A new King Soopers brings booze to the party

Thanksgiving dinner isn’t complete without a big glass of wine, and King Soopers will open its first and only grocery/liquor store just in time to take advantage of that. The store, at 4600 Leetsdale Drive in Glendale, will roll out the shopping carts and slide open the automatic doors on…

Guess where I’m eating?

For years, this dark and moody restaurant — a playground for affluent singles and an absolute annoyance for those who have no desire to be pawed — has turned out the same short board of simple dishes, including an ambrosial rotisserie chicken, which used to be unassailable. But on a…

Oak at Fourteenth opens tonight in Boulder

“Things are starting to look pretty official,” says the caption under the Facebook photograph of the wooden sign hanging at Oak at Fourteenth, 1400 Pearl Street in Boulder. Official, indeed. After months of planning and renovations, the restaurant, a venture of Colorado Bartenders’ Guild president and Frasca Food & Wine…

The top four foods Glenn Beck should be hawking

Since Glenn Beck’s recent marketing genius includes plugging a kit of 3,792 freeze-dried gourmet entrees for the bargain price of $9,599.99 via foodinsurance.com (don’t sweat it, middle-classers, there’s a layaway plan for this), he and his fellow Tea Party patriots can rest easy when he’s elected overlord of the Northern…

The UK’s Guardian debates the ethics of eating live animals

“Perhaps it’s as simple as [Rene] Redzepi argues: it just tastes a lot better this way.” That’s where Lars Eriksen leaves his Guardian discourse on the ethics of eating a live animal. The piece was inspired by a meal the author had at Chef Redzepi’s Copenhagen restaurant, Noma, San Pellegrino’s…

Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill hopes to open Tuesday

For those of you sick of French fries and more in the mood for Toby Keith’s Freedom fries, help is on the way. Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, 8260 Northfield Boulevard, is holding its soft opening on Tuesday, November 16, pending city approval of the fire and…

Wake up to the newest Snooze at the Streets at SouthGlenn

“On 11/11, we’re opening to the world.” That was Adam Schlegel talking about the newest Snooze, which opened yesterday at 6781 South York Street at the Streets at SouthGlenn after two days of soft opening charity events that benefited the Parade of Lights and Project Cure. This is the fourth…

Guess where I’m eating?

The presentations alone are worth the price of admission, but the sandwiches will keep you there — and coming back for more. 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…

Food porn: Behold last night’s beast feast at the MCA

Two nights ago at the MCA Denver Art Meets Beast butchering demonstration, Pete Marczyk and Jimmy “the Butcher” Cross, both of Marczyk Fine Foods, deftly dismembered a medieval-size bison carcass in front of a mesmerized crowd. The various cuts — shanks, ribs, tenderloin, strip loin, flank, ribeye, knuckle and more…

Penance paid, Mateo reopens in Boulder

On Monday, we reported that Mateo, 1837 Pearl Street in Boulder, had been forced to shutter for four days for violating liquor laws. Namely, the restaurant poured booze for a minor that was part of a pesky little police sting…

Today: First Bite Boulder kicks off nine days of deals

During First Bite Boulder, which starts today and runs through November 20, more than forty of the town’s top restaurants will offer special three-course, $26 menus. For the complete lineup of participating eateries and menus, go to www.firstbiteboulder.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online…