Five Front Range restaurants are Colorado’s finalists in the Nature’s Plate People’s Choice Green Restaurant Contest. The competition, run by the Nature Conservancy, was open to all sustainable, organic or farm-to-table restaurants in 24 states, and fans are voting to determine which restaurant is the most green — and popular…
I’d been warned on more than one occasion to proceed with caution, that despite my ability to handle the heat, I’d meet my match if I dared to go head-to-head with what the owner of this restaurant calls the “hottest curry in the country.” I scoffed, insistent that I’d have…
Over the years, Govinda’s Buffet has been an on-again, off-again, on-again, all-you-can-eat weekend buffet for vegetarians and vegans — and now it’s back on again, in a big way, as Govinda’s Garden Cafe. It has the same address, 1400 Cherry Street, but a new look, a slightly newer name and…
Every autumn brings an interesting array of pumpkin, pumpkin spice and pumpkin pie-flavored eats and drinks — some of which are far more palatable than others. Because every autumn, we can always count on a marketing menu of strange, unusual and even intolerable pumpkin items that somebody, somewhere thought up,…
The streets of downtown are packed with pretzel-wearing Great American Beer Fest fans. And today, beer enthusiasts will roll their obsession around town on the first Barrel-Aged Bike Ride with Avery Brewing Company, a day of bike touring and beer tasting from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ride (bikes are…
Back in May, during a press conference outside the Oxford Hotel, Larimer Associates and the Union Station Alliance revealed the names of three of the restaurant tenants that will be part of the renovation of the old station: the Kitchen Next Door, Snooze and a new restaurant and market from…
Volta, a new Mediterranean-style restaurant, is opening this afternoon in the Boulder space previously occupied by Alba Restaurant and Bar, which closed in September. See Also: The gang’s all beer at BRU handbuilt ales & eats…
“How is a Cruban different from a Reuben?” I asked the sandwich maker behind the counter. “I have no idea, but it’s one of my favorite sandwiches. You should get it, you’ll like it,” he replied. He was right, and while I’m not certain, my guess is that it’s called…
Suffice it to say that I eat out more than the general population, unless, of course, the general population can catalogue more than 450 restaurant meals in a year — which is about the number of breakfasts, lunches and dinners that I stomached in 2012. Pathetic, isn’t it? But all…
Steve Redzikowski Acorn 3350 Brighton Boulevard 720-542-3721 denveracorn.com Oak at Fourteenth 1400 Pearl Street, Boulder 303-444-3622 oakatfourteenth.com This is part two of my interview with Steve Redzikowski, exec chef of Acorn and Oak at Fourteenth; the first part of my one-on-one with Redzikowski ran yesterday. Most underrated chef in Denver/Boulder:…
The Great American Beer Festival starts today, and tickets to the 32nd annual event, which runs through October 12 at the Colorado Convention Center, sold out within minutes this summer, leaving many would-be attendees high and dry — very dry. To help out, we’re giving away two tickets to the…
Ian Clark, founder of BRU handbuilt ales & eats, is one smart man. Not because he’s been successful in a business where it’s notoriously hard to succeed, but because he knows how to get brownie points where they matter most: with the in-laws. See also: Review of BRU handbuilt ales…
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a nationwide chain known for its healthy eats with a tropical twist, opens Monday in the Denver Tech Center, and one person will receive free smoothies for a year as part of the grand opening celebration, which will also include complimentary smoothies for anyone who walks through…
The Food Network’s Chef Wanted sent chef/host Anne Burrell to the Mile High City for tomorrow night’s episode, a “Mile High Melee” in which Burrell helps Second Home Kitchen + Bar find a new chef. See also: Second Home among Denver’s ten best plates of chicken and waffles…
Most Mexican restaurants turn out some version of skewered shrimp, usually wrapped in bacon, but this Mexican joint keeps its brocheta minimal, forgoing the pig and threading the stick with plump shrimp and simply grilled vegetables brushed with a tart tomatilo salsa. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus:…
Steve Redzikowski Acorn 3350 Brighton Boulevard 720-542-3721 denveracorn.com Oak at Fourteenth 1400 Pearl Street, Boulder 303-444-3622 oakatfourteenth.com This is part one of my interview with Steve Redzikowski, exec chef of Acorn and Oak at Fourteenth; part two of my one-on-one with Redzikowski will run tomorrow. Steve Redzikowski grew up on…
In A Federal Case, I’ll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard – south to north – within Denver city limits. I’ll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I’ll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here’s the…
Chow Down, Boulder’s first food film festival, gets under way tonight. Hosted by the International Film Series and the Boulder Public Library, the event will bring together a slew of passionate Boulder foodies and local businesses over three days of programs that include seven films about food, family and the…
Baker Street Pub & Grill, a Sherlock Holmes-themed eatery, has closed in Boulder; three more links in that national chain are still open in the Denver area. See also: Baker Street Pub & Grill in Boulder has closed…
Every time I drive by Palais Casablanca — which is often several times a day — there’s rarely, if ever, a single car in the parking lot, and on the various occasions when I’ve poked my head through the door, the dining room, with its plush pillows and traditional floor…
The Baker Street Pub & Grill in Boulder closed its doors over the weekend, after four years of operation. See also: 25 things you never knew about Dwight Long, bartender at My Brother’s Bar…
The kid was hankering for seafood, and so was I, so we ended up here, where we eagerly polished off five pounds of shrimp, clams, mussels, crawfish and crab, along with plenty of potatoes, corn and sausage, all of it seasoned with Cajun spices. We came, we feasted, we made…
