Tomorrow is a really special day of the year, when you will no doubt attempt to show how much you care about your significant other by showering him or her with gifts, Hallmark cards, roses, confections and maybe even some red and pink confetti. And if everyone plays their cards…
Last June, Lance Barto was working as the exec chef at Strings, but he was ready to make a move, which led him to Craigslist, and while he was scouring restaurant-industry gigs, he came across one advert in particular that caught his eye…
“We had no idea that we’d have so many people coming through the doors. It was completely unexpected,” says Thoa Nguyen. And, in fact, the kitchen ran out of bread not once, but several times last week — a week that marked the opening of New Saigon Bakery & Deli,…
I’m a firm believer that burrata is one of those cheeses that should stand on its own, bereft of needless distractions — especially when those distractions are bitter. This restaurant, however, clearly sees it differently, even if the visibility of the burrata is anything but clear. Can you guess where…
With the day dedicated to love bearing down upon us, our minds churn to delicious yet decadent products that we can share with another — or use to assuage our sad, single, solo hunger…
Cafe Society dished out seven Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a Champagne cocktail bobbing with exploding passionfruit pearls from Japoix, to hot and sour soup (that was neither) from Jaya Asian Grill, to a saucy ham, cheese and pepperoni pizza. For correctly linking that pizza to Colore, Marble…
The news that Trader Joe’s had filed papers with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office to start doing business in Colorado — specifically, at Boulder’s Twenty-Ninth Street project — has fans of the California-based, German-owned store salivating, extolling such Joe’s specialities as Jalapeno Blue Cornbread Mix and Old Fashioned Cinnamon…
Frasca Food and Wine, 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder, features a Monday Night Wine Dinner every week. Tonight, Steve Lewis will present the wines of Contratto, Piemonte. Admission is $50 and up and reservations are required; to make yours, call 303-442-6966 or go to www.frascafoodandwine.com. For information on dozens of…
For the past several months, farmer, forager and chef Eric Skokan, who owns Black Cat restaurant in Boulder and Black Cat Farm in Niwot, has been quietly working behind the scenes to unearth his second restaurant, Bramble & Hare, which will open soon at 1970 Thirteenth Street, directly next door…
I’m against effing up champagne or sparkling wine by adding any type of flavor — but these extremely interesting, tasty and exploding passionfruit pearls may have changed my mind. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I…
In this week’s Behind the Bar interview, Ghost Plate & Tap consulting bartender Michelle Baldwin — who also goes by burlesque name Vivienne VaVoom — weighs in on punch, a party that warped the floors and the ladies’ organization that bonds over cocktails while doing good in its community…
No. 39: Pad Thai pig’s ears from Euclid Hall…
As we anticipate the arrival of Colorado’s first Trader Joe’s, the California-based grocer with a cult-like following that’s allegedly building its first Colorado store somewhere in Boulder’s Twenty Ninth Street (three more Trader Joe’s stores are rumored for Denver), we thought we’d give you a taste of what we’re currently…
As is often the case, this hot-and-sour soup was neither hot nor sour, which is why there’s a tray of chile paste and vinegar in the background. 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…
Like most major holidays, Valentine’s Day is a day for foodies and, even more important, foodies for the day (FFTD). FFTDs plan romantic dinners; try to convey deep, passionate love through chocolate selections; and purchase just the right edible gifts to show their partners how much they care about their…
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and if you’re anything like me, that means you’re thinking about Pizza Hut’s $10 Dinner Box promotion. You say you’re not thinking about Pizza Hut’s $10 Dinner Box promotion? Well, you should be…
Sweet…and sour. Laura Shunk just served up her list of Denver’s ten best dessert spots — including the churros she raved about in this week’s review of Pinche Taqueria. But for some readers, it was definitely not enough of a good thing:…
If you have kids, especially little girls, grab them and go to the Lakewood Arts Council Community Art Center and Gallery, 85 South Union Drive, for today’s Vintage Valentine’s Tea. This sweet event, which runs from 2 to 3:30 p.m., features not just tea and cakes, but a card-making project…
Late last year,Tony Pasquini was making changes to his 25-year-old chain of pizzerias, building out a Cherry Creek address, which opened in late January, and getting ready to ink a deal for a new spot on East Colfax. At the same time, he was quietly buying back his franchises, bringing…
We might be able to sate our sweet tooth with a piece of fruit in the summer, but in the dead of winter, nothing but a dessert made with plenty of cream and sugar will do. And with Valentine’s Day right around the corner. whether we’re drowning our romantic sorrows…
No. 40: Rail Yard cheddar soup from Ghost Plate & Tap…
Beer is made from fermented barley. Wine is made from fermented grapes. So what do you call a beverage that uses both? The answer is Récolte Sauvage…
