This week Gretchen Kurtz reviewed the Union Station outpost of Zoe Ma Ma, the second home-style Taiwanese eatery from Edwin Zoe and his chef/mom Anna. And while she found deep flavors in a bowl of Sichuan braised-beef noodle soup, she also put some deep thought into the idea of service fees…
The hunger paradox has crippled us all from time to time—you’re hungry and don’t want to sacrifice taste or quality, but you’re in a hurry, don’t want to spend a fortune or rapidly approaching stages of hanger that make waiting an hour to get into a restaurant out of the…
You may remember Provisions Chophaus & Drinkery, the downtown restaurant that was open for only eleven days last summer. The space it so briefly occupied — at 1550 Blake Street — seems to carry a curse, having sat vacant for nearly a year in a booming restaurant market after seeing T|ACO…
The Bindery on Blake building in River North will soon be home to a trio of new food and beverage establishments, notably the new location of the Rackhouse Pub (after owner Chris Rippe’s original spot was closed to make way for the expansion of Stranahan’s distillery), and Bierstadt Lagerhaus, a brewery…
You may have noticed the Taja Indian sign above the space that was until recently Bombay Bowl in the shopping center at Broadway and Sixth Avenue. While it may seem odd that one fast-casual Indian restaurant would take the place of another, Taja is under the same ownership as its…
Zoe Ma Ma, which Gretchen Kurtz reviews this week, gets compliments for the setup at its new Denver location, as well as for its downhome Chinese fare. But one thing isn’t drawing raves: a 15 percent sustainability initiative fee that’s added to all tabs unless a customer specifically opts out. Owner…
Summer is festival season, and Denver’s food scene is getting in on the act with eat-and-drink fests along the Front Range, featuring everything from beer to bacon to tacos. Keep reading for all the tasty details. Friday, June 26 Today and tomorrow Leadville will be cooking during the Leadville…
Oskar Blues founder Dale Katechis is no stranger to innovation, having kicked off the craft-beer-in-a-can revolution in 2002. Now he’s launching a similar concept, only with coffee. This week Hotbox Roasters started selling its first batch of fair-trade coffee beans, packaged in the brewery’s “crowlers” — the resealable growler cans…
In just over a year, the Ethniche column has covered more than fifty restaurants and the food of a dozen cultures and regional styles, from the starting point in Hawaii sampling fried Spam and tuna poke to this month’s tour of the city’s Peruvian cuisine. In that time, there have…
Need a little zest in your life? Craving some pep in your step? Want to add a little “zip” to your daily “a-dee-do-dah?” Here’s a hint: Take the parts of your daily routine that bug you and spice them up, Cajun-style. Boring commute? Cajun-style. Unfulfilling relationships with your step-children? Cajun-style…
Cities from Los Angeles to Chicago are hiking the minimum wage. Here in Denver, Edwin Zoe of Zoe Ma Ma, which I review this week, has taken matters into his own hands with what he calls a “sustainability initiative fee.” The 15 percent fee, which is automatically added to the…
Rebel Restaurant is coming to RiNo — specifically 3763 Wynkoop Street, the former home of several dive bars, including Fat Bros, Wynkoop Grill and Hospoda. But owners Dan Lasiy and Bo Porytko are planning to put the focus on the kitchen. “We want to be food first, bar second,” says…
Tacos are suddenly the talk of the town, with not one, but two big events devoted to them this week. Before the Denver Taco Festival gets rolling in RiNo on June 27, Top Taco will return to Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m…
Denver’s southern suburbs continue to chug along when it comes to new craft breweries. The latest to start pouring beer: Barnett & Son, which quietly opened earlier this month in Parker at 18425 Pony Express Drive, #125, with several beers on tap and a rotating caravan of food trucks. Owned by…
Summer means a bounty of produce and plenty of work for farms and ranches, which are now in full swing after a rainy spring. One of those ranches, the Snow Creek Ranch near Larkspur, is hosting a chef’s dinner to celebrate the season’s vegetables and Snow Creek’s own beef. Tickets…
It was hot, one of the first truly hot days of summer, and the sun had an intensity that caught me off guard. Saner types might have taken a seat on the plaza, where throngs of people had kicked off their shoes — and, in the case of a few…
The coveted former dive bar space at 38th Avenue and Wynkoop Street is finding new life with Rebel Restaurant. Owners Dan Lasiy and Bo Porytko are taking this historic building into the modern era with a uniquely re-imagined space and community-first approach to dining. Rebel’s food will be nostalgic with…
The Phuket at Fuel Inspiration often comes from the unlikeliest of places. For Jaci Hernandez, it happened on a vacation to Mexico. In early June, the bar manager at Fuel Cafe left Denver for a friend’s wedding in Puerto Morales, near Cancun. The idea for her newest cocktail didn’t actually…
After several stops and starts, Blue Pan Pizza finally opened last week at 3930 West 32nd Avenue, where it’s now serving several kinds of pizza, including Detroit-style. But is that just too much of a good thing in pizza-heavy Highland? Says Jeff: We have enough pizza. And no one will ever…
It’s National Bike to Work Day and while you’re peddling to your job this morning be sure to check out a few of these tasty perks being offered around Denver to those who partake in the cycling holiday. Pigtrain Coffee is supporting National Bike to Work Day by offering cyclists…
Utah-based bread specialist Kneaders Bakery Cafe is opening its third Colorado location in Arvada this Friday. Kneaders was founded in Utah in 1997 by Gary and Colleen Worthington and the company has been slowly spreading since then, with 34 other cafes in Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Colorado and Texas. James Worthington, CEO…
Few adults willingly walk into Casa Bonita without having first enjoyed an alcoholic beverage or two: It takes a lot of fortification to stomach the Casa Chilada platter while trying to keep track of your kids in Black Bart’s Cave, plus, most of the Skee-Ball machines are usually broken. Then…
