Food & Drink

‘Tis the season to eat, dink, make merry and give generously, and tonight, at Steuben’s, you have the opportunity to kill four turtle doves with one toy…

Our prayers to the gods and goddesses of things that squeak have been been fulfilled: After shuttering in June, following a break-down in lease negotiations between Squeaky Bean head bean counter Johnny Ballen and his landlord, the owners of Rosa Linda’s, the Bean is re-sprouting. “We’re puttin’ the Bean back…

Denver Bicycle Cafe, which rolled onto the scene on November 22, is the town’s first bikecentric coffeeshop, combining food, drink and a little bike grease. “Business has been steady,” says Jessica Caouette, one of the owners. “We’re still just getting to know the neighborhood. It’s been nice and slow, so…

UPDATE: We have the full scoop on the new Squeaky Bean — including its location — right here. They’re baacckkk! Johnny Ballen, owner of the Squeaky Bean, which closed several months ago when lease negotiations broke down between him and his landlord, has finally (thank God) signed a least on…

We, as well as the rest of the Denver community, were beyond shocked and heartbroken to learn that Noel Cunningham, chef/owner of Strings, and one of this city’s most altruistic humanitarians, died unexpectedly last Thursday. Cunningham, whose life was cut way too short — he was just 62 when he…

Restaurateurs: The clock is ticking on the deadline for listings in our New Year’s Eve Guide. If you have a special meal/party/event slated for December 31, please send us the details ASAP. Our New Year’s Eve Guide will include comprehensive listings of activities around town (and still more will be…

​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. Rice is always popular in a stir-fry dish, but why not give another grain a chance? This tropical entree will make you…

Cafe Society served up four Guess where contests last week, ranging from a Bloody Mary during the Bronco game at Sam’s No. 3 to a plate of charcuterie from Cafe Brazil to the buffalo carpaccio above. For correctly identifying it as coming from Bittersweet, Elwood wins an EatDenver deck…

Brrr! As the temperature plummeted last week, Laura Shunk quickly pulled together a warming list of “Denver’s five best restaurant fireplaces”, including the one at Barolo Grill (above). But because we wanted to post that list in time to heat up that night’s dinner reservations, we didn’t have photos of…

The sad news that Noel Cunningham has passed away continues to reverberate not just through the Denver restaurant scene, but around the world, where Cunningham worked so passionately to help those in need. Strings, the restaurant he started in 1986, remains open, a gathering place for those mourning his loss…

Every year, EatDenver, the city’s network of independent restaurants, releases a dining deck of killer meal deals — a collection of 52 gift cards worth $10 each to spend at some of the best grub houses in Denver. And last week, we posted a contest, wherein we promised to give…

Six years ago, Seattle-born brothers Tommy and Tim Thwaites borrowed some money from their parents to launch Coda Coffee, a metro Denver roaster that drew on the their combined three decades of experience in the industry. A year or two into their venture, the brothers started focusing more on the…

Although Fluff*– a blow-dry bar, lounge and upscale champagne bar — was originally slated to open in October, it finally made its debut last night. While the spot offers services from top stylists, barbers, makeup artists and aestheticians in a lounge atmosphere, it also sports two bars with a drink…

When it comes to kale, there are two camps: love and hate. Amos Watts, the mouthpiece of this week’s Chef and Tell interview, loves the leafy green. “Greens of any kind are another one of my favorite ingredients,” he says. “I grew up eating a lot of greens which may…