The International Institute of Culinary Professionals has been recognizing well-written cookbooks with annual awards for more than 25 years. This year, a Colorado cookbook has been selected as one of the finalists in the IACP’s American category. Chef Eric Skokan, who owns Black Cat Bistro and and Bramble & Hare…
Chochon 555, the annual touring swine soiree, came to town on Sunday at the Ritz-Carlton downtown, where five chefs competed for top boasting rights. Each of the chefs was assigned a heritage breed and the rest was up to them to come up with a series of small plates to…
There are just eight more days to vote in the Best of Denver 2015 Readers’ Poll, which includes more than eighty Food & Drink categories, all of which will appear in the final issue on March 26 — with Westword picks along with the readers’ choices. In the first round…
South Colorado Boulevard between Evans and Yale avenues is to Middle Eastern cuisine what Federal Boulevard is to Vietnamese. The variety of primarily Moroccan, Lebanese and Persian dishes to be found in eateries of various styles along this stretch is impressive enough, even before you add the markets, bakeries and…
Sip, slurp and shuck your way through the third annual High West Oyster Fest today from 6 to 9 p.m. at eTown Hall in Boulder. Presented by Jax Fish House with help from Burgermeister and Tebo, the third year of the popular festival promises to be a decadent ode to…
The Big Wonderful established itself last summer as one of Denver’s favorite outdoor food and drink roundups, offering street food, beverages and other products from multiple vendors every weekend while the warm weather lasted. But while the outdoor festivities ended in October at the main location at 26th and Lawrence…
City Councilman Chris Herndon, restaurateur Robert Thompson and Jim Chrisman, senior vice president of Forest City Stapleton, Inc. called a press conference this morning in the Stapleton neighborhood to announce that Thompson’s restaurant development company will be turning the old Stapleton Airport control tower building into Denver’s second Punch Bowl…
Orange Is The New Grey at Humboldt While making cocktails at Humboldt in Uptown, bartender Alex Curry reaches into the cooler behind his bar probably a hundred times a night. Humboldt is a high-volume bar, and Curry prides himself on how fast he can make cocktails. In most of those hurried…
As long as there are people out there who will spend money on irrationally thought-out foods and beverages, there will continue to be brand-new edible horror shows created and sold, every day, until the end of all time. We the loyal foodie army of consumers do happen to luck out…
No. 43: Carne Asada Fries at North County 94 North Rampart Way 720-532-0106 Carne asada fries are a particular specialty of the beach shacks and taquerias of San Diego and the surrounding southern California scene, where the influence of Mexican cuisine has been present for longer than California has been…
Like a lot of Eastern European immigrants, Ron and Jason Abbott’s great-grandparents brought their love of beer and brewing to the United States when they came here in the late 1800s. Growing up on a farm in Nebraska, the brothers often heard stories about the family’s brewing prowess. Now the Abbotts…
When it opens at 2601 Larimer Street, First Draft will allow customers to serve themselves, via the IPourIt system. Responding to our recent story on First Draft, one reader wonders, “What good is a beer without the surly bartender?” And steppesmusic offers this warning about another spot where you can pour-it-yourself:…
This week is all about giving back. You can get eat, drink and otherwise indulge at several events for great causes. Have a shell of a good time at the third annual High West Oyster Fest, travel the culinary globe in Around the World in 180 Minutes or explore a…
Craft beer fought back against the industrial giants this week: Jonathan Shikes visited Caution Brewing, where several Denver breweries have collaborated on a pumpkin peach ale to highlight the hypocrisy behind Budweiser’s pro-macro Super Bowl ad. And who knows, maybe you’ll be able to help yourself to one of those…
Before Nicole and Scott Mattson ever signed a lease or began building out the space for Nocturne, their new jazz supper club set to open on Monday, their plan was to create a music venue for jazz musicians with a bar and just enough food to fulfill liquor license requirements…
What do suffering through cold weather, a mild illness and a raging hangover all have in common? They’re all best treated with a big bowl of pho. The traditional Vietnamese soup is typically served in a beef broth, so finding a real vegetarian stock and be tricky. The noodle experts…
The Best Italian Restaurant in 2014 was Luca D’Italia — now known just as Luca. That’s not the only change at Frank Bonanno’s restaurant; will it get the crown again? In the wake of Gretchen Kurtz’s review of Sarto’s, readers have been discussing what makes a good Italian restaurant —…
This weekend is packed with food fun. You can pig out at Cochon 555; spend an evening shopping, eating, drinking and dancing at Denver’s newest local market, or overdose on chocolate. And that’s just the start of the tasty events on the culinary calendar. Keep reading for more. Friday, March…
After reporting this morning that Katie O’Shea Padró and Juan Padró have have sold their stake in Old Major back to the restaurant, we spoke with owner/executive chef Justin Brunson about what the move means to the restaurant, as well as his plans for the rest of 2015. In terms…
Everybody! Great news! It’s OK to open a taqueria now. Years after Pinche Tacos and its Mexican gourmet ilk caused a headache inducing frenzy for anything on a corn tortilla, the zeitgeist has turned its attention to other things. 1968 had the summer of love, 2011 boasted the summer of…
There’s a certain glamor in living your dream. But that wears off quickly when your dream is owning a restaurant and you’re starting up on a shoestring. Just ask Dave Kilroy, owner of Kitchen Table Café. “My January and February were just horrific,” he says, thinking back to a year…
Like a lot of other people, Danny Wang took to social media after seeing Budweiser’s now-infamous Super Bowl commercial, “Brewed the Hard Way,” which bashed craft breweries with the line: “Let them drink their pumpkin peach ale. We’ll be brewing us some golden suds.” He couldn’t believe that the megabrewer,…
