Quick — buy state senator Vicki Marble a copy of Adrian Miller’s Soul Food: The Surprising Story of An American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time. In his new book, Denverite Miller, an attorney and politico, tells the history of how soul food evolved, corrects plenty of misconceptions about the…
Diebolt Brewing opened last weekend as Denver’s newest small craft brewery, serving up beers and camaraderie in the Sunnyside neighborhood. The brewery plans to hold a grand opening event during the Great American Beer Festival, which returns to town October 10-12, but it will have some company by then when…
Fiery green chile on a fire-hot day can make a grown woman cry. Really good chile, though, and the habanero-ghost chile sauce that you can order on the side is definitely a new obsession. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
Restaurateur Noel Cunningham was the heart and soul of Strings, the restaurant he’d opened at 1700 Humboldt Street in February 1986, and after he took his life in late 2011, the life seemed to go out of the place. Finally his widow, Tammy, closed the restaurant at the end of…
Platte Street is becoming a hot restaurant neighborhood — too hot last night, when a fire broke out on the roof of the Paris on the Platte bar. But one of the benefits of a hot neighborhood is neighbors: They spotted the blaze, and called the fire department. And the…
Marty Steinke Linger 2030 West 30th Avenue 303-993-3120 lingerdenver.com This is part two of my interview with Marty Steinke, exec chef of Linger; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. What’s your biggest challenge as a chef working in Denver? Finding good cooks. The talent pool in Denver is so…
When I walked into the Steak ‘n Shake at 8271 South Quebec Street — the first Steak ‘n Shake to open in Colorado — I was greeted by a host stand holding a dirty tray with trash on it, with no host in sight. And my visit only got worse…
DISH, our annual celebration of the Denver dining scene, will fill Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex on Sunday, September 22. The event has evolved over the years — just as Denver’s restaurants have evolved. In delicious anticipation of DISH 2013, we’ve been looking back at many of…
Teatulia Organic Teas, 2900 Zuni Street, is teaming up with Ian Kleinman, the molecular guru behind the Inventing Room, for The Dessertist Performs Truffles and Cremes, which runs from 5 to 10 p.m. today through Saturday, August 24. See also: – Chef and Tell with molecular gastronomist Ian Kleinman -…
Underdogs exude a mysterious magnetic force, one unsubstantiated by scientists but understood by Chicago Cubs fans and anyone who’s ever filled out a bracket for March Madness. Don’t believe me? Just try to resist the pull of that upstart thirteenth seed. This force is far less powerful in the food…
Peaches aren’t the only Western Slope product heading east over the mountains these days. Kannah Creek Brewing in Grand Junction has just begun distributing two of its bottled beers, Lands End Amber and Standing Wave Pale Ale, to Denver for the first time. Eventually Republic National Distributing will help Kannah…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with a spacious kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them and cook up a feast. Last weekend, some of…
At Beast + Bottle, servers love to tell the story of Bangs Island mussels nearly as much as people like to eat them. I’m glad I listened to the story: Just a few days after chef and co-owner Paul Reilly told me how he’d braved Maine’s chilly November temps to…
Since opening the Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in 2010, Chad Yakobson has done things his own way, pushing Colorado’s craft-beer scene forward with his brewing technique, his chosen style of beers, his collaborations and his brewery-less taproom. But his latest innovative leap will actually be a step into the…
This is the first time I’ve ever seen a bottle of Lucky Buddha beer, and while the taste profile is indistinguishable from lots of other beers, the bottle, which is now the newest beer statue in my kitchen, is unlike any I’ve seen, plus I can rub its belly. We…
Marty Steinke Linger 2030 West 30th Avenue 303-993-3120 lingerdenver.com This is part one of my interview with Marty Steinke, exec chef of Linger; part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. It’s a good thing that Marty Steinke doesn’t hold grudges against grease, because if he did, he might never…
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…
Just about every day, Cafe Society posts a mystery dish/drink ordered somewhere in the metro area, and asks readers to guess where we’re eating; every Monday we award one of the previous week’s winning answers an EatDenver deck. And the guesses have been coming out of the circa ’70s woodwork…
Kachina Southwestern Grill, 10600 Westminster Boulevard in Westminster, continues its “Beast & Beer” dinner series showcasing locally raised meat and Colorado craft beer. Tonight’s feast features pork from Cone Ranch paired with brews from AC Golden Brewing Co. See also: – Photos: Behind the Scenes at Kachina – Patrick Hartnett,…
What defines an essential restaurant? Several opinionated friends and I were recently discussing that topic during dinner at a trendy newcomer that’s amassed a flurry of flattery since opening its doors. It’s a restaurant-of-the-moment, but will it still be relevant in six months? Will the crowds continue to jam the…
Denver has evolved over the past twenty years — and so has DISH, Westword’s annual celebration of the metro Denver dining scene. On Sunday, September 22, DISH will return to the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, a stunning outdoor venue on the edge of downtown. And for…
Welkome to the Party. That’s the slogan for Comrade Brewing, which plans to open in southeast Denver next year with “back-to-basics” beers and a tongue-in-cheek nod to Communism. “People talk a lot about the camaraderie in the craft-beer industry. It’s a very friendly community, so that is actually the theme,”…
