With Mardi Gras coming next week, people of all kinds and creeds are searching for a way to celebrate without slipping into bejeweled, beaded hell. Fat chance. You’re one of those souls whose skin takes on a ghostly pallor when you’re dressed in purple, gold and green? You habitually cower…
Adam Platt, restaurant critic for New York, recently decided to out himself, publishing his picture on the cover of the magazine and writing about why he decided to give up his anonymity. You won’t find me doing the same thing. As anyone knows who’s shared a meal with “somebody” –…
After 95 years in business, it’s not surprising that the Blue Parrot would opt for a bit of a facelift. But when the Colacci family that owns the blue-hued, red-sauce joint in Louisville decided to update the facade, they chose to celebrate not just the history of the iconic restaurant…
Sometimes you find the best examples of a certain dish at a restaurant that you’d never expect would serve that dish, much less do it better than just about anyone else. But that’s exactly what happened with the chilaquiles in the above snap. Not only was it an unexpected surprise…
Aniedra Nichols Elway’s Cherry Creek 2500 East First Avenue 303-399-5353 elways.com This is part two of my interview with Aniedra Nichols, exec chef of Elway’s Cherry Creek; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. What’s the best food- or kitchen-related gift you’ve been given? I’ve had quite a few, but…
Smiling Moose Deli, which got its start in the Vail Valley in 2003, recently opened four new locations in Ohio, South Dakota, Montana and North Dakota. But this casual deli chain has not only expanded its geographic range: it’s also expanded its menu with a brand-new dish, the Mo!Mac, a…
Denver was home to the first Hooters west of the Mississippi. Although that pioneering breastaurant on South Colorado Boulevard is now gone, more curvaceous concepts have come to take its place — including Twin Peaks, which now has three locations in the metro area and its own Twin Peaks Mountain…
There’s a certain kind of restaurant that could be picked up, Wizard of Oz style, and set back down in a spot far from home without skipping a beat. Life would go on as before — chefs would cook, bartenders would pour, customers would pile in — only in a…
Odell Brewing takes pride moving slow, and in expanding at a reasonable, measured pace — which is why the Fort Collins beer makers was so deliberate last week in announcing that it would enter the Texas market — the company’s first new state in two years. To help out, Odell…
CitySet, the impressive restaurant project in Glendale at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Cherry Creek Drive, just got another big culinary boost thanks to Hugo Matheson and Kimbal Musk. Today they opened The Kitchen Next Door Glendale, the second outpost of the original spot in Boulder that resides adjacent…
LUPEC, aka Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails, tend to get tipsy together, though often in the name of charity. On Saturday night, the girls (and their dashing dates) dressed to the nines, tattoos and all, in vintage prom wear, corsages and big smiles for the Sweetheart Prom,…
Former Future Brewing, which just opened on February 1, has run out of beer. Yep. The brewery, which has a four-barrel system, simply hasn’t been able to keep up with the demand for its suds — a testament, perhaps, to Denver’s love of craft brews. “Well, we thought this might…
Stars of the Twin Peaks calendar recently visited the chain’s three metro-area locations to promote the breastaurant group’s 2014 Mountain MANual — and the “scenic views” customers find inside Twin Peaks. Photographer Brandon Marshall was on hand to document the action; keep reading for a sneak peek. See also: Breastaurants!…
Six months ago, in September, Lance Hanson was mingling with crowds and enjoying a cocktail made with CapRock organic gin — his gin — at the Source; it was the first night that CapRock Farm Bar was pouring cocktails, and Hanson, the founder of Peak Spirits, the Hotchkiss-based distillery under…
Aniedra Nichols Elway’s Cherry Creek 2500 East First Avenue 303-399-5353 elways.com This is part one of my interview with Aniedra Nichols, exec chef of Elway’s Cherry Creek; part one of our conversation will run tomorrow. “Instead of watching cartoons, I was either glued to all of the old cooking shows,…
In A Federal Case, I’ll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard — south to north — within Denver city limits. I’ll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I’ll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here’s the…
Trader Joe’s opened in Colorado — with three locations — a dozen days ago, and our scouts report short (if any) lines down south, medium lines in Boulder, and a traffic snarl at the Eighth and Colorado store. But while the lots might be full, the shelves were laid bare…
Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar is definitely in the swim when it comes to sustainability. The restaurant recently announced its partnership with Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, a program that encourages consumers, restaurants and distributors to make friendly choices for healthy oceans. See also: Jax Fish House named one…
From the beginning, brothers Branden and Chad Miller and Chad’s wife, Carissa, wanted to pair their beers at Black Shirt Brewing with food. A server for four years at Duo, Branden made sure to include plans for a kitchen inside the final design of the brewery they opened at 3719…
For the past several months, there’s been a flurry of activity on the southwest corner of Holly and Cedar, an intersection that sits on the cusp of Crestmoor and Hilltop on a plot that was once an old gas station, now long gone. But Rob Naiman, who grew up in…
Doug Mace has gotten out of the kitchen at CY Steak, the steakhouse next to the Diamond Cabaret that Cliff Young opened five years ago. CY shares a kitchen with baRed, the bar/lounge/restaurant around the corner at 437 West Colfax that Young and his son, Zach, opened in December, and…
Ooh la la!La Cour, a French bistro with an artistic accent, is now open at 1643 South Broadway, the former home of Tavern 13 and a Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli before that. Photographer Danielle Lirette stopped by to check out the lovely decor and the equally good-looking food. Keep reading for…
