Weed it and weap. Laura Shunk championed dill on her recent list of five things we should see on menus more often, prompting this from Angry Taste, Bud: You lost me at number 1. Dill? Really? A weed that tastes so much like ass it takes pickling brine to take…
Encore, 2550 East Colfax Avenue, will host a five-course wine dinner at 6:30 p.m. tonight featuring Garfield Estates and Peach Street Distilleries beverages. Tickets are $60 each; for more info, call 303-355-1112 or go to www.encoreoncolfax.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food &…
Denver’s Union Station is the site of Say It With Chocolate, the sixth annual chocolate-tasting benefit for the Third Way Center. The event runs from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and costs $25; for more information, visit www.thirdwaycenter.org. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food…
Welcome to V2 Sports Bar & Restaurant, a behemoth sweep in the Far East Center, big enough to swallow the entire country of Vietnam. The “V” stands for “Viet’s,” the excellent Vietnamese restaurant directly next door, owned by Hiep Thia, who last December added a No. 2 to his repertoire…
This week, I reviewed Flagstaff House in anticipation of Valentine’s Day, and, despite my initial reservations, I thought it was an excellent choice for a celebratory affair. And the Monettes, who own the Flagstaff House, are running several February specials to further enhance the mood during the month of love…
“We’re finally close,” reports Jean-Phillipe Failyau. Close, that is, to unleashing Park Burger No. 3 in the Highland neighborhood, which, says Failyau, will open, construction permitting, on Sunday, February 20 in the former An’s Lemongrass Grille space at 2643 West 32nd Avenue. “The reason I chose the Highlands location,” explains…
We love a great sandwich here at Cafe Society headquarters, and the deli that assembled the skyscraping Italian beast in the above snap, is one of our favorite go-to emporiums to indulge our fetish. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
If you’re a fan of big beers then you’ve heard of Pliny of Elder — a double IPA from California’s Russian River Brewing that some say is the best beer in the world. When a liquor store gets the rare shipment of Pliny, words spreads and it sells out quickly…
Despite the lawsuit and counter-suit over allegations that Taco Bell’s beef is really only 36 percent beef, the Mexican fast-food chain is feeling warm and toasty about its Facebook fans, so it’s rewarding them. By giving away ten million free tacos…
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…
Antonio Gorjoux Cherry Cricket 2641 East Second Avenue 303-322-7666 www.cherrycricket.com This is part one of my Chef and Tell interview with Antonio Gorjoux, kitchen manager of the Cherry Cricket. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. “Chef is a big word,” insists Antonio Gorjoux, “and I…
“Yeah, it’s true,” admits Brad Rowell, confirming the rumor that he would soon be vacating his chef de cuisine post at Colt & Gray. He’ll decamp amicably from his position near the end of February and leave Denver soon thereafter…
Want to get a piece of the rock? The town of Empire is now accepting proposals from restaurateurs who’d like to run the Hard Rock Cafe. No, not the music-centric chain that has outposts around the globe, including a location on the 16th Street Mall. This is the original restaurant,…
Denver was ready for its close-up on Monday night, when Steuben’s was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Although our town was only in the limelight for a few minutes — and none of the other places Guy Fieri and company filmed last fall made the cut — it was…
Here’s a sweetheart of a deal that ladies will love: Mulberries Cake Shop, at 2027 East Colfax Avenue, is offering a Valentine’s Day Special in conjunction with File N Style, 2920 East Colfax Avenue; you can get a package of two spa pedicures, pink champagne, teacakes, chocolate-covered strawberries and red…
I try to table all expectations when I first visit a restaurant. But sometimes, that’s simply impossible. And when I decided to review Boulder’s Flagstaff House — a legendary romantic spot — in anticipation of Valentine’s Day, I suspected that I was in for some disappointment…
The eighth annual Krispy Kreme Challenge took place in North Carolina last weekend. The four-mile race is notable because it generates more than $100,000 for the North Carolina Children’s Hospital — but also because it has 2,400 calories of doughnut jammed in the middle of it. Runners sprint two miles…
Exactly thirteen minutes after Guy Fieri ended his animated commentary of Steuben’s, spotlighted last night on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, the phone at Steuben’s rang. It was a caller who had just watched exec chef Brandon Biederman unload lobster rolls, spaghetti and meatballs, herb-roasted chicken, catfish, ribs…
The long-held adage that 90 percent of restaurants fail in their first year is a myth (a 2007 study found the number closer to 25 percent), but there’s no doubt that the first twelve months are trying for restaurateurs. And the owners of Boulder’s Cafe Aion made things particularly challenging,opening…
Members of the Colorado Distillers Guild and the Colorado Bartenders Guild gathered at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver last night for the kick-off party for the Colorado Cocktail Project, a joint effort by the guilds, the MCA and Westword to craft the quintessential Colorado cocktail. Colorado distillers will be…
Next Monday is Valentine’s Day, and while most adore this heart-riddled holiday, plenty of peeps loathe everything about it. With all the pressure to be coupled up, there’s only one thing to do to avoid the drama: fall in love with a sexy, enticing stranger with a past. Be warned:…
No. 72: New England clam chowder from Bittersweet Housed in a former auto body garage, Bittersweet, now a stone-stacked, high-ceilinged, two-room, garden-to-table food temple, is the blood, sweat and tears of chef/owner Olav Peterson, who opened in January after spending the past several years as the exec chef of Bistro…
