The original location of Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli, at 3130 Lowell Boulevard, will close on Monday, November 26, due to an unresolvable dispute with the landlord. Owners Heidi and Steve Naples are currently looking for a new space in the area, but plans are still tentative. See also: – Tavern 13…
There were sighs of relief across the country when the polls closed yesterday (followed, in some quarters, by cries of anguish). But nowhere were the sighs more heartfelt than at Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe, which had landed in the center of the storm after word went out that the family-run…
Darrel Truett Barolo Grill 3030 East Sixth Avenue 303-393-1040 www.barologrilldenver.com This is part one of my interview with Darrel Truett, exec chef of Barolo Grill. Part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Darrel Truett has spent the entire morning on the horn, negotiating the price of black truffles. They’ve…
Seven-year-old Miles Louison was browsing through a cookbook when he saw something that caught his eye: sushi made out of candy. Five years later, he’s the owner of Sushimee Candy, and is known as the Candy Sushi Kid. Business is going swimmingly. See also: – Lyla Padden has a successful…
Just shy of its fourth birthday, Venue has closed its doors. Owner Holly Hartnett had opened her restaurant in the former Highland home of 8 Rivers on November 12, 2008, and although the place met with early acclaim — especially for chef James Rugile, now working with Frank Bonanno –…
Dining Out for the Homeless takes place today at various restaurants throughout Denver. Participating establishments will donate a portion of the day’s proceeds to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless…
The days of walking out of class and finding a wide array of food trucks to choose from on the Auraria campus are over. Well, not exactly over — but things have changed. On November 1, a new policy went into effect that limits any gourmet food-truck visits to the…
When Sarah Henderson got the job as assistant brewer at Golden City Brewery eighteen months ago, there was more than a little fate involved. “I had just posted my resume on ProBrewer.com,” says Henderson, a Colorado School of Mines grad. “And literally, the day I called him looking for a…
Naming a restaurant isn’t the same as naming a baby. When you name a newborn, you have no idea what kind of personality the kid is going to have. Restaurateurs, however, know exactly what to expect from their new kitchen (in terms of cuisine, at least), and generally pick names…
The lovely old building a 777 East 17th Avenue has been home to many restaurants over the past few decades: the French Quarter (which explains the New Orleans look), the Peacock, the Dome, Majorca (where the owners commissioned an exorcism), Toby’s and, finally, J.R.’s, a legendary gay bar in town…
We’re down to the wire. Tonight, we’ll learn whether Barack Obama retains his chair in the Oval Office, or if that other guy — Mitch — will really create those “twelve million new jobs” he’s promised. See also: – Best Specialty Pizza – 2011 – Ten best patios on the…
My favorite Ethiopian restaurant in Denver is Nile, a dark, moody and bustling restaurant in Aurora frequented by huge crowds of East Africans. The restaurant where I ordered the azifa, a cold salad made with green lentils, is the exact opposite of Nile: eerily quiet and a bit too bright,…
Earlier this year, in April, the staff from Venue, a New American restaurant in Highland, took a few days off to go on a fishing sabbatical. And now it appears that the sabbatical has turned into a permanent vacation. See also: – Chef and Tell with James Rugile of Venue…
Places like Saj Mediterranean Grill, at 6955 South York Street in the Streets at SouthGlenn, can seem intimidating to the uninitiated. Anytime you have to line up to place an order, there’s the potential for an extensive, awkward interaction with the person behind the counter to determine exactly what each…
Pasquini’s is back on East 17th Avenue, a mile further west than where it had had opened up shop on this strip years ago, then closed that franchise earlier this year. The original 17th Avenue restaurant was in a little Victorian house, but the new location is a massive space,…
After all the appetizers leading up to this election, finally the main course of election day — which will end with someone getting his just desserts. The Living Room, 1055 Broadway, is hosting an election party this evening with food and drink specials, live music and a live broadcast of…
Old family recipes written on yellowing note cards can be easily forgotten, never to be cooked again. Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack didn’t want that to happen to the recipes of her mother and grandmother, so she decided to write them down. But her small family cookbook grew into a larger project that…
There’s a lot going on right now in the culinary universe, but tonight’s fundraiser at Star Bar goes way beyond food and drink. Early last month, Mike Bass, a 39-year-old line cook at Biker Jim’s, had a stroke, and within an hour, he had another. And his medical bills, as…
When Brad Arguello, along with his partners, Henry Dematteis and Alex Gschwend, opened Über Sausage in July of 2011, they sourced all of their franks from Continental Sausage, the same local company that Biker Jim — and several other restaurants — use to procure their meat candy. And while the…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a flaky house-baked biscuit topped with bacon and egg from Hi-Rise, to a pomp-and-circumstance breakfast burrito from Fooducopia’s Corner Store and Cafe, to a perfect whiskey cocktail…
As the temperature drops, it’s smart to blend your leafy greens with something a little more substantial to stave off the cold. Butter beans and pasta are two good options — you can use rice or quinoa if you’re gluten-free, and cannelli or kidney beans are also good substitutes for…
Paul Ryan is a marathon man. The Republican vice-presidential candidate runs them (although his time is in dispute) and he’s been on a marathon campaign trip through all the swing states, including Colorado. Where today Ryan and the Romney campaign will visit Johnson’s Corner in Johnstown, just south of the…
