The Denver Burger Battle, one of summer’s most sizzling culinary celebrations, takes place Thursday, August 8 at Sculpture Park, where a dozen restaurants from across the state — Park Burger, Juicy Burgers & Dogs, Grind, Larkburger, Highland Tap & Burger, Candlelight Tavern, TAG Burger Bar, Jax Fish House, EDGE, Punch…
Hate to eat and run? Problem solved: With bRUNch, you’ll run first, then reward your triumph with brunch fare while sipping drinks every Sunday, April through September, with Denver’s newest social running club, bRUNch. See also: – Patio of the day: MCA Cafe – Ten tequila drinks that aren’t margaritas…
The beer list at this neighborhood watering hole far outshines its menu, which pimps a handful of sandwiches, like a hefty but otherwise average corned beef sandwich that doesn’t get any redemption from the lukewarm tater tots. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first…
For months, beer lovers nationwide have been looking forward to this week with a mixture or excitement and trepidation: Great American Beer Festival tickets go on sale today to members of the American Homebrewers Association and of the Brewers Association — and they’ll go up for sale tomorrow to the…
Nothing beats a free lunch — but a cheap lunch definitely comes close, and the lunch deal at Kimono Sushi Bar and Grill is a real deal. The eatery offers a limited lunch menu with assorted sushi options (including three vegetarian sushi choices); you take your pick of any three,…
In the early years Monsanto, the St. Louis biotech giant helped pioneer such leading chemicals as DDT, PCBs and Agent Orange. Unfortunately, these breakthroughs had a tendency to kill stuff. And the torrent of lawsuits that came from random killing put a crimp on long-term profitability. So Monsanto hatched a…
East Colfax will look particularly tasty tonight. Between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m., you can stop by over twenty restaurants and bars between York and Monroe streets for samples. This will be the fifth year in a row that the famous street has hosted Tasty Colfax. See also: – Sprouts will…
Years ago, Bruce Feirstein wrote a satirical book proclaiming that real men don’t eat quiche. That’s definitely not true at this bakery, where plenty of men camp out with their Apple products…and eat quiche. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
The newest Modmarket will open on Tuesday, July 30 at 3475 South University Boulevard in Cherry Hills. This will be the homegrown chain’s fifth restaurant in the metro area, and two more locations are slated to open this fall: in Longmont and on the 16th Street Mall. Find more information…
Over the years, Fort Collins has amassed a cauldron of awards: top downtown in the country; a best vacation destination for beer lovers; one of the ten best cities to retire; a top-ten college town; and the best city in which to live — and work — if you’re a…
The Wynkoop Brewing Company rang in its third annual United Tastes of Belgium beer-tasting event last Saturday, showcasing more than sixty Belgian and Belgian-style beers from more than thirty local, national and international breweries. Enjoy the photos below and then click on the link after the last photo to see…
National Tequila Day was last Wednesday — but in Denver, every day could be tequila day. This town loves that liquor, whether sipped on its own, mixed up in a marg, or part of another cocktail altogether. And there are plenty of innovative offerings; here, in no particular order, are…
Come October, Mary Nguyen, chef-owner of Parallel Seventeen and Street Kitchen Asian Bistro, will unleash a third restaurant: Olive & Finch Eatery, Bakery & Market will open at 1552 East 17th Avenue, just two doors down from Parallel Seventeen, Nguyen’s Vietnamese bistro — but the new spot won’t be an…
Cafe Society dished up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a guacamole tostada from La Cocinita, to a deconstructed Greek salad from Rioja, to a caddy of tongue-numbing, chile-spiked condiments from an Aurora Thai restaurant. Last week’s other Guess Where posts, including answers: – Guess where I’m eating…
We’re beginning to enjoy some of the fruits of our gardening labor — and now is a good time to pick zucchini, before they get toomonstrous (and flavorless). This stuffed zucchini recipe (adapted from Vegan With a Vengeance) features olives and capers for a meaty, briny flavor, which is perfectly…
There are many reasons to love Beatrice & Woodsley: its lovely, eclectic interior; its excellent brunch; its fantastic, inventive food. And this week, there’s one more good reason to stop by: complimentary bites during Nosh & ‘Tails. Today through August 2, Beatrice & Woodsley will be serving versions of its…
Gretchen Kurtz found a lot to love at DiFranco’s, the tiny but mighty Italian restaurant that she reviewed this week. On a recent Tuesday night, she reports, “couples, friends and families were pouring into this shoebox-sized restaurant faster than seats at the community counter and two small tables could open…
While Mustard’s Last Stand, a wiener joint that started in Boulder, is still two decades shy of the 55-year milestone that Taco House celebrated this year, the iconic Chicago-style hot dog institution, which also pimps a location near the University of Denver, is certainly a stalwart, and this weekend, at…
Tortas aren’t as common in Denver as burritos, tacos and enchiladas, all of which are indicative of this city’s defiant obsession with Mexican food, but the mighty torta, Mexico’s president of sandwiches, is popping up along pavements throughout the city, the latest of which is Tortisimas, which just opened at…
The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver is known for its wide range of rotating exhibitions that promote creative expression and innovative art and ideas. But whether you’re there to check out exhibits like the Electrical Room, an installation of tangled material, or to hang out in the bubble garden, you…
The ladies who were lunching on the patio of this long-standing Mexican joint were a sight to behold, their neon orange dye jobs brighter than the cheese sprinkled on my guacamole tostada. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess…
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…
