When Sarto’s opened in the Jefferson Park neighborhood last October, Denver diners familiar with chef Brian Laird’s flair for Italian cuisine from his days at Denver classic Barolo Grill were excited to sample his new menu and grab a seat at the cicchetti bar, where Laird stitched together an array…
Aurora’s Havana Street is awash with some of the most diverse ethnic cuisine in the Denver metro area; the cultural landscape is primed with every kind experience, from fine-ish dining to lovable dives to mom and pop eateries from almost every nationality and culture: Ethiopian, Vietnamese pho, dollar-a-scoop Chinese, Mexican…
Somewhere in the woods of Oklahoma, mushroom expert Graham Steinruck has uncovered another trove of blonde morels, which he’ll sort and then ship back to Denver. That’s where his business partner, Nick Martinez, uses his restaurant connections to find buyers for these Midwestern delicacies, along with other foraged mushrooms and…
Bob Stocker of El Regalo Ranch — just ten miles northwest of Salida — is busy these days, so busy that he won’t be able to attend the Boulder County Farmers’ Market, where he’s been a fixture for the past year, until the first Saturday in May. He and his…
Today we celebrate this giant, multi-colored marble on which we’re all hurtling around space. It’s Earth Day, which translates into some delicious, eco-friendly deals. For Earth Day, Tamayo will be serving up special, all-organic tequila flights that let you sample a blanco, reposado and anajo for $24; included in…
No. 38: Breakfast Congee at Onefold Coffeehouses come along and settle in to neighborhoods without much notice or fanfare, doing more or less the same thing from place to place: a few breakfast items, some pastries and sandwiches, some hot soups or egg dishes if there’s room behind the counter…
Dry Dock Brewing’s Cool Lime Lager isn’t the biggest joke-beer that ended up being popular enough to package: that honor belongs to the Wynkoop’s Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout, which started as an April Fool’s Day prank before becoming a full-fledged part of the brewery’s canned lineup. But the popularity of the…
Ever since Chipotle teamed up with Frasca owners Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson to roll out a fast casual version of their original Boulder eatery Pizzeria Locale, we’ve known it would only be a matter of time before the whole concept went national. After all, Stuckey and Mackinnon-Patterson have the…
Casa Bonita had been the landmark tenant of the JCRS Shopping Center, at 6500 West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, for forty years when the property was sold last May. But new owner Broad Street has confirmed not only that Casa Bonita is staying put, but it’s on a long-term lease…
The Ryeno Cocktail at DADA Art Bar When DADA Art Bar opened its doors last April, it fused art gallery with cocktail lounge. If you wanted wine and cheese while you ogled colorful oil paintings, DADA made it possible to do that from the comfort of a bar stool. But the…
On June 13, Manny and Melissa Garza, veterans of the D.C. intelligence community who’ve settled in Colorado, will host the grand opening of Dungeons & Drafts, a geek-themed bar and restaurant in Fort Collins. The new pub owners want to create a destination for nerds in Colorado who are looking…
Not too long ago, I received a message from Adrian Miller — writer, barbecue judge and executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches — asking if I knew of any restaurants in town that offered Korean fried chicken. I was stumped, but after some furious Googling, I found one…
The Alamo Drafthouse is screening two films by filmmaker Alex Cox, alongside a craft dinner of paella and three beers, starting at 6 p.m. today. Straight to Hell and Walker will play back to back and Cox will be on hand to do Q&As after both films. Tickets are $35; get…
Beans aren’t something we generally turn to when it comes to satisfying the munchies, especially on 4/20, when only the crunchiest, tangiest, snackiest snacks will do. Other than bean dip, that pasty concoction of childhood junk-food memories, beans are often relegated to the status of side dish or as a…
Denver was in high spirits last week as DSTILL featured a week of boozy events, culminating in Thursday’s Showcase, where distillers from thirteen states gathered to pour samples. More than 25 Colorado distilleries were represented, including Leopold Brothers, named the American Distilling Institute’s distiller of the year. Some of the…
If you’re an early riser, it’s tough to find places that serve brunch before 10 a.m. Tasked with the challenge because my friend had to work at 11 (thank you, Rockies game), we ended up at Sunny’s in Sunnyside. We hadn’t heard much about it since it opened almost exactly…
Gretchen Kurtz recently reviewed Block & Larder, a four-month old spot in the Berkeley neighborhood brought to us by the Forgy brothers, who are also behind Freshcraft in LoDo. But is there another influence in the kitchen? Suggests Jeff: Jeremiah Tower called from 1985. He wants his Jackson Pollock squeeze-bottle sauced…
It’s 4/20 today and that means that Denver will be clouded in smoke for most of the day. If you start feeling a case of the munchies coming on here a a few tasty events to curb your appetite. Monday, April 20 Epic Brewing Company will help you cure your…
Is Block & Larder hanging tough with its hanging tender steak or just playing chicken? Gretchen Kurtz took in a few dinners to see what this new steak-house-styled eatery, from the owners of Freshcraft downtown, are cooking up on Tennyson Street. Farther north, we got word from Adam Roy that…
The newest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers is opening on Sunday in Wheat Ridge, only a few miles from the actual cottage where the company got it’s start under the ownership of Margaret and Philip Isely. Not only is Natural Grocers celebrating the opening of the new store, but it’s also…
Just when you thought it was safe to store all your winter clothes, Colorado laughs and throws a nice little snowstorm in our faces. What better way to enjoy the unpredictable weather than with a hot bowl of ramen. In the land of trendy, it seems that new ramen houses…
It was eating for art’s sake earlier this week as Mexican artist and 2015 Biennial of the Americas ambassador Cristobal Gracia organized a French fry eating contest under the “Articulated Wall” sculpture at the Denver Design District on South Broadway. Contestants were tasked with downing three pounds of Wendy’s french…
