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…
ViewHouse Eatery, Bar and Rooftop officially opened on Friday — just in time for the vast eatertainment complex to host its first ShamRock & Roll party, presented by Westword. Keep reading to see some of Saturday’s action, and find the complete Slide show: People of the ShamRock & Roll party…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week ranging from an uninspiring, watered down watermelon cocktail from T|ACO, to a mound of Cajun spice-dusted tater tots from Uber Sausage, to a feast of clam strips served at a joint better known for its hot dogs…
Sometimes you want nothing more than a quick, easy dinner — but for vegans, this isn’t always an easy task. But if you’re willing to spend a little extra cash for store-made meat-replacement taco mix, pico de gallo and guacamole, you can throw together a pan of mouth-watering enchiladas and…
Going, going, almost gone. Tomorrow Grand Lux Cafe will join the ranks of eateries that have closed in Park Meadows. Five years ago, not long after the giant restaurant opened, then-critic Jason Sheehan had what might have been the worst shrimp scampi ever…and he didn’t find much there that was…
The third annual Colorado Craft Beer Week begins today. The festival — which is run by the nonprofit Colorado Brewers Guild — features a series of beer dinners, tap takeovers, brewer meet-and-greets and other along the Front Range. Falling Rock Tap House, 1919 Blake Street, will kick the week off…
Here’s a second helping of some of Cafe Society’s hottest posts for the past week: Gretchen Kurtz reviewed The Populist, which opened in November and is a contender for Best New Restaurant in the upcoming Best of Denver 2012. Read her review of the Populist here. For Chef and Tell,…
Brush up that resume: Linger and Root Down — including the Root Down that will be opening at Denver International Airport as early as May — are hiring, and will be interviewing next week. “We are a local restaurant group that is growing and looking for the right individuals to…
Los Carboncitos, 3757 Pecos Street, is back in business. The restaurant was forced to temporarily halt service after a driver of a Cadillac SUV accidentally parked inside the front entrance earlier this month. But after some major repair work, the place was able to reopen yesterday. See also: – Los…
Located inside Coors Field since 1995, the Blue Moon Brewing Company @ the Sandlot has always made beers with a baseball theme, whether it was Right Field Red, Pinch Hit Pilsner or Belly Slide Belgian Wit (which became Blue Moon itself). But this year, the little brewery will make a…
Panzano, 909 17th Street, is now featuring a three-course, regional Italian menu every Sunday. Each month, executive chef Elise Wiggins and her crew will create a meal showcasing various cuisines from different areas of Italy. Keep reading for March’s menu. See also: – Panzano adds Toscano, a private dining area/bar…
The fight was ugly, even raw. But the Cebiche wars are now over, and the Cebiche on West 32nd Avenue is the winner. That was the original Cebiche, a Peruvian-flavored restaurant that closed in 2009, reopened briefly under a new name, closed again, then reopened, again, in 2011 as Cebiche,…
The Wynkoop Brewing Company will kick off Colorado Craft Beer Week on Monday by tapping the first all-female collaboration brew in state history, a Belgian-style brown ale called “Ellegance.” The project, which was coordinated by the Wynkoop’s Bess Dougherty, involved eight woman who work for seven different breweries around Colorado…
The interior decor at this newish spot is stunning — but my Blazing Saddle cocktail was not. The combination of Sauza Blue Tequila, Patron Citronage, watermelon juice, Del Maguey Vida mezcal and lime juice had sounded terrific, but it took twenty minutes to get a watered-down, slightly smoky, watermelon-flavored drink…
Denny’s “Baconalia” is back, completely and utterly ruining one of my favorite foods, and again offering a hideous reminder of all the chain restaurant meals I wish I’d never eaten. There are plenty of decent, good and even great restaurant chains that serve up above-average food for reasonable prices, and…
Location, location, location. The subterranean space at 250 Steele Street has swallowed up another restaurant: Big Easy Creole Kitchen. George Gastl, a native of Denver and graduate from the Culinary Institute of Scottsdale, had cooked around the world — in Santa Fe, Germany and, yes, New Orleans — before returning…
ViewHouse opens today at the corner of Market and 20th streets on the edge of the Ballpark neighborhood. Lotus Concepts has taken the former home of Mori, a Japanese restaurant, and turned it into a restaurant/entertainment complex with an amazing rooftop. But one reader was more interested in what he…
Every Friday from 3 to 5 p.m., Fiocchi’s Pizzeria, 8101 East Belleview Avenue, offers unlimited beer and pizza for no charge to patrons 21 and up. See also: – Our ten best pizzas in Denver (and Boulder) – What to do for free in Denver – Denver’s five best places…
