The lawn in front of the Aurora Municipal Center on East Alameda Parkway was home to the first Aurora GlobalFest on Saturday, where cultural performances, beers from around the world and international tastes from local restaurants — from American barbecue to Nigerian curried goat — showcased Aurora’s reputation as a…
Denver Deep Dish has been operating out the back of Bar Car at Eighth and Colorado Boulevard for the past couple of years, earning lots of fans in the process. But owner and “Pizza Guy” Jason McGovern has had his eye on opening his own location for some time, and…
August is winding down and ingredients are changing with the seasons. Denver bartenders and brewers are gearing up for a seasonal shift in what we crave once the weather turns a tad cooler and days get shorter. It’s still Summer so there’s plenty of bright citrus and fun flavor combos,…
Taco Bell has gone and done it again, and by “it” I mean given me another reason to fuck my common sense into the dirt and hit the drive-through, late at night, like the filthy pintos and cheese addict I am (but try not to be). Bell’s new “Dollar Cravings”…
No. 80 The Lambada Torta at La Torteria 5115 Federal Boulevard 720-855-8432 There’s no shortage of good tortas in the metro area. Mexican sandwiches pop up in unlikely locations from Centennial to Cherry Creek North, and in versions ranging from little more than subs with spicy sauce to fork-and-knife ahogadas…
In Ethniche, Mark Antonation has been exploring barbecue all month; his final installment on ‘cue runs tomorrow. And even as he’s explored options around town, like Brooks Smokehouse, new places keep opening up, including Burt’s Smokehouse BBQ, now smokin’ in Centennial. But still, readers are hungry for more — and…
At the Boulder Farmers’ Market Saturday, Mary Curcio is sitting in front of a table containing boxes of her delicious Tungsten Toffee. She’s not usually at the market on Saturdays, but this Saturday is different. The Boulder Farmers’ Market has expanded its reach, pushing one block north into One Boulder…
The first summer edition of Denver Restaurant Week is in full swing, so there’s plenty of great food to enjoy around town this week before you plunge into the eating orgy of Labor Day Weekend. Keep reading for a taste of what else is on the culinary menu — including…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviews Mayan Majar Yucateco, an underdog that’s taken over the former Maria Empanada space and could be a real contender. As she approaches her hundredth Cafe review, she also considers how the restaurant scene in Denver has changed over the past two years…
There’s a wave of health-centered restaurants hitting the metro area: Lyfe Kitchen recently opened at Park Meadows Mall, and now yesterday it was joined by Seasons 52, which promises nothing over 450 calories on a menu that uses “rustic techniques like oak-fire grilling and brick-oven roasting to highlight natural flavors,”…
According to some calendars, this Sunday is National Waffle Day, which doesn’t mean you get to be indecisive for 24 hours — it just means purveyors of disks of dented dough get free advertising once a year. Bruxie, the sandwich joint that had the wisdom to substitute Belgian waffles for…
It’s hard to believe it’s only been a year since Comida Cantina opened in the Source — ingrained as the building has become in the Denver dining scene’s collective consciousness. Since then, the hulking industrial-age brick-and-steel space has become home to more restaurants, a butcher shop, a tap room and…
Denver doesn’t have a great reputation as a barbecue town, but a string of new smokehouses have opened up this year to give the barbecue-starved new options for smoky goodness. Burt’s Smokehouse BBQ in Centennial is the most recent to fire up; it’s throwing a grand opening celebration this weekend…
Chef Jorel Pierce of Stoic & Genuine is no stranger to publicity, with an appearance on season ten of Bravo’s Top Chef as well as additional camera time as Jen Jasinski’s sous chef on Top Chef Masters. But if you’ve been to the new oyster house in Union Station, you…
Denver is about to get another burger joint: Hopdoddy Burger Bar will open its sixth location next to Union Station this fall. The chain got its start in Austin, Texas, which inspired the usual Colorado-centric comments — as well as requests fro a different Texas product… See also: Texas Burger…
We’ve now picked the five winners who are getting dinner for two at one of the restaurants participating in the the first August edition of Denver Restaurant Week . But anyone can find a winning deal during DRW. From August 23 through 29, more than 200 restaurants will be offering…
Two beer festivals and a boozy dog wash with the Rollergirls are just the start of the fun this weekend. Marczyk Fine Foods is hosting its second Burger Night fundraiser, The Viewhouse is throwing a fantasy football party, Latke Love is popping up again…and there’s plenty more. Keep reading for…
Denver Restaurant Week is about to begin — and it’s not February. Traditionally, this two-week showcase of Denver area restaurants has taken place after the winter holidays, but this year it’s being split in two — one week in the usual February slot, but now August gets a week too…
Custom food is nothing new; Chipotle and other fast-casuals have been allowing people to have it their way for years. When Project Pie opened in Boulder last month, it did so with a “Chipotle-like mantra,” according to its PR firm. Of course, it’s not the only pizza place to do…
Chop Shop Casual Urban Eatery, which opened last month on a stretch of East Colfax where residents were hungry for more dining options, has now given people yet another reason to stop by: a happy hour that starts today. See also: Chop Shop, “a modern American grill with global influences,”…
When you hit a hundred, it’s time to celebrate. And while I’m far from getting my picture on a Smucker’s Jar on the Today Show, I’m closing in on a milestone of another sort: my hundredth review here. It won’t be published for a few more weeks, but in the…
Hopdoddy Burger Bar started in Austin, Texas, in 2010 and now has four locations in the Lone Star state, plus a fifth store in Scottsdale, Arizona. Hopdoddy has selected Denver for its sixth location; construction is well under way to open in the new building just northeast of Union Station…
