Colorado is the nation’s leading grower of millet, a grain used mostly for birdseed but that’s cropping up in more and more recipes, due in part to the fact that it’s gluten-free and is a good source of protein, at 11 grams per serving (compared to protein powerhouse quinoa at…
From the recent proliferation of wood ovens turning out pitch-perfect renditions of the street pizzas of Naples, Italy, to odd interlopers from Wisconsin, Georgia and Washington, Colorado’s pizza options have exploded in recent years. Purists and transplants may still wave off Denver as a second-rate pizza town, but there’s no…
Unless you’re a loyal reader who gets all your restaurant news from Westword (and if you are, thank you!), you’ve no doubt noticed that Denver Post critic William Porter and I seem to be tracing each other’s footsteps. Over the past few months, we’ve had reviews of the same restaurant…
Walking into Pablo’s Coffee cafe in the Alamo Placita neighborhood, you’ll notice the noise: not that it’s too loud, but it’s louder than other cafes because everyone is talking — to the baristas, to each other, and to strangers. There are a few people on computers or reading, but for…
Pupuseria San Salvador sits in a small strip mall a few blocks south of Denver city limits, along a stretch of Federal Boulevard that doesn’t exactly invite culinary exploration. Along with a bonsai nursery and some auto repair shops, there’s Sheridan City Hall — a utilitarian tan brick structure with…
Tonight will see a trio of special events. Pizzeria Locale in Boulder is launching a new weekly dinner series, Flour and Fire, at 7:30 p.m. The series is designed to showcase Pizzeria Locale’s pizza oven, exploring traditional southern Italian cooking “al forno,” with head pizzaiolo, Matt Perez, leading the way…
Denver International Airport continues to top lists of U.S. airports known for healthy eating and quality restaurants. The latest addition to a stable that already includes Elway’s, Root Down, Etai’s Bakery Cafe (formerly Udi’s) and two New Belgium tap rooms (the Hub and the Spoke) shouldn’t hurt the airport’s reputation,…
The Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Fetival celebrated its fifteenth anniversary in Vail last weekend with a series of seminars, tastings, dinners and a commercial tasting event that brings together some of the biggest, most rare beers in the country. But even as the three-day fest has grown, it has…
Early 2015 is already proving to be a curious time for food aficionados, and it isn’t like 2014 was boring, either. Last year ended with weird hot dogs, an avalanche of cronuts and fast-food restaurants squirting sriracha and maple syrup on almost everything. A month into the new year, we…
The Ward Cleaver Mercantile Dining & Provision 1701 Wynkoop Street 720-460-3733 You may have tasted Stuart Jensen’s cooking; he has worked in kitchens at Cholon Modern Asian Bistro, TAG and a few Boulder eateries. But he’s since transitioned to his current role behind the bar and is now bar manager…
Two Vietnamese stalwarts on Federal Boulevard have changed hands. DaLat Vietnamese Cuisine was purchased last last year, then closed for a renovation and reopened on New Year’s Eve with a new look but the same chef who’s been putting out refined and delicious dishes — like the intense flavors of…
This week Lola will resurrect the spirit of Buffalo Bill, who opened the first Mexican restaurant in this country when he created a pop-up spot in New York City. You can also taste tequila at Museo de las Americas, sharpen your knife skills or enjoy some real meal deals this…
White Fence Farm was sold to new owners Tom Piercy and Craig Caldwell in November, ending a decades-long run by original proprietor Charlie Wilson. It was tradition for the fried chicken farm to close for the month of January, but Piercy and Caldwell — both cold-weather lovers — are keeping…
Zocalo Restaurant and Bar went dark on East 11th Avenue in August after being seized by the Colorado Department of Revenue for unpaid taxes. There haven’t been many signs of life since an auction in early September, but now a sign has appeared in the window indicating that the space…
California’s two-year ban on the production and sale of foie gras, the fattened duck or goose liver subject to heated animal welfare debates, ended this week as U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson ruled that the law contradicts existing federal poultry regulations. California voters originally approved the ban in 2004,…
Matt Andrew opened his first Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint in Atlanta, Georgia in 2008, after getting his start in the fast-casual restaurant world with the Moe’s Southwestern Grill chain. There are now fifteen Uncle Maddio’s franchises in the Atlanta area alone, with more popping up every day throughout the South,…
Matt and Carrie Stein ladled up the first bowl of clam chowder yesterday at the Chowder Room, one of the first Denver restaurants to open in 2015. We stopped by to check out the quaint maritime-themed dining room, the soups — there will be three daily plus a vegan “chowder”…
At Amass, which I review this week, chef-owner Joe Troupe relies on sous-vide cooking to prepare his proteins. While the technique has its strong points, I found it a poor match for classic French fare such as boeuf bourguignon. Unlike Troupe’s version, in which the wine-rich sauce is added to…
The Walnut Room did a major remodel last year, which doubled the size of the kitchen; the RiNo pioneer will show off the results of those efforts at a party tonight marking its tenth birthday. And that’s just the start of this weekend’s culinary events; you can brush up on…
The Wazee Supper Club turned forty last fall. It predates all the hipness, all the gentrification of LoDo — in fact, it predates when lower downtown was tagged with that nickname. Over the years, the Wazee has been a neighborhood hangout for everyone from artists to sports fans to Westword…
It doesn’t look like much now, but in a few months Avanti Food & Beverage could be the hottest new restaurant and bar collective in the city. Being created in an old printing building on a hill with views of Coors Field, downtown and the the LoHi neighborhood, Avanti will…
With more than 250 breweries in Colorado, it’s hard to get a good sampling of everything that is being made — even over the course of an entire year (see my list from 2013 as well). It gets even more difficult because our state’s prodigious craft-beer makers are constantly turning…
