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…
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 beer geeks gathered at Avery Brewing Company on Saturday to enjoy one of the strangest, most inaccessible beer styles in the world — and they loved every funky minute of it. The second annual Boulder Sourfest attracted 37 breweries, which poured nearly 75 beers — all of them…
Brown Dog Pizza, an outfit out of Telluride, wants to put a pizzeria into a former auto-repair shop at 1001 South Gaylord Street — and supporters and opponents alike have their engines running for today’s liquor-license hearing. It’s set for 6 p.m. at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building, 201…
When I moved to Boulder almost six years ago, I was a virgin to the organic, local and crunchy West Coast vibe that wafts over the Rocky Mountains. Being from the much less breezy South, I grew up eating very well, but was not at all familiar with the pleasure…
Sunday is Father’s Day — so you still have a week to make those brunch reservations! In the meantime, entertain yourself with Feast on the Fax or one of the dozens of other options on this week’s culinary calendar. Here’s a taste of what’s ahead:…
We’re revving up a special project here at Cafe Society headquarters, one that will remain a closely guarded secret for the time being, but we can tell you this much: It involves Denver’s street-food scene. And we need your help to get it off and rolling: If you own or…
A few thousand of Great Divide Brewing’s closest friends came to a street party on Saturday, June 11, 2011 outside of the brewery at 22nd and Arapahoe for its seventeenth birthday celebration. “We like to close the street down so we can have a bigger party, and not just because…
There’s nothing better than a duo of jumbo-size liquid libations — and a beer shooter — to start your Sunday morning off right, especially when you get to enjoy them on the sun-beamed patio of a sidewalk cafe in one of Denver’s most vibrant ‘hoods. Can you guess where I’m…
There’s a new fleet of street-food slingers in town, several of which made their debut on Saturday during Denver’s first Food Truck Showcase, a mob squad of mobile food vendors that took over the parking lot of the Festival Plaza at Mile High. Some of the new trucks — Route…
