Join Plants & Animals Denver , a vegan advocacy group, for Chomp, a pop-up vegan dinner that starts at 7 p.m. tonight at the Horse Barn, 1031 33rd Street. In keeping with that setting — an old stable that’s been converted to a work space for non-profits and other do-good…
Right, so here we are without a government. Isn’t that just dandy? Thousands of federal employees are facing the prospect of shrunken paychecks, while the House and Senate are at a standstill, with both sides refusing to budge. And this whole debacle is making people cranky — really cranky, kind…
When Dan Landes opened WaterCourse Foods in 1998, people assumed vegetarian cooking revolved around two ingredients: tofu and portobello mushrooms. Thankfully, options have broadened significantly since then, not simply at WaterCourse, where the menu is today is not just vegetarian but often gluten-free or vegan, but in general. See also:…
Lakewood’s annual Cider Days celebration, which takes place this weekend, has been home to tractor pulls, harvest fare and fresh-pressed apple cider for 37 years, but not the alcoholic kind. Until the few years ago, “cider” simply meant glorified apple juice. But that’s changing as hard cider becomes more popular…
Crimson & Gold just changed hands — but it’s continuing operations. Chris Potter, who’s new to restaurant ownership, has bought the University of Denver spot. He plans to keep the name — and the DU clientele, of course. See also:Six restaurants where Obama should eat near the University of Denver…
In mid-August, Fired Up, the restaurant that chef-owner Josh Barhaug opened in 2012 at 1135 Bannock Street, more than lived up to its name: Barhaug’s office erupted in flames, the sparks of which resulted in substantial damage and a temporary closure that was finally lifted yesterday, when Fired Up reopened…
Julia Joun had been doing volunteer publicity for the International Film Series, working closely with IFS director Pablo Kjolseth, for over a year when she realized that IFS was missing a major opportunity. “Boulder is such a vibrant food city,” says Joun. “I wanted to create a sense of excitement…
It had been a few years since I’d cheated on Taco Bell with Del Taco — and even then, I’d smuggled in Taco Bell sauce packets to use on my Del Taco food. It’s not that I thought Del Taco was that inferior to the Bell; I’d just somehow fallen…
Last night’s dinner table discourse encompassed just about every subject imaginable, but the conversation took a sharp turn when one of the pizzas, its stiff crust unyielding to flop syndrome, prompted the owner to quip that the dough benefited from a jolt of Viagra. He was kidding (I think), but…
We last visited Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs almost three years ago, but on one recent, rainy day we decided to swing by the the hot-dog stand to get one last taste of summer. And despite the weather, we found plenty of other patrons patrons following our lead — proof that you…
Restaurants, bars and markets continue to roll out in The Source, where Acorn (above) sprouted in early September, followed by CapRock Farm Bar; Crooked Stave is coming soon. But two national chains also made big news: Denver got two Dunkin’ Donuts stores — on the same day — and lost…
Today is October 1, which means that businesses that want to sell recreational marijuana on January 1, 2014, can start applying for their licenses. But not in many municipalities around Colorado, which have put prohibitions on the sale of pot. Meanwhile, Denver’s recent craft-beer revolution continues to ripple outward, and…
People in the restaurant business have worked hard all summer, and now The Lobby, 2191 Arapahoe Street, is throwing its second annual “Roll in the Hay” at 10 p.m. tonight as a party for this city’s hard-working service professionals. Guest bartenders Justin Lloyd and Allie Geppert of Star Bar will…
Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation, a national nonprofit that raises funds to fight hunger on local, national and international levels, celebrated its 26th year with a fundraiser last night at McNichols Civic Center Building, raising nearly $20,000 to benefit Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, a statewide,…
Denver Boone, the University of Denver’s mascot from 1968 to 1998, has been officially banished from the currently mascot-free campus. But Boone’s not gone altogether. Today a seven-foot-high replica of Boone was installed on top of the Pioneer, which has been renovating both its interior and exterior this summer, and…
“Conversation starts at the tabletop, friends meet at the tabletop, and it all starts when you pull a chair up to the tabletop,” says Sita Keda, who, along with her husband, Dipesh Amin, will soon open the aptly named Table Top Tasting Room at 2230 Oneida Street, in a former…
As Westword’s Ask the Bartender columnist, I’ve talked with many bartenders for Cafe Society’s “Behind the Bar” series, posing numerous questions to Denver’s top bartenders…and often receiving the same answers: “I love chartreuse,” or “I’m really into smoked cocktails/barrel aging/bottled cocktails.” See also: A bartender by any other name…is still…
Grand Cru, a restaurant slated to open in the Landmark project in Greenwood Village on November 1, has very grand ambitions. According to its website, Grand Cru “has created a restaurant designed to enhance the clientele’s enjoyment of their dinning experience tasting fine wines, elegant warm service, with stunningly delicious…
I make it my mission, as do many of you, to visit a taproom at least once a week, but the search for what might be my favorite Denver taproom may have ended over the weekend with a stop at this tiny brewery that pours some really sensational beers, including…
As Denver’s recent craft beer revolution continues to ripple outward, the city’s southern suburbs are finding themselves at the forefront of the next wave of breweries. The latest city to land its own taproom is Littleton, where the owners of 38 State Brewing have just signed a lease for a…
Years ago, in a small strip mall just off I-70 and Kipling, there resided a tiny Thai restaurant — the name escapes me — but I definitely remember the food, a jumble of exquisitely spicy curries, slippery noodles stir-fried with vegetables and strong-smelling bowls of steaming soups. That restaurant is…
Cafe Society dished up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a truly magnificent breakfast sandwich from Pierre Michel Organic French Bakery Cafe, to an excellent Vietnamese noodle bowl brimming with marinated meats from Pho 79, to a gimmicky Coronita margarita from a local Mexican joint, where they’re served…
