Anyone can make a plate of spaghetti — but in this town, only Patsy’s Italian Inn has been serving plates of homemade Italian spaghetti for more than nine decades. That was back in the days when celebrities had to sing, dance and have talent to be famous, back before The…
If you want a Thai curry that’s mild, meek and devoid of any discernible heat (despite a plea for “Thai hot”), go here. This is a joint for uninitiated freshman — not graduating valedictorians. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
Businesses across the country are coming out with stances on gay marriage, including Chick-Fil-A and Lakewood’s own Masterpiece Cakeshop. The bakery does not create cakes for gay ceremonies. The decision, publicized by rejected couple Dave Mullins and Charlie Craig, made waves across the Internet, where those who object to the…
Ace Eat Serve, the Asian restaurant and ping-pong palace that will open Wednesday next to Steuben’s, is the latest restaurant to tap into a nearby brewery for its own house beer…
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, the one-man brewery that primarily makes wild and sour ales, has officially moved its barrel-aging and fermenting to north Denver and plans to announce a plan for where it will brew beers sometime in August…
The long-vacant space at 30 East Ninth venue, on the southwest corner of Lincoln and Ninth, will soon have a new breakfast joint: Devin and Jason Stallings, the brothers who own DJ’s Berkeley Cafe, are opening a second outpost — DJ’s 9th Ave Cafe, a 3,500-square-foot mimic of its popular…
After over a decade of serving house-roasted coffee at 630 East Sixth Avenue, Pablo’s Coffee is expanding to a second location. It’s taking over the former home of Penn Street Perk at 1300 Pennsylvania Street, and renovations of the interior are already under way. Pablo’s plans to open the doors…
Flagstaff House has won the Wine Spectator’s Grand Award; it’s one of only 75 restaurants to win the award this year. But more remarkably, Flagstaff House has earned the coveted Grand Award every year since 1983. “The Wine Spectator is the first and most prestigious wine magazine,” says restaurant co-owner…
There’s been buzz circulating for months that Justin Cucci, the owner/chef of Linger and Root Down (and, at some point, a second Root Down at DIA), had his clever hands in another project, and now we can confirm exactly what that is: Cucci will open a bar, restaurant and live…
The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse’s thirteenth annual Rocky Mountain Tea Festival poured out the fun for both adults and kids this past weekend, including such yearly favorites as the children’s tea party and chef-owner Lenny Martinelli’s cooking with tea workshop, as well as a brand-new — and delicious — tea and…
We’ve found some very good vegan pizzas in town, including this year’s Best of Denver award-winner. But the pie to beat in 2013 comes from the oven at the Marquis Theater, which has minimal seating for diners — but plenty of entertainment while you wait…
On July 10, the city red-tagged the First Avenue Hotel, ordering the building vacated — and that meant that both El Diablo and Sketch had to close, at least temporarily. But after three weeks of fighting, owner Jesse Morreale managed to get a hearing yesterday morning before the Board of…
The fourth annual Tasty Colfax — a walking tour and tasting at eateries along East Colfax Avenue between Columbine and Monroe streets — goes down tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets costs $25 and include food from fourteen restaurants, live music and access to after-parties…
After three weeks of being on lock-down, thanks to the City of Denver, El Diablo and Sketch, Jesse Morreale’s two restaurants housed in the First Avenue Hotel will reopen after the Board of Appeals unanimously agreed this morning that the restaurants, which were red-tagged by the city early on the…
Arvada’s Voss Farms is looking for volunteers to harvest its hops — and whoever shows up will be able to brag about how they helped supply some serious flavor for Black Shirt Brewing (opening in September), Wynkoop Brewing, Strange Brewing and Arvada Beer, all of which will use the hops…
The interior of Ace Eat Serve — the highly-anticipated ping-pong hall, restaurant and bar that will open at 501 East 17th Avenue on Wednesday — is one of the most uniquely designed spaces in the city. Xan Creative, the design firm responsible for the look, has documented Ace’s construction on…
The Kickstarter campaign, Facebook page and website for Twin Hops Brewing Co. — a new brewery concept from brothers Brad, Scott and Rick Burton (Brad and Scott are identical twins) — have all inexplicably disappeared from the Web. The brothers launched their Kickstarter fundraiser earlier this month at Denver Bicycle…
The Croke-Patterson Mansion is a historic gem, with official designation from the Landmark Preservation Commission, Colorado State Register of Historic Properties, and the National Register of Historic Places. And new owners are ready to add a new chapter in that history, opening the building as the Patterson Inn, a B&B…
I don’t think much of the ravioli — or the marinara sauce — at this Italian joint, but the Olympic-size pork osso buco is worth its weight in medals. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where posts…
Although we absolutely love vegan king Bryant Terry’s pesto potato salad, sometimes you want something a bit more traditional to take to a picnic. This recipe is adapted from the original Betty Crocker version, but we use Vegenaise instead of mayonnaise and add some pickle, celery seed and dill for…
Cheese, cheese and more cheese. And sausages, olives and olive oils. Panani and sandwiches, chocolate and fresh-baked bread. Pastas and San Marzano tomatoes. At Pollyanna Forster’s Eat+Drink, the cheese and charcuterie emporium that she opened late last week, following the success of her same-name original in Edwards that she unleashed…
Cafe Society dished out five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a duo of dipped ice cream cones from Dairy Queen to a bowl of still unidentified miso soup from a joint whose sushi is not its calling card to a plate of tacos from Odelay that weren’t worth…
