With so many great restaurants to choose from, cash-strapped Denver newcomers — challenged with rising rents and skinny paychecks — are finding it hard to have a fun night out without blowing the bank. Twenty- Something for Twenty-Somethings will help you find hot destinations where you can enjoy cutting-edge cuisine…
If pounding the pavement with homemade signs isn’t your style of activism, the Resistance Diner offers a tasty alternative: a four-course meal accompanied by wine, beer and fellow rebels. Created by local chefs Madeline and Chris Jang after they found themselves distraught at the results of the last election, the diner hosts a monthly pop-up dinner and donates a portion of the proceeds to a nonprofit of choice.
The Royal opened on Tennyson Street just over two years ago, serving burgers and burger accoutrements in an up-and-coming Denver neighborhood. The original owners were Josh Epps and Christina Smith, who also run two locations of breakfast eatery Jelly, at 1700 East Evans Avenue and 600 East 13th Avenue. But there’s a…
The big game is about to begin, you’ve rounded up the usual posse to cheer for the home team, you’re ready for beers and bar food: So what’s it going to be? If you’re bound by tradition (or superstition, because eating the same dish just before the national anthem has…
Though it’s been slow to come, Denver has been getting into the Nashville hot chicken trend as more and more places have started serving up this spicy Southern staple. Given the dish’s natural heat, it’s not surprising Coloradans are taking to the dish. We do, after all, love a bit…
When Four Friends Kitchen opened in Stapleton two years ago, the ownership group wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the neighborhood. But nearby residents responded quickly and enthusiastically to the restaurant’s Southern-inspired breakfast and lunch menu, turning the place into a perpetually busy destination. Using that success as a…
San Diego-style Mexican food isn’t common in Denver, outside of the Tacos Rapidos family and a couple of other independent eateries in the suburbs. And late-night Mexican grub is even rarer — and I don’t mean what most Denverites consider late-night, where you’re home before midnight with TV remote in…
This is the week of April 20, and venues and parks will be full of parties. But if smoking a bowl in public isn’t your thing, consider these food and drink events — after all, man cannot live on Totino’s Party Pizzas alone. Here are the eight best culinary events…
Metro Denver has a mini-boom in Korean restaurants, and as we worked on the Best of Denver 2017, we tried them all. We presented our favorites in our list of the Ten Best Korean Restaurants, but one reader took issue with several of our picks.
Juicy, sloppy cheeseburgers that barely hold together — the kind of sandwich that requires both hands — are the stuff of American dreams. Here are ten photos of some of Denver’s best hamburgers, along with links to our original stories. Grab a napkin and pass the ketchup! Larkburger Introduces Its…
This week’s Westword Watch List lets you know where to eat your veggies, which bar is smokin’ it up in RiNo, and now you can get your claws on some great lobster deals. After digesting the hottest places to eat and drink from April 14 through April 20, keep reading…
Colorado’s robust distilling industry means there’s no shortage of interesting spirits out there with which to stock your bar, but recently, a couple of rather novel flavors have made their way into the market, and they’re worth working into your lineup, if only to see what they add to your…
Earlier this month, Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge announced that it will be moving from its longtime home at 930 Lincoln Street to big new digs in the former home of Baur’s Restaurant & Listening Lounge, which recently closed downtown after two years in the historic O.P. Baur Confectionery building. With…
An unprepossessing storefront at the north end of the Tracks/EXDO building at 35th and Walnut streets doesn’t look much like RiNo’s hippest new gathering space. From the outside, it appears much like a dentist office or perhaps a small legal firm. The name on the door, Millers & Rossi, might even…
It’s Easter weekend, and brunches abound. If you’re a traditionalist, check out our roundup of fun takes on everyone’s favorite springtime ritual. But if you’d prefer to avoid the Sunday morning crowds altogether, try one of these events instead. Here are this weekend’s top culinary happenings. Friday, April 14 How…
Nearly a year has passed since P17 closed at 1600 East 17th Avenue and the owners of Jack’s Uptown Grille took over the space. After a considerable interior overhaul, Jack’s officially opens tomorrow, April 14, at 11 a.m. The new restaurant is owned by Steve Lockton, executive chef Lindsay Donnelly…
Part of the mission of Avanti Food & Beverage is to act as an incubator for chefs and restaurateurs to test new food ideas without the financial commitment of going full brick-and-mortar. Bamboo Sushi, a small Portland, Oregon outfit founded by Kristofor Lofgren, came to Avanti last summer with a menu…
Last night’s Denver Grilled Cheese Festival included more than just a handful of sandwiches. In addition to crusty, gooey goodness from cheese-loving chefs, guests got to have their photos taken with Dolly Parton and witnessed Mayor Michael Hancock present the prize for the best grilled cheese sandwich. A sighting of…
On another venture into the suburbs of metro Denver, I checked out Sideways Sports Lounge in Arvada with a friend who lives pretty close to the bar, which is at 9134 West 88th Avenue in a nondescript strip mall next to a liquor store and “Dog Spa” (so next time my dog needs…
Nearly every restaurant and hotel in town serves up some form of Easter brunch, buffet or dinner, so your choices are only limited by imagination, budget and patience (because jostling with someone else’s kid for the last of the eggs Benedict can make for a stressful holiday meal). Here are…
Things are little quiet on the beer scene this week. That’s because hundreds of Colorado brewery owners and representatives are in Washington, D.C. for the annual Craft Brewers Conference, which takes place in a different city each year. Because of its location this time around, the trade show and conference,…
Slow Food Nations is coming to Denver this summer, with a street food festival, a worldwide summit of culinary leaders, and a wide variety of classes, lectures, demonstrations and exhibits intended to draw attention to “good, clean and fair food” produced in the U.S. The festival will take place from…
