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…
The so-called “Local Foods, Local Jobs Act,” a bill sponsored by state senator Gail Schwartz that would allow small growers and producers to sell their goods directly to consumers, has passed the full Colorado Senate. It now heads to the House, which recently passed a similar bill, sponsored by embattled…
For the record, no, this is not an omelet from Pete’s Kitchen or the Denver Diner, but a Vietnamese pancake — bánh xèo — that’s one of my go-to dishes whenever I stop in for lunch. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
The words Pinche Tacos may be lettered across the food truck that Kevin Morrison revved up almost two years ago, but the irreverent name didn’t fly when he wanted to put a food cart on the 16th Street Mall. Or when he wanted to open a restaurant whose working name…
J. Michael Melton Zydeco’s 1730 Wynkoop Street 303-293-2887 www.zydecosdenver.com This is part two of my chat with J. Michael Melton, exec chef of Zydeco’s. Part one of our interview ran in this space yesterday. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: I eat at Tom’s Home Cookin’ once a week…
South Pearl Street has seen more than its fair share of action this year. But in the 1800 block of South Pearl, it’s all about growth — not the closings that marked the start of the new year on the 1400 South block, where India’s Pearl, Pearl Street Grill and…
Does anyone remember Wolfgang Puck’s place in Cherry Creek? Not after they’ve had a bite of the goat curry at Phat Thai, the restaurant that Mark Fischer opened in December in that same spot at 2900 East Second Avenue. The goat curry rates a spot on our list of 100…
