Take a globe-trotting culinary journey this week. From the food of Peru to a Chinese New Year celebration to the Slow Food movement born in Italy to wherever crazy burgers are born (somewhere in the American South?), there are plenty of food and drink events. Here are six of our…
February is a big beer month, but some readers worry that Denver has too much of a good thing.
Karl Fallenius has been working on getting his Owlbear Barbecue open at 2826 Larimer Street since last summer; the main delays have been from receiving the proper permits from the city, since the overall project doesn’t exactly follow the standard out-of-box restaurant model. For one thing, Fallenius has two hand-built smokers…
These restaurant closings are getting personal. Since Tony’s Market closed at 950 Broadway last month folks in the Golden Triangle (Westword employees included) have been hard pressed to find cheap, quick and tasty breakfast and lunch options. Quijote’s was an easy choice for a filling breakfast burrito (our favorite was the chicken…
The Denver Broncos haven’t played a game in over a month and many mourning Denverites have turned their attention from football to things less depressing (like politics). But the Super Bowl is always a big event, regardless of your fan affiliation. Here are five deals and parties to help you…
February comes pre-loaded with two beer-friendly holidays: Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day (or Anti-Valentine’s Day, as the case may be). But the shortest month of the year is also special in Colorado because of Stout Month, which was started by the Mountain Sun Pub 25 years ago and which is…
So complete was the transformation of Union Station that it’s hard to remember a time when it was once not much more than a forlorn depot for AmTrak and the Winter Park ski train. Today, thanks to a soup-to-nuts restoration of the building’s former glory — and a development plan…
It was fun — a lot of fun — while it lasted, but at the end of service tonight, the Wazee Lounge and Supper Club will pour its last beer.
It’s a sports-themed weekend in the Mile High City: Whether you’re celebrating the return of the Winter Olympics, Colorado’s (second-) favorite recreational activity or seeking out Super Bowl-adjacent activities, there are food and drink happenings designed to fuel your strength and complement your conditioning. Here are six of the best…
Chef Kyle Foster and his wife, Katy (owner of Stir Cooking School), are ready to welcome Denverites to Julep, their new restaurant that exudes Southern charm and hospitality while retaining a modern, industrial component common in the RiNo neighborhood. Julep opens today (February 1) for lunch from 11 a.m. to…
According to the dictionary, a “taqueria” is a restaurant or stand specializing in Mexican dishes — especially tacos. Taqueria Corona covers both restaurant and stand, since the sit-down eatery at 2222 South Havana Street in Aurora was born from modest beginnings as a taco stand at the corner of Mississippi Avenue…
The Beer Depot (4231 West 38th Avenue) is not, as I thought when I first heard the name, a liquor store. It is one of three bars that form part of the Berkeley neighborhood’s “Beermuda Triangle,” something I learned about at the Beer Depot itself. When a friend and I stopped…
With names like Cox’s Orange Pippin and Esopus Spitzenburg, the sparkling beverages pouring from Champagne-like bottles at a new Aurora tasting room might be hard to identify — unless you’re an apple aficionado. Both are the products of Haykin Family Cider, which opens to the public at 12001 East 33rd…
It’s often difficult to find a seat at 105 West Brewing in Castle Rock, which has been growing in popularity since it opened in late 2015. But that will change over the next few months as the brewery expands. Immediate plans call for moving the adjacent Castle Rock Homebrew Supply…
Can you believe the first month of 2018 is already in the books? The days have flown by, propelled by the energy of Denver’s restaurant scene. But even with continued growth, January saw more closings than openings. Causes include skyrocketing rents, neighborhood competition, a labor shortage that makes it tough…
There are many popular Chinese stir-fry style dishes, but Kung Pao chicken may just be the most popular. Almost every Chinese place has its own version of the dish, but most are pretty similar. Recently, I went to Imperial Chinese Restaurant to try the Kung Pao lunch special, which comes…
Last week, the guys at Il Porcellino Salumi (4324 West 41st Avenue) shared the news that they’ll soon be cranking out dry-cured sausages for a larger audience at a new wholesale facility, but that doesn’t mean they’re not focused on constantly improving the offerings at the Berkeley deli. A new…
Libtard. Snowflake. Fascist. Nazi. These are the words we toss off casually in comment threads and Facebook posts, targeting those with whom we disagree for barrages of insults based solely on hotheaded reactions to perceived political opinions. Andrew Forlines thinks there’s a more constructive and humanizing way to engage in…
This welcoming restaurant off South Colorado Boulevard is hard to find, but worth a stop.
As Denver’s dining scene continues to grow, finding good employees — or any employees at all — remains a major challenge. Last January, Emily Griffith Technical College launched its Culinary Quick Start program to give free training to those looking to enter food service as a profession. One year later…
In the beginning, at the dawn of the craft-beer era in Colorado, there was free beer. And it was good. Anyone who was interested in checking out breweries like New Belgium, Odell and Great Divide could stop by, learn about the brewing process and sample the beer for free. If…
Rosa Linda’s Mexican Restaurant kept the Highland neighborhood fed for more than thirty years at 2005 West 33rd Avenue, until owners Virgil and Rosa Linda Aguirre decided it was time to retire in 2015. The building stood vacant for a while before Bremen’s Wine & Tap took over in June…
