Drink of the Week: A Sting of Spring Is in the Air at Coohills

Spring Sting at Coohills When Joshua Tallent thinks of Spring, he thinks of tequila. He also thinks of things like fresh herbs and pineapple, which is evident in one of his new cocktail recipes on his seasonal cocktail menu at Coohills. His menu launches today and features the Spring Sting…

Onefold Unfolds All-You-Can-Eat Small-Plates Menu for Dinner

One of Denver’s favorite new breakfast spots just expanded its menu to include dinner service Thursday through Saturday. And starting this week, Onefold is now offering all you can eat small plates for $18. Items like a Chinese street sandwich with pulled pork; artichoke and manchego croquettes; and Indonesian-style kaya…

Pizzeria Locale Takes You to Le Marche Tonight

It’s often argued that deep-frying anything makes it taste better, and there is a lot of truth to that. But dishes browned to perfection in a wood-fired oven can also produce food-gasmic experiences. Cooking “al forno” — that’s oven-baked to the layman — is a staple in Italian cooking that…

The Denver Eagle to Close April 2 After Sendoff Party

The Crown Social on South Broadway just closed over the weekend and the Barker Lounge went dark on Santa Fe in January. Now Denver’s gay community is losing another favorite establishment. The Denver Eagle announced on its Facebook page that Saturday, April 2, will be the last night of business…

Crown Social Closes on South Broadway

The Crown Social opened a year ago at 1446 South Broadway, taking the place of the Black Crown Lounge. Owner Kell Peplau-Kaiser rolled out a bar menu of all-Colorado spirits, wine and beer in the Victorian hoe that also served as an antique store, jazz lounge and supper club. But a…

Ten Tastiest Events on the Culinary Calendar, March 28-April 1

The focus is on food all over Colorado this week, with the  Taste of Vail starting on Wednesday and City of Gold, the critically acclaimed film about Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold, showing at the Mayan Theatre through Thursday.  Other tasty events include a soulful benefit, wine dinners and more;…

Reader: If Denver Has Alcohol Bars, It Should Have Pot Bars, Too

The concept of allowing private marijuana clubs was resurrected last Friday, when Denver-NORML delivered the language for a citizen’s initiative for the November ballot calling for such clubs to be allowed within city limits to the Denver City Attorney’s Office. Once the language is approved, proponents will start collecting signatures…

Six Spots for an Easter Brunch That’s Definitely Outside the Basket

When you think about holidays celebrated with good food, Easter doesn’t spring to mind.  Christmas, sure. Thanksgiving, of course. Halloween, well, you really can’t beat candy. Sure, at Easter you get peeps and hollow chocolate rabbits, but they’re just a side to painted, hard-boiled eggs.  The saving grace of this…

Reader: There’s No Such Thing as Good BBQ in Denver

In advance of the Best of Denver 2016 — which hits the streets, and this website, on March 31 — we’ve been eating at barbecue joints all over town, including those on our list of the Ten Best Barbecue Joints in Denver, which ended with the 2015 winner, Wayne’s Smoke…

Hop to It: A Second Helping of Westword Food & Drink, March 21-25

Gretchen Kurtz checked out Hop Alley this week, chatting with chef Todd Somma about the traditional Chinese dishes he’s turning out in River North. Meanwhile, Mark Antonation was exploring international cuisine a little farther east, with samples of goat and spaghetti from Somali eatery Kin Resaurant and Korean-Chinese noodles from…

Nine Restaurant Mash-Ups for the Adventurous Denver Diner

Earlier this week, we explored two restaurants on South Parker Road that served food influenced by international culinary migrations: Kin Restaurant specializes in Somali cooking with touches of Italian, while the P & Y Cafe serves Chinese noodle dishes and stir-fries that have made their way to Aurora by way of…

Saj Mediterranean Grill Rolls Out New Yummer Truck

With more than a foot of snow on the ground, getting stoked for food-truck season may seem a little premature. But it only takes one sunny day before the mobile kitchens are out in force peddling lunch and dinner at every bewery, vacant lot and office park in town. One…