area last year, which made choosing the best for the Best of Denver 2012 was a daunting task. But in the end, Pinche Taqueria was the clear choice for Best New Restaurant. But many other worthy spots opened in 2011, and Laura…
Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, 950 Pearl Street in Boulder, is celebrating its fifth anniversary starting at 3 p.m. today. Festivities include a Cerdo Grande pig roast prepared by chef Ian Clark, live music by Mariachi Regional, pinatas and tubs full of Top Rope Mexican Lager. The party costs…
When brothers Cesar, Roberto and Ignacio Leon said they planned to open a new restaurant last year, they didn’t suggest it would be yet another Los Carboncitos, the successful taqueria on West 38th Avenue that has spawned a few locations in the Mile High City…
