Whether you’re vegetarian or not, you’ll want to take advantage of the Meatless Monday opportunity at Duo (2413 West 32nd Avenue) or Olivea (719 East 17th Avenue), two restaurants featuring the work of husband-and-wife team John Broening and Yasmin Lozada-Hissom, who deserve every bit of praise they receive. For information…
There’s no sign outside yet, but Sexy Pizza is now open at 1579 South Pearl Street. Throughout the first day of business today, passersby wandered in, wondering where they were. Some were looking for the Crushery, where homemade bagels could be “crushed” with over 75 ingredients. But Crushery owner John…
Denver Restaurant Week, this city’s annual two-week eating orgy, comes to a close tonight — although a few places have extended their $52.80 menu for a few days. And in the meantime, there are still openings at restaurants across town tonight, including 1515, Izakaya Den and Sushi Sasa…
Bobby Stuckey’s wine team at Frasca Food and Wine is one of the most formidable in the state, and the crew is frequently praised for its deep, well-built cellar and the knowledgeable, well-spoken sommeliers who create unforgettable pairing experiences for diners, whether their taste is California Cabernet or Austrian Gruner…
Aoba won’t be getting into the swim of the Denver dining scene as soon as it had hoped. The new sushi joint going into 1520 Blake Street — the former home of Organixx — had hoped to open this month. But today, the Aoba construction project was put on hold…
Little Man Ice Cream, 2620 16th Street, is hoping to pack the house tomorrow evening for a promotional video shoot. To sweeten the deal, it will offer fifty-cent single scoops of ice cream, gelato and sorbet from 7 to 8 p.m.; there will also be live music. For information on…
It’s an idea whose time has come. In June,Hugo’s Colorado Beer & Spirits will open in Capitol Hill, selling primarily craft brews and spirits cooked up in Colorado. “My goal is to get everything I can get my hands on, and that includes stuff from small breweries,” says Joe-Michael Wright,…
In the last two years, two Argentine restaurants have tried to bring South American cuisine to the corner of 38th Avenue and Lowell Boulevard, but neither was able to get anything going. The most recent resident, Caminito Tango, shuttered quietly earlier this year after taking over the space from Viejo…
Happy Place: Coohills, 1400 Wewatta Street, 303-623-5700. The Hours: Monday through Friday from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $3 beers; $4 cocktails and wines by the glass; $5 specialty cocktails; $3-$9 food specials. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
Yesterday, Josh Burbank, barman at Jax Fish House, showed us how he makes homemade root beer. Now he’s weighing in on his mentors, behind-the-bar antics gone awry, and putting his blood, sweat and tears into every drink…
Ladies, if you’re looking to meet men, this place is full of them. When I stopped by recently, I was one of only two women in the place. Perhaps that’s because all it serves is beer and pretzels. But sometimes that’s enough. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus:…
Things don’t look too sweet at Sugar House these days. A broken window in front is covered with plywood and a card from the Denver Police Department dated February 16. The door is locked up tight. The voicemail box is full. Both Sugar House, the swingers club that Scottie Ewing…
Aurora, Denver’s upstart neighbor to the east (and the focus of this week’s cover story, “Wish You Were Here”), has just released Yum!, a guide to the city’s independent ethnic restaurants — more than 150 of them, ranging from Thai Street Food Restaurant to Jai Ho Indian Restaurant. It’s an…
Lance Barto, the former exec chef of Strings, will be in the kitchen when Central Bar & Bistro opens this summer in Highland. “You’ll find fun, creative, seasonally driven American food that incorporates French techniques with great American cooking,” Barto told Lori Midson last month. In the meantime, he’ll offer…
As bartenders in this town dive deeper into their craft, we’ve seen a lot of housemade sodas pop up on lists. Several places make their own tonic, for instance, and a few turn out their own ginger beers. We know of places trying to work out the kinks of more…
Denver has an abundance of Vietnamese restaurants, all devoted to a culinary canon that marries French and Chinese cooking into dishes that are delicious whether you’re eating noodles on the street or chowing down at a formal feast. Dozens of pho shops dot Federal Boulevard and South Havana Street, and…
Westword caught some sh*t for our Sh*t People From Denver Say video, especially from readers who thought we omitted a few key catchphrases. So we compiled a list of sh*t our video should have said, including this line submitted by a reader: “All the good ethnic food is in Aurora.”…
Chances, which opened last year at 1135 Bannock Street, has moved into the LoDo space at 1320 15th Street formerly occupied by Rack & Rye and, most recently Sauced. Chances will have a soft opening today and will host a variety events over the weekend to celebrate the new digs…
New Belgium Brewing’s social media specialist created a small controversy yesterday when he complained in his blog on the brewery’s website that the federal government was “leaking upcoming beer labels” and that bloggers were following suit. But the points he made ring hollow…
When Brett Zimmerman and his team at the Boulder Wine Merchant are throwing an event, you’d be wise to rearrange your schedule and get there. The master sommelier offers some unique opportunities to taste rare wines in fun contexts, thereby expanding the horizons of his buyers and giving wine fans…
Brett Shaheen Wooden Table 2500 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village 303-730-2152 www.thewoodentablerestaurant.com This is part two of my interview with Brett Shaheen, exec chef of the Wooden Table. Part one of our chat ran yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: Grizzly Bar in Roscoe, Montana. It’s located in a podunk town…
What’s John Waters’s favorite movie-watching snack? In anticipation of “An Evening With John Waters at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design this weekend, we asked the famed filmmaker several questions submitted by Westword readers, and then threw in the movie-snack question. His answer? . “I love candy!” he…
