Park House made an immediate impression when it opened in late 2012 on Colfax Avenue, making our list of the ten best new bars for that year. Now the little craftsman cottage that features live music, including bluegrass music every Wednesday, is marking its second anniversary this weekend with a…
Although demolition began last week, Great Divide Brewing officially broke ground Tuesday on its planned $38.2 million, five-acre brewing campus on the banks of the South Platte River in Denver’s River North neighborhood. Brian Dunn, who founded the brewery in 1994 on Araphahoe Street, rode into the ceremony in a…
The Saucy Noodle, which Gretchen Kurtz reviews this week, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in August — a remarkable record for a restaurant that’s still in the founding family’s hands. But it’s not the only place in the area run by family members fifty years after it opened. Up in Louisville,…
The Wazee Supper Club has been holding down the corner of 15th and Wazee streets for forty years, in a part of town that’s seen more change than there are pizza toppings on the Wazee menu. Gone are the viaducts that sent traffic over, instead of through, the part of…
Where do you go for healthy food? Gretchen Kurtz gets that question a lot, and last week she reviewed LYFE Kitchen, a link in a California-based chain that wopened in Park Meadows last month. A meal at LYFE — “Eat Good Food Everyday” –isn’t supposed to just fill you up;…
We’re into fall and the days are getting shorter — but the work week seems longer. Today is hump day, and we’ve compiled four delectable events to get you over that mid-week hump and rolling towards the weekend. See also: Lime XS Reopens After Upgrades…
Saucy Noodle Ristorante 727 South University Boulevard 303-733-6977 In August, just days after the owners of Lechuga’s, one of Denver’s oldtime Italian restaurants, sold their spot and retired, Saucy Noodle Ristorante celebrated a different kind of milestone: its fiftieth anniversary. Curious to see why the Noodle has survived when so…
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced yesterday that numerous law enforncement agencies had coordinated to swoop in and seize over 55 pounds of methamphetamine, netting 17 indictments in the process. Of those, Maria Arellano is accused of selling meth out of her taco trailer, El Paisa Mexican Food, from a…
Change is afoot at Pizzeria Locale, the fast-casual version of the Boulder pizzeria that debuted in Denver last year. In just two weeks, on October 5 a second store will open its doors on West 32nd Avenue in Highland — which is good news to Neapolitan pie and budino lovers,…
Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli closed its location at 833 Colorado Boulevard earlier this month — but if you’re a fan, fear not. Franchise owner Hugh Carlin is just moving the deli to a new location. See also: Stack Subs Piles on Another Lakewood Location at Belmar…
Prost Brewing, which boasts a massive brewhouse made in Germany in the 1960s and some of the best German-style craft beers in Denver, celebrated Oktoberfest this past weekend by tapping its own Marzen beer. Lederhosen and dirndls were in full effect, as was Westword photographer Ken Hamblin, who brought back…
Tifamade Cantine is the brainchild of sandwich maven Tiffany Iung, who at one time could be seen pedaling around town on her pink bike peddling sandwiches and other treats from a reclaimed suitcase strapped to the back. Her new digs are positively palatial in comparison: a lunch window in the…
After nine months of construction (and construction delays), Lime XS has finally reopened for business on 6th Avenue, where it had been serving margaritas and Mexican fare for eight years before owner Curt Sims decided it was time for a major upgrade. Fans of Taco Tuesday and Lime’s patio will…
There are nights when I crave the unique and adventurous, the dishes with names I can’t pronounce and ingredients I’ve never heard of, much less shopped for or cooked at home — tropical fruits with pungent or savory back notes, the odd bits of meat that never even see a…
While there are many small restaurants in Denver, some eateries are so tiny that they’re really nothing more than walk-up windows. We posted a list of five of these little spots last week — which led to a big debate on the burgers at Grandpa’s Burger Haven. See also: Five…
It’s Harvest Week, and more than thirty of EatDenver’s restaurants are hosting a series of pop-up dinner parties at the GrowHaus. The series starts today and will conclude with a grand finale brunch on Sunday. See also: Eighteen Tastiest Events on This Week’s Culinary Calendar…
Jason Delp has two marks in his favor when it comes to Philly steak sandwiches. First, he grew up in Philadelphia under the thrall of Steve’s Prince of Steaks, whose slogan promises that “one bite and you’ll be a subject for life.” Second, the name Delp is a big part…
There seems to be no end to the bizarre, weird, wild and wacky edible creations that pop up every day. Last week alone was rife with tales of wasabi toothpaste (technically not a food, but food-ish), some people who thought airline food was so loved it should be offered for…
The owners of Texas-based chain Perry’s Steakhouse and Grille must be confident that Denver either loves meat or that there are enough ex-pat Texans populating our southern suburbs to keep its dining room full. Even though Perry’s has ten other locations, its newest addition, snug up against Park Meadows Mall,…
World of Beer opened its third Colorado location on Sunday (and its 63rd nationwide) at 1555 Blake Street. The 4,100-square-foot World of Beer LoDo is owned by WOB franchisee Jason Rappaport and has 65 employees. It has a 500-square-foot patio and features more than fifty rotating taps and 500 bottles…
Opening a restaurant in a retail strip next to a dentist’s office doesn’t exactly scream “sexy.” But if you combine a little sweat equity with years of industry experience, a former frozen yogurt shop can be transformed into someplace warm and sensuous with equal parts urban sophistication and DIY charm…
Mike Dunafon, former mayor of Glendale and husband of Debbie Matthews, owner of Shotgun Willie’s, is running for governor as a third-party candidate — and it might as well be the Party party. Because as a major booster of Glendale’s riverwalk project, he and other officials pushed for a 2011…
