Maybe it’s because I grew up in Denver rather than St. Louis, Kansas City, Memphis or Texas, but I’ve always been vaguely amused by “best barbecue” claims that are staked to a particular regional style. After all, “barbecue” really just refers to the process of cooking meat over fire, which…
There’s nothing fancy about Country Time BBQ, a true barbecue shack tucked into a business park on West Hampden that uses a couple of parking-lot pits to feed its take-out and catering operation. But then, I’m never exactly looking for white tablecloths when I’m after sauced-up smoked meat…
Miller Farms definitely puts the “ag” in agritourism. For a nominal admission fee, I got to spend a day at a working farm, hitched a ride on a huge trailer filled with hay bales, learned that root vegetables don’t always want to be unearthed, and took home seven large grocery…
After Rob Kukura, former manager of The Mediterranean, took over the old Magnolia and Sushi Mara spots in Lafayette in May, he started slowly slowly making the restaurants his own. First, he merged the two places into a single identity, and changed the name to 95a Bistro and Sushi in…
When you’re in the mood for comfort food, as I was the other day, there are few preparations more comforting than risotto. It’s easily personalized (I like mine thick, with mushrooms and heavy on the butter), fairly effortless to make and equally conducive to both communal and solitary dining –…
Since it first hit Denver in 2003, Thai Basil has grown into a mini fusion empire, expanding into a handful of locations around town and down into Colorado Springs. And there’s no sign of Thai Basil slowing down, either: After Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill shuttered a location by the University of…
Not long ago, I waxed rhapsodic about the tamales at Tamales Moreno, a canary yellow shack on Morrison Road that’s been hustling tamales for a half-dozen years. But the women who make the fleets of tamales in the above snap — they can be seen smearing masa on husks in…
We know we were just in Golden last week — but we couldn’t leave without first visiting Sherpa House, 1518 Washington Avenue, after perusing the restaurant’s menu online. The eatery-slash-cultural-center is decorated inside to resemble an authentic Himalayan home; one dining-room wall features a small stove, another an intricate curio…
It took fourteen breweries to collaborate on Buddha Nuvo — one of the most unusual beers ever made in Colorado — so it seems only fair then that a review of this beer should include just as many beer loving bloggers, and then some…
Last night’s Broncos-Raiders game was a disaster, sure, but the tailgating and barbecue still went full-steam ahead in the parking lots surrounding Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Photographer Brandon Marshall brings us back these photos from the meats (and beers) of Monday night…
For the past several months, Phil Armstrong, Denver’s prince of pop-up restaurants and one of the first pioneers to bring underground dining to the Mile High City, has been reaching out to chefs, both here and nationally, to give them a platform in which to showcase their culinary prowess in…
Recent reports provide illustrated proof that Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio will make an appearance on the premiere episode of the 23rd season of The Simpsons. Apparently, Marge wants to be a Top Chef contestant. (Oh, Marge, so adorable!) Which got us thinking about all the memorable scenes involving food…
Watch for Fluff Bar to open in early October at 1516 Wazee Street. Originally slated to be called Fluff Beauty Bar, the combo hair salon, cocktail lounge and champagne bar dropped “beauty” for reasons that should be obvious — if you’ve ever been to the fourteen-month-old Beauty Bar, at least…
The expanded City, O’ City has been open less than a week, but people have no shortage of opinions on the new, improved space — even if they have yet to see that space in person, and have only read about it here. The comments — both pro and con…
Olivea will host a fall dinner series that highlights specific regions of Italy, France and Spain. Tonight’s installment, the first in the series, focuses on Sicilian cuisine and features four courses. Admission is $40 to $60; for more details, call 303-861-5050 or go to www.olivearestaurant.com. For information on dozens of…
Adrian Miller has been certified to judge competitions by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, but he likes all kinds of barbecue, not just Kansas City style. Among his favorite barbecue joints in Denver are a couple that can’t be categorized by region, including Country Time BBQ, reviewed this week, and…
I did some traveling this summer, and I used each trip as an opportunity to eat my way through a city. Frequently, I’d note, with smug superiority, that we do certain things just as well — or better — in Denver. But there were also moments when I was gullet-deep…
In just a few short weeks, Voodoo Comedy Playhouse will open in the Ballpark neighborhood, bringing downtown Denver a venue for all kinds of comedy acts and shows, including Hit and Run Musical Improv, Makeshift Shakespeare and a weekly interactive murder mystery dinner show…
It was an impromptu stop after the bar down the street was six-deep with Sunday-morning football hooligans, and, as it turned out, the pulled-pork eggs Benedict made it worth the detour, the scratch-made Hollandaise vivid with lemon and the Bloody Mary bar, stocked with all the required conspirators, a sight…
Kids wait for candy around Halloween. Adults — at least the big-beer-loving kind — well, they wait for Rumpkin, Avery Brewing’s tricky barrel-aged treat. And this year, they’ll be able to fill their spooky buckets and pillowcases with bottles…
We know you’re all gearing up for the Great American Beer Festival — and what better way to start your marathon training than with various Oktoberfest events? That and much more is happening in the food scene this week; here’s a taste of what else is on the menu:…
While Dylan Moore, the chef/owner of Deluxe and Delite, dumped his food truck earlier this summer and shuttered Deluxe Burger last month, he isn’t lazing on a beach somewhere in the tropics, sipping umbrella drinks and building sand castles. Instead, Moore, who recently remodeled Deluxe, is now adding lunch to…
