After generations as the Border, a beloved University of Denver neighborhood dive that served Mexican food and showed all the games, this space at 2014 South University has been rechristened Merchants Mile High Saloon. It not only has a new name, it has a new look; the new owners are…
The Tattered Cover at 2526 East Colfax Avenue welcomes acclaimed foodie Diane Morgan this evening at 7:30 p.m. The cookbook author, culinary instructor and restaurant consultant will be signing and discussing her latest book, Roots: The Definitive Compendium with more than 225 Recipes…
Twin Peaks, the Texas-based “breastaurant” chain with a mountain-lodge motif, is opening its third Colorado location, at 8840 East Arapahoe Road in Centennial, next month — and the hunt is on for some “talent” to fill the sports bar’s roster. See also: – Breastaurants: America’s greatest export – Talk Like…
The presidential election is coming up quickly, and Arvada Beer Company is offering another way to judge one of the candidates: by his homebrew. The brewery, which is celebrating its one-year anniversary by tapping a brand-new beer each day through Saturday, will release White House Honey Ale and White House…
Eating healthy can seem easy when all you have to do is go to the store and buy the products labeled “organic.” But Pete Marczyk wants you to know where those products come from. On his new Rocky Mountain PBS show, Great Ingredients, Marczyk is traveling all over the state…
Ever since he left Colorado in 2000 and returned to Texas to finish up college in his home state, it was Israel Trevino’s dream to get back here. In the meantime, though, he opened two outposts of La Playa Mexican Cafe in Harlingen and Austin, Texas — which did well…
Atomic Tamale gave it a good try, but the vegetarian/vegan Mexican-food spot that moved from Santa Fe Drive to Lakewood earlier this year finally ran out of energy — and cash. Which means no more free vegan menudo on Sunday morning. See also: – Photos: Atomic Tamale opens in Lakewood…
One of the beers in the above snap strutted away with a gold medal at this year’s Great American Beer Festival — and it’s not the first time this local brewery has struck gold. And because I stupidly drank every single glass dry, my head was knocking the next morning…
Nothing says “Halloween is here!” like skeletal Hello Kitty tins filled with sour-orange, bone-shaped candies. Sure, the candies themselves are nothing more than boring Sweet Tarts, but this time of year, it’s all about the presentation. Sugarlicious, a sweet shop in Cherry Creek, not only has great Halloween atmosphere, but…
Cafe Society dished up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a pulled pork sandwich from Reiver’s, whose kitchen is now dabbling in barbecue (and serving Big Hoss sauce to go with it), to a gigantic pizza from Anthony’s, to an excellent lamb dip from a Larimer Square restaurant…
It’s the time of year when the chill makes you want to snuggle up in bed and stay there forever. One way to guarantee you’ll get up is a hot, sweet breakfast — like French toast. We like to use actual French bread for this recipe…you’ll see why once you…
The discussion of Gretchen Kurtz’s recent review of Squeaky Bean resulted in our latest Comment of the Day, in which one reader argued that despite all the hype over some restaurants in this city, Denver was just not on the “cutting edge of the food scene.” Which led to this…
Denver Startup Week begins today and runs through October 27. The week-long celebration features over sixty interactive events exploring the rich history and potential of entrepreneurism in Denver — including its ever-growing food scene. Check the website for a full schedule of events. Here’s a taste of what else is…
The Border had long been a popular watering hole in the University of Denver neighborhood, although it went through some dry spells — and then dried up altogether last May. But a trio of new owners, two of whom run Merchants Saloon in Oakland, California, took over the spot a…
A few weeks ago, during dinner at ChoLon, Lon Symensma’s downtown contemporary Asian restaurant, Symensma and his partner, Jim Deters, let me in on a little secret: Flow Restaurant Group, the company under which ChoLon is umbrellaed, they told me, would soon have a second restaurant under its belt, and…
Brothers Andrew and David Marx are just about ready to open Drew’s Deli at 988 Lincoln Street in the former home of Spicy Pickle. The signage outside the place has been promising as such for weeks, as has the restaurant’s voicemail. But inevitable inspections have delayed things a bit according…
Happy Place: Phat Thai, 2900 East Second Avenue, 303-388-7428. The Hours: Monday through Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. The Deals: $3 draft beers; $5 specialty cocktails and wines by the glass; $1-$5 small plates. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
The pasta was fine — a little one-dimensional, but fine — and the shrimp didn’t justify any complaints, but for the love of 2012, when can we dispense with showering parsley all over our food? Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
Hidden deep inside the concrete exterior of the massive MillerCoors plant in Golden, in a room that you enter from a stairway landing and through a door that says, “exit,” a group of meticulous brewers for AC Golden Brewing have been experimenting with unusual beers that are going to surprise…
What’s better than eating an oak wood-grilled fish at Bonefish Grill? Using a certificate to pay for it. I can’t promise that your meal will be as big a haul as theblogger dinner I recently enjoyed at the Bonefish Grill in Westminster, , but we do have a $25 Bonefish…
Of all the things on the planet to get people’s knickers in a twist, this week it happens to be Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Several public schools in California, New Mexico and Illinois have banned these spicy red snacks, claiming they are unhealthy, germy, messy, addictive and salty. Sure, a tiny…
Is the food at Squeaky Bean overrated? Gretchen Kurtz loved almost everything she tried there while dining out for this week’s review (not the fried chicken ballontine, however), but other diners have a few bones to pick with her. See also: – Review: Squeaky Bean could write the book on…
