Yes, those are fast-food fries. And, no, they’re not from McDonald’s. These are of the hand-cut, shoestring variety, and when they’re pulled fresh from the fryer and dusted with salt, they’re some of the best fries in town. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the…
Last Thursday, I found myself at an open-air mall in Broomfield learning to roll sushi from a nice Hispanic sushi master named Beto. Yes, I was at Benihana’s Sushi and Sake 101 instructional class, alongside about thirty other folks who’d doled out $35 to learn the basics of sushi rolling…
Looking for somewhere to spend Super Bowl Sunday? We’ve got a few options — plus beer dinners, workshops and more to keep you occupied in the meantime. Here’s what’s on the menu:…
The Coney Island Boardwalk diner, a weinie-shaped culinary adventure that began operations on West Colfax in the 1960s and later moved to Aspen Park and then Bailey, could soon be on the move again. The building (but not the land) is listed online for sale at $499,000 — and relocation…
More than a dozen Colorado chefs, including Elise Wiggins (Panzano), Michael Long (Aria), Austin Cueto (Restaurant Kevin Taylor), Frankie Semsem (Strings) and Paul Nagan (Zink Kitchen & Bar), are trotting off to the Renaissance Denver Hotel this afternoon to prep for tonight’s piggy extravaganza, part of the Colorado Pork Producers…
People get tattoos for plenty of reasons: a love of art, wanting to look awesome, insecurity, hoping to pick up super-hot chicks — but overall, it’s because they want to say something about themselves that will remain permanent. Evidently, as owner Lance Talon from Boulder Ink now knows, I really…
Cheap beer. It’s a libation that most of us down during our late teens and twenties. But like all childish things, there comes a time to banish these cheap cans and brands forever. We argued over which beers should and shouldn’t be included on this list, but we eventually came…
For almost a year, we’ve been hearing that Brittany Hill would rise again, this time as the Brittany Hill Event Center. New tenants John and JoeAnn Falco said they planned to do extensive renovations to the historic place, putting in a sports bar and fine dining restaurant and revamping the…
Tomorrow we’ll post our monthly Restaurant Roll Call, chronicling the spots that opened and closed in January. Eleven months from now, we’ll compile all those Roll Calls into a comprehensive look at the past year, just as we did with our 2010 Restaurant Roll Call. To create these lists, we…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week, ranging from a pair of milk shakesat Park Burger to a pan of sizzling shrimp at Farro to this suburban meat and cheese platter. For correctly identifying Wine & Cheese Restaurant and Wine Bar, AM2011 wins an EatDenver deck…
Get a handle on your kitchen once and for all: Cook Street School of Fine Cooking, 1937 Market Street, will present a class in Kitchen Basics from 6 to 9:30 p.m. tonight. Tuition is $69; for more information, call 303-308-9300 or go to www.cookstreet.com. For information on dozens of culinary…
Maurice Couturier, the French-born chef/owner of Le Mistral, which opened December 28 in the former Mel’s space at 5970 South Holly Street in Greenwood Village, struts an impressive curriculum vitae: The chef, who owns Grappa Mediterranean Bistro and Cafe, which he opened three years ago in Golden, was also the…
Things just keep getting better for Biker Jim, aka Jim “the wiener wonder dog” Pittenger, who’s already spoiled us with the city’s best hot dogs, originally fleshed out from a stainless steel cart on the 16th Street Mall. Over the past several years, however, Jim has introduced exotic sausage seekers…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
After a soft opening yesterday, Spuntino is now open officially. The comfortable spot — which took over the former home of Red Trolley at 2639 West 32nd Avenue — will focus on serving quick and casual Italian dishes ranging from soups, salads and panini to gourmet popsicles and gelato. Owners…
After getting its start in Greeley and then moving on to Loveland, an outpost of Pizza Street opened last Wednesday at 1600 Champa Street. “We’ve had a lot of requests for our great-tasting food in the city,” explains Tom Williams, the owner of this Colorado-based group…
Larimer Associates, the real estate investment company that manages the upscale Larimer Square restaurant district, has purchased Montclair Plaza, a small strip mall at the corner of Quebec and Severn streets, near the Lowry development. The somewhat run-down row of buildings, which total 9,539 square feet, is home to three…
Happy Place: The Living Room, 1055 Broadway, 303-339-6636. The Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. The Deals: $3 house wine, well cocktails, and draft beer; half-price tapas. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
This pissing match just keeps getting weirder. In light of lab tests alleging that Taco Bell’s “meat” is actually only 36 percent meat, Louisiana-based law firm Beasley Allen filed suit against the Mexican fast food chain for false advertising. Angry and insistent that the claims are totally false, Taco Bell…
Colorado craft brewers are off to a hoppy New Year in 2011 with many new beers on the shelves and the re-release of popular seasonals. In fact, the breweries are cranking out so much stuff, it’s hard to keep track. So here’s a list of beers you can drink right…
Yesterday we finally got to chat with Larry Gutierrez, the president of Albuquerque-based Little Anita’s, and he seemed confused as to what, exactly, constitutes vegetarian cuisine. Earlier this week, we reported that Little Anita’s — which veggies had long thought served vegetarian green and red chile at its five locations…
There’s nothing quite like the sizzle of butter — like bacon, it makes everything taste better — and here, where the sputtering puddle is the platform for pudgy shrimp specked with parsley, butter is a key ingredient in the kitchen overseen by a veteran chef who also has a knack…
