Denver began welcoming beer fans from near and far yesterday as the city girded its liver for the annual Great American Beer Festival, which starts tomorrow. More people poured into town today as the Brewers Association opened registration for all of the breweries, vendors and media. Here is a brief…
If you’re a woman and you love wine, then you must be a complete idiot. That’s the only logical conclusion we were able to draw after stumbling upon a slew of borderline misogynistic marketing ploys to influence our (since we are most assuredly a “she”) wine-purchasing decisions. With some research…
There were about a dozen of us, all wrapped around a long narrow table, groaning. Sergio Romero, the exec chef of Le Grand Bistro and Oyster Bar, and the forthcoming Punch Bowl – Social Food & Drink, which opens next month in Baker, had decided to host a menu tasting…
The Taste of the Philippines got a taste of politics yesterday when Secretary of State Scott Gessler stopped by the food truck on the 16th Street Mall during the lunch rush for some chicken adobo, manok sa gata and lumpia. Though Gessler says he doesn’t think he’d ever had Filipino…
Cicerones are the beer world’s version of sommeliers, and those who passed their certification tests become experts on beer storage and service, tasting and flavors, brewing ingredients and processes and pairing beer with food. There are three certification levels — Certified Beer Server, Certified Cicerone and Master Cicerone — but…
Endless meats on a stick might be too much to hope for. But still, Fogo de Chão’s new happy-hour menu offers a viable option for those who want to enjoy the traditional churrasco without overdosing on seared flesh. With $8 dishes and $6 cocktails, this menu, which is only available…
Lucas Forgy Freshcraft 1530 Blake Street 303-758-9608 www.freshcraft.com This is part one of my interview with Lucas Forgy, exec chef of Freshcaft; part two of our chat will run in this space tomorrow. It’s crazy. It’s always crazy,” says Lucas Forgy, describing the Great American Beer Festival, which hits Denver…
I thought the Freestyle Coke machines and touch-screen, meal-ordering systems that keep popping up in restaurants were going to be all the unmanned, automated, de-humanizing product-offering and/or dispensing machines out there for a while. Nope. After finding a “Freeosk” that dispensed Rice Krispies treats at the local Sam’s Club, I…
The Great American Beer Festival kicks off tomorrow, and fans of craft-beer are already pouring into the city. Tickets to the GABF sold out in under an hour, but Cafe Society managed to snag a few that we’ve been giving away in contests. The most recent asked people to spill…
The Kitchen [Next Door], 1035 Pearl Street in Boulder, is hosting a casual beer-and-food-pairing this evening at 7 p.m., celebrating five of the best Colorado craft breweries that have consistently been on tap at the restaurant: Oskar Blues, Dry Dock, Odell, Funkwerks and Upslope…
While the single guy fidgeting in the the nearby booth creeped me out with his lusty lip movements, the omelet, soft and stuffed with vegetables and bacon, and sided with Texas toast and butter-glossed hash browns, was a welcome distraction. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who…
No sooner had Josh Wolkon broken the news that executive chef Matt Selby was moving on after fifteen years at Vesta Dipping Grill (and then Steuben’s and Ace) that just where Selby is moving became clear: Selby will join James Iacino and Scott Kinsey as a full partner at the…
Yesterday, when the news broke that the Lancer Lounge would be closing at 2 p.m. today, owner Rebecca Comda, who’s had the classic dive since 1999, said that it was because the landlord had evicted her after she missed a month of rent. But judging from the sign that appeared…
“I’m ready to roll,” says Dylan Moore, clad in a black T-shirt and jeans in the kitchen that feeds diners at Deluxe, and now, Juanita’s, the Mexican restaurant he’ll open tonight at 4:30 in the space that formerly held Delite. See also: – Dylan Moore closing Delite and reopening as…
Great American Beer Festival week kicked off, as it has for the past fifteen years, at the Falling Rock Taphouse on Monday, when the clock hit 000 00 00 00.0 But things were a little different this year, says Chris Black, who owns and runs Denver’s most famous craft-beer bar…
How far is Cuba from Denver? Don’t ask your iPhone, because all you’ll get is the frustrating line about how you can’t get there from here. At least that’s what my iPhone 4 says. With all the humorous gaffes (Stapleton airport, really?) related to maps on the new 5, who…
I woke up yesterday and immediately thought to myself that what Taco Bell needs most right now are Cool Ranch Doritos Locos tacos, as well as new store designs that include glowing, purple LED lighting on the outside paneling. The much-anticipated taco upgrade is still in the works, but that…
Copper Kettle Brewing had only been open five months when it won a gold medal at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival for its Mexican Chocolate Stout. Owners Kristen Kozik and Jeremy Gobien were ecstatic, but they didn’t let the honor go to their heads. Instead, they’ve been turning out…
When you’re looking for a quick breakfast — coffee for one hand, sandwich or bagel for the other — and you want it meat-free, Hi Rise is an excellent choice if you’re near the Ballpark neighborhood. The coffee, bagels and breakfast sandwiches are all superb; service is fast; there’s seating…
Rebecca Conda has owned the Lancer Lounge since 1999 — — but she doesn’t own the building that houses what she readily admits is a “dive.” Even so, she poured $100,000 into fixing up the joint last year, building new bathrooms and even putting a big window in front. But…
Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, presents Beers Made by Walking from 5 to 8 p.m. today. The mini-beer fest will feature ten beers that were made over the past summer by nine well-known breweries around Colorado; each includes some sort of edible or medicinal plant that was discovered along…
My affinity for Mexican food knows no bounds, but when I’m searching for some of the best, the trail inevitably leads me here, where everything from the green chile to the carne abobada fajitas leaves me wistful for more. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
