Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson are opening their second fast-casual version of Pizzeria Locale in West Highland on Sunday. While we were already fans of the prototype that opened in May 2013 at 550 Broadway, the guys from Frasca Food and Wine are going one better this time. In a…
Fall is here in full force, and that means an endless array of pumpkin products from now to Thanksgiving. Jenn Wohletz rounded up some of the best and the worst this week, ranging from pumpkin Pepperidge Farm cookies to pumpkin-flavored hummus. See also: Five of the Best — and Worst…
Fans of Sushi Sasa may have wondered why it took chef-owner Wayne Conwell nine years to expand. But Glaze by Sasa, which I review this week, isn’t Conwell’s first foray outside of Sasa. It’s simply the most visible one. A year ago, Conwell teamed up with Epicurean Group to expand…
This week in Out to Brunch, Lauren Monitz compared the original Snooze in Ballpark to the new Snooze that opened this summer in Union Station. Although the spaces are different, they have the same sweet menu, the same vibe, the same very long waits — and the same very divided…
More than forty activists gathered on the sidewalk in front of the Leprino Foods corporate headquarters on West 38th Avenue at noon yesterday, carrying signs and banners printed with the phrases “Leprino Foods: Cruelty in every slice” and “Cows suffer for Leprino cheese.” The rally was organized by Mercy for…
New restaurant openings filled the calendar in September, with more than two dozen spots opening their doors in metro Denver. The new eateries ranged from Mercantile Dining & Provision, Alex Seidel’s market/cafe/restaurant in Union Station, to another link in the homegrown Santiago’s chain. But Denver also lost a handful of…
One of the tried-and-true Denver brunch staples, Snooze is where you take anyone who’s visiting from out of town to impress them with the wide array of decadent pancake creations or when you have some time to kill waiting hours on end for a table. Since opening its doors to…
This is the beeriest week of the year in Denver, and perhaps any city in the United States, with more than 700 breweries — along with a horde of faithful fans — descending on downtown for the 32nd annual Great American Beer Festival, beginning on October 2. The GABF is…
The city will be flooded this week with people in town for the Great American Beer Festival, and the fun will spill over into brewpubs and bars around Denver. But great craft beer isn’t this state’s only amenity. Since January, recreational pot has been legal here — thanks to the…
Glaze by Sasa 1160 Madison Street 720-387-7890 facebook.com/glazebysasa UPDATE: Glaze and Sasa have parted ways. In January, the restaurant announced it had parted with sushi chef Wayne Conwell. The restaurant will continue on as Glaze, with a new dining program to replace Conwell’s sushi and small plates program. We really…
Punch Bowl Social has been putting up billboards in a few locations around town, but the suit-wearing deer pictured on the one looming over downtown at 20th and Broadway is turning heads for more than just those impressive antlers. Passersby are getting a rise out of a shadow — or…
Hemp seeds have started infiltrating grocery-store shelves across America. They’re often sold shelled and in bulk quantities, but some producers have also been packaging them as snack items. Roasted and seasoned, they’re fine snacks — they taste nothing like pot and don’t get you high, but they’re high in protein…
Another one of those national food days is coming up, the kind of celebration cooked up by a promotional board to sell more almonds or goat milk. This Saturday it’s National Taco Day, which appears to be fabricated with the sole intention of selling novelty calendars. According to nationaltacoday.com, Americans…
This summer saw a record number of eateries opening in metro Denver — but many restaurants also celebrated big anniversaries, including New York Deli News (25th anniversary), Briarwood Inn (35th anniversary) and Wazee Supper Club (40th anniversary). And all of those are relative newcomers compared to Saucy Noodle Ristorante, which…
October is a month of transition — change defines the weather, the length of the days, the leaves in the trees. October is the month to dress a little warmer, grab a bigger beer and indulge in some hearty, traditional food. German food and beer seem appropriate even if Oktoberfest…
Chef Danny Espinoza walked right off a flight from New York and was shuffled to a cramped kitchen in Arvada to cook for a hundred strangers. It was his first time on the line in Colorado. “I always wanted to come here,” the vivacious Chicagoan chef says of Denver. “They’re…
No. 71 Oysters at Jax Fish House Glendale 650 South Colorado Boulevard 303-756-6449 Now that we’re back into months containing the letter “r,” it’s safe to eat oysters again, right? That old superstition hasn’t held much water since the advent of modern refrigeration, but there’s some truth to the idea…
Pumpkin spice season gets earlier and earlier every year, much like the Xmas shopping holiday, and somewhere around mid-August the traditional pumpkin spice goodies appeared on shelves. The beloved PSLs have been shooting through Starbucks drive-throughs like nutmeg-scented balls from a seasonal-favorites cannon. Sadly, the pumpkin spice condoms, tampons, toilet…
Table to Tavern partners Rob Lanphier, Brian Midtbo and Angie Midtbo opened Atticus early this year in a space claimed from the back of Boone’s, their University of Denver sports bar. Now they’re merging two former restaurant spaces — the Handlebar & Grill and Abo’s Pizza — into one new…
Last week we rounded up a dozen restaurants that have lasted at least fifty years in the same family’s hands. Compared to those long runs, the Wazee Supper Club is a relative newcomer: It just celebrated its fortieth birthday. And it changed hands more than a decade ago, moving from…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz visited Saucy Noodle Ristorante, which just celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. It may not be the best red-sauce joint in town, but as she notes in her review of Sauce Noodle, the place has a faithful cadre of fans. For Chef and Tell, Mark…
The list of restaurants that have occupied the 1135 Bannock Street address in the Golden Triangle keeps growing: Chances, Wolfie’s and Bambino’s came and went over the years before Fired Up closed after a little over a year due to an electrical fire, and then re-opened as Gallo di Nero…
