Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them and cook up a feast. Even though it’s…
One of the biggest bummers about the Great American Beer Festival being over is that it can be hard to find — and drink — the medal winners: Some were one-off brews that are no longer available. Others are on-draft-only options in towns a couple of hours away. Luckily, a…
Eric Rivera Cafe|Bar 295 South Pennsylvania Street 303-362-0227 www.cafebarcolorado.com It’s been just three weeks since Cafe|Bar opened its doors, but executive chef Eric Rivera already feels very much at home. The 26-year-old, who was born in Ohio and raised in Colorado, had spent the past three years leading the line…
Denver’s burger emporiums keep multiplying like calculators, and here, where this burger was snapped, the staff is obsessed with a certain number that is greater than one and less than 100. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where…
While Cherry Creek is not the restaurant hot-spot it once was, there’s still plenty of action in the area. In a quick turn-around, La Merise is slated to open today in the former home of Argyll, at 2700 East Third Avenue. And Cafe Bisque — now known simply as Bisque…
Twin Peaks is coming to Colorado, the Texas-based chain proudly announced yesterday, bringing baseball, beer and boobs, as Laura Shunk reported here. That post prompted this from bizzygeek: Thanks for the heads up CS Editors! While you’re at it, are there any new McDonald’s locations springing up around town that…
Johnson’s Corner, the legendary diner at 2842 Southeast Frontage Road at I-25’s exit 254 (just north of Berthoud), is starting its sixtieth year in business. To celebrate 59 years well done, Johnson’s Corner will be offering food-and-drink specials for 59 cents from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. No word…
Location changes often spell doom for restaurants, which can lose regular customers in the move — and not gain new ones. But Andrew Casalini and Jen Dactano, who owned Satchel’s Market, a place I’d liked when I reviewed it last year, were willing to take the risk when they left…
When Olav Peterson and his wife, Melissa Severson, drew up plans for the former gas station that would become Bittersweet, they focused on two patios that, in addition to seating, would provide them ample room to grow their own produce…
Think you make a kick-ass guacamole? Save it for Monday Night Football. At the nationwide Avocado Takedown, which stops in Denver on Sunday, November 6, no one gives a fat seed if you can make a worthy guacamole. What the judges — and that includes yours truly — do care…
Look out, Denver. Just when you thought our restaurant scene couldn’t possibly get any better, the fast-growing Texas-based company Twin Peaks — which has previously expanded into pretty peak-less states like Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma — is bringing more “scenic views” to the Rockies…
In late August, while on a food journey in Glenwood Springs, I had dinner at the Pullman, the newest restaurant — a farm-to-table venture — from chef Mark Fischer, who owns Six89 and Phat Thai in Carbondale, and soon, a second Phat Thai in Cherry Creek, slated to open later…
Though it pains me to say it, seeing as how it signifies the fast-approaching end of hiking season, fall has begun. I do enjoy this time of the year though, mostly for its comforting nature: chilly enough to bundle up, but not uncomfortably so; colorful enough to lift the spirits,…
Just when I thought I’d seen foie gras done every which way, it lands on an effing pizza! 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 posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday,…
Ever since Pot of Pho closed, finding good (meat-free) pho in the west suburbs has been a challenge. We still think Pho 95 makes the best veggie pho in the city, but sometimes, driving to Federal Boulevard seems like more trouble than it’s worth. So we were happy when Pho…
Charlie Palmer wants to know how the weather is in Denver. “Is it raining? Snowing?” he asks. “No, it’s beautiful,” I tell him. “That’s one of the reasons why I like Denver so much,” says the New York-based chef and restaurateur, whose portfolio of restaurants, which spans the country, includes…
So, who’s the best local startender (okay, bartender) on Twitter? The annual Denver Web Awards are right around the corner, on Wednesday, November 16, at Casselman’s, where we’ll honor this year’s creative, funny, tech-and-social savvy people of the restaurant and bar world. And, yes, we will get someone a lot…
For years, Que Bueno — by gate 52 on Concourse B — was the best reason to get through security early at Denver International Airport. And when this locally owned joint closed last fall for a rehab and expansion — from 1,118 square feet to 1,490 square feet, with a…
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…
