Liquor licenses for restaurants, bars and coffee shops often are not cheap or easy to get, but Ryan Cobbins, owner of Coffee at the Point, found a way to serve wine in his Five Points coffee shop: He partnered with Cottonwood Cellars…
The second round of 100 Favorite Dishes really got readers’ engines running. Yesterday, Jonny Hamel raved about the mac & cheese from Walt’s Mobile Bistro: One fateful First Friday on Santa Fe, I ran into a fruitful dilemma. Which Denver mobile food truck should I try? Denver Biscuit Boys, Steubens,…
The Sauvignon blanc was chilled, the chocolate-Nutella fondue was hot, and the filet mignon crostini appetizers were disappearing faster than free parking spots downtown — and all for a good cause. Last night, Marlowe’s hosted Wine and Food From Around the World, a fundraiser for the Denver Voice, the newspaper…
Tony’s Market, 950 Broadway, will host a gourmet food- and wine-tasting from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight to raise money for Street’s Hope, a transitional housing facility and program for women coming out of the sex-trade industry. A minimum $100 tax deductible donation is suggested for this benefit, which is…
Jeb, a Cafe Society reader, is on the prowl to locate the staff/cooks from Pho Van Noodle Souper, which closed earlier this year at 472 South Federal Boulevard. Here’s his plea: Hello! I’m in need of assistance, please. My favorite pho place, which was the former Richard Lee Noodle House…
I spent plenty of hours drinking tap beer over board games back when the Atomic Cowboy, 3237 East Colfax Avenue, was just a fun bar, a great place for socializing that kept the alcohol flowing and the food list negligible…
Last December, we embarked on a culinary sojourn that took us through our favorite dishes in the Mile High City — one hundred, to be exact — as a precursor to the Best of Denver issue. Now we’re back with round two, counting down (in no particular order) a hundred…
When Frasca Food & Wine owners Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson drew up plans for Pizzeria Locale and Caffé, located on the same block as the original Boulder spot at 1738 Pearl Street, there was an essential element at play: a custom-made oven from the Ferrara family in Napoli, a…
One of the most frustrating things for Top Chef fanatics is that we never get to taste — or appraise — the winning dishes. But now Vail’s Kelly Liken, one of the past season’s finalists, is making her winning braised pork carnitas for a cocktail benefit in support of the…
Chocolate chip pancakes powdered with sugar: It’s what’s for breakfast, brunch or lunch at this feedlot that flips flapjacks of every flavor. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool…
Let’s face it: At some point during this holiday season, you’re going to need a drink. And when you arrive at the bar, you’re probably going to be near-frozen, because, you know, it’s winter — the time of year, when, so sings the song, the weather can be downright “frightful.”…
If you weren’t one of the kids who stole the plastic Baby Jesus from the local church’s Nativity scene, then you were probably one of the good kids. While I never stole one, the preacher’s daughter did that fateful night in 1997 — but that’s a Christmas story for another…
It’s been a warm week in the Mile High City, but we’re dropping below freezing every night as the days inch toward winter. As I noted in my review of Pho Duy this week, the drop in temperature makes me crave pho, a hot noodle soup perfect for fighting the…
If you’re searching for ideas to stuff a foodnik’s stocking this Christmas, we know of at least one gift that’s definitely worth giving: EatDenver, a culinary cavalry of locally owned independent restaurants, has just released its 2011 Dining Decks, a collection of 52 cards, each pimping $10 off any $25…
Lori Midson just started serving her second round of her 100 Favorite Dishes yesterday, but readers are already dishing up plenty of their own favorites. And then David stirred the pot by giving the Italian wedding soup at the Squeaky Bean, Midson’s first pick, a fail for including cheese…
A former bar owner will be moving into the governor’s office at the State Capitol — so it only makes sense that a bartender will be soon be serving as chief of staff of the House Democrats, now the minority party. Paul Weissmann has been both a state senator and…
Lala’s Wine Bar + Pizzeria, 410 East Seventh Avenue, will host a Bacon & Wine pairing at 5 p.m. tonight, featuring four bacon dishes with wines to match. Just $15 could put you in hog heaven; for more info, call 303-861-9463 or go to www.lalaswinebar.com. For information on dozens of…
There’s a fine line between a manageable and unmanageable hangover, and I was delicately toeing it a few Sundays ago. The night before, I’d met friends at the Atomic Cowboy, where we’d shared a couple of thin-crust pizzas before knocking back PBRs over an increasingly difficult game of Connect Four…
I stopped by Jonesy’s EatBar for a beer and a chat with a friend. I’d already eaten dinner, but halfway through my Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, when my server popped by, the words “We’ll have the mac & cheese fries” spilled out of my mouth like a flood through a crumbling…
The over/under time on me passing out at the bar or simply disappearing and cabbing home without saying goodbye to anyone (a favorite move of mine that one buddy calls “smokebombing”) is apparently 7:30 p.m. Currently, it’s 5:30 p.m., and I’ve only been bellied up at Lola with pints of…
On Saturday, Cherry Creek unmasked its newest food temple, Sweet Ginger Asian Bistro & Sushi, at 2710 East Third Avenue in the below-street-level space that, most recently, was the stamping ground of Plush. Owners Julie and Joe He (he’s the sushi chef) used to run Jason’s Thai Asian Bistro &…
Two and a half months ago, we reported that kitchen veteran Theo Adley had taken over the old Bimbamboo spot in Boulder at 1710 Pearl Street and was planning to open The Pinyon, a neighborhood joint with local, seasonal dishes supplemented by American classics. Now, the remodel of the space…
