Inga’s Alpine Lounge, says owner Leigh Jones, “is our ’60s and ’70s version of a swinging kind of apres ski lounge, an over-the-top place where, if it were a lodge on a ski mountain, would have a fur bikini-clad female villain or vixen of the moment on the slopes skiing…
No fooling: Casa Bonita is the restaurant that Coloradans love to hate. The manufactured Mexican village on East Colfax just celebrated its fortieth birthday, and fans and foes alike marked the occasion by spilling out memories of great times and bad food. But even Casa Bonita’s kitchen has its supporters…..
Celebrity chef Ming Tsai will be joining Burn Notice actor Jeffrey Donovan and chef/restaurant entrepreneur Troy Guard for a special dinner to benefit Family Reach tonight at Guard and Grace. See also: Troy Guard, Paul Reilly and more dish on the superpowers they wish they had…
“I want that!” insisted my kid, frantically wagging his finger toward the table adjacent to ours, the center of which was dominated by a plate that had flames erupting from the center. I have never had a pu pu platter in my life, so this was our golden opportunity, and…
Hidden under the fancy Hotel Boulderado, literally below tourists dining on the patio was one of the best college bars Boulder had to offer — Catacombs. Sadly, no new college kids will get to wander to that often overlooked end of 13th Street, stumble down the windy stairs and explore…
Colorado’s small craft breweries are well-known for helping one another out with advice, equipment and other kinds of support. But the big guys like to do that, too. On Monday, Avery Brewing announced that it had signed an agreement with New Belgium Brewing that will allow Avery to make its…
Left Hand Brewing in Longmont closed out Colorado Craft Beer Week with its second annual Hops & Handrails Beer Fest & Rail Jam last weekend. The family-friendly hybrid-season event featured 35 Colorado’s craft breweries alongside a snowboard competition featuring a thirty-foot-high high ramp and some of Colorado’s best riders. Westword…
April is upon us and spring has officially sprung. For many Coloradans, the warmer weather means bike rides, hikes, jogs in the park, alpine food festivals and, of course, plenty of time spent on patios soaking up the rays. If you’re looking for a little food and drink to go…
“I like a good impromptu dance party,” Rachel Kesley acknowledged last year when I asked her to reveal something about herself that most people weren’t aware of. And while Kesley got the boot last week from WaterCourse Foods, the venerable vegetarian restaurant in Uptown, whose kitchen Kesley spearheaded for nearly…
Renegade Brewing, which helped invigorate the Santa Fe arts district three years ago, will sink its roots even deeper this summer when it opens a large production facility — and eventually a second tap room — just eight blocks south of its current location. The brewery has just signed a…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a do-your-body-good vegetarian plate from the Kitchen Next Door (Glendale) to a whiskey-potent cocktail from Work & Class to big bowl of fleshy mussels bobbing in a saffron-smooched broth…
More than two dozen restaurants opened this month, including the long-awaited Gozo and Troy Guard’s stunning Guard and Grace. But the big news was how many longtime spots on the Denver dining scene called it quits — including longtime steak-mecca Emilene’s in Aurora and the Catacombs Bar in the Hotel…
While eating our way around town over the past few months to find the Best Brunch — an award that ultimately went to Fooducopia — we found many other brunches worthy of note, and served up a dozen in our list of the twelve best brunch spots in Denver. We…
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…
