Two decades ago, Cherry Creek was the heart of Denver’s dining scene, with both tried-and-true favorites and inventive new restaurants all over the increasingly chi-chi neighborhood. Although this city’s food focus long ago shifted from that part of town, Gretchen Kurtz saw new signs of life at Harman’s eat &…
Colorado restaurants and residents alike have been eager to lend a helping hand to the very start of the food chain: First with the Tables to Farm dinners at Colterra and SALT that benefited Boulder County farmers, and tonight with Slow Food Denver’s Come Rain or Come Shine fundraiser. See…
Starting today, Comida in the Source will be extending its happy-hour deal all night on Mondays. Happy hour — including $2 beers, $4 street snacks and $5 margs — usually runs from 3 to 6 p.m. seven days a week, but on Mondays it will go from 3 p.m. until…
This week Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Harman’s eat & drink, a restaurant inspired by Mark Fischer’s Pullman in Glenwood Springs that takes a cue from its Cherry Creek location, too. Mark Antonation visited a classic steakhouse on Federal Boulevard, the Columbine Steak House and Lounge. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson…
Eighteen TVS — eighteen! — hang from the walls and rafters at the Dancing Crab, a newly opened Louisiana-style seafood restaurant and sports bar in Aurora that occupies the former Shin Sa Dong space, which abruptly closed earlier this summer. The cavernous, 8,000-square-foot restaurant, now bedecked with nautical accents; wooden…
TheViewHousehas been a hit since it opened last March in the Ballpark neighborhood — but it took a hit early this morning, when a man who’d attended a Zombie rock concert there fell from the top deck onto some wooden scaffolding fourteen or so feet below. Let this be a…
The taco in the above snap isn’t actually called a “death” taco, but its real name is synonymous with death — death by bacon, chorizo, eggs, potatoes, avocado and cheese. Isn’t this what everyone wants before they take their last breath? Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone…
Pizza has many geographic variations: authentic New York slices, Chicago deep-dish, New Haven-style, Colorado creative. Last week, Arch Pizza brought its version of St. Louis-style to East Colfax Avenue. Exploring the map, we found Detroit-style in Telluride, which is a little closer than Michigan. And now it turns out you…
Yesterday we published our Restaurant Roll Call for October, a compendium of all the openings and the closings on the scene over the last 31 days. Among the places that shuttered their doors was The Desk, a coffeehouse/shared workspace concept that closed last week in the former home of the…
Today marks the start of the Day of the Dead, and also the beginning of Denver Arts Week. But today is National Literacy Day, and this morning Joe Garcia, Colorado’s lieutenant governor, will announce the next round of One Book 4 Colorado at the McDonald’s on the 16th Street Mall…
More than two dozen eateries opened in metro Denver this month, everything from coffeehouses to pizza joints (serving the taste of St. Louis!) to the stylish Session Kitchen. Old favorites closed, too, with Little Shanghai shutting its doors overnight, while Japon delivered a long goodbye that finally ended on the…
As of four o’clock today — tea time –the Wystone’s Tea kiosk on the 16th Street Mall will cease pouring and pack up for good. Although the company hopes to open a brick-and-mortar shop on the mall one day, the kiosk wasn’t cutting it. See also: Denver Death Cafe launches…
I’ll eat kale no matter the method of preparation, and when the greens, griddled and served with cubes of pancetta, are this good, I could eat the nutrient-bursting leaves morning, noon and night. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a…
In February of this year, the GrowHaus, a nonprofit urban farm and education center that supplies food at affordable prices to the underserved Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, launched a program called Mercado de al lado — it means “your market next door” — that supplies residents with a “basic” food box, or…
When The Desk opened last year in the former home of the Buffalo Exchange, it took the shared workspace concept to a whole new level, billing itself as a “place to create,” adding a coffeehouse and taking reservations for the prime, paid spots. But with plenty of friendly nearby coffeehouses…
Ben Davison Bistro Vendôme 1420 Larimer Street 303-825-3232 bistrovendome.com This is part two of my interview with Ben Davison, chef de cuisine at Bistro Vendôme; part one of our chat ran yesterday. Most noteworthy meal you’ve ever eaten: Schwa, in Chicago, was an amazing experience. Chef Michael Carlson had just…
If you’ve been to The Pullman, Mark Fischer’s acclaimed restaurant in Glenwood Springs, you might notice the similarities between that spot and Harman’s eat + drink, which Fischer opened in Cherry Creek North this summer, in the former home of Phat Thai. “Honestly,” says executive chef John Little, the concepts…
Is Denver dining turning into a scene that’s all about pizza and beer? That’s what yesterday’s Comment of the Day suggested, and whether or not the original remark was made in jest, Cafe Society readers responded seriously, with a strong defense of the scene — and many suggestions of worthwhile…
Restaurants and bars around town are hosting so many parties tonight, it’s scary! If you haven’t yet made plans, here are three guaranteed good times for tonight. See also: Our complete guide to Halloween in Denver…
I wasn’t expecting to find one of the year’s most memorable dishes when I walked into Harman’s eat & drink. My mind was on the location’s earlier misfires, thinking about how this summer, the restaurant had morphed in the blink of an eye from Mark Fischer’s misunderstood Phat Thai to…
Forget the onion rings and french fries, both of which are of the generic, big-brand, straight-out-of-the-bag variety, but the burger, griddled on a flattop (and, yes, I like my burger swatted with American cheese), personifies why roadside diners are still very much a part of our yearning for simple nostalgia…
Ink is spilling over in downtown Denver, where ink! Coffee opened the doors of a new location last week. The spot in the renovated high-rise at 1801 California Street (where Troy Guard will be opening a steakhouse in early 2014) is only a block from two other ink! locations, but…
