Curt and Pam Sims, the married couple — and owners — of Lime, have been nothing short of busy, simultaneously closing and reopening their signature series of Lime cantinas, which got their start more than a decade ago on Larimer Square. In 2012, they closed the Larimer Square location and…
Steve Scott Babettes 3350 Brighton Boulevard 303-993-8602 cbabettes.wix.com/babettes This is part one of my interview with Steve Scott, owner of Babettes at the Source; part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. Somewhere, the American queen of French cooking is smiling. And Steve Scott, the owner/baker of Babettes, which opened…
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…
Furr’s got its start in New Mexico in 1946, when Roy Furr opened his first spot in Hobbs. From there it grew into a regional chain of family restaurants, ultimately morphing from Furr’s Cafetaria to Furr’s Fresh Buffet & Family Dining. But today if you want to dine at any…
Voodoo Doughnuts has had lines out the door since it opened last month on East Colfax. And although some of this popularity is just luck — luck, and really sweet doughnut flavors — there must be some magic in the air, too. Anythink, an interactive library, will host “The Magic…
Fort Collins is home to two of Colorado’s five largest craft breweries, but there are about a dozen other breweries or breweries-in-planning there as well, a sign of a growing depth and breadth that makes Fort Collins one of the best beer towns in the country. One of those, the…
Range, says Paul Nagan, “is a name I came up with because of its significant ties to cooking and Colorado: mountain range, free range, open range and cooking range.” Nagan, the former executive chef of Zink Kitchen + Bar, recently left his post there to take on a new restaurant…
Super Bowl Sunday could be the biggest holiday in Denver history. When the Denver Broncos face off against the Seattle Seahawks on February 2, this city will be awash in orange jerseys, seven-layer dips and, of course, lots and lots of booze. Whether you’re headed to your favorite watering hole,…
Craft beer has made major inroads in restaurants and bars over the past few years, but the industry has had trouble breaking into other venues, including sports stadiums and airlines, which need to sell huge amounts of beer very quickly. But last weekend, Southwest Airlines joined Frontier and Alaska by…
Going to the Super Bowl is a dream for most Denverites — and the Holy Grail for football fans. But at $2,000 (or much, much more) per ticket, that dream is out of reach for most people. Still, eight students at Metropolitan State University of Denver, two recent graduates and…
I’m not a day drinker, but yesterday’s blast of arctic air convinced me to do away with old habits and embrace a hot cocktail with plenty of bourbon, apple cider and a cinnamon stick tossed in for good measure. Day drinking isn’t so bad after all. Can you guess where…
“Welcome back to Denver,” proclaimed Denver mayor Michael Hancock, who held his knife steady as he sliced into a bloody filet at yesterday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony at Ruth’s Chris Steak House, the beefy, New Orleans-based shrine to cow that reopened last night in a swanky, 10,000-square-foot space in downtown Denver, nearly…
The Wildflower Cafe can easily be described as “intimate” — the tiny dining room holds just a half-dozen tables; there’s also a minuscule bar area and a couple of tables outside for those willing to brave the elements this time of year. So even if you show up early for…
In his Super Bowl bet with Seattle’s mayor, Denver mayor Michael Hancock wagered a sampling of some of this city’s green chile — including the version served up at Jack-n-Grill. That’s the restaurant that Mark Antonation finally reached in his travels up Federal Boulevard last week, and he praised the…
A number of restaurants are uncorking wine dinners tonight, featuring vintages from California, New Zealand and even Spain — all paired with dishes from local kitchens. Coohills will feature wines from California vineyards tonight at a reception that starts at 6:30 p.m., and then continues with a seated dinner. Featured…
To celebrate three years in business, Boulder’s Pizzeria Locale will be offering an extended evening happy hour — starting tonight! See also: Pizzeria Locale’s secret sauce? A partnership with Chipotle Mexican Grill…
Chalk this one up to hometown pride: Diners at Racines, a thirty-year-old institution in Denver, were greeted on Sunday by chalk art celebrating another institution: the Denver Broncos. The first time the team went to the Super Bowl, the restaurant was just a few weeks old. See also: Regulars raise…
Bill Eye, an award-winning brewer who became a part owner at Prost Brewing when it opened in the spring of 2012, has resigned as brewmaster. Eye specialized in brewing German-style lagers and gained attention at Dry Dock Brewing when the Aurora company won a series of Great American Beer Festival…
Early last spring, Delores Tronco and her boyfriend, Tony Maciag, both of whom are Denver restaurant industry veterans, signed on the dotted line, inking a lease that would make them the owners of their own restaurant — a restaurant, says Tronco, whose name is also synonymous with the Justice League…
Fans of those delicious b words — bourbon and bacon — gathered at the McNichols Building for the annual Bourbon and Bacon Fes on Saturday. Specialty bourbons from various distilleries and countless porky treats from local restaurants — everything from bourbon milkshakes to bacon cupcakes — available for sampling. Photographer…
The menu at this Vietnamese restaurant is so voluminous that it’s difficult to know what to order. And because of vast mass of choices, it’s all too easy to feel submerged. Still, the kitchen excels at just about everything, including its seafood dishes. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a plate of burrata dotted with figs and pistachios from Curtis Club to a sea urchin pancake from State Bird Provisions, a remarkably good restaurant in San Francisco, to a glass of red porter from a local brewery…
