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…
Pizza joints are popping up along Broadway, which lost a couple of Mexican mainstays last month. Although Adelita’s Cocina y Cantina opened a few weeks ago at 1294 South Broadway, that’s still a mile south of where Juanita’s and El Diablo closed their doors. Will the opening of a sixth…
It wasn’t the first time I’d seen a pig splayed across a state in all its fleshy glory. Or even the second or third. My fascination with pigs — and with butchery — extends over several years, but while I’ve witnessed numerous butchers, their starched aprons splashed with blood, their…
Pizzeria Locale wasn’t the only new pizza joint to open on Broadway last week. Also opening on May 29, and just six blocks down Broadway: Pie Hole — no relation to the joint of the same name that lasted for about a minute in the alley behind Larimer Square five…
Despite a disappointing cocktail list that shoves little more than vodka down the throats of imbibers, the recently revamped menu at this suburban watering hole and restaurant is far better than than it’s been in the past, and the kitchen doesn’t balk when you want your meat on the crimson…
Recognizing the decline in small, local bookstores, Nicole Sullivan realized she’d have to do something new when she took over the space at 4280 Tennyson Street that had recently been vacated by a bookstore. The result? BookBar, a spot that not only sells books, but serves coffee, beer and wine,…
The Fire Bowl Cafe franchise is based in Austin — and you can make whatever jokes you like about Texas producing an Asian fast-casual eatery, but the only location in the metro area is packed every lunch hour. Fire Bowl seems to be the go-to place for Denver Tech Center…
The face of Broadway is changing — fast — and the stretch heading south from First Avenue saw plenty of changes in May. Sketch and El Diablo closed at the start of the month, ending one chapter of the long-running saga of the circa 1906 First Avenue Hotel. And at…
It’s Saturday afternoon, and the kitchen magicians at BRU Handbuilt Ales and Eats are on the patio, running through their checklist; an hour later, Ian Clark’s new alehouse in Boulder is pulsating — with music, energy and a swell of bodies, all of whom have been invited to be the…
On a booze-filled Sunday afternoon at Ace, ten of the top bartenders in the country — Josh Wortman of Anejo NYC; Trip Sandifer of The Spence in Atlanta; Dustin Hoeft of Modis in Breck; Adam Fortuna of Artusi in Seattle; Kevin Mabry of JM Curley in Boston; Daniel Godinez and…
When Rob and Karin Lawler opened the doors to the Truffle Table last week, deliberately without fanfare, they knew that cheese admirers from across Denver — and especially those in the Highland ‘hood — would sniff them out no matter what, and so they did, giving the crew a gentle…
With all the fresh produce we’re starting to see in the grocery stores and at farmers’ markets, this is an ideal time to cook up a lunch-time salad that won’t leave your stomach growling an hour later. The spiced quinoa in this dish (adapted from a recipe in Forks Over…
“I love Deluxe in spite of myself. Despite reason, despite my better judgment, despite being committed body and soul to the war against California Cuisine — that limping, wrongheaded, disastrous blight on the soul of American cookery — and throwing myself into the breach every time a California-style restaurant pops…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a plate of meatballs and “homemade” spaghetti that isn’t, from Mama Louise, to a beautifully charred and blistered sausage pizza from Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria, to a perfect beer poured in a new taproom…
When Lori Midson dropped by a red-sauce place for a disappointing plate of spaghetti and meatballs last week, her server confided that while the pasta was billed as handmade, it wasn’t — making pasta was so tricky that few restaurants serve homemade spaghetti these days, he told her. See also:…
You know the story by now: Bandits hijacked Pretzel, Euclid Hall’s pig, last Sunday, brazenly running off with the swine during the Big Eat (the entire saga is chronicled on the following pages). According to those at Euclid Hall, Pretzel has a wee problem with her excessive alcohol consumption and…
This week, Mark Antonat’s travels up Federal Boulevard finally reached Lao Wang Noodle House, a spot already beloved for its soup dumplings — but he found plenty of other crave-worthy dishes there. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson interviewed Jimmy Bernat, who just opened Jimmy’s Urban Bar & Grill in…
Although more than a dozen restaurants opened in the metro area this month, pizza carved the biggest slice out of the market. Pizza Locale, which got its start in Boulder, opened a restaurant in Denver. Pizza Republica, which got its start in Greenwood Village, opened a restaurant in Denver. And…
In the latest saga of Pretzel, Euclid Hall’s pig mascot that was snatched from Sunday’s Big Eat at Sustainability Park (you can read all about it on the next page), comes this from the pig herself. My Beloved Family! You gotta help me! My hijackers are taking good care of…
After postponing its opening once, Cold Crush is open — but not officially. Still, if you stop by the bar/art gallery and music hangout this weekend, you should be able to get a drink, maybe even a sandwich — and drink up the atmosphere of this promising spot in RiNo…
Where do you draw the line on what you will and will not eat? If you follow a restrictive diet, either by choice or medical necessity, your line leaves little wiggle room. Vegans won’t eat Cheddary mac and cheese, much less a burger. People with celiac won’t eat pizza unless…
Later today we’ll post our Restaurant Roll Call for May, a compendium of all the openings and closings in town over the past month — and there have been plenty. But already, June is shaping up to be a very busy time for restaurants. Two new places have dates with…
