Another old favorite on the Denver dining scene — Andre’s Confiserie Suise — will close on December 31, after 49 years. Until then, chef Bruno Gegenschatz will continue serving the cuisine of Europe, including daily specials (today’s are beef goulash, polenta and Brussel sprouts, or croute au fromage, sliced tomatoes and…
In the restaurant business, lines are growing fuzzier all the time. Crafted food that once would have been the stuff of fine kitchens is dished out of cafeteria-style lines, and fast-food chains have dabbled – largely unsuccessfully — in higher-end experiences. Fast food vs. fine isn’t the only binary distinction…
Don’t put off buying your holiday gifts until the last minute again this year. Today the Holiday Flea roars into the former Denver Post printing building at 4400 Fox Street, where it will be rocking all weekend. You can find great gifts for your friends and family—maybe even yourself—while you…
A venerable Cherry Creek fixture is calling it quits after 49 years. Andre’s Confiserie Suisse opened in 1967 but will bake its last confection on December 31. The bakery is known for its tortes, pastries, croissants, quiches and other European specialties as well as its daily lunch with no permanent…
Oskar Blues makes beer. But the Longmont-based company also runs restaurants, manages a farm, build bicycles, produces root beer, buys and sells property, sponsors auto races — and now, it brews coffee as well. To celebrate its company, Hotbox Roasters (which produces three different roasts from Kenya, Bolivia and Indonesia),…
Uncle Joe’s Hong Kong Bistro opened nearly a year ago as a fast-casual Chinese eatery with a short menu of mix-and-match traditional proteins and starches. But the counter-service model was quickly ditched and by spring the restaurant was offering a full-service menu to theater-goers and conventioneers at its location in…
This Friday and Saturday, kick off the holiday season with Denver’s annual Parade of Lights, now in it’s 41st year. Instead of getting left out in the cold, why not celebrate the occasion by taking in the two-mile march in comfort while nibbling on some of the best eats and…
‘Tis the season for family dinners — often at restaurants that are not designed for kids. The Old Spaghetti Factory, which Gretchen Kurtz just reviewed, is an ideal spot for a family gathering, with plenty to keep young customers amused. But many other spots around town are designed as places…
A year ago, Grant Williams, then bar manager at the Coral Room in West Highland, decided to buy the restaurant from his boss, who was putting it up for sale after ten years. Williams and longtime friend and now co-owner Raymond Childs had visions of a neighborhood bistro that emphasized…
Cookies are great and all, but what Santa really wants to find by the tree this year is bacon. To aid Santa in his pursuit of pork, Farmland Foods will donate a pound of meat to Food Bank of the Rockies for every Denverite who pledges to substitute bacon for…
American craft breweries have been shaking up the European beer world over the past few years by exporting their big bold flavors overseas. Now an Italian brewer wants to bring Italian-style beers to the United States. Alex Liberati, a restaurateur and owner of the Revelation Cat gypsy brewery in Rome,…
A few years back, Joe Knoblich decided he was tired of “working for the man,” so he found himself a food truck in California, drove it back to Colorado and set it up as Chuey Fu’s, a Latin-Asian mashup of street tacos that has become a regular at Civic Center Eats…
The Groni at Dos Santos Taqueria de Mexico “I think this has been a little bit of a dark horse compared to our other cocktails,” says Raul Ramos, bartender at Dos Santos Taqueria de Mexico. Most of the cocktails he serves at the Uptown taco shop are tequila-heavy, but the…
Recently, caffeine juggernaut Starbucks rolled out plans to start selling alcohol in many of its stores (and they’re not alone, as evidenced by our recent look at Denver’s best coffeehouses with booze). But wine and beer aren’t the only side products the company has dabbled in: The jolly bean giant…
With the holidays come hordes of visiting family members, bringing with them a need to find somewhere, anywhere, that the beleaguered host could take a group to eat. Gretchen Kurtz recently reviewed just such a spot, an oldie and, surprisingly, a goodie: The Old Spaghetti Factory. While the 43-year-old restaurant may…
Summer is the season to get out and explore new things — unfamiliar dishes at restaurants, an undiscovered hiking trail that winds through a mysterious valley. But as winter approaches and icy winds and dark days force us inside, we yearn for what’s safe. This is the time of year…
Tamales are a traditional treat that’s perfect for the holiday season. Today you can learn to make your own wrapped goodness during The Seasoned Chef Cooking School’s tamale class, which will teach you how to make pork and red chili tamales; smoked chicken and jalapeno jelly tamales; black bean, pistachio,…
‘Tis the season to start thinking about giving, eating and being merry. With that in mind, try skipping the big-box stores this year with foodie-focused gifts made right here in Colorado. Each one will tantalize the taste buds and guarantee you’ll have a friend for life. Or, at least one…
Latke love developed quite a cult following when it opened in Park Hill a few years ago after its start as a market vendor in 2011. But fans of the crispy potato cakes topped with classic ingredients like apple sauce and lox as well as playful fare like green chile…
No. 5: Fall Squash Carpaccio at the Squeaky BeanA question might pop into your head when you read the description for the Squeaky Bean’s fall squash carpaccio: “I don’t even know what a musquee de provence is, and you want me to eat it raw?” You can rest easy though,…
With more than twenty restaurants and bars opening in the metro area in November, a couple of trends stood out. Barbecue continues to heat up the dining scene, with four smokehouses opening from Aurora to Westminster. If the sheer number of new ‘cue joints opening this year means more competition…
The lights are bright downtown, since the Grand Illumination on Friday night lit up Denver from the City and County Building to Union Station. But crowds heading to the center of the city for the holidays illuminate another issue: concerns about the 16th Street Mall. Says Christa: Honestly, the homeless don’t…
