Dean Huang Super Star Asian 2200 West Alameda Avenue, #5A www.superstardenver.com 303-727-9889 This is part two of my interview with Dean Hunag, exec chef of Super Star Asian. Part one of our conversation ran in this space yesterday. What you’d like to see more of in Denver/Boulder from a culinary…
Which neighborhood has better restaurants? Cherry Creek — maybe the Duke University of Denver restaurant neighborhoods: prestigious, with a history of success and constant reinvention — or Upper Larimer, the up-and-coming Ballpark neighborhood on a hot streak? (Maybe a Murray State comparison is apt.) Cast your vote below, in this…
An old pool hall on Sheridan Boulevard at Mississippi is showing signs of new life: Construction is under way at this colorful, decrepit arcade, and a sign posted in the window — plus a liquor license application — indicates the address is becoming El Flamingo Billar. Details are sparse, although…
For more than three decades, Caldonia’s was an Aurora oasis, a beachhead of beer and barbecue. Why did Caldonia’s close after 34 years in business? Our calls haven’t been returned, and the website says only this: “We are proud to have shared our passion and services with our community for…
Every third Thursday of the month, Jonesy’s EatBar hosts a four-course, family-style meal paired with beers from a local brewery. This month’s featured brewery is Boulder Beer Co, and a brewery rep will be on hand to answer questions. The cost is $40; call 303-863-7473 to grab a spot. For…
Is it possible to change your food reputation after 25 years? The Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant is certainly trying to. For decades, the Colorado-based chain was known for its boozy margaritas, but by last summer, that was no longer enough. So the managers moved back into the kitchen to try…
Tony’s Market is taking a flier tomorrow night, when chef Mark Pletcher will offer an hour-long Chicken 101 cooking class that will teach “how to utilize the whole chicken from roasting to making stock.” It won’t be hands-on instruction — liability issues, he says — but since the class will…
2914 Coffee may seem like an obvious name for a shop going in at 2914 West 25th Avenue, but it wasn’t just the address that prompted owner Anthony Davis to choose that name for his new spot. “The numbers are meaningful because they’re my anniversary,” Davis explained when he announced…
This, in my humble (or not) opinion, gets my vote for the best hummus in Denver. Smooth, nutty, tart with lemon, dusted with sumac and wreathed in olive oil, it’s so good that I always order a second one to take home. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus:…
Havana Street or South Federal Boulevard. Which of these ethnic food hot spots is tops? Vote below!…
AC Golden Brewing is cranking up its volunteer hops growing program again this year, offering Colorado Native fans a chance to grow hops in the yards for inclusion in a batch of the beer. Sign up on Facebook and receive two Chinook rhizomes (along with planting, growing and harvesting information)…
The wine world’s practically been doing head spins over the past six months as notable hip-hop players Nelly, Drake, Kanye West, and even poor, misbegotten Lil Kim spit verses praising moscato, a fairly under-the-radar wine known by most as a sweet wine from Italy. It seems that a few vaunted…
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. “The humble carrot…
Dean Huang Super Star Asian 2200 West Alameda Avenue, #5A www.superstardenver.com 303-727-9889 This is part one of my interview with Dean Hunag, exec chef of Super Star Asian. Part two of our conversation will run in this space tomorrow. Clad in a starched white chef’s jacket with ornate gold lettering,…
Uptown vs. South Broadway in this match-up. Show your pride, residents! Or if you don’t live in either spot, let us know which area is tops for dining out…
For Street 16, our culinary homage to March Madness, we called in the cartologists and pulled out our history books. The LoDo Historic District, for example, was created before Denver had a major league baseball team, much less Coors Field; technically, LoDo ends at the alley between Market and Larimer…
The inaugural Small Plates, Big Hearts takes place tonight at Infinity Park Event Center, 4400 East Kentucky Avenue, where some of Denver’s finest chefs will battle each other in a friendly competition that benefits the Adoption Exchange…
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right?…
It’s been 25 years since husband-and-wife team Thai Nguyen and Ha Pham took over New Saigon, which I reviewed last week, and in their capable hands, one of the oldest Vietnamese restaurants in the city has remained one of the best. So I was stoked when the New Saigon Bakery…
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers opened yesterday at 8234 South Kipling Parkway in Littleton, bringing the nationwide total of Freddy’s locations to 61 — and the number in the metro area to four. “It’s been crazy,” says regional franchise operator Brian Pyle. “The line’s out the door and the drive-thru…
There’s virtually nothing that you can’t buy on the streets these days, including sushi. 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…
Avery Brewing hosted the kind of festival on Friday and Saturday that has made it one of Colorado’s top beer makers of the past decade, while Avery’s founder spent the weekend touring Germany, preparing for the future, a future that includes a new, 5.6-acre brewing campus and restaurant in Boulder…
