Michael Zheng opened Okinawa in late 2010 at 2301 East Colfax Avenue, in a spot that had failed before as a sushi joint — but it’s done well enough that Zheng opened another outpost of Okinawa in a strip mall at 12652 West Ken Caryl Avenue, in a space that…
Whole Foods doesn’t just fill your shopping cart — and empty your wallet. Several of the stores, including the Whole Foods in Capitol Hill, now offer a one-stop shop for basic bike problems: a Dero Fixit bike stand. “There are fifteen to twenty bikes parked out in front of our…
Some new restaurants open with big publicity campaigns and wind up delivering little but disappointment. Not Torta Grill. Opened by Steve Clifton and his wife, Ardeni, in the former Pineapple Grill space at 1818 East Colfax Avenue on June 1, Torta Grill is tiny — but delivers big. And it’s…
Cholon Modern Asian Bistro, 1555 Blake Street, will welcome celebrity chef Angelo Sosa for a special four-course dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. tonight. The cost is $70 per person and includes a signed copy of Sosa’s new book, Flavor Exposed…
Amanda Cohen, the chef-owner of Dirt Candy, a vegetarian restaurant in New York that’s generated national accolades, will be in Denver Wednesday night as part of the Celebrity Chef Tour, a moveable feast that traverses venues all over America to pay homage to the late James Beard, the “father of…
Wolfgang, the first beer that Great Divide tested and brewed on its now-six-month-old pilot brewing system, will hit liquor-store shelves in Colorado this week and elsewhere over the next month. The German-style dopplebock is based on the hefty, malt-forward lagers that German monks used to sustain themselves through long periods…
For more than forty years, the Mexican City Lounge has held down its particular patch of Larimer Street, serving up hot, hot green chile and great greasy steak tacos to generations of faithful fans. Back in the early ’70s, when the Garcia family opened this neighborhood joint, it was in…
Tacos y Salsas has been a hit since the original opened on Federal Boulevard six years ago — and since then, this homegrown chain has spread out across the metro area, with more than a half-dozen locations in the metro area now open. Not, however, the Aurora location at 2284…
I love these bright-hued Japanese ice cream orbs with their soft mochi exterior, and after a wonderful dinner of sushi, sashimi and udon noodles, it’s the perfect sugar finale. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where posts…
If you thought Denver was tired of new breweries, you thought wrong…
Ian Kleinman isn’t interested in opening his own restaurant. He’s having way too much playing around in everyone else’s. Last month, Kleinman, the mad scientist behind the Inventing Room, a roving stage of entertainment that revolves around molecular gastronomy, orchestrated a series of fantastic (and fantastical) pop-up dinners at Studio…
No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we’re offering an animal-free recipe. This is one of the easiest soup recipes you’ll ever make, and it’s also very nutritious. The one-pot recipe makes enough for…
Cafe Society dished out five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a salad with sheets of salty pig at Lowry Beer Garden, to an unsalted burger from Five Star Burgers, to an Italian grinder from Cinque Soldi Sulumeria. We also served up a plate of lasagna from Gaetano’s, whose…
Lori Midson eats out hundreds of times a year, which gives her ample opportunity to observe servers and diners alike. And lately, she’s noticed a lot of guests displaying obnoxious theatrics, which inspired her list of the “Ten rudest things customers do to make servers wish you’d never come to…
The Denver FIVE dinner at the Village Cork, 1300 South Pearl Street, sold out over the weekend and there’s no waiting list, but there are many other events on the culinary calendar this week, including a visit from a legendary barman tonight. Here’s a taste of what’s on the menu…
Opa! One of Denver’s oldest summer celebrations, the Denver Greek Festival allows people from all walks of life to eat, drink and dance like Greeks at least once a year. “This is our 47th year doing the Greek Fest. We’re one of the original ethnic festivals around,” says festival chairman…
Jourdan Adler, the owner of The 1Up, the hip arcade/bar in LoDo, now has a second outpost of his video game-centric bar in the former Pete’s Monkey Bar space at 717 East Colfax. the 2Up. Last night, the 2Up — complete with 35 games, eight pinball machines and three skee-ball…
After having lunch recently at Masalaa, the excellent vegetarian Indian restaurant in Aurora, which has recently undergone a spiffy facelift, I spotted a sign around the corner of the strip mall that simply reads “Mexican Empanadas: Coming Soon.” The space, located at 3140 South Parker Road, is undergoing construction, and…
Happy Place: Hapa Sushi, 2780 East Second Avenue, 303-322-9554 The Hours: Daily from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. The Deals: $1-$3.50 sake specials; $2 Hapa beer; $2 nigri specials; half-priced appetizers Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
I ate out nearly 500 times last year, and when you eat out as often as I do, you’re bound to witness truly bad behavior, both on the side of the server and on the side of the guest. But recently, I’ve seen far more diners than servers exhibit the…
While Denver’s getting better and better at disguising the fact that it was once a cowtown with all the trappings of the Wild West, there are still a few holdover spots that provide a window into this state’s rough-and-tumble history. Here, in no particular order, are our five favorite spots…
Over the past few years, I’ve been fortunate enough to get to know Dale DeGroff. The driving force behind New York’s famous Rainbow Room, Dale has been widely credited with reinventing the bartending profession, setting off a cocktail explosion that continues to this day. He’s the James Beard Award-winning author…
