Despite the volume of beer being pumped out of this state’s kettles, breweries keep opening at a breakneck pace. We’re just fine with that, especially when those breweries come with taprooms, because taprooms are a really good way to daytime drink and somehow seem less alcoholic than if you were…
Karma Bar & Tapas, a surprisingly hip bar at 5654 South Prince Street in downtown Littleton, is celebrating two years of good karma today by offering free food, giveaways and drink specials. There will also be a tattoo booth on-site. Call 720-524-8420 for more info. For information on dozens of…
At the end of last year, we published our list of the ten best restaurants that had opened in 2011 — as we saw them at the time. Over the next few months, though, as we prepared for the Best of Denver 2012, we had a chance to really digest…
Come Sunday, downtown Denver will benefit from another reason to rise and shine when Ryan Leinonen, exec chef/owner of Trillium, the Scandinavian-inspired restaurant that he unleashed in the Ballpark neighborhood just a few months ago, opens his restaurant at 10 a.m. with what he calls “infinite mimosas.”…
About three hundred restaurants opened in the metro area in 2011, and many of them were very good restaurants indeed. There’s no question that the bar has been raised in Denver — and things are only going to get better from here. But as we considered the contenders for the…
I’ll never forget the first time I attended the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. It was the final year that Julia Child, the late, great American chef who demystified French cuisine — and passed away in 2004 — made an appearance at the annual Aspen culinary orgy, back when…
Starbucks’ outspoken support of same-sex marriage prompted the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to create an international campaign to “Dump Starbucks,” an attempt to persuade people to stop buying coffee from Starbucks because, according to itsDump Starbucks website, “it has taken a corporate-wide position that the definition of marriage between…
After four years and a pile of red tape, Vine Street Pub (and Brewery) is getting ready to brew beer on site for the first time this Sunday. The restaurant, part of the Boulder-based Mountain Sun group, has had its equipment set up since last fall, but just received its…
The bartender insisted that the Greek salad was the bomb, but a Greek salad without feta is blasphemy. It arrived later, upon request, but someone in the kitchen was clearly snoozing. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where…
We’re down to the last two neighborhoods in our Street 16 menu matchup, which has pitted sixteen of the area’s hottest dining destinations against each other. And what a match it is: South Federal Boulevard, the strip that holds many of this city’s greatest ethnic restaurants, against Lower Highland, or…
Join Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar, 1512 Curtis Street, in supporting energy conservation and sustainable living when the restaurant offers a four-course dinner paired with wines — by candlelight only — on Saturday, March 31. Dinner in the dark costs $50 and the pairing is an additional $15; call…
Okay, so it’s not really a secret — although it is tucked away inside a printing shop. In an attempt to introduce their home to a wider group of people — and occasionally focus on something other than politics — the collective organizations at the 27 Social Centre, 2727 West…
If you can’t snag at seat at Jelly — and who can? — the insanely popular breakfast and lunch joint that Christina Smith and Josh Epps opened in early 2011, there’s hope on the horizon…
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…
