Location, location, location. The Palm is located right off the 16th Street Mall, a location that has caused the steakhouse considerable headaches — and earned it a boycott by Occupy Denver that ended late last week when the national office of the Palm reversed its stance on the anti-camping ordinance…
When it comes to beer, men seem to be king. However, groups of women around the United States are beginning to steal the crown. These “princesses of pilsner,” as they refer to themselves, are showing the world that girls love beer just as much as boys — and can appreciate…
During the Great American Beer Festival, we highlighted ten of the other stars of the show: our favorite beard heroes, from the groomed to the burly. One of our beard stars turned out to be growing for a cause: Carlos Migoya, aka “Dirty Santa,” has been cultivating his facial crop…
On Saturday, November 2, a casting crew from MasterChef, the Fox reality show that gives amateur cooks the opportunity to compete for a huge cash prize, the scintillating MasterChef trophy, and maybe even rainbows and unicorns from chef Gordon Ramsay, who, along with restaurateur Joe Bastianich and chef Graham Elliot,…
The Ritz-Carlton is Denver’s first and only AAA Five-Diamond Hotel — a prestigious rating that the downtown hotel has now earned four years running. The hotel is home to Elway’s Downtown, as well as the Ritz-Carlton Spa. See also: John Elway helps dedicate the new patio at Elway’s Downtown (photos)…
The murals covering the walls at The Sink on the Hill in Boulder are as iconic as the many signatures of University of Colorado students scrawled on the ceiling. But while these lively murals will live on, their creator, Llloyd Kavich, has passed away. See also Photos: Obama wins as…
On Sunday, when the weather had a wicked chill in the air, several amateur cooks, along with a multitude of Denver restaurants, including Avenue Grill, Fruition, Little Pub Company, Table 6, Mizuna, Vesper Lounge, Cafe Brazil, twelve and Fuel Cafe, warmed the crowds with bubbling pots of chili, handing out…
Monday is traditionally a slow day in the restaurant business. And Adelitas Cocina y Cantina, which opened at 1294 South Broadway in May, has come up with a new lesson plan to liven things up on Mondays: It wants to team with local schools on that day, when it will…
It’s a good thing that the staff has personality, because the food from this Mediterranean restaurant is about as bland as it gets. And what’s the deal with no Greek olives in my Greek salad? Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
Regulars at Osteria Marco, one of Frank Bonanno’s Larimer Square staples, crave the seasonal butternut-squash pizza. Staffers say patrons ask for the pizza year-round, but they can only get it in the fall. And as of Friday, it will be back on the menu– so if you’ve been craving this…
Last Friday — the day before an International Boycott the Palm protest was slated for the Denver steakhouse at 1672 Lawrence Street — The Palm announced that it no longer supports the anti-camping ordinance passed by Denver City Council on May 14, 2012. That announcement followed a months-long boycott by…
The cream of the culinary crop: We’re not talking about chefs, but farmers, who don’t get nearly as much face time with food fans. Bradford Heap, chef/owner of SALT Bistro and Colterra Food & Wine” target=”_blank”>Colterra Food & Wine, wants to change that, and at the same time help farmers…
As part of his “Coloradoans Don’t Shut Down” tour, Senator Michael Bennet stepped away from his desk in order to bus tables at the Adams Mountain Cafe in Manitou Springs. See also: Colorado lawmakers inclined to legalize hiking the Manitou incline…
After debuting its first slice dispensary in Capitol Hill in the fall of 2008 (taking over the space once occupied by defunct Pizza Vera), then adding a South Pearl location in 2012, Sexy Pizza has become an unstoppable force in Denver, dipping its fingers into the pies of all kinds…
Okinawa Sushi, a sea of Japanese cuisine, opens today in Berkeley with an expansive sushi and sashimi menu, more than fifty rolls, including several vegetarian options and a handful of low-carb sushi rolls, a fistful of sushi and sashimi platters, bento boxes and an omakase menu. The modern restaurant, which…
The Palm has announced that it no longer supports the anti-camping ordinance passed by Denver City Council on May 14, 2012. That announcement follows a months-long boycott by Occupy Denver, which turned its attention on the Palm after Snooze, the subject of the initial boycott efforts, rescinded its support of…
The Old Curtis Street Tavern was a beloved watering hole for many young artists in Denver’s music and comedy scene until it closed last January. Now the space has been transformed into the Curtis Club, an old West-styled gastro-pub with a contemporary menu of locally sourced produce and plenty of…
When I ordered this alambre — a plate-spanning mass of every meat imaginable, shrimp, peppers, onions and mushrooms carpeted with a sheet of melted cheese — I had no idea that I’d be getting enough food to feed the block. And while it took a good forty minutes before it…
On Friday, October 25, chef Scott Parker, bar manager Michael Cerretani and the brass behind Breckenridge-Wynkoop will officially open Session Kitchen at 1518 South Pearl Street. And last week, during a tasting and tour, neighbors were peering through the windows, their mouths agape at the dramatic interior, an expansive two-story…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a huge stromboli that generated a slew of incorrect guesses — the correct answer is Basil Doc’s — to a plate of tacos swiped with Mexican crema from Comida at the Source to an orange-and-blue Bronco sundae from…
We’re not going to pretend that cinnamon rolls are ever good for you — but when you substitute for egg and whole-milk dairy and add a little bit of pumpkin, you shouldn’t feel quite so guilty about eating one or two. This all-vegan version is a tad labor-intensive but pretty…
We were surprised last week to find that the third-worst restaurant in America might well be in Denver — and it’s not Casa Bonita. It’s Ho Mei, a trio of Chinese joints previously known — if they were known at all, for their cheap prices. Meanwhile, another cheap chain continues…
