While some readers were splitting hairs over splitting plates, others were getting ready to welcome La Merise to Cherry Creek, where it will open on Wednesday in the former home of Argyll, at 2700 East Third Avenue. In a basement, if not necessarily a temple…
We could all use a little sprucing up occasionally — and sometimes, even abstract concepts such as recipes could benefit from a makeover. The City of Aurora will host a Recipe Makeovers cooking class from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight at Expo Recreation Center, 10955 East Exposition Avenue in Aurora,…
I stopped short right outside the entrance to Satchel’s on 6th. Past the threshold, I could see people sitting and sipping wine at a U-shaped bar in the center of the simple, beautiful space, illuminated by the sexy glow of candlelight reflecting off dark walls. But on the patio, where…
When Andrew Casalini and Jen Dactano packed up Satchel’s Market, it didn’t take long for another pair of restaurateurs to pick up the lease on their former spot in Park Hill. After years in the catering business, Pam Read partnered up with her cousin, Gary Fink, to turn the space…
The seeds for Moon Dog Farms, the massive urban garden at 333 22nd Street that’s run, in part, by the Mercury Cafe, were sown during a walk in the park…
There’s never been a particularly compelling reason for Denverites to waste their mileage on traveling to restaurants in Lakewood, unless you were headed to Cafe Bisque, a vibrant cafe that managed to make a longstanding name for itself with its stellar brunch menu that eventually expanded into dinner. But early…
In 2001, Matt Robinette sat with his wife, Roberta, brother Jonathan and sister-in-law Cristina in a Tahoe cafe, where they pondered selling Roberta’s Pueblo-style green chile in California, an area of the country that wasn’t familiar with the stuff. It took nearly a decade — as well as a move…
Earlier this year, Michael Olsen tried to open another version of Hush, the nightclub he used to have in the Larimer Square spot now occupied by Wicked Garden, but Cherry Creek residents lined up in opposition to his plans to put a club in the basement of 250 Steele Street…
Both Flagstaff House and Johnson’s Corner are celebrating anniversaries this week; with the Snack Attack food truck event coming up on Sunday, that should be enough to sate you, and there are a lot more events to choose from in the meantime! Here’s a taste of what’s ahead:…
When Elena Zasytiene moved to Denver from Colorado Springs, she knocked on restaurant doors looking for a job, but no one would hire her, so she shrugged it off and followed her gut: She, along with her partner, Baiba Sisco, signed a lease on their own restaurant, La Merise, a…
People driving by the Capitol building at Broadway and Colfax will notice many things about the Occupy Denver demonstration site, including energetic protesters chanting and waving signs, a Hooverville-style collection of tents and tarps for the 24-7 campers and, right in the middle of this organized chaos, the Thunderdome. This…
I’m not a big proponent of tofu — except when I have it here, at a restaurant that’s definitely not vegetarian, but whose vegetarian dishes are among Denver’s best. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I…
When the Kitchen [Next Door] opened in Boulder earlier this year, it didn’t have a single bottle of wine on the beverage list. Instead, the restaurant installed a keg system from which it pours three whites and five reds. Frasca Food & Wine’s Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson pursued a…
Cafe Society served up five guess where contests last week, ranging from an elk-jalapeno-cheddar dog smothered with pedestrian chili and nacho cheese at Coney Island to a superlative Philadelphia cheesesteak at Large Marge’s to these street tacos . For correctly identifying them as coming from Tacos Marlene, Joey M. Wins…
No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as an incentive to join the growing Meatless Monday movement, we’re featuring an animal-free recipe each week. Biscuits and gravy are a common comfort food, and sadly, it’s very rare to find a good vegan b&g…
Laura Shunk just served up the “five things that should always be free at a restaurant,” including the glass of water she requested after ordering a round of drinks. And while some readers added a few she’d missed — chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant, tea at a Chinese…
Nature’s Table Cooking School, the latest cooking school to open in the area (it’s located at 6657 West Ottawa Avenue Unit D-3 in Littleton), will host a screening of Two Angry Moms, which follows two moms trying to improve school lunches. After the movie, chef Penni will lead a discussion…
Open just five days, Maria Empanada, a tiny storefront that’s dispensing food from South America, is one of those restaurants that makes me happier than an elephant freed from the circus to live in Denver. And Lorena Cantarovici, who owns Maria Empanada, which is named for her mother, couldn’t be…
I’m not looking for handouts, and I don’t think any restaurant is obligated to give things away for free. Upcharges for higher quality substitutions, a bill for chips and salsa and even an auto-gratuity is all well within a restaurant’s prerogative. But there are a few things that enrage me…
A one-mile strip of Havana out in Aurora can pretty much cure any craving you might have for Korean food, so after making the sad discovery that Sae Jong Kwan, one of my favorite restaurants in Denver for bibim naeng myun, was (at least) temporarily closed, I was consoled by…
Oblio’s Pizzeria, 6115 East 22nd Avenue, makes great pizza, and now the owners want you to eat it all at once. The Park Hill joint is offering an eating challenge that they call “28 inches of pure madness. Two people, one hour, no upchucking.” If you pull it off, Oblio’s…
Happy Place: Highland Pacific Restaurant and Oyster Bar, 3934 West 32nd Avenue, 303-477-6644. The Hours: Monday through Saturday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $3 Bud Light drafts, well cocktails and wines by the glass; $1 oysters; $3-$11 appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
