Oak at Fourteenth will host a quarterly pig roast

Since they first opened — and re-opened — then reopened Oak at Fourteenth, owners Bryan Dayton and chef Steve Redzikowski have tried to create a true neighborhood restaurant, pulling in crowds of regulars with their creative take on North American cuisine and an equally inventive beverage program. And starting April…

Daniel Kuhlman sells Roam to one of the founders of Gumbos

Long story short: Daniel Kuhlman, who abruptly shuttered Roam two days ago, leaving fourteen staff members bereft of jobs (including his former exec chef Tony Clement), and flipped out when yours truly photographed the crew he’d left high and dry, has sold the space to Gary Hvizda, one of the…

Rumor has it Root Down will open a location at DIA

Not long ago, searching for a decent meal at Denver International Airport was like trying to discern the literary value of the Twilight saga: it just didn’t exist. But over the past few years, the concourses have picked up a few decent options, including the Chophouse on Concourse A and…

Round two with Patrik Landberg, exec chef of Charcoal

Patrik Landberg Charcoal 43 West Ninth Avenue 303-454-0000 www.charcoaldining.com This is part two of my interview with Patrik Landberg, exec chef of Charcoal. Part one of our conversation ran in this space yesterday. Best thing about cooking in Denver: We’re on the cusp of being a bona fide food-centric city…

Beehive Restaurant to open in former Saxy’s Cafe

What’s the buzz? A more casual version of Denver’s Beehive restaurant, which once occupied the address that’s now home to Table 6, is slated to open this June in downtown Boulder, in the former home of Saxy’s Cafe. Beehive chef/owner Janice Henning, who lives in Boulder, bought the space at…

Freshcraft benefit beer dinner tonight

As part of a month-long campaign to support Water for People, a Denver-based nonprofit, Freshcraft, 1530 Blake Street, will host a beer-pairing dinner this evening. The campaign is called All Hopped Up for Water, and its goal is to raise awareness for the global water crisis. For more details or…

First Spicy Pickle store has closed

There has been no sentimentality in the Spicy Pickle chain’s fall from grace — no extra effort to save the shop that started it all. While much of the rest of the city was pretending to be Irish and getting plowed, the original Spicy Pickle location at 988 Lincoln Street…

Photos: Maria Empanada, the subject of this week’s review

I wanted to weep with joy the first time I bit into an empanada at Maria Empanada, the subject of this week’s review. Years ago, I accepted the fact that I was never going to find an authentic Argentine empanada in this country — but at Lorena Cantarovici’s tiny shop,…

Smashburger capitalizes on Manning Mania with the “Peyton Burger”

When the Broncos announced that Peyton Manning had signed a five-year, $96 million contract, the Colorado Tourism Office sent out a note asking if any local businesses were featuring deals or packages with a Manning connection that the state could market. While Denver Applebee’s and Lodo’s Bar and Grill locations…

Four unexpectedly delicious spring white wines

As you may have noticed, spring has been threatening to commence here in Denver for the past several weeks. In spite of the fact that our split-personality-disorder-of-a-weather-pattern may at any moment revert to what we should have been subjected to since February, our seasonal wine drinking habits don’t seem to…

Guess where I’m eating?

After the “holy shitstorm!” came the holy guacamole! Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we select one lucky winner who’ll receive an EatDenver dining…

Upper Larimer vs. Tennyson: Which is the better ‘hood?

Coming off a big upset of Larimer Square in the first round, the Tennyson neighborhood and its backers now face hot Upper Larimer (which also beat out establishment-favorite Cherry Creek) in the second round. Below are our endorsements of each neighborhood, let us know which is the best with your…

Buffalo sausage flatbread pizza is Colorado Proud

Always eat Colorado! Every month the Colorado Department of Agriculture releases a new Colorado Proud recipe by chef Jason Morse, now the executive chef of the Douglas County School District. The March offering sounds like a perfect snack for gourmands watching March Madness games. It’s Buffalo Sausage Flatbread Pizza, featuring…

Second annual Sprout Down at Mercury Cafe tonight

Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, will host the second annual Sprout Down to benefit Sprout City Farms, the nation’s first on-site farm-to-cafeteria growing space. Tonight’s festivities will include live music from Fingers of the Sun and Steve Rothenberg, speakers, performances by students and a silent auction; admission is based on…