Stoic & Genuine opened in the renovated Union Station this summer, and Gretchen Kurtz, who reviews Stoic & Genuine this week, says the restaurant lives up to those expectations. But readers have some quibbles — with the “hip” factor, the noise, and that damn ampersand… See also: Review of Stoic…
There are plenty of bars and restaurants around town hosting Halloween events this week. In addition to pouring spirits, some restaurateurs will be introducing guests to the spirits that reportedly haunt the storerooms and back halls of their establishments. But a few spots don’t need to conjure up special-occasion parties;…
Before the Halloween festivities begin tomorrow, here’s a real treat: the 2014 Boulder County Signature Chefs Auction. At 6 p.m. tonight, guests can enjoy signature dishes inspired by spices from around the world prepared by a dozen Boulder chefs, including Michael Drazsnzak, executive chef of Colterra. The evening will also…
With a positive review of Argyll from our restaurant critic, Gretchen Kurtz, and Punch Bowl Social packing in the crowd at its hot Broadway location, it would be easy for CEO and founder Robert Thompson and his team to rest on their laurels. Instead, they’re striving for improvement and expanding…
The Oskar Blues CAN’d Aid Foundation, which was created a year ago to help Lyons — where Oskar Blues was founded — recover from the devastating floods that ravaged several towns in Colorado, said this week that is had raised one million dollars over the past twelve months and has…
With all the food-named breakfast and brunch spots in town – Toast, Jelly, the Delectable Egg — it’s hard to know what really distinguishes one from the other. There’s no secret with Syrup. With an entire menu of homemade syrups and flavored butters, it’s hard not to opt for one…
Qdoba is taking a stand, according to its website. The second-stringer Mexican fast-casual chain is doing a crazy — except more like business savvy — new promotion involving free queso dip, which is one of the smartest things any chain could do, ever. Yep, Qdoba is giving up up-charging for…
For years, we’ve heard that Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery, which opened in northwest Denver in December 2008, would soon have a second outlet — maybe in downtown, maybe on Broadway, maybe in Aurora, on Broadway. But now that second Tocabe is becoming a reality…in Centennial? See also: Tocabe Does…
Stoic & Genuine 1701 Wynkoop Street Aside from the name, everything about Stoic & Genuine shouts seafood. In the raw bar, oysters and crab legs glisten on ice. Emerald-glass floats, salvaged from fishing nets, fill a case by the hostess stand. Light bounces off mirrored panels like moonlight on silvery…
Pete Turner Illegal Pete’s Six metro locations (with more to come) illegalpetes.com Pete Turner never expected to wind up on the Drudge Report. But that’s where he landed last week — while he was dealing with an eleven-week-old baby, fighting a cold, moving the original Illegal Pete’s that he’d opened…
Frasca is holding a pop-up wine dinner, Mizuna will be welcoming a special guest at its wine dinner and Firenze a Tavola is getting in the Halloween spirit early with a community table “gangster” dinner. Keep reading for a taste of a trio of special events tonight. See also: Thirteen…
It’s been a year and a half since Taylor Swallow, his wife Kajsa and chef Brian Laird, whose cooking skills have taken him around the metro area since he departed Barolo Grill in early 2011, signed a lease for a new restaurant in transitional Jefferson Park, a neighborhood until recently…
Dry Dock Brewing teamed up with Wing Hut to hosted the third annual Dante’s Wingferno wing eating contest over the weekend. Proceeds from the fiery debacle benefited the Aurora Fire Department. Photographer Scott Lentz captured the action while steering clear of the hazardous materials. See also: Dry Dock Opening a…
There’s a new development going up at 2601 Larimer Street in Ballpark/River North, and it’s called, appropriately enough, 2601 Larimer. It will feature 20,000 square feet of office, retail and restaurant space — that’s the important part — and last night 2601 threw a neighborhood party to introduce its concept…
Menus are changing faster than the leaves, as chefs update their offerings to reflect the season. But at Panzano, executive chef Elise Wiggins approaches her menu with more than just fall produce in mind. She’s also aware of the way autumn makes us feel. See also: Fall Has Arrived at…
To wrap up Patio of the Week, I tried to think of a patio I enjoy all year, with or without heaters or fire pits, and I came up with a surprising answer: the back patio at the Horseshoe Lounge. In fact, the Horseshoe’s nondescript patio didn’t flash through my…
The conversation about Gretchen Kurtz’s recent review of Kobe An Shabu Shabu, a long-anticipated restaurant that opened this year in LoHi, got hot — hot enough to disintegrate the shabu shabu meat and veggies that diners are supposed to drop in hot broth and swish into a DIY dinner. See…
Helga’s German Restaurant and Deli hides midway between a Holiday Inn Express and a JCPenney (both high on the list of depressing businesses), in a warren of seemingly permanent road construction and suburban mall sprawl. There’s also a U.S. Army recruiting office and a Chuck E. Cheese’s nearby, just to…
Leopold Bros., Western Daughters Butcher Shoppe and Green Russell are teaming up for a nose-to-tail dinner at Green Russell tonight at 6 p.m. See also: Thirteen Top Spots to Trick-or-Eat on Halloween in the Denver Area…
Balancing a cocktail’s sweet and sour components is often like threading a needle: too much sugar turns your taste buds into a swamp of sweetness; too much lemon juice can dry them right out. Stoic & Genuine’s Ginger Crane ($12) hits that balance like a cat on a fence post,…
Lunch options for the Denver Tech Center crowd are about to get a little more interesting. Fry bread and Indian taco specialist Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery announced last week on its Facebook page that it will be opening a location in Centennial near Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre. See also: Jelly…
Czech Potato Pancakes from Sobo 151 Bar & Grill 151 South Broadway 303-778-1560 Sobo 151 isn’t known as a culinary destination, but those with a hankering for hockey and hearty Czech fare will always head here. When you’re watching the Avs — or playing billiards or trivia, or even listening…
