Twisters Burgers and Burritos, the Albuquerque-based fast-casual chain with a New Mexican menu and seventeen outposts, crossed the border into Colorado a couple of years ago, opening shops in Parker, Lakewood and Aurora. And now the company is getting ready to open a fourth Denver-area spot, planting a Twisters in…
There’s nothing worse than having high hopes for a restaurant, only to have them completely dashed, and that’s exactly what happened last night when I ordered the tacos dorados, which arrived with little more than lettuce and enough sour cream to overburden a landfill. And if that wasn’t bad enough,…
It’s going to be “a liquor-infused, gastro-visio musical blowout.” That’s how Jorel Pierce, the chef at Euclid Hall Bar & Kitchen, Jennifer Jasinski’s nearly unassailable shrine to pig parts, poutine, offal and everything else we love in the food world, describes Euclid’s Hall upcoming first-anniversary party, which kicks off at…
The City of Boulder is considering ways to make it easier for breweries, wineries and distilleries located in industrial parts of the city to open restaurants. Right now, those businesses are only allowed by the city’s zoning code to open a kitchen under certain conditions. For instance, they have to…
In this week’s Chef and Tell interview with Doug Anderson, the chief baker and owner of Hi*Rise, he talks about everything from his mother’s epic cinnamon rolls to baking bagels at Moe’s in Boulder, where he churned out more than 300-dozen bagels a day — just for the University of…
El Diablo, which won our Best New Bar award in the Best of Denver 2011 and is reviewed this week in Cafe, turns one this month. It’s been busy from the start — and that’s both good and bad news, according to Angel Hernandez. as good as this place may…
Does this signify the end of Denver’s hottest food trend? Last Saturday, AmRest, which owns Applebee’s restaurants in eight states, including Colorado, rolled out the first Applebee’s food truck at its Colorado Burger contest at the Glendale Applebee’s, where many innovations — including new decor and design — have been…
The Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is throwing the fourth annual Sabor at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street. The bash, which includes food and drinks from Denver restaurants as well as live entertainment, runs from 6 to 9 p.m. (5 to 11 p.m. for VIP ticket-holders) and costs…
Our feelings for the magical pairing of chips and salsa extend beyond just casual flirtation. We love them deeply. In fact, we’re pretty sure we could live on chips and salsa alone if we had to, and at many restaurants in this city, we’ll gladly skip everything else just to…
If you’re looking for one of the few Denver bars that has Strongbow on draft, you’ll have to look past the British Bulldog, 2052 Stout Street — at least for the next few weeks…
AmRest, which owns and operates over a hundred Applebee’s in eight states, had challenged its Colorado stores to create the perfect “Colorado Burger” — ideally, one that incorporated “Stinkin” Good Green Chile, created by Bronco Mark Schlereth, spokesman for this campaign. He met up with four other judges at the…
We here at Cafe Society headquarters love our taquerias, and Los Carbonicitos, which has three locations scattered across the city, is definitely one of our favorites. We can’t get enough of the joint’s street tacos, the Goliath-size tortas, the namesake carboncitos, the superb huaraches, the incendiary salsas. The trio of…
The kid always goes with pepperoni, occasionally risking his gag reflex with mushrooms, whereas I prefer, at least on this occasion, arugula, roasted garlic and prosciutto — and the kitchen was happy to oblige us both. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
Just over a month ago, Jamawn Woods shuttered the last of his three Soul Daddy locations. That was the fast-casual chain he was trying to get going with the help of Chipotle CEO Steve Ells, Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone and Lorena Garcia after that team of investors awarded him the…
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. “I wish I…
Jesse Morreale and chef/partner Sean Yontz opened El Diablo, the Mexican restaurant that I review for this week’s Westword, just shy of a year ago. And the crowds — which made it nearly impossible to nab a bar seat that first week of business — continue to pack the place…
Doug Anderson Hi*Rise 2162 Larimer Street 303-296-3656 www.hirisedenver.com This is part two of my interview with Doug Anderson, owner and chief baker of Hi*Rise. Part one of my chat with Anderson ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: I’m totally unqualified to answer this question, mainly because this…
When the Arvada Larkburger opens at 11 a.m. on Saturday, it will be the home-grown chain’s sixth location. Within a year, Larkburger president Adam Baker hopes it is just one of eleven outposts in Colorado. And at some point in the near future, Baker wants Larkburger to break out of…
If a woman says she doesn’t like beer, maybe she’s drinking the wrong beer. That’s what Laura Shunk suggests in “Ten beers for women that aren’t Animée,” where she offers a variety of palate-pleasing brews, none of them Corona Light or Animée, the new beer aimed at women that Molson…
Whether your preferred beverage is beer or wine, there’s a fabulous pairing event tonight — and if you like both, you’ll have to make a tough choice. The Little India location at 2390 South Downing Street is hosting an Indian Food and Wine Pairing with Little’s Wine and Spirits, matching…
This week I review El Diablo, the devilish restaurant that Jesse Morreale and Sean Yontz opened on the first floor of an old hotel last year. While I loved some dishes more than others, my love for the sexy space knows no bounds, and El Diablo keeps luring me back…
It’s officially the season for altering the koozie. Hot on the heels of the Flowzie, a shotgun koozie, comes the Scorzie, a koozie that keeps the score of any game up to twenty-one. The Scorzie is the brainchild of two Denver residents who repeatedly found themselves in a predicament…
