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…
In her Barolo Grill review, Laura Shunk said that she could think of three dozen places in the area where she’d rather drop $200 on dinner for two. And then she put her mouth where her money was, and offered a list of those restaurants. There’s been plenty of discussion…
Cafe Society served up six Guess Where contests last week, with entries ranging from the exemplary fries at Cheeky Monk to a festive drink garnished with a rosemary tree at Edge Restaurant & Bar, to this peanut butter mousse truffle whose mint garnish inspired a number of comments. For correctly…
Don’t panic: There’s still time to learn how to create a fabulous holiday feast everyone, even at this close-to-Christmas date. At 6 p.m. tonight, head to Cook Street School of Fine Cooking, 1937 Market Street, for the Holiday Feast class. It runs until 9:30 p.m., and costs $79. For more…
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…
Earlier this week, fifteen local mixology magicians converged behind the bar of Steuben’s, 523 East Seventeenth Avenue, as part of the retro diner’s annual holiday toy drive, a festive, spirited party that involves clever cocktails, lots of willing imbibers, good will, good cheer, generosity and a heap of toys, all…
In the film Dinner Rush — a terrific indie that everyone should see — the trendy young chef prepares a dish for an influential critic, played by Sandra Bernhard. We see him in the kitchen frantically throwing elements together, and the result is two angry red lobsters, feelers waving ferociously,…
Matt Robinette was out in Tahoe, California, in 2001, training to work for the Hard Rock Cafe when he noticed a gaping hole in local culinary options: No one was selling green chile. “My wife — fiancee then — makes insane Pueblo-style green chile,” Robinette says. “We thought about selling…
I’m a sucker for skinny, salt-licked fries, and these hand-cut tubers, fresh and hot and sidekicked with a choice of dipping sauces — in this case, curried — are worth their weight in Idaho potato fields. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
Yes, that Barolo Grill — the same restaurant I reviewed this week, tacking on an addendum of 36 restaurants where I’d rather drop $200 instead. Some of you call that classless. I’d rather call it putting my money where my mouth is. Still, the restaurant has its charms, especially if…
Happy Place: The Walnut Room, 3131 Walnut Street, 303-292-1700 The Hours: Monday through Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. The Deals: $3 well drinks; half-priced appetizers, draft beer and house wine; weekend happy hours include $5 Sauza margaritas and $4 Absolut you-call-its…
No. 91: Hummus from Shish Kabob Grill For more than six years, Shish Kabob Grill, an East Colfax corner cafe, across the street from the Colorado State Capitol building and a million miles from Lebanon, has been a popular Mideast feast house for falafel and fattouch, baba ghanouj and beef…
Chefs Scott Durrah (8 Rivers), Lauren Gennett and Rachel Wolpo will offer a series of cooking demonstrations for Simply Pure, the Colorado edibles company founded by Durrah and his wife, Wanda James, at KushCon II, which runs today through December 19 at the Colorado Convention Center. “I never would have…
Of all the inaugural balls taking place next month around the country, Colorado’s has to have the best beer list. And why not? The new governor, John Hickenlooper, is a brewer and the co-founder of the iconic Wynkoop Brewing Company. In addition to Hickenlooper’s InaugurAle — which is being brewed…
There is still time for a last-minute purge of food trends that need to take a permanent nap where the turnips grow. Like that 47-year-old guy in the club who needs to scrub the Axe spray off his hairy torso and go home, these trends have stuck around too long…
Saving the world from wine ignorance, one glass at a time: That’s Paul Giese, executive sommelier, certified wine educator and instructor at last Saturday’s chocolate, wine and cheese tasting class held at D’Vine Wine. Giese teaches wine-tasting workshops ideal for beginners on select Saturdays every month, using D’Vine’s own Wild…
That colorful stretch of 13th Avenue in Capitol Hill is getting a new polish, with the upcoming opening of Jelly and other developments outlined today in a Denver Post story about “the punk-rock block.” But before these businesses came along, there was the Gypsy House. And after our recent report…
‘Tis the season: Highland Tap and Burger will host its first Hideous Holiday Sweater Party in its new home at 2223 West 32nd Avenue. Festivities include the first annual Gingerbread House Making Contest (with fabulous prizes), cheesy photo opportunities, sexy Santa’s helpers and Bacardi & Red Bull specials all night…
No. 92: Breakfast burrito from the Taco Wagon in Lafayette Way back in April, I was summoned to Lafayette on unofficial business, when, what to my wondering eyes should appear but a taco wagon pimping all the foods that add bulk to my rear…
Let’s be honest. Boobs sell coffee. If they didn’t, there wouldn’t be a couple dozen drive-thru coffee shops in the Portland and Seattle areas featuring baristas dressed in bikinis, lingerie and less. The controversial concept came to Colorado this year when similar stores opened in Aurora (it has since closed)…
The space left vacant by Nohana Sushi at 2301 East Colfax Avenue has been under construction for almost six months. Tomorrow, though, the dust will finally clear, and Japanese restaurant Okinawa will open for business…
We’re heading toward the shortest day of the year, and the light hitting this Bloody Mary is the sun coming up over Denver just after 7 a.m. — when the bar that poured it opens. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
