Thanksgiving is approaching — and this food-focused holiday can be particularly trying for vegetarian and especially vegan diners. But we’re here to help: through November, we’ll be offering a full lineup of dishes you can make for the big day. Last week’s butternut squash and apple soup makes a perfect…
Two decades ago, Cherry Creek was the heart of Denver’s dining scene, with both tried-and-true favorites and inventive new restaurants all over the increasingly chi-chi neighborhood. Although this city’s food focus long ago shifted from that part of town, Gretchen Kurtz saw new signs of life at Harman’s eat &…
Colorado restaurants and residents alike have been eager to lend a helping hand to the very start of the food chain: First with the Tables to Farm dinners at Colterra and SALT that benefited Boulder County farmers, and tonight with Slow Food Denver’s Come Rain or Come Shine fundraiser. See…
Starting today, Comida in the Source will be extending its happy-hour deal all night on Mondays. Happy hour — including $2 beers, $4 street snacks and $5 margs — usually runs from 3 to 6 p.m. seven days a week, but on Mondays it will go from 3 p.m. until…
This week Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Harman’s eat & drink, a restaurant inspired by Mark Fischer’s Pullman in Glenwood Springs that takes a cue from its Cherry Creek location, too. Mark Antonation visited a classic steakhouse on Federal Boulevard, the Columbine Steak House and Lounge. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson…
The correct answer for the numbers of sets of antlers on the wall? 505. That makes LizBraun33 the winner. After decades as a legendary dive, the Old Curtis Street Tavern closed last January — and now it’s been reborn as the Curtis Club, a sleek, old West-styled gastro-pub with a…
Grist Brewing Company, 9150 Commerce Center Circle in Highlands Ranch, will celebrate its grand opening at noon on Saturday, November 2, the first in a wave of new breweries opening in Denver’s southern suburbs over the next few months. Grist will be the first independently owned craft brewery to open…
Eighteen TVS — eighteen! — hang from the walls and rafters at the Dancing Crab, a newly opened Louisiana-style seafood restaurant and sports bar in Aurora that occupies the former Shin Sa Dong space, which abruptly closed earlier this summer. The cavernous, 8,000-square-foot restaurant, now bedecked with nautical accents; wooden…
TheViewHousehas been a hit since it opened last March in the Ballpark neighborhood — but it took a hit early this morning, when a man who’d attended a Zombie rock concert there fell from the top deck onto some wooden scaffolding fourteen or so feet below. Let this be a…
When Mark Fischer turned Phat Thai into Harman’s eat & drink, which Gretchen Kurtz reviews this week, he was working off a great model — his Pullman in Glenwood Springs. There was just one obstacle, Kurtz reports: the space’s Cherry Creek location. Cherry Creek was once the heart of Denver’s…
The taco in the above snap isn’t actually called a “death” taco, but its real name is synonymous with death — death by bacon, chorizo, eggs, potatoes, avocado and cheese. Isn’t this what everyone wants before they take their last breath? Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone…
Pizza has many geographic variations: authentic New York slices, Chicago deep-dish, New Haven-style, Colorado creative. Last week, Arch Pizza brought its version of St. Louis-style to East Colfax Avenue. Exploring the map, we found Detroit-style in Telluride, which is a little closer than Michigan. And now it turns out you…
Yesterday we published our Restaurant Roll Call for October, a compendium of all the openings and the closings on the scene over the last 31 days. Among the places that shuttered their doors was The Desk, a coffeehouse/shared workspace concept that closed last week in the former home of the…
Today marks the start of the Day of the Dead, and also the beginning of Denver Arts Week. But today is National Literacy Day, and this morning Joe Garcia, Colorado’s lieutenant governor, will announce the next round of One Book 4 Colorado at the McDonald’s on the 16th Street Mall…
More than two dozen eateries opened in metro Denver this month, everything from coffeehouses to pizza joints (serving the taste of St. Louis!) to the stylish Session Kitchen. Old favorites closed, too, with Little Shanghai shutting its doors overnight, while Japon delivered a long goodbye that finally ended on the…
As of four o’clock today — tea time –the Wystone’s Tea kiosk on the 16th Street Mall will cease pouring and pack up for good. Although the company hopes to open a brick-and-mortar shop on the mall one day, the kiosk wasn’t cutting it. See also: Denver Death Cafe launches…
Trick or treat! Before you head out to collect your candy — or on your way home from that Halloween party — Chipotle has a deal for you: From 4 p.m. until closing today, October 31, anyone in costume can get a fullsize burrito, bowl or order of tacos for…
I’ll eat kale no matter the method of preparation, and when the greens, griddled and served with cubes of pancetta, are this good, I could eat the nutrient-bursting leaves morning, noon and night. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a…
In February of this year, the GrowHaus, a nonprofit urban farm and education center that supplies food at affordable prices to the underserved Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, launched a program called Mercado de al lado — it means “your market next door” — that supplies residents with a “basic” food box, or…
When The Desk opened last year in the former home of the Buffalo Exchange, it took the shared workspace concept to a whole new level, billing itself as a “place to create,” adding a coffeehouse and taking reservations for the prime, paid spots. But with plenty of friendly nearby coffeehouses…
Ben Davison Bistro Vendôme 1420 Larimer Street 303-825-3232 bistrovendome.com This is part two of my interview with Ben Davison, chef de cuisine at Bistro Vendôme; part one of our chat ran yesterday. Most noteworthy meal you’ve ever eaten: Schwa, in Chicago, was an amazing experience. Chef Michael Carlson had just…
If you’ve been to The Pullman, Mark Fischer’s acclaimed restaurant in Glenwood Springs, you might notice the similarities between that spot and Harman’s eat + drink, which Fischer opened in Cherry Creek North this summer, in the former home of Phat Thai. “Honestly,” says executive chef John Little, the concepts…
