Bernie’s Hot Dog Co., Joe Zemla’s year-old joint at 1601 Mayberry (in the Highlands Ranch Town Center) in Highlands Ranch, introduced a new menu last month. Now it has another treat on tap: beer! Bernie’s just got its liquor license, and will begin selling beer today. To mark the august…
Operation Fortune Cookie, the colorfully named drug investigation that led to the largest weed bust in Colorado history and then imploded in allegations of crooked cops, paid-off politicians and bureaucratic cover-ups, has caused serious blowback for the law-enforcement agencies and elected officials involved. Now it may have similar repercussions in…
Denver-based Novo Coffee roasts some of the best beans in the city from their Larimer Street roasting facility, and while the company’s three Novo coffee bars located in the Denver Art Museum, Hamilton Building and Duncan Pavilion and Museum residences are all doing well, the Arvada location will stop percolating…
In case you’re surfing the Internet today and are flummoxed by reports of Guy Fieri winning a Peabody award or a controversy surrounding a dessert app replacing real sweets (not to mention Google officially changing its name to “Topeka”)…don’t forget to check the date on those posts. After the jump,…
I love a good tamale, and at this Denver stalwart, the tamales, smothered in a piquant green chile, are just as good now as they were back when Westword bestowed them with a Best of Denver award. Can you guess whose tamales have withstood the test of time?…
If you care about where your food comes from, then April is a great month to eat out. More than a dozen food temples are participating in the Green Route Restaurant Tour, a month-long environmentally turbocharged map crawl ballyhooing restaurants (and other businesses and organizations) that are practicing sustainability. The…
Update: 1:32 p.m. Yard House spokeswoman Aurea Victoria confirms the location, saying “we are 99 percent through the process and it is very likely that we will be going in there. We just can’t say 100 percent yet. We are very excited to be going to downtown Denver.” Once the…
Early last week, when the James Beard Foundation announced the crop of chef and restaurant finalists vying for the Foundation’s annual awards, there wasn’t one Denver chef or restaurant that made the cut. In fact, Colorado’s culinary prowess, save for Frasca Food & Wine (Outstanding Wine Service) and Ryan Hardy…
If you’re in Tempe, Arizona on Sunday, hop on over to Caffe Boa for an Easter dinner with all the trimmings. Most of them bunny. Executive chef Payton Curry planned the menu for this Easter service, which includes such rabbit-enriched dishes as carrot soup with a crispy rabbit confit, ravioli…
Time for our monthly round up of restaurant openings and closing: RESTAURANTS/VENUES OPENING IN MARCH* Black Pepper Pho, 2770 Pearl Street, Boulder Cabin on Broadway, 2479 South Broadway Campagna Salumi Bar and Pizzeria, 1120 East Sixth Avenue Delizios, 2299 West Main Street, Littleton Freshii Fast Casual, 6380 South Fiddlers Green…
April Fool’s! The Twisted Pine, 3201 Walnut Street in Boulder, is holding a release party for its Jester brew from 3 to 9 p.m. today. The brewpub hasn’t given many details about the beer, but the adjectives we’ve heard include “insane,” “ridiculous” and “crazy.” To see what all the fuss…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
The Place: Sushi Den, 1487 South Pearl Street; 303-777-0826 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The Deal: Specialty happy hour sushi menu includes hand rolls, nigiri, tempura rolls, hot plates, platters and Japanese fish priced between $2.50 and $14; Select hot sake is half price…
Bacon, cheese and chives: Delicious, but not exactly uncharted territory when it comes to smothered fries. Make those fries garlic-Parmesan flavored and drizzle a smidge of ranch on top, though, and this $7 app starts feeling more like a meal. Need a hint? At this joint, the fries are just…
The homegrown chain of Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill restaurants has added kid’s items to the lineup. “We wanted to give parents the opportunity to bring their kids and not battle the Mediterranean menu,” explains Alon Mor, a restaurant veteran who founded Garbanzo in 2007. “We are finding out that kids are…
Frankly, we could never understand how the Tea Box, at 2353 East Third Avenue, stayed in business — even with that “dim sum” sign in the window. Now we no longer need to ponder that question: The storefront operation has closed. Signs on the spot indicate it may reopen –…
“Snooze in the Fort, like a pea in the pod, a fit that simply makes our souls sigh. We love the community, the drive, collegiate ways, rivers that flow, beer that reciprocates, environmental leaders, and folks who love great food! A vision for years and a fruition come April 2010!”…
Restaurant Home, Mark Tarbell’s upscale house of home cooking at 6955 South York Street in the Streets of SouthGlenn, is hosting a food and beer pairing dinner tonight, which includes four courses prepared by chef Matt Fenton and eight brews from Stone Brewery Co. Tickets are $49 per person, inclusive…
Ronald McDonald is under fire in this country, with activists encouraging McDonald’s to retire its longtime mascot. But in Shanghai, now home to a brand-new McDonald’s University — it’s known as Hamburger U– they’re down with the clown. The Chinese people crave fast food, which is why McDonald’s decided to…
Last year may have broken all records for restaurant openings in metro Denver — despite the lousy economy. The roster literally ran from A to Z, with more than a dozen new spots all strong contenders for the Best New Restaurant award of the Best of Denver 2010. But by…
John Hinman of Marczyk Fine Foods recently got into a debate with Elizabeth Thomas, the pastry chef at WaterCourse and City, O’City: Who makes the best cherry pie in town? Since neither side would concede, you’ll have to find out at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Sweet Action Ice Cream, 52…
Zolo Southwestern Grill, at 2525 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder, wraps up its 151 Days of Tequila with El Jefe de Tequila, a dinner featuring tequila as an ingredient in each course prepared by chefs Brett Smith, Kelly Kingsford, Jaime Martinez, Hosea Rosenberg and Erik Rollings…
