Chef John Little calls them “truffled pork rinds.” I call them pig crack. But it doesn’t really matter what you call them — what matters is that you don’t go anywhere near my share, otherwise the mud will fly. I liked Phat Thai, Mark Fischer’s Cherry Creek offshoot of the…
When the creators of YouTube launched the website in 2005, they might have predicted the success of videos like Psy’s “Gangnam Style” and the parodies that followed, the funny cats and even all the flash mobs. But I bet they couldn’t have guessed that one day Justin Brunson, chef-owner of…
As Denver’s downtown core begins to fill up with new and planned breweries, would-be tap room owners are looking to other neighborhoods around town. The latest are the five partners behind Declaration Brewing, who have just purchased a building at 2030 South Cherokee Street, just off of Santa Fe Drive…
Her name is Flora, and she represents the “stereotypical modern Cuban girl,” says Kristy Socarras Bigelow, the owner of Cuba Cuba, Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria in Boulder and Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria in Glendale, which opens tomorrow in the City Set Project, joining Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, Big Smoke Burger,…
Japanese cuisine is centered on seafood — but you can get plenty of ocean action without dipping into raw fish. Japon is one of many eateries around town that serves up a spread of vegetarian sushi options along with tuna and salmon and calamari, and its lunches are fast but…
The last place I expected to find a Low Country-style seafood boil is here, at this usually dependable neighborhood watering hole that’s steeped in burgers, sandwiches and steaks. And perhaps it should stick to what it does best, because the seafood, especially the shriveled mussels, would make Southerners cringe. But…
Churchill’s Public House had hoped to be open by the Fourth of July — so customers could toast that most American of holidays in a British pub. But that was before a flood on the fifth floor of the new apartment complex at 16th and Boulder streets dripped all the…
Sriracha — or cock sauce, as it’s commonly called — is that fiery red chile sauce that comes in the squeezy bottle with the green tip and the white picture of a rooster. It’s also popular as hell right now, gracing the big-box grocery-chain aisles and the tables of fast-casual…
Big Smoke Burger opened yesterday in Glendale’s City Set project, the first U.S. location of a Canada-based firm. Founder Cameron Tune sees lots of promise in Denver’s “immature” burger market. But is there room on the grill? See also: – Reader: Big Smoke Burger, more choices at lower price s–…
Civic Center Eats rolls on at Civic Center Park. The food-truck fest lands at the park at lunchtime on Tuesdays and Thursdays through September 26 (with the exception of July 4, August 29 and September 3). See also: – Photos: The Food of Civic Center Eats – 3 things to…
This week, the cherries finally appeared at the Boulder Farmers’ Market — and as far as I know, these cherries from First Fruits Organic Farms in Paonia are the only Colorado-grown cherries available in the entire state. In many religions worldwide, first fruits are traditionally offered up to priests and,…
Renegade Brewing celebrated its second anniversary on Saturday with an all-day block party out front on West Ninth Avenue between Santa Fe Drive and Kalamath Street. There were food trucks, live music, lots of beer and so many partiers that the brewery ran out of cups, wrist bands and tickets…
Here’s the most promising sign we’ve seen all month: A Dunkin’ Donuts is being constructed in the 400 block of Broadway. If all goes according to plan, the store will open in mid-September. Will Denver go for this doughnut chain? Should be a slam-dunk! See also: – The ten best…
Illegal Pete’s opened the doors to its fourth and newest location in Denver — at 270 South Broadway — on Saturday, June 29. A grand opening celebration July 13-14 will feature live music, tequila, games and an opportunity to win a New Belgium bike. Find more information on the Illegal…
The crew at Coohills is taking the week off to soak up the summer sun — the restaurant will reopen on Monday, July 8 — and given that chef-owner Tom Coohill has spent the last few weeks digging in dirt and expanding his patio, he deserves it. “We’ve all been…
Chilaquiles may be Mexico’s answer to breakfast, but it absolutely satisfies as a late lunch, too, and after a long day scouring the produce markets in Brighton and Commerce City, a plate of chilaquiles, coupled with a michelada, was a perfect afternoon pause. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special…
Cafe Society dished out six Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from flaming volcano cocktail from Ming’s Dynasty, to a bison and corn sausage pizza from Live Basil, to a platter of oysters that, on Tuesday nights, go for just a dollar a slurp…
More than two dozen restaurants opened in the metro area in June, with more to come in these hot summer months. The Whittier neighborhood gained the new Whittier Pub (in the longtime home of M&D’s), but lost Frank’s Kitchen. Boulder lost H Burger, but gained Drakes Haus. And Glendale is…
The fourth Colorado location of Mellow Mushroom opens today at 9271 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree. The menu features a variety of pizzas, hoagies, salads and calzones (some gluten-free), as well as as a wide selection of craft beer (guests can join the Mellow Mushroom Beer Club and receive…
Just what Denver needs — another burger joint, right? Cameron Tune, who’s opening Big Smoke Burger in Glendale on Monday, in the same City Set project that already houses Jax and World of Beer, certainly believes so. In fact, Tune even called Denver’s burger scene “immature” — at least when…
This week, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed The Universal, where the Southern-inspired biscuits are nearly three inches tall, with as “many layers as shale, each one telling a story of the hands that folded it.” Mark Antonation continued his trip up Federal Boulevard, with a nostalgic visit to the Crawling Crab. And…
Waffle Brothers owners Ron Dupen and John Power had hoped to open the third location in their mini-empire this spring. But while work is continuing quickly at the East 17th Avenue spot, the former home of Tree Haus Bistro, they now say the place won’t open until July. See also:…
