First things first: The Original Chubby’s outpost that just opened in Westminster is not officially related to the original Chubby’s, the iconic Mexican joint that grew out of the Chubby Burger Drive Inn on West 38th Avenue, which Stella Cordova bought in 1967 and where she kept working four four…
The Best of Denver 2014 is now out, inspiring heated conversations about everything from Best Hamburger to Best Vegetarian Restaurant. Our Best Chef for 2014 is Darrel Truett of Barolo Grill: Even though “Barolo Grill has always been synonymous with owner and front-of-house face Blair Taylor, even he would admit…
Steamworks Brewing in Durango was one of the first Colorado mountain breweries to can its beers and establish a presence in Denver, but financial problems in 2010 forced the brewery to close its canning plant. As a result, Steamworks went to its neighbor, Ska Brewing, which began brewing and canning…
A LoDo version of Cherry Creek’s Machete has finally opened in the former home of Zydeco’s in LoDo. Machete opened quietly last week, but things promise to get rowdy as the weather heats up; we sent photographer Danielle Lirette to get a taste of the place. See also: Photos: Lon…
If you have only 24 hours in New York, “You can’t go wrong with Grimaldi’s, a coal-fired pizzeria under the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge,” wrote Time magazine in a story detailing ten things not to miss in the Big Apple. “Not only will you get a memorable pie, you’ll…
After several months of eating everything from headcheese to lamb vindaloo (blame it on Best of Denver, people), I took a much-needed break from digesting animals to focus instead on stuffing my gullet with vegetables, and while this restaurant does serve meat dishes, it does a bang-up job of saluting…
Lawyer/politico and certified barbecue judge has added another accolade to his resume: His first book, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time, is a finalist for the James Beard award; the winners will be named the first weekend in May. But first, on…
We’ve just published our annual Best of Denver issue, which includes more than a hundred awards in the Food and Drink section alone, all for winning restaurants, chefs and dishes that make the Denver dining scene something worth celebrating. For instance, there’s Rioja, which just won Best Chef’s Counter, almost…
Whether you are into snowboarding or beer or saving cute little animals by dancing the night away, there is something for everyone on the culinary calendar for everyone this weekend. See also: Photos: CitySet now has a full set of restaurants, including two Best of Denver winners…
Golden City Brewery, which was Golden’s only craft brewer for nearly two decades, is feeling a bit of pinch now that it has been joined by three other craft-beer makers in the town. But it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks, and beginning this May or June,…
When Colorado booze manages to infiltrate the secretive San Francisco market, it’s time to take notice. A recent trip to the Other Queen City found bottles of Leopold Bros. Highland Amaro Fernet being downed. This, in a place where Fernet Branca, the leading manufacturer of the bitter-tasting stuff, draws 40…
For a while there it looked like Jammin Joe’s was really jamming. After opening a barbecue joint in West City Park last summer, Joe Van Dyke recently opened a second location at 4272 South Broadway, and right after that a third restaurant in Wheat Ridge. While the South Broadway spot…
I drink coffee — a lot of it — but I don’t drink caffeine, and finding great decaffeinated coffee beans isn’t easy. But at this roasting facility that also doubles as a “java room,” the interior of which looks a lot like a tap room, the decaf beans are chock…
Earlier this week, in the kitchen of Metropolitan State University’s Hospitality Learning Center, two Colorado chefs showcased their fish scaling, fileting, pin-boning, butchering and cooking skills as part of the Seattle Fish Skuna Bay Kentucky Derby Challenge, a two-hour timed battle that earned one of them the opportunity to compete…
When Trinity Brewing founder Jason Yester created the recipe for Red Swingline, a hoppy IPA that is also cheek-puckeringly sour, his goal was to make something “signature American.” But in doing so, he may have helped to pioneer a style that beer drinkers in the rest of the country will…
Talk about throwback Thursday! Tonight The Lobby is hosting its second annual New Kids on the Block, an ’80s-themed, beercentric party. New Kids on the Block features the best and youngest — breweries that have been around for under two years — of Denver’s craft-brewing scene. See also: Beer calendar:…
World of Beer Cherry Creek celebrated its one-year anniversary at CitySet this past weekend. It was the first restaurant/bar to open in the Glendale project, but far from the last. Although last summer the developers had predicted that “the state’s first urban gastronomic urban village” would be full by fall,…
Last night, to say the least, was a late-night food-and-drink prowl, starting at Biker Jim’s, weaving across the street to Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizza, closing the bar down at the Squeaky Bean and stopping into this restaurant for a cocktail somewhere in the middle of the haze. I knew I wanted…
Of all the food categories in our annual Best of Denver issue, none is quite like Best New Restaurant. To determine which spot should take home the coveted golden statuette (actually, a framed certificate), we started our discussions even before the end of 2013, the official cut off to be…
Prost Brewing will begin packaging its three core beers in twelve-ounce bottles next month as part of a renewed effort at distribution. The German-style brewery, which opened in August 2012, had previously only packaged its beers in 64-ounce growlers, which it sealed and sold to liquor stores. But the growlers…
Westword’s Best of Denver issue is starting to hit red kiosks all over the city, and will soon be up on westword.com. The indispensable issue, our thirtieth anniversary edition, is our yearly sonnet to the people, places and things that we love most about this city, thick with page after…
When Trinity Brewing founder Jason Yester created the recipe for Red Swingline, a hoppy IPA that is also cheek-puckeringly sour, his goal was to make something “signature American.” But in doing so, he may have helped to pioneer a style that beer drinkers in the rest of the country will…
