Being a vegetarian or vegan sometimes means you’re not always sure whether something like Civic Center Eats is a good plan for lunch. Sure, there will be dozens of selections — but how many of those cater to a vegetarian palate? Plenty, as it turns out. When we visited the…
New Belgium Brewing celebrates its twentieth anniversary — and two decades of spreading the word about better beer — next Tuesday. Founded in Fort Collins in 1991, the brewery has gone from the basement of a house to become the third largest craft brewer in the nation, and it now…
The former space that used to house Satchel’s Market (which relocated to Sixth Avenue and Gilpin and is now Satchel’s on 6th) has undergone a transformation over the past few months, as catering company owner Pam Read and her business partner, Gary Fink, put together Pary’s on 28th, a new…
If beer is art, then the next great gallery is about to open in the Santa Fe Arts District. Renegade Brewing, at 925 West Ninth Avenue, will roll up its garage door this Sunday at 2 p.m., welcoming people who appreciate the finer things in life — things like craft…
I love a plate of fresh waffles to start the day, and now that the joint that makes them has added eggs, bacon and a side of fruit to make it a square meal, it’s more than enough fuel to sustain me throughout the entire day. Can you guess where…
Mark Monette Flagstaff House 1138 Flagstaff Drive, Boulder 303-442-4640 www.flagstaffhouse.com This is part one of my interview with Mark Monette, executive chef of the Flagstaff House. Part two of my chat with Monette will run in this space tomorrow. While Boulder today is renowned for its culinary scene, back in…
Café Society’s obsession with the quest for a Colorado cocktail dates back to the day when Rich Grant of Visit Denver got a call from a reporter for a national magazine who was looking for the quintessential Colorado drink to include in a story about landmark libations. But while some…
On this first full day of summer, we offer the musings of a newcomer to our city, dangusmaster, who just posted this on our “50 reasons we’re glad we live in Denver” — but be patient; there’s a culinary kicker at the end…
Root Down is collaborating with Denver Urban Gardens to host GreenShoots2, a celebration of urban agriculture and community gardens. The festivities, which run from 7:30 to 10 p.m., include food, drink and screenings of the Denver Urban Gardens research documentary, A Garden in Every Neighborhood. Admission is $20; for more…
Along the stretch of Colfax where Denver begins to give way to Aurora, a motley collection of strip malls, repurposed gas stations and shabby storefronts house an equally diverse collection of culinary experiences. Ethiopian and Japanese joints stand side by side; neighboring Peruvian and Salvadoran spots provide ample opportunity for…
Ten blocks east of Taco Mex, a much smaller joint attracts its own big crowd of eaters. During busy hours, you practically need a shoehorn to get into the microscopic front room that’s barely got space for four counter seats and the window where you order; even during off-hours, it’s…
If the Bank Bar & Grill has been your neighborhood watering hole for the past several years, grab a beer and weep, because it’s gone. In fact, save for the distressed red brick walls, which have anchored the two-tiered space for decades, little remains of the former sports bar that…
Colfax is the longest street in Denver, and it’s also one of the most culinarily diverse, home to everything from Belgian fare to burgers, Ethiopian timatim fit to Mexican tacos al pastor. And not just tacos al pastor, but the traditional kind — the kind that feature pork roasted the…
When I was growing up in the southern suburbs of Denver, the TCBY in a Greenwood Village strip mall was a go-to family treat spot, where we’d grab a sticky table and order up parfaits layered with hot fudge and cookie dough after every dance recital and tee-ball game. The…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Randie Thompson has practiced law for thirteen years while simultaneously attending a number of work happy hours and networking events that left her wanting more. “I started getting frustrated with all the networking events where they’d shuffle us into bars or tiny, cramped rooms and we’d drink whatever wine the…
So many edibles and drinkables, so many myths: Organic is automatically healthier than conventional, macaroons are poised to be a huge food trend, sushi is really posh and socially assigned to be attractive yuppie chow, and real foodies will unfailingly watch every single episode of Top Chef. Misunderstandings about foods…
When I was growing up in the suburbs southeast of Denver, my favorite restaurant was Mr. Steak — which sounds less pathetic when you realize that this was the best chain restaurant in the area at the time. Sadly, the southern ‘burbs continue to be an independent restaurant wasteland. If…
Let’s face it: Boxed wines are not exactly perceived as the pinnacle of wine-drinking chic. Don’t believe us? Just try showing up with a box of wine — any box — at next week’s graduation/barbecue/baby shower and observe the look of utter disdain creep across your friends’ faces. Yeah, they’ll…
At this year’s Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, a huge Colorado contingent made a showing, including a chef who knows — as well as anyone — how to pump out a killer pizza. Yes, I’m eating at the Classic, but can you guess the restaurant that created the pizza?…
The cognoscenti of the food world — 5,000 strong — descended upon Aspen this past weekend for the 29th annual Food & Wine magazine Classic, one of the most heralded culinary jubilees in the country. It was a whirlwind weekend of unparalleled gluttony, hangovers, pig parties, celebrity chef sightings and…
Gary Lee is still weeks away from his liquor-license hearing with the city, but he’s already retooled his plans to cool neighborhood opposition, as Laura Shunk reports in this update on Gary Lee’s Motor Club and Grub. The ongoing fight — coming right on the heels of all the barking…
