After reviewing Carbone’s Italian Sausage Deli , Laura Shunk rounded up four more of the town’s superlative sandwiches for “Denver’s five best spots for sandwiches.” Readers served up their own favorite shops, including Snarf’s (a Boulder institution now open in the Spire), Udi’s, the Old-Fashioned Italian Deli, Marczyk’s Fine Foods…
Cafe Society served up five Guess where? contests last week, featuring everything from a sidewalk bloody Mary at Gallop Cafe to a great bowl of Pueblo green chile at Diego’s Mexican Food and Cantina. And in between, we stopped off at a new food temple for this dish of mussels,…
Every Monday night at 7 p.m., The Kitchen in Boulder hosts a Community Night, serving up seasonal offerings family-style. Reservations are required for the $35 dinner (20 percent of the proceeds are donated to the Growe Foundation); sign up by calling 303-544-5973 before 4 p.m. today. For information on dozens…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Hundreds of people converged on the Denver Zoo last night for Do at the Zoo, where they observed the animals — both four- and two-legged — and ate amazing food served up by some of Denver’s top restaurants. Photos by Kate Levy. View the full Do at the Zoo slideshow…
Over the past several months, Matt Alexander and Nick Reckinger have amassed a loyal following for their sack lunch barbecue business, delivering pulled pork and chicken sandwiches and an assortment of Southern-style sides to businesses all over Boulder County. And when they weren’t dropping off food, they were cooking it…
Top Chef Angelo Sosa and Lon Symensma didn’t make good on their promise to come out in Speedos for dessert at Wednesday night’s Celebrity Chef Tour dinner benefiting the James Beard Foundation at ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro Wednesday night, but that was the only disappointment at a very delicious event…
No question, I ate awesome sandwiches during my trips to Carbone’s Italian Sausage Deli for this week’s review. But the flavor of those sausage, meatball and salami subs was also enhanced by the place making them, a relic of the kind of Italian market that once stood on just about…
Happy Place: Campagna Salumi Bar and Pizzeria, 1120 East Sixth Avenue, 720-389-8773. The Hours: Daily from 4 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $3 wines, well drinks, and draft beer; $5 pizzas Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
It was a little too early to dive into the vats of margaritas that this new Mexican joint mixes every day, but it’s never too early to dive into a bowl of green chile, especially one that’s pungent with Pueblo chiles. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone…
In the Best of Denver 2011, we named Common Grounds the Best Coffeehouse for Finding a Date, thanks to the constant crowd of young professionals who mingle there over cappuccinos. And because we’re big proponents of ditching online dating and blind set-ups every now and then in favor of meeting…
Dry with an unexpected splash of everything else! That’s what Lori Gray thinks Colorado tastes like, and that entry in our Cocktail Cocktail contest just won her two tickets to the two-day Colorado Cocktail Project, which will be pouring out wisdom — and drinks — at the Museum of Contemporary…
Every week in Chef and Tell, Lori Midson serves up a heaping helping of wit and wisdom from a local chef. Some work for big national outfits, some are struggling in their own tiny kitchens, but they all share a love of food — and serving that food to Denver…
Happy Free Beer Friday! Every Friday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Rialto Cafe on the 16th Street Mall serves up a free draft beer with the purchase of any lunch entree. That should make your post-lunch Friday much more bearable! For details, call 303-893-2233 or visit www.rialtocafe.com. For information…
It’s hard to really screw up a sandwich, since it requires just enough skill to slap a couple of slices of meat and maybe a little cheese between two pieces of bread. But by the same token, it’s also hard to elevate the sandwich into something truly extraordinary. There are…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
The original Elway’s hosted the annual Hot Rocks Griller Challenge last night, when sixteen of Denver’s top chefs competed to make the best slider. The winner? Troy Guard of TAG and TAG | RAW Bar, for his kangaroo slider with piquillo pepper remoulade, spinach and pickled cipollini onions (with a…
Denver Yard Harvest, a new urban farming initiative, is kicking off its cause at a fundraiser from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight at Fuel Cafe. The non-profit group’s goal is to harvest surplus fruits and vegetables from residential properties throughout town and distribute them to daycare facilities, homes for the…
For the past year, Shangri-La Cafe, the tiny coffee shop wedged into the space between Lola and Vita in the Lower Highland, has built a steady following, thanks to its Lavazza espresso drinks, coffee and pressed sandwiches — sandwiches so stellar that the shop won our Best Panini award in…
WTF? There’s nothing I loathe more than a bona fide taqueria that goes gringo on me. But that’s exactly what’s happened at this Mexican outpost that’s suddenly tainting its gorditas with yellow cheese, watering down its salsas to appease a shy palate and serving barbacoa that tastes as though it’s…
