Food & Drink

Eating Chinese food has several benefits: It’s usually low-cost; if you’re lucky the portion sizes are large enough that you can fill up on the first try, with leftovers for an hour later (they’re no good after that); and you can always ask for extra fortune cookies, read the messages…

In this week’s food review, we dished on the British Bulldog, the Pakistani-Brit hybrid located in a building on Stout Street with a considerable history of its own. Cafe writer Jenn Wohletz trekked down to the Union Jack-wrapped restaurant and tried bangers, mash, curry, fried pickles and aloo gosht salin,…

Yesterday Dan and Kristen Cofrades opened Early Bird restaurant, their breakfast/lunch spot in Westminster. The place was inspired by their four-year-old daughter, Izzy; not only was she born prematurely (early), but they also wanted to have a business that closed early in the day so that they could spend more…

Did you know that Elvis, who left the building for good 35 years ago today, once flew all the way to Denver in the middle of the night just for a sandwich? Well, he did — true story. But this was no ordinary sandwich. This was the Fool’s Gold Loaf,…

“I don’t want none of that rubber chicken,” declares the woman sitting next to me at the bar with a stiff mid-afternoon drink and a book. I have no idea what she eventually ordered, but the fajita burrito, while bereft of “rubber chicken,” wasn’t the perfect choice, either. Then again,…

It’s the brew-soaked dream of any drinking-age guy — or gal — to own a great bar. And to own close to twenty of them? That’s a drinking dream come true. Since he foundedThe Little Pub Company in 1994, Mark Berzins has collected nineteen Denver area bars, including The British…

Richard Sandoval Al Lado, La Sandia, Tamayo, Zengo, Cima, Venga Venga www.richardsandoval.com Part one of my interview with chef Richard Sandoval, who owns and operates dozens of restaurants around the world, including seven in Colorado, ran yesterday; this is part two of that interview. Most memorable meal you’ve ever had:…

Honest Tea just finished testing Denver’s honesty. On Tuesday, two mysterious kiosks on the 16th Street Mall (see above) were stocked with bottles of cold tea, along with a sign asking hot and thirsty mall-walkers to put a dollar in the cash box if they wanted to enjoy some tea…

New spots are popping up all over town, including Little Dragon, a Chinese take-out and delivery spot in Mayfair. Jenn Wohletz dropped by and picked up an order of hot-and-sour soup and allegedly healthy, baked crab and cheese wontons. Is it wrong to crave these wontons?…

Today the phrase “hair of the dog” refers to a hangover cure, but it originated with the theory that the bite of a rabid dog could be treated by placing a few of the dog’s hairs in the wound. Sticking dog hair into a rabies-infested gash probably works about as…

“Why cook tonight?” That’s the slogan of Little Dragon, a new Chinese food spot offering take-out and delivery that Mimi Chan opened in early July. And Chan managed to pack a lot of festive decor into her 1,300 square-foot spot at 1305 Krameria Street, Suite G, in the heart of…

DJ Rockstar Aaron loved Hooters — a lot. In fact, Aaron — who DJs five nights a week at clubs all over town and is known for his massive signature pink mohawk — loved the South Colorado Boulevard restaurant so much that he ate there once a month on Wednesdays…

Palisade peaches are one of my favorite summertime snacks, and we’ve seen this year’s fuzzy crop pop up on menus all over town, including here, where the kitchen is turning out peachy ice cream topped with wood-fired peaches. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the…

Downtown Denver got its own Pho 79 this summer when an outpost of this homegrown chain opened above the 16th Street Mall, in a complex at 16th and Champa street that already holds Cafe Berlin and Diego’s. “It’s more lively down here than on South Federal, and we’ve been getting…

Richard Sandoval Al Lado, La Sandia, Tamayo, Zengo, Cima, Venga Venga www.richardsandoval.com This is part one of my interview with chef Richard Sandoval, who owns and operates dozens of restaurants around the world, including seven in Colorado. Part two of my interview with Sandoval will run tomorrow. There’s the man…

That month at Children’s, Luca was surrounded with thoughtful, caring nurses. Nurses who talked him through the wires coming out of his head and the tubes coming out of his arms. Nurses who thoughtfully explained the video monitors and the bathroom protocol and the litany of medicines. Nurses who had…