As usual, there was a steady line of java addicts standing elbow-to-elbow last week when I stopped by Crema Coffee House, the urban coffee joint at 2862 Larimer Street co-owned by Jonathan Power and Noah price. And you can bet that when the two partners open the Populist this summer,…
Drinking a Bloody Mary when you’re at high altitude is not, I recently discovered, the brightest decision. Drinking three, however — well, that’s a perfectly wise decision, especially when you’re trying to sit down like a lady on the chairlift. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who…
Ashlee Coln had a dream: that ladies could own aprons both functional and sexy. Necessity being the mother of invention, Coln decided to start Cheeky Aprons, creating sultry kitchen wear that combines the front of an apron with the flirt of lace and garter belts on the back end…
Jeff Russell District Meats 1625 Wazee Street 303-623-1630 www.charliepalmer.com This is part two of my interview with Jeff Russell, exec chef of District Meats. Part one of our chat ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: Surprisingly, it’s a very small place in Chinatown in New York City…
In January, the owners of Izakaya Den announced that they had entered into a very involved deal with BW Holdings, the company that controls the Wynkoop/Breckenridge group of breweries and restaurants, agreeing to swap Izakaya’s current location — a stand-alone building at 1518 South Pearl Street — for the now-closed…
After several delays, Pho Ta finally opened in Alameda Square last week — and it looks like it was worth waiting for. “We think we have a better, cleaner, prettier and bigger interior and dining area than the other Vietnamese restaurants in and around Denver,” says Vicky Shih, a partner…
Q’s, 2115 13th Street in Boulder, is hosting a dinner tonight featuring wines from the Seven of Hearts winery located in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Winemaker/owner Byron Dooley will be on hand to discuss his wines, which will be paired with a five-course, seasonal menu from chefs John Platt…
Patrik Landberg is turning out some pretty awesome food at Charcoal, the seven-month-old restaurant in the Golden Triangle that I review this week. His seafood dishes, in particular, are like a fun, fast joyride: They exhibit skill and playfulness, and they’re absolutely delicious. Here, to go with my review, are…
A sun-soaked, 75-plus degree afternoon for the Rockies’ home opener. Buds blooming on the trees outside our terrace. Flip-flop adorned feet everywhere we look. Seems it’s been an age since Denver enjoyed a springtime as warm and inviting as this one — and the early onset of balmier temps has…
Construction is under way at Ace, the eatery and ping-pong hall that Josh and Jen Wolkon, Matt Selby, Brandon and Emily Biederman and Jeff Bustos are building next to Steuben’s, which the Wolkons and Selby also own (along with Vesta Dipping Grill). And though the partners are still a few…
It took two and a half years, but Robert Thompson, the restaurateur behind Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar, the former Argyll and Punch Bowl Social, finally got his wish: Anika Zappe, one of the most respected and high-profile bartenders in Denver, Thompson told me today, is now the beverage…
To give the Colorado Bartenders Guild all the credit for Denver’s flourishing cocktail culture would be wrong, says Sean Kenyon, owner of Williams & Graham and one of the founding members of this state’s chapter. But it certainly helped. “We were officially chartered in February of 2008,” he says, “and…
The third annual Denver International Beer Competition takes place this weekend at the Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield, a contest that last year received more than 190 entries from brewers in more than twenty states and six countries. The gold-medal winners will be showcased at the Taste of Elegance Chefs…
Luciano’s Pizza and Wings has reached the end of the line. In addition to the notice posted last month that the property had been seized by the City of Denver for non-payment of taxes, there’s now a sign announcing an April 24 auction of the contents of the eatery at…
Breckenridge Brewery has outgrown its Denver headquarters. The city’s biggest beer maker is planning to build a brand-new, 125,000-square-foot brewery, tasting room, restaurant and visitors center on ten acres in the metro area. The estimated $15 million project would ennable the company to make 100,000 barrels of beer per year…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them and cook up a feast. Pete and Barb…
Unbeatable panoramas, an awesome beer list and food, that by and large, is forgettable. Still, two out of three isn’t bad… Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool –…
Jeff Russell District Meats 1625 Wazee Street 303-623-1630 www.charliepalmer.com This is part one of my interview with Jeff Russell, exec chef of District Meats. You can read part two of our chat in this space tomorrow. Dinner was bonding time, Jeff Russell recalls. “Food was the thing that brought us…
Where would you put a new restaurant in Denver? Theo Adley has sold the Pinyon in Boulder. “The truth is that I want to be in Denver,” he told Lori Midson. “I want to cook — and get better as a chef — in a bigger city with more people…
Russell’s Smokehouse, 1422 Larimer Street, is teaming up with Illegal Mezcal to present a meal paired with its handcrafted, small-batch spirits this evening. The three-course dinner costs $45, which includes cocktails and appetizers; call 720-524-8050 to RSVP. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food…
When Patrik Landberg first came to the United States, he was fresh off eight years in kitchens in his native Sweden, and he had no trouble landing a job in New York City. When he moved to Denver years later, though, he had a little more trouble finding his niche…
It’s been spring for weeks, but afternoons like this — afternoons when it’s a perfect 71 degrees and sunny — make it extremely hard for us to stay indoors without losing our sanity. And right about this time of day, we start looking for any excuse we can get to…
