James Kunz has been making his own beer for four years, but before December, he’d never entered a homebrewing contest — let alone won one. But that changed when the rookie took top honors in the Mountain Sun Pub group’s stout competition by, well, releasing the Kraken. Starting in mid-February,…
Culver’s, home of the ButterBurger, was recently named the number-one fast-food chain for food and beverage on Chain Restaurant Consumer’s Choice Award list. And with nine Colorado locations for Culver’s, if you haven’t yet indulged yourself with one — or more– of its hand-spun frozen custard concretes or a sandwich…
Denver diners love their burgers — big or small, beefy or veggie, gourmet or greasy. Best Burger is always one of the most hotly contested categories in our Best of Denver Readers’ Poll (find the Best of Denver 2013 poll here), and we’ve got our buns on the run testing…
Tattered Cover, 9315 Dorchester Street in Highlands Ranch, is hosting author Anne Byrn for a discussion and signing of her new cookbook, Unbelievably Gluten-Free: 128 Delicious Recipes: Dinner Dishes You Never Thought You’d Be Able to Eat Again this evening. See also: – Reader: Gluten-free diets are not a fad…
Are Brussels sprouts the new beets? For years, chefs delighted in turning the slippery red vegetable that nobody liked as a kid into one we couldn’t wait to eat, glass of white in hand, with dollops of goat cheese and a light douse of vinaigrette. Now chefs have taken on…
Subway may have run into trouble by shorting the measurements of its footlong sandwiches, but the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses has gotten nothing but kudos for the rule change it made late last summer, allowing “bona fide restaurants” within 500 feet of a school to apply for a…
Several Denver breweries and restaurants will serve as mini art galleries between now and February 10, displaying the work of more than twenty artists who use recycled skis and snowboards as their canvases. The displays are part of Art of Winter, “a snow-inspired exhibition featuring Colorado artists and innovators expressing…
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…
Beloved Curtis Caldwell – my belief is that your radiant soul is making its journey to the next life and when you get there it will be the most vibrant place with more colors than you can ever imagine even exist. And of course, hundreds and hundreds of hoola hoops…
Since Fate Brewing, which opens Monday, February 4, in Boulder, doesn’t have any of its beer-brewing equipment up and running yet, the company has come up with an innovative way to serve its own creations without actually making any of them on site. Over the past two months, Fate head…
Paul Nagan Zink Kitchen + Bar 7801 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village 303-779-1559 www.zinkdtc.com This is part one of my interview with Paul Nagan, exec chef of Zink Kitchen + Bar; part two of our interview will run tomorrow. I was always interested in cooking,” says Paul Nagan. “My grandparents…
With the help of water that replicates the liquid assets coming from taps of New York City, Joshua Pollack is now creating what could be the best bagels west of the Hudson River with his and his Rosenberg’s Bagels at Gather, the full-service cafe that opened this month in Galvanize…
Frasca Food and Wine, 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder, is welcoming two guests from San Francisco’s Michelin-starred SPQR this evening. Sommelier Shelly Lindgren and chef Matthew Accarrino will collaborate with the Boulder restaurant for a special four-course wine dinner…
Troy Guard has again been selected to represent Denver in the annual Taste of the NFL, a charitable food and wine tasting that takes place Super Bowl weekend in New Orleans. Guard — who owns TAG, TAG|Raw Bar, and TAG Burger Bar, which Gretchen Kurtz just reviewed — will join…
After months of planning, Dry Dock Brewing cranked up its new forty-barrel brewing system and its shiny canning line earlier in January, pumping out thousands of gallons to try to sate the demand for its beer in Colorado. And then it almost ran out. See also: – Dry Dock closes…
Hours before a restaurant’s doors open, cooks are already at their stations, chopping onions, simmering stocks, breaking down chickens, and so on. As much as possible is done in advance — which is good, because long waits make for cranky guests. Efficiency and quality, however, don’t always go hand in…
I go to a lot of restaurants that I’m not likely to go to again. This is not one of those restaurants. In fact, if I could camp out here every night, I would, as much for the festive atmosphere and gracious service as the sensational seafood stews that emerge…
Announcement: We have a winner of our Denver Restaurant Week contest. The correct number of restaurants that participated in the first Denver Restaurant Week in 2005 is 89 restaurants, the number of which comes directly from Visit Denver, the organization that sponsors the event. The person who come the closest…
How does a guy who worked at Domino’s wind up opening a pizza joint that couldn’t be more different from a chain whose reputation for quality ‘za is one of life’s biggest jokes? Turns out Will Harris, who just recently unleashed A-Town Pizza in Aurora with the help of his…
Winter finally settled in again yesterday, making pho the perfect pick-me-up, warming you from the inside and, if you’re suffering from the season, clearing up your sinuses (if you add plenty of jalapenos and sriracha). There are lots of pho places to choose from on Federal, but Pho Duy has…
Will Will White consent to an interview? “Gee, let me think, um..fuck, yeah, man!” says the up-and-coming comedian and restaurateur. White’s exuberance has reached a fever pitch lately, as his bourgeoning standup career dovetails with a new chapter in his business career — as owner of the Caveman Cafeteria. In…
Great Divide Brewing, 2201 Arapahoe Street, is hosting its monthly beer-and-cheese pairing tonight. The event takes place in the brewery’s tap room and costs $24…
