Sitting alone at the bar early on a Tuesday evening probably isn’t how the management at Polished Tavern envisions guests experiencing the full impact of the place. But I’m not the only one going solo; a few other single drinkers and diners occupy other bar stools, while one or two…
Fall Sundays could be state holidays, as Denver Bronco fans flock to local watering holes to worship their team and drink plenty of beer. But there are still many people who’d rather keep the taps on and the TV off, and so last week we served up our five best…
Lala’s Wine Bar + Pizzeria, which has become a fixture in the Governor’s Park neighborhood, is hosting a wine event featuring an all-women wine-maker lineup tonight. You can sample six wines made by women while enjoying snacks from the Lala’s kitchen. Admission is $10; call Lala’s at 303-861-9463. See also:…
Residents of West Highland will have to get their oyster fix in another part of town; the windows at the Highland Pacific Restaurant and Oyster Bar are covered with paper and the phone isn’t being answered. A message on the the neighborhood seafood joint’s Facebook page, though, assures us that…
Teargarden at Session Kitchen 1518 South Pearl Street 720-763-3387 When Session Kitchen reformatted its cocktail program last month, lead bartender Haylee Ortiz was charged with the task of creating a specific cocktail. Her guidelines: it must be a sipping cocktail that suggested flowers, and it must contain mezcal. Ortiz, who…
Restaurateurs around Denver are really hoping you’ll get on board with their fast-casual pizza concepts; time and money are being spent perfecting dough recipes, building health-conscious angles, and firing up custom ovens to blister crusts in the amount of time it takes you to swipe a debit card. Businesses are…
Food companies pair creativity with marketability — along with a little luck — to score “the next big thing” in food trends. There are some amazing ideas for new foods and drinks out there, but at the same time, some new products never really take off. Some aren’t appealing to…
It’s been a tough month for the town’s top Chinese restaurants. Chef Liu’s Kitchen, named Best Chinese Restaurant in the Best of Denver 2014, closed abruptly in Aurora; it will be replaced by a pho restaurant. And now East Asia Garden, our Best Chinese Restaurant in the Best of Denver…
Over a century and change since it was built, the Old Louisville Inn is getting a makeover that will bring it into the 21st century — but with its spirit intact. At least, so hopes J Fred Burns, one of the Inn’s new owners. “We decided we wanted to take…
We’re about to top 200 comments on our story on Denver’s first cat cafe, and dozens of people lobbed meatballs at our list of the ten best old-school Italian restaurants, rolled out for the Columbus Day weekend. And what worries this reader? See also: Four Appetizers So Good You Could…
Food films, chocolate galore, and plenty of chances to sip, swig and and snack your way through Denver fill the culinary calendar this week. Keep reading for a taste… See also: From Cats to Cafe Mercato: A Second Helping of Cafe Society, October 5-10…
The Denver Diner has been open 24/7 for over two decades in its current location on Colfax– but last night, the place was dark. Early Sunday morning, a fire broke out in the restaurant, damaging the kitchen and the roof and sending two firefighters to the hospital with minor injuries…
This week in Cafe Society, our reviewer got a taste of the UK at Argyll Whisky Beer, where both the whiskey and Scotch eggs were delicious. Rioja chef de cuisine, For Chef and Tell, Mark Antonation talked with Tim Kuklinski about failing in the kitchen, his love of Italian food…
Hangar 2 Partners — a partnership between Larimer Associates and Hartman-Ely Investments — broke ground last fall on the “Lowry Dining District,” two new buildings outside of Hangar 2, the historic building in the Lowry neighborhood that once held Air Force planes when the area was a military base. This…
Empanadas may be small pockets of dough, but they’ve turned into big business for Christian Saber, the native of Buenos Aires who opened an empanada shop in Boulder nearly two years ago. When construction is completed by the end of the month, Rincon Argentino will have taken over an adjacent…
No. 69 Charred Tahini Cauliflower at Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs2148 Larimer Street 720-746-9355 Jim Pittenger, the “Biker Jim” behind two restaurants, a cart and a food truck, didn’t get to where he is by serving vegetables. He didn’t impress celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain with a salad. He did it with…
On a typical fall Sunday in Denver, people in orange and blue flock to local joints that serve cheap Coors Light and burger combos and have TVs blaring. But not everyone wants to bump elbows with former high school athletes getting drunk and trying to relive the “glory” days. Some…
We had high hopes when brothers Andrew and David Marx opened Drew’s Denver Deli in the home of the original Spicy Pickle two years ago; Andrew already had experience in the sandwich business at Jimmy & Drew’s in Boulder, which earned accolades from Esquire after opening in 2006. But Jimmy…
Casa Bonita turned forty this year, but time has not stood still in the Lakewood strip mall that holds the world’s weirdest Mexican restaurant. Just as Casa Bonita was marking its fortieth birthday in May, the JCRS shopping center was sold for $8 million. The new owners plan to rename…
Fall is in full force, and so this weekend is full of farm festivals, autumnal flavors — and chile, beer and yaks, of course. Keep reading for a taste of what’s on the culinary calender. See Also: Williams & Graham Rates As One of the World’s Fifty Best Bars…Barely…
It’s been a big year for Williams & Graham — and we’re not talking about the LoHi watering hole’s win for Best Contemporary Cocktail Bar in the Best of Denver 2014. Four months later, Williams & Graham was one of four finalists for the best bar in the country at…
Under culinary director John Broening, the menu at Argyll Whisky Beer is full of temptations, from classic to contemporary pub fare. Still, I’m always drawn to the Scotch egg, which is coated with ground sausage, rolled in breadcrumbs and fried until golden. And I find it hard to resist a…
