The Bubba Chinos that opened downtown last year is currently closed, reportedly for “remodeling.” Leonard Cordova, a grandson of Stella Cordova, founder of the original Chubby’s , started the homegrown Bubba Chinos chain; this location at 1361 Court Place was a franchise. See also: – Bubba Chinos expands into downtown…
Reality TV fans know him as the quirky but loveable co-star of the Discovery Channel’s short-loved series Brew Masters. Beer geeks know him as the guy who helped create and produce odd, boundary-busting beers for Delaware’s famed Dogfish Head Brewing for nearly a decade. And now Colorado will get to…
Garren Teich 1515 Restaurant 1515 Market Street 303-571-0011 www.1515restaurant.com This is part one of my interview with Garren Teich, exec chef of 1515 Restaurant; part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Twenty-seven acres devoted to chickens, goats and vegetables. That’s where Garren Teich grew up, in farm country north…
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…
What are the worst fast-food joints in the country? Last week Jenn Wohletz offered her list of five chain restaurants that should be put in chains, for various crimes against humanity, good taste — and often any taste at all. One of the culprit’s? Arby’s, which reminded a reader when…
Ernie’s Bar & Pizza, 2915 West 44th Avenue, is hosting a tap takeover in honor of Colorado Craft Beer Week tomorrow night. See also: – Crooked Stave extends tap room hours, releases newest beer, Origins – All-female brewer collaboration beer, dubbed Ellegance, will be tapped on Monday – Hops &…
Three years ago, Delores Tronco, the human resources manager of the Vesta Group (Vesta Dipping Grill, Steuben’s and Ace), started Denver’s food truck revolution with the introduction of the Justice League of Street Food, a local food truck showcase that she, along with Vesta owner Josh Wolkon and several other…
Heineken and the Coors Distributing Company are hosting an event at Space Gallery from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight to introduce the new Heineken Star Bottle, which will be available at local retail liquor shops and bars by the end of the week. Heineken created the new Star Bottle, its…
Back in early January, we broke the news that master butcher Mark DeNittis had landed at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts as the director of culinary curriculum, a position he took on after closing Il Mondo Vecchio late last year, following a series of back-and-forth discussions with the USDA…
The Wazee Supper Club got a facelift last year, almost four decades after it first started slinging pizzas in a part of downtown that was at least ten years away from being nicknamed LoDo. Since then, watering holes have come and gone from lower downtown, but the Wazee just carries…
My kitchen hasn’t gotten a lot of use lately — unless you count the refrigerator. That appliance has been running full-tilt, stuffed with leftovers from meals eaten in preparation for our annual Best of Denver issue, which comes out next week. But as soon as I start cooking again, I…
Alamo Drafthouse will open its doors at 7301 South Santa Fe Drive in Littleton on Monday, March 25. The first Colorado link in the Texas-based cinema chain — which offers food and drinks during screenings — boasts seven screens, 900 seats, 32 local beers on tap, and an extensive menu…
It’s no often that you encounter monkfish and sea urchin on the same plate, but here, at this neighborhood Italian restaurant, both ingredients shine in unison. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into a…
Some people are going to hate Ska Brewing’s Vernal Minthe Stout, a new canned beer made with spearmint, peppermint, vanilla beans and coco nibs. And some people are going to absolutely love the minty brew, the third in Ska’s series of seasonal canned stouts, which will hit liquor-store shelves this…
There’s a thin line between comfortable and casual, and it’s one that Chad’s Grill walks easily. Although the prices are reasonable and the vibe is laid-back, the extra touches of a polished interior and a surprise or two on what could have been an ordinary bar menu take Chad’s to…
Confused about which Chubby’s is which? Join the club. The Original Chubby’s that is slated to open next week at 14th and Kalamath is a second venture by Julian Cordoba, who opened the first Original Chubby’s in Thornton in 1987. But the true original Chubby’s is still the spot that…
Charcoal, 43 West Ninth Avenue, has introduced a new chef’s dinner series. Each chef in Charcoal’s kitchen is given the opportunity to create a menu for an evening — and tonight, Michael Neale will present a multi-course dinner titled “A Play on Foods.” Keep reading to view the full menu…
An Original Chubby’s is about to open at 14th and Kalamath, and as evidenced by the sign already in the window, it wants you to know that there’s no connection between this restaurant and any with similar names — except at other Original Chubby’s up in Thornton. See also: -…
The Crooked Stave Barrel Cellar, which opened six months ago in Denver after moving its operation from Fort Collins, has expanded its hours, while the brewery, the Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, plans to release its newest bottled beer, called Origins, on Friday, March 22, in the taproom as part…
Perhaps I’m in the minority, but lobster, unless I’m sitting at a beach shack in Maine, has never particularly appealed to me, but the lobster roll at this amazing seafood-focused restaurant may very well be the lone lobster dish that saves me the airfare. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the best (and often, most embarrassing) way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day is with a mug of beer in hand — green beer, of course. This weekend, Westword photographer Brandon Marshall stopped by Denver’s annual St. Patrick’s Day pub crawl to capture these…
The James Beard Foundation just released the finalists for this year’s food and restaurant awards, and the list of locals has been whittled considerably since the semifinalists were announced back in February. Then five Denver chefs made the list; now only chef Jennifer Jasinski, co-owner of Rioja, Bistro Vendome and…
