After last year’s listeria scare that wrongly targeted cantaloupes from Rocky Ford, the now trademarked Rocky Ford Cantaloupe™ is making a comeback. That’s largely due to the efforts of the Rocky Ford Growers Association, which banded together to adopt new safety procedures, build a state-of-the-art packing shed, hire a full-time…
Odds are good that “chicken” isn’t the first thing most people think of when they consider a sandwich. After all, there are so many other kinds of sammies that get higher billing: pastrami and Italian sandwiches, turkey and egg salad, meatball, roast beef and BLTs. Even peanut butter and jelly…
On the heels of the Boulder-based Brewers Association report that craft beer sales are up 14 percent so far this year, Longmont’s Oskar Blues has posted even more outstanding numbers. The brewer said revenue was up 53 percent in the first six months of 2012. Oskar Blues credited the growth…
A day after 49,000 tickets to the Great American Beer Festival were snapped up within minutes of going on sale — leaving a lot of angry beer fans out there — a Boulder homebrewer listed one of those tickets on eBay for $50,000. Does he really expect someone to buy…
A corporation has shut down all of Larimer Square today, buying out businesses on the historic block for a private event — but at least one merchant has refused to close his doors. Larimer Street between 15th and Speer and 14th Street between Market and Lawrence streets are closed to…
Here’s the latest dish on Dish: Westword’s annual eating orgy is set for Thursday evening, September 6, and it will once again be held in the great outdoors — but this time we’re bringing great food, great drink and great entertainment to the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts…
This is part one of my interview with Wade Kirwan, executive chef of Adrift. Part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Wade Kirwan Adrift 218 South Broadway 303-862-5749 www.facebook.com/adriftbar It’s mid-day, and the lights are dim at Adrift, the tiki bar and restaurant that opened three months ago on…
If you’re a little bit country, you’re going to like Lil & Lou’s Wreck — a lot. The bar, which bills itself as “Sexy, Southern Fun,” opened last week around the corner from Larimer Square. And it’s a country paradise, complete with a tire swing hanging from the ceiling, bras…
The Denver Five will return to the James Beard House next month, strutting their stuff for food fans in New York City. The featured chefs make undeniably good food…but how will they behave?…
Every Wednesday throughout the summer, Elway’s Cherry Creek, 2500 East First Avenue, hosts a live music performance on the mall beyond its patio from 6:30 to 9 p.m. This is more than just a concert, though; it’s a real scene. This year’s series is almost over, so grab a spot…
While Paul Reilly, the former executive chef/owner of Encore on Colfax, continues to search for a new pad to perch a restaurant, the space he left behind at 2550 East Colfax Avenue, will soon have a familiar tenant: Udi, Etai and Robin Baron, of the Udi’s empire, which includes seven…
Tonight is National Night Out — a program started by the National Association of Town Watch that raises awareness for crime prevention in communities across the country. And several local restaurants and organizations are getting involved by hosting cool events for the cause, all offering good reason to get out…
Larkburger, the homegrown chain that chef Thomas Salamunovich started in Edwards in 2006, has added an eighth location to its flock. A new Larkburger opened today at 11985 Washington Street in Northglenn — and an eager crowd of fans was waiting to get a crack at the menu…
Prost Brewing became one of the first — if not the first — Colorado brewer to package its beer in growlers for sale at local liquor stores. The German-style brewery, which won’t open its own doors until later this month, packaged 48 growlers with shrink wrap and delivered them to…
After working in the fine-dining industry, Daniel and Kristen Cofrades decided they wanted to create a comfortable breakfast place in their own neighborhood, one that would allow them to spend quality time with their daughter, Isabel. And after months of preparation, Early Bird Restaurant will finally open this week at…
Another Colorado classic has reached the end of the line: Conway’s Red Top, a family-run chain that’s been slinging giant hamburgers in Colorado Springs since 1944, just closed the last of its three restaurants. The chain was co-founded by the late Norbert Conway and became known for its giant burgers,…
For those of you who have an affinity for the iconic Columbine Steak House, Westerkamps Steakhouse or Cowbobas, all of which turn out slabs of beef that don’t require an expense account, here’s more good news: We now have a quartet of meat-centric joints where you can chew on cow…
This bustling little spot takes its time to feed your soul, but the wait is well worth it, especially for the jerk chicken and plantains. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where posts is entered into a…
Although Colorado is home to some veggie-friendly chains (Chipotle, Garbanzo, etc.), we’re never sure about chains that originate in other states. Which ‘Wich?, which got its start in Dallas, was one of those unknown quantities — but now we’re happy to report that it offers more than one vegetarian version…
Uncle, chef/owner Tommy Lee’s Asian-inspired restaurant in LoHi, hasn’t even opened yet — although it will sometime this week — and already people are quibbling about how close it is to Bones, which itself was considered a copy of Momofuku when Frank Bonanno opened that restaurant almost four years ago…
National Farmers’ Market Week runs through August 11, and Chipotle Mexican Grill, Denver’s homegrown success story, is showing its support of local produce by giving the first 250 people to arrive at select farmers’ markets a $10 token that can be used at any vendor. The burrito chain will also…
Early last week, when I met with Todd Leopold at Steuben’s, he was wearing oatmeal-colored overalls that sniffed of absinthe, which may or may not have been the reason why customers coming in and out of Steuben’s stopped to introduce themselves and shake his hand. But Todd, who, in 1999,…
