Not all steaks need sauce. But some do: Filets, for example, often benefit from the added flavor. And even if a steak doesn’t need a pick-me-up, sometimes you want one anyway — just because. That’s why Butcher’s Bistro, which I just reviewed, took a step in the right direction when…
Scott Spears, Arvada native and owner of Scrumptious Ice Cream, just opened School House Kitchen and Libations on Tuesday in Olde Town Arvada in a former school house originally built in 1882. The spacious bar and restaurant features a towering bar of whiskeys with bottles that line shelves all the…
No. 51: Nashville Hot Chicken at Lou’s Food Bar 1851 West 38th Avenue 303-458-0336 On a recent trip to Nashville, Tennessee to scout potential locations for a new incarnation of his East Coast-style deli, Salt & Grinder, Frank Bonanno sampled his way through some of the city’s hot chicken, a…
Chipotle Mexican Grill is everywhere — on street corners and in the news. Yesterday the company announced that its fourth quarter earnings rose 52 percent. Bloomberg Business just published “The Definitive Oral History of Chipotle,” a fascinating look at the $22 billion burrito business that Steve Ells started in a…
Kristen and David Lewis Brewshine BBQ & Tap House 3109 Federal Boulevard 303-561-1111 For Brewshine BBQ & Taphouse, Kristen and David Lewis took over a building near the corner of Federal and Speer boulevards that had recently seen a couple of pizza places come and go; before that, it was…
Butcher’s Bistro 2233 Larimer Street 303-296-2750 Journalists are taught not to “bury the lede,” which is newspaper-speak for remembering to put the most important information first. If you’re writing about a fire, for example, you don’t want to wait until the tenth paragraph to tell people when and where the…
When Teriyaki Madness, a fast-casual Asian chain based in Las Vegas, opened its first Denver franchise last May, the company promised the same “frenzy experienced by our raving fans who desire to have our dishes daily.” Apparently the frenzy was short lived, as the sole metro location, tucked into the…
Last year Chipotle and Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Everything Is Illuminated and Eating Animals, teamed up on “Cultivating Thought,” a series of short essays from ten writers and “thought leaders” printed on Chipotle drinking cups and paper bags. Chipotle and Foer are now back at it, releasing a second…
Within minutes of being seated at a table in the middle of the vast dining room at King’s Land Chinese Seafood, the dim sum carts are circling and lids are being lifted to reveal dozens of steaming choices of dumplings, soups, buns and other bite-sized morsels. It’s difficult to say…
Late last year, chef William Wahl decided to put Indulge French Bistro, which he’d opened seven years ago on the edge of the now-hot Berkeley neighborhood, on the block. An ad on Zillo offered the French restaurant for just $200,000 (although the “Zestimate” of the property’s value was $426,981). See…
Customers looking forward to some potato tacos, a no-frills margarita or a basket of chips and salsa good enough to win Best Free Chips and Salsa in our Best of Denver 2014 edition will have to keep walking down Colfax Avenue. The door at Emilio’s Mexican Restaurant is locked and…
As metro Denver continues to grow and previously down-and-out parts of town gentrify, dive bars are rapidly disappearing. Over the last few years, we’ve lost several of our favorites, and last night another classic watering hole, the Rustic Tavern, closed for good, after a final Super Bowl party that saw…
The area just north of West Washington Park was a hot dining destination four years ago, with spots like Cafe|Bar and Bittersweet opening to much acclaim. Although Bittersweet is still going strong, Cafe|Bar recently morphed into Grey Cactus Cucina Bar. And now La Scala, an intimate Italian eatery that opened…
A trio of popular restaurants are undergoing major overhauls. On January 9, Jen Jasinski and Beth Gruitch closed Rioja, which had marked its tenth anniversary in November, for an overhaul that will be revealed on February 4, when they reopen the Larimer Square favorite. Up in LoHi, Z Cuisine owner/chef…
Dive bars are disappearing all over metro Denver. The latest casualty? Eck’s Saloon, which was a rock-music haven as well as a popular Lakewood joint, although it had apparently become a lot less popular in recent years. Jon Solomon reported the news yesterday on Backbeat; once owned by Mike Bruno…
Whether you work downtown or hang out in Highland, Masterpiece Delicatessen has two locations (the newer of the two is in Uptown) that are sure to satisfy for a quick grab-and-go lunch or a sit-down meal with a friend or colleague. But don’t let your life intrude upon your lunch…
Chef/restaurateur Mary Nguyen opened Street Kitchen Asian Bistro in the Vallagio at Inverness development in Englewood four years ago as a south-suburban complement to her Uptown Parallel Seventeen, now repackaged as P17. Since then, she’s also launched Olive & Finch, which made our list of the ten best new restaurants…
The sad news traveled fast: Paris on the Platte would pour its last cup of coffee on January 17. Former and current regulars hurried over to say goodbye to Faye Maguire, who’d opened the coffeehouse 28 years ago, when that stretch of Platte Street was almost a no man’s land…
No. 52: Belgian Waffles at Waffle Up 300 Elati Street 303-744-0174 In the streets of Brussels and many other Belgian cities, waffle vendors perfume the air with the aroma of yeast-risen batter and caramelized sugar. Tom McCarty fell in love with Liege-style waffles and perfected the recipe, bring the treats…
DJ’s 9th Avenue Cafe hopes your New Year’s resolution is to eat more bacon (instead of, or at least in addition to doubling up on the gym hours). Quirky drawings on the message board outside the second outpost of the beloved Tennyson Street breakfast joint remind you not to break…
Yelp released its second annual list of the Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. last week, compiling user data of the most popular and well-reviewed eateries of 2014. And according to Yelp users, the one place in all of Colorado worthy of national attention is the Kitchen Table…
Will Tuggle Stout Street Social 1400 Stout Street 720-214-9100 As a kid growing up in Virginia Beach, Will Tuggle liked good food but didn’t have much exposure to cooking. Since his mom and grandmother were Polish, homemade pierogi and cabbage soup were among his childhood comfort-food standards. He was generally…
