The sun set on Boulder’s 8island Hawaiian BBQ around the new year, and the city lost one of the only places you could find a Hawaiian plate lunch. We haven’t heard from former 8island owner Michael Iuchi since he shuttered the joint, but the address, at least, has gotten new…
We might all be Manhattan and martini connoisseurs now, but not even ten years ago, properly made classic cocktails were a lot more difficult to find not just in Denver, but in any city. And cocktail bars — at least the trendy cocktail bars that keep proliferating today — were…
Downtown Littleton, claims Vanessa Menke, has neither a java joint nor a craft beer bar, so why not pimp both under one roof? Menke, along with her mom, Jayne Barth, who runs Kate’s Wine Bar on Littleton’s Main Street, plan to integrate both beans and beer when they open Jake’s…
Everything about this restaurant is simply beautiful, from the dining rooms to the bar to the staff to the cooks to the glistening oysters on the half shell. 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…
Cafe Society readers have narrowed the field of sixteen down to just two in our Street 16 neighborhood tournament. This week South Federal and LoHi face off after beating Boulder and Tennyson respectively. So which is the single-best neighborhood for eating in Denver, South Federal or LoHi? Vote below!…
Picking the Best Vegetarian Dish in a Non-Vegetarian Restaurant for the Best of Denver 2012 was a tough task. The owners of omnivorous restaurants have really gone above and beyond lately to cater to lacto-ovo vegetarians and totally plant-based eaters alike. In no particular order (save for number one), here…
It’s still March, but it’s patio weather. Every coffeehouse, bar and restaurant in town with even a scrap of sidewalk is putting out chairs and tables, so that diners can grab a few minutes (or more) of sun while enjoying a few beers and maybe some grub. In honor of…
Linger, a multiple Best of Denver 2012 winner at 2030 West 30th Avenue, is participating in OUT on the Town today by donating at least 10 percent of sales to The Center; a local nonprofit that provides support and advocacy for Colorado’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. It’s a…
Three and a half years ago, husband-and-wife team Peter and Delinda Fatianow opened Indulge Wine Bar in Highlands Ranch, bringing the southern suburbs a tapas-focused spot with a massive by-the-glass list — and a stellar patio, featuring couches, fire pits, and sweeping views of the Front Range. And now, the…
The last meal I had at Ambria was stunning. From the crisp, goat-cheese-and-almond-studded raw carrot salad to roasted beets pooled with celery root pesto to a well-cooked ribeye, it was one of the few meals I had all year that was truly close to perfect. By the time I’d scraped…
The chain of Rio Grande Mexican restaurants has been hard at work re-tooling the kitchens across the company, and, as I wrote in my review a few weeks ago, the downtown restaurant, at least, has been successful, even if it still has some work to do. That LoDo location is…
Remember a couple of weeks ago, when we systematically broke down the entirely undeserved bad rap (pun intended) on moscato? That put us in the mindset of another, equally beleaguered wine that we now feel compelled to turn you onto. We already know this one’s gonna be a tougher sell,…
No. 32: Lamb posole from Encore…
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. Pinch pie, says…
Craft brewers sold $8.7 billion worth of beer in 2011, up more than 9 percent over the previous year, according to the Boulder-based Brewers Association. That’s a lot of suds. The total amount of beer they made rose 13 percent, or roughly 1.3 million barrels, to nearly 11.5 million barrels…
Most chilaquiles make me happy, even the ones that aren’t as good as they should be, but none make me happier than the ones you get here — a plate-spanning stack of stale tortilla chips smothered in a chile-laced verde topped with three large eggs that stream rivers of school…
It’s a perfect day to dine on a patio. But not at My Brother’s Bar, whose urban-oasis deck is under construction — much like the area all around My Brother’s, since the demolition of the 15th Street Street viaduct started last Sunday. (The lane heading into downtown is still open.)…
Denver City Council last night approved $5 million in tax-increment financing for a new Target store — only the second in Denver — that will be built at the former home of Tamarac Square. But some people will be more interested in another facet of this $40 million development: a…
We’re down to the Final Four in our Street 16 menu matchup. And one of the contests is very tough: Boulder versus South Federal Boulevard. The “foodiest” town in America versus Denver’s ethnic strip. Yesterday, one reader was so torn he wondered how to split his vote. But no more…
Every Wednesday, Cured, 1825 Pearl Street in Boulder, encourages you to cook for yourself by offering up an idea for dinner and also the ingredients to make it. And once a month, the specialty shop asks a local restaurant to help…
Matt and Rosemary Lopez have owned Taza de Cafe on 44th Avenue for six years, where they’ve hawked a variety of coffee-based treats — including a horchatte, a latte made with horchata. Two years ago, they started thinking about adding another business to their portfolio, and they began looking around…
The gather and huddle in the early afternoon, often under the threat of ominous skies threatening to dump buckets of snow in their champagne flutes and on their foie gras. But that doesn’t stop the hearty oenophiles and gastronauts from making the airborne gondola pilgrimage to the mountaintop picnic on…
