Saturday, June 18, was supposed to be the day of the second annual Burning Can festival, an all-canned beer bonanza featuring craft beers from around Colorado and the rest of the country. Sadly, it was not to be. Oskar Blues, which created and hosts the event, canceled it, saying logistical…
Several weeks ago, Esquire Food scribe (and restaurant critic) John Mariani sank his teeth into the Colorado food climate, noshing his way through Denver, Boulder and the mountains to get a taste of what’s cooking in Colorado. And he clearly has a sweet tooth, because he just compiled a roster…
I’ve worked my way through just about everything on the menu at this buzzy food temple that’s turning out first-rate dishes, including the mussels in the above pic. 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…
Firestone Walker, the vaunted California craft brewer that was planning to enter the Colorado market next week with celebratory events in Colorado Springs, Longmont and Fort Collins, has suffered another setback that will delay its plans — at least for a while. “The licensing paperwork is not in place and…
Jared Brant Satchel’s on 6th 1710 East Sixth Avenue 303-399-2560 www.satchelson6th.com This is part one of my interview with Jared Brant, executive chef of Satchel’s on 6th. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. If you’ve eaten at Satchel’s on 6th and loved the food, you…
It was 25 years ago today that Pat McGaughran and twin brothers Andre and Stephen Mouton opened their first Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant in Fort Collins. Since then, the chain has grown to six stores along the Front Range, all serving those killer margaritas whose recipe is still a secret…
While East Washington Park is in a tizzy over the Brown Dog Pizza liquor-license application (the very long, very big hearing was Tuesday night; the city has not yet made its decision), West Washington Park is debating what Gary Lee’s Motor Club and Grub might do to that bucolic stretch…
The two Elway’s locations are offering very different food-centric events today. First up: The original Elway’s, 2500 East First Avenue, is hosting the annual Hot Rocks Griller Challenge from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight, when sixteen of Denver’s top chefs will join in a heated competition to make the best…
Northwest Denver may be turning over, swallowing up the old Italian institutions that once held down just about every corner of the ‘hood, but there are still a few old places where you can find a taste of what this particular part of our city once held. One is Carbone’s…
Ototo Food and Wine Bar, the not-so-Japanese sibling of Sushi Den and Izakaya Den, is now serving Sunday brunch. The menu features such standard brunch fare as bagels with lox and steak and eggs, as well as more innovative offerings, including duck confit. And whenever possible, every dish features ingredients…
At 11 a.m. today, after months of redesign and a last-minute delay due to construction, the Kitchen [Next Door] opened its doors, and welcomed a line of Boulder residents eager to try the pub-inspired addition to a Pearl Street family of eateries…
“Opening Cuba Cuba as a 23-year-old punk and creating something that, even after ten years, people still enjoy, is my biggest accomplishment,” said Enrique Socarras, the executive chef of Cuba Cuba, when I interviewed him earlier this year. Socarras and his sister, Kristy, opened Cuba Cuba in 2001, and while…
Have you ever gotten the impression that Colorado wines kinda suck? If you’re really, really honest with yourself, you probably answered yes – and you’re not the only person who feels that way. A glance at the wine list of many of Denver’s top-rated dining destinations routinely reveals fewer Colorado-based…
No. 61: Chili gobi from Jai Ho…
There are some people who have a mad crush on corned beef hash straight from the can. I can’t stand the stench of the stuff, much less stomach it, which is why I’m always on the hunt for scratch-made hash. I found one at the restaurant where the above snap…
Vietnam Grill has been slinging pho and spring rolls from its Federal Boulevard strip mall spot for a few years, but now the eatery is hoping to add alcoholic pairings to the menu. The restaurant just applied for its liquor license, and if all goes according to plan, it’ll add…
Gary Lee Bomar has been active in the Denver restaurant industry for 27 years, starting as a busboy and then working his way through most of the jobs in the businesses, putting in ten years at the Skylark and four years behind the bar at the Horseshoe Lounge. But he’s…
Beer here! A recent transplant from Portland, Oregon, found Colorado Beer Man’s comparison of the Denver beer scene to that of Portland. And in this newcomer’s view, Denver’s not the winner. Here’s the bad beer news from Smtidongaoryboo: Just moved here from Portland, completely disagree with this article on the…
No one really needs an excuse to taste delicious Spanish wine, but just in case: The proceeds from tonight’s Spanish Wine Tasting at Strings will benefit the no-kill animal shelter MaxFund. The event runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and admission is $35 at the door; for more details, call…
During weekday lunch at Lechuga’s, the sliver of space connecting the restaurant to the lounge is packed. In that narrow hallway, cops bump into tattooed misanthropes and old men from the neighborhood go head to head with packs of teenagers, all eyes on the display case at the counter. White…
On Sunday afternoon, following brunch service, the Squeaky Bean, one of our favorite restaurants on the planet, closed — not because the joint was in the toilet, or the entire kitchen crew walked out, or owner Johnny Ballen told one too many bad bean jokes. That had nothing to do…
When El Gordo Loco shuttered soon after opening in Lower Highland, Karen Renz, owner of Park Hill-based Nanna’s Teas, picked up the lease to open a second outpost of her shop. But there was a twist: In addition to dozens of varieties of loose-leaf teas, Renz also planned to serve…
