Food & Drink

“This here’s the first time I’ve ever seen anyone take a photo of truck stop cuisine,” declared the dude from Alabama, who was clearly bewildered. But not as bemused as I was by someone using “truck stop” and “cuisine” in the the same sentence. Can you guess where I’m eating?…

It’s down to the final four neighborhoods in our Cafe Society reader voting tournament, with Tennyson catching the most attention from sideline gabbers and Boulder — “hey, that’s not a neighborhood!” — narrowly beating out Highland West in the field of eight. Below are the full results of our round…

​​​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. Celebrate the start of spring with a medley of fresh carrots, celery and nutty, firm green lentils. Served warm atop a bed…

Last week, Cafe Society served up five Guess Where? contests, ranging from a bowl of guacamole from Las Margaritas that had tongues wagging while fingers were pointing to a flute of bubbles at Crimson Canary to a plateful of pasta with red sauce at Patsy’s to a heap of excellent…

Uptown got knocked out of our Street 16 menu matchup early — and it had nothing to do with the crazy saga of Roam, which owner Daniel Kuhlman closed last week in a wild scene that involved angry former employees, Kuhlman attempted to take Lori Midson’s camera, and two visits…

We started with sixteen neighborhoods on our quest to find the single-best restaurant neighborhood in Denver. Now we’re down to eight. And come Monday morning, we’ll have our final four. A few top seeds in our Street 16 restaurant neighborhood tournament were knocked out quickly (so long, Larimer Square!) while…

Here’s an offer you can’t refuse: a glass of bubbles that would go perfectly with a big meatball sandwich. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool — and every…

Five years ago, Leigh Sullivan was hellbent on showcasing Denver’s dining landscape — and the chefs who define it — to a national audience. Her determination paid off in spades when she handpicked a ring of five local chefs who would eventually become the first incarnation of FIVE, a quintet…

At last night’s one-year milestone bash at Row 14, chef Jensen Cummings managed to throw one of the best stoner food parties we’ve ever seen: carne asada fries, rabbit nachos, hellaciously hot frog legs slicked with sauce killing us softly with ghost chiles, and tempurara-battered meatball sliders. Oh, and he…

I wanted to weep tears of joy when I bit into my first empanada at Maria Empanada, the restaurant that’s the subject of this week’s review. I ate empanadas on a daily basis while living in Buenos Aires, but I hadn’t had a real addiction-worthy version of the treat in…

It’s not imperative to seek out an Italian restaurant to get good pasta in this city. In fact, here, where the above snap was flashed, you’ll find pasta dishes that far surpass most of the joints that hold the noodle in high esteem. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special…

Marilyn Hagerty , the 85-year-old woman who’s the “Eat Beat” columnist at the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota, has been getting an abundance of press since her review of the Olive Garden went viral. Marilyn-mania began with her original review of the popular Italian chain, which had some readers…

The space at 1033 East 17th Avenue is about to get a new occupant….its fourth in a fast-moving year. Daniel Kuhlman, who originally had Tastes in this spot, then replaced it with Wild Catch, then replaced that with Roam, which closed abruptly this week, has a deal with Gary Hvizda,…

Owning a farm, says Yasu Kizaki, was always a dream for him and his brother, Toshi, the owners of two Japanese restaurants on South Pearl Street: Sushi Den and Izakaya Den. “Our parents were farmers,” Yasu recounts. “It’s been a vision for a long time, but it’s hard work.” Dreams…

Yesterday, while sharing space at the bar with Jensen Cummings, the executive chef of Row 14, he couldn’t wipe the grin off his face. “This is going to be a big, very cool party, and you know why it’s going to be big and cool?” he asked. “We’re one of…

Since they first opened — and re-opened — then reopened Oak at Fourteenth, owners Bryan Dayton and chef Steve Redzikowski have tried to create a true neighborhood restaurant, pulling in crowds of regulars with their creative take on North American cuisine and an equally inventive beverage program. And starting April…