If you were drinking a cocktail with the floral notes of a rainforest, the aroma of banana and lime flowers, the earthiness of sweet red peppers and the saltiness of oysters, you’d be drinking cachaca (pronounced ka-SHA-sa), a Brazilian spirit distilled from sugarcane juice. And while all of those rainforest-and-ocean…
Most of the Ethiopian joints in Denver won’t win any design awards for their muted aesthetics, but this Ethiopian restaurant, despite its pedestrian outside appearance, boasts a lovely dining room, and as far as I know, it’s the only place in Denver that serves gurage kitfo, a southern Ethiopian dish…
Rarely does a restaurant capture the moment as well as Work & Class, which opened in the Ballpark neighborhood this past January. And I’m not just talking about how it embodies 21st-century sustainability with its shipping-container shell. See also: The ten best restaurants in the Ballpark neighborhood…
The Boulderado is home to two bars, one new and one old. The Corner Bar, which just got a facelift, has been around for decades, providing drinks and food in a lodge setting for hotel guests and locals alike. Now it’s been joined by License No. 1, which replaced the…
It’s been nearly three years in the making, but come late July, Trong Lam, who already owns two Pacific Ocean Marketplace supermarkets, one in Denver and a second in Broomfield, will unleash a 100,000-square-foot, Asian food-centric development in Aurora, 57,000 square feet of which will be devoted to a third…
In the summer of 2012, Derek Dietz opened Bocadillo, originally as a Spanish-influenced sandwich shop, on a quiet street in Sunnyside. “I fell in love with the Sunnyside neighborhood, the huge kitchen and the space, and it had always been my dream to open a restaurant,” said Dietz, Bocadillo’s owner…
Cafe Society dished up five Guess Where? contests last week, parading everything from a jar of pickled vegetables from Gallo di Nero to a plate of nachos at El Tepehuan to a way overdone burger from a steakhouse that you’d think would know the difference between crimson and ashen. Alas…
Denverites love their patios, and one of the best in town will extend its summer hours starting tonight. The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver will be staying open until 9 p.m. on weeknights so that visitors can experience the museum, enjoy a cocktail and relax in the summer air on…
Is Native Foods Cafe the Best Vegetarian Restaurant in Denver? That’s what we named it in the Best of Denver 2014, when the California-based chain had two spots in the metro area, in CitySet and Boulder. And now Denver’s about to get more of a good thing, when Native Foods…
The three-day weekend is over, but there’s plenty of fun on tap in Denver to ease you through this short work week. Keep reading for a taste of what’s on the culinary calendar. See also:Food trending: Five favorite spaetzle dishes…
Last week Denver got more of a good thing, when a fourth Park Burger opened in East Denver, joining the original Park Burger on South Pearl Street, one in northwest Denver, and Park & Co. on East 17th Avenue. And there will soon be yet another Park Burger, at 2601…
I was around seven or eight when I first ate späetzle in the small, tidy kitchen of my grandmother’s house in Kansas City. She was fiercely German, taught sign language in German and English, and she had shelves of vintage German cookbooks, all of which had lots of cabbage recipes,…
This week in Cafe Society, reviewer Gretchen Kurtz got in touch with her inner veggie-girl at Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant in Boulder. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson talked to chef de cuisine Samuel McCandless of Squeaky Bean — a place she claims has the best burger in town — about…
“When you stand on the other side of the obstacle and you can hold your head high.” That’s what the word “vindication” means to Marty Lettow, and that’s why he and the other owners of Kettle & Stone Brewing chose it as the new name for their brewery. “All three…
Bartenders and chefs from Session Kitchen, the Corner Office, Ace, Old Major, Central Bistro and Bar, Squeaky Bean, Lower48 Kitchen, and TAG went head to head in the second annual Toques and ‘Tails at Casselman’s last night….and photographer Danielle Lirette was there to catch all the action. Keep reading for…
Broomfield parents David and Jenn Bacon were tired of the daily breakfast battle with their five children, all under the age of thirteen. They were particularly challenged feeding their ten-year-old son, Jace, who is autistic and a picky eater; they struggled to get enough protein into his limited diet. Then…
There are many sweet deals at this restaurant — especially during happy hour. But our favorite is the pickled vegetables, which you can order by the jar. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post — on the…
For downtown workers, Golden Pita could be a golden opportunity for a quick lunch that’s a decided improvement over fast food. The restaurant just opened; photographer Brandon Marshall stopped in to offer this taste of Golden Pita. See also: Photos: The secret’s out on Le Jardin Secret, a farmers’ market…
Chipotle Mexican Grill, which got its start with a store near the University of Denver two decades ago, has inspired a lot of discussion this week — over the gun protest that started in Texas and went national, over the recent price hike. But even with all the meaty topics…
Grilling season is upon us — although it may be hard to tell with all the hail storms and tornado sirens — and there will be plenty of backyard barbecues this weekend. But many local restaurants are also firing up their grills — and there are some smokin’ food festivals…
Highlands Ranch is home to the eighth Modmarket in Colorado. The new location will open at 8 a.m. today across the street from the Highlands Ranch Towne Center. During today’s grand opening festivities, the store will give $25 gift certificates to the first fifty customers in line — and there…
A trio of heavy hitters in Denver’s beer world — Chris Rippe, Bill Eye and Ashleigh Carter — are teaming up to create a German-style brewery and unusual new production facility in River North next year that will also include a cidery and another like-minded business, all three of which…
