Aubrey’s expecting her first baby any day now, and at a recent shower her friends presented her and other shower-goers with the following challenge: Identify the chocolate bar that has been melted down in a diaper to look like really disgusting poo. While we certainly all hope that her baby’s…
Food for thought about the upcoming weekend: Lucile’s, at 275 South Logan Street, will be celebrating the start of crawfish starting at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 25 with mud bugs, beer and live music; for details, call 303-282-6258. At 6 p.m. on April 25, Maggiano’s Little Italy in the Denver…
They call them convenience stores for a reason: gas, a Red Bull, some Advil and a frozen burrito. But not all convenience stores offer the same conveniences. For instance, a couple of Diamond Shamrocks in Denver, including the one at 255 Speer Boulevard, sell fresh-baked kolaches. That’s not something you…
To celebrate Colorado Architecture Month, the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects has paired up with local chefs for the Delicious Design program, creating desserts inspired by specific buildings in Colorado. Yesterday’s dessert was from Steuben’s; today’s featured design is from Carelli’s Restaurant in Boulder…
The Rib House, which got its start in Longmont, has opened the Boulder outlet we reported on two months ago here on Cafe Society — and business is smoking. “It’s jamming today,” owner Tracy Webb told me. “It was a beautiful lunch. April 6 was our official opening, and April…
When the weather starts to heat up, all I want is a nice patio, a great happy hour and some friends with which to enjoy the day. On a recent sunny afternoon, the patio at Lala’s Wine Bar + Pizzeria fit the bill perfectly. Since I’m eight-and-a-half months pregnant, happy…
When last I talked to Park Burger owner Jean Phillippe Failyau, he hoped to get his restaurant at 1890 South Pearl Street up and running in about a month. That was a month ago.I just got off the phone with Park Burger kitchen manager Brad Putrycus (formerly chef at Osteria…
Back from Tucson, the land of cheese crisps but no green chile, I ran to Benny’s yesterday to get a late-lunch fix. Benny’s is a Denver institution that serves Colorado-style Mex to softball teams, book clubs, hatboys, party girls and anyone else who can escape their office on a Wednesday…
I’m leaving for a girls weekend in New Orleans on April 30 and hoping to make it out of the Big Easy with no permanent tattoos and both kidneys, so I was trying to stay off the cocktail circuit for the rest of April. But there’s that COBG contest I’m…
It’s no secret that we Westworders are seriously obsessed with green chile, which is why we could barely contain our enthusiasm when word hit the pavement back in early March that the executive decision-makers who oversee important things at Qdoba Mexican Grill, a homegrown chain headquartered in Wheat Ridge, planned…
Katie Mullen’s, the Irish restaurant and bar at 1550 Court Place, opened two months ago, but it’s hosting a grand-opening party from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 23 that’s a benefit for Friends of the Denver Fire Department. Tickets are $25, and include cocktails and appetizers; for more…
The barbecue scene is smokin’. First I heard that Mike Frislie, ex of the late, lamented Bugling Bull Trading Post, has his hands in a new barbecue operation, The ‘Que, which just opened on Yosemite Street off Park Meadows Drive. Then I got word from my prime barbecue-and-doughnut pusher, Andrew…
See more photos of Columbine Steak House at westword.com/slideshow. It’s 1983, I’m ten years old — and it’s steak night at the Sheehan household. Steak nights didn’t happen very often at my house. But every now and again, Mom would go to the freezer and pull out a frost-rimed, plastic-wrapped…
I love a challenge, and as soon as I saw the “limit 3 per customer” advisory on the menu for the Bar Sketch White Sangria ($7.50), I knew what I had to do. From the first sip, I knew I would not be taking on a traditional “sangria” made from…
Cowbobas looks like it could be that rare spiritual successor to the Columbine. It is a reversion to form — like Ford making its new Mustangs along the tried, true and beautiful body lines of its original muscle-car progenitors — but with lots of modern improvements and concessions to the…
The sandwich: Bourbon chicken sandwich Where to get it: Bourbon Grill (1618 East Colfax Avenue, 303-355-3821) What’s on it: Bourbon chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, mayo on a bun How much: $5.08 So, my sister called me this morning with a sandwich tip. Bourbon Grill, she said. Check it out, or miss…
Chef/owner Andrew Schutt has introduced a “new menu” — actually a reinforcement of the original menu — at his excellent barbecue and donut joint in Evergreen, Tin Star Cafe. When I reviewed Tin Star two years ago, I praised its excellent donuts (the apple fritters in particular) and excellent barbecue…
Have you ever stood outside a restaurant late at night, hazily looked up at the edifice, and thought, Yeah, this place looks good enough to eat! Well, now you can!…kinda.April is Colorado Architecture Month, and the Colorado chapter of the American Institute of Architects has come up with quite the…
Some timely Earth Day news for you: V.G. Burgers, the vegetarian fast-food joint in Boulder, has completed its move, reopening two days ago at its new 1650 Broadway location. The store is open from 9 a.m.to 9 p.m. daily, and can be reached at 303-440-2400. …
Name: Peet’s Coffee and Tea Where: 2500 East Second Avenue (Cherry Creek North) Hours: 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Notes: Chairs for 32, Garuda blend earthy brew, North Cherry Creek, Clayton Lane chic, big windows lit well,…
While Jason Sheehan is taking readers’ questions, I have one for readers: Is there a place in Colorado that serves cheese crisps? These thin, grilled quesadillas covered with melted cheese are staples at Mexican restaurants in Arizona. (I just had one at El Charro, a Tucson institution since 1922, and…
The state’s best mixologists will be pouring it on — and pouring out the drinks — Sunday, April 26, at the first Colorado Cocktail Classic competition, sponsored by the Colorado Bartenders Guild. Go to Trios Enoteca,1730 Wynkoop Street, at 6 p.m. to cheer on your favorite bartenders and enjoy some…
