Last week the Huffington Post served up a food trend list — which Jenn Wohletz thought was one of the worst food trend lists ever, confessing that she was “Bugged by the Huffington Post’s ’11 Biggest Food Trends of 2011.'” After all, meatballs? Fancy donuts? Macarons? And insects for number…
When Christina Smith and Josh Epps prepared to open Jelly in Capitol Hill earlier this year, they were banking on the fact that Denverites were craving a more vibrant breakfast culture, and that those people would be drawn to restaurants offering the prospect of more than just the greasy spoon…
Eder Yanez-Mota is antsy. His coolers and freezers are empty, and his restaurant, Chili Verde, has been closed for almost two weeks during one of the busiest times of year, thanks to a fryer that caught on fire November 30. But today he’s re-stocking all of his food, and he’s…
It’s not easy to find a good veggie burger when you’re off the meat wagon, but thankfully, Smashburger — a homegrown chain whose burgers have garnered rave reviews since it opened its first location on Colorado Boulevard in 2007, and which was recently listed as a rising-star company in Forbes…
When a second Waffle Brothers opens later this month on the Hill in Boulder, you can expect more than just waffles: “There will be a sexy Australian up there, too,” teases Rod Dupen, who hails from Sydney and owns the Waffle Brothers in Denver with business partner John Power, who’s…
“You would not have bought this book and read this far into it if your food culture was intact and healthy.” Michael Pollan I’m just about finished with Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food, a great read that’s as fascinating as it is depressing. It’s the kind of book that…
My kid turns twelve today (Happy birthday, Elliott!), and that calls for a celebration, which, in our house, typically means dinner out. We began the festivities last night — not with pizza or burgers — but here, at this Asian restaurant, where we slurped bowls of ramen and stuffed our…
Joe Mohrfeld, who’s been wrangling hops, malt and yeast for Odell Brewing in Fort Collins for the past three years, is headed to a new gig with Pinthouse Pizza, a brewery in formation in Austin, Texas, where the craft-beer scene is getting ready to explode. It will be a big…
It’s not yet December 25, but Cafe Society would like to play Santa early, stuffing a reader’s stocking with suggestions for where he and his friends can enjoy holiday atmosphere — and beverages. Here’s the note that Charles sent Santa:…
When Forbes recently released its list of 100 rising star companies in 22 industries, “privately held up-and-comers with compelling business models, strong management teams, notable customers, strategic partners and precious investment capital,” exactly one restaurant company made the cut. And Colorado’s very own Smashburger didn’t just make the list; it…
Denver has always been a center of the beer-making world — but until recently, you could have argued that Boulder was a better craft-beer town. But after counting up the number of craft brewers coming to Denver, Jonathan Shikes just asked, “Has Denver finally surpassed boulder as a beer city?”…
Too cold to grill outside? Let Lala’s Wine Bar + Pizzeria, 410 East Seventh Avenue, do the work for you at today’s Argentina BBQ & Wine Tasting, complete with grilled barbecue, a wine-tasting inside and tapas paired with that wine. And don’t worry about the weather; this is all indoors…
Clutching a Mason jar full of hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps and trying hard not to spill, I stared pleadingly into the eyes of a snarling man in flannel who was attempting to push past me. “Excuse me!” he repeated, without a trace of sympathy. I was trying to get…
After a series of pop-up dinners at Cafe Options, which played host to chef Max MacKissock and several squad members of the soon-to-reopen Squeaky Bean on Friday and Saturday night, the staff celebrated by shotgunning beers in the kitchen. The Squeaky Bean’s irreverence is alive and well…
Novo Coffee does the vast majority of its business wholesale, selling its beans — some of our favorite beans in Denver — to restaurants and cafes. But for the past five years, the company has also kept one retail location by the Denver Art Museum, where patrons can score a…
I have no idea why restaurants continue to ring plates with specks of parsley, but regardless of needless adornments, the buffalo pot roast, wreathed with butternut squash, at this longstanding American gathering place, more than makes up for it. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
Denver will lose a familiar face this week when Club 404, a classic dive bar at 404 Broadway, changes hands after sixty years under owner Jerry Feld…
Over the last few months, I went from the worst shape of my life to the best while continuing to eat like a food critic. Don’t punch me in the face; instead, read how I did it in part seven of this series: There have been a few defiant (mostly…
Denver has always been a center of the beer-making world. From our rip-roaring past to the Great American Beer Festival to the beer-fueled redevelopment of LoDo. But until recently, you could have argued that Boulder was a better craft beer town. Not anymore. In 2011, Denver surpassed its smaller, hipper…
As the restaurant community gears up for Christmas — and let’s not forget the planned blowouts on New Year’s Eve — this week’s culinary calendar is somewhat slim. Don’t forget, though, you can check out a blizzard of ongoing weekly and monthly events in our online food-and-drink listings, and we’ll…
Wazee Wood-Fire Pizza, Charlie Palmer’s tribute to New York-style pies, opens today at 11 a.m. downtown at 1631 Wazee Street, directly next door to District Meats, which the New York-based star chef unleashed in October…
Temple Micah’s fourth annual Top Latke Cook-off Friday night featured budding young chefs serving up some seriously creative takes on potato pancakes. There were otherwise traditional latkes smothered in peanut butter and jelly; sweet potato latkes with marshmallow topping; Asian-spiced cakes topped with ginger; round latkes stuffed with cheese and…
