In case you haven’t heard, Westword’s Best of Denver issue hits the streets later this afternoon, and somewhere within the confines of the newsprint is a big shout-out to the chef whose lamb chops are depicted in the above photo. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who…
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…
In advance of the Best of Denver 2013, which will hit the streets (and the web) later today, we took a look back at the winners of the Best New Restaurant award over the past decade. Most of those winners are still going strong; a few have lost the chefs…
Central Bistro & Bar will start serving lunch tomorrow, eight months after Isiah Salazar opened his restaurant on the very edge of LoHi, almost three months after opening exec chef Lance Barto abruptly left the kitchen. That kitchen is now in the hands of Gerard Strong, who’d come from Z…
The snow is melting, which means just one thing: Time for a beach drink! Although this hot spot — once a popular watering hole with garbage haulers — was about the last place I expected to find punch, I was thrilled with this cocktail. And that’s not trash talk. Can…
After prowling for more than a year to find the perfect space to open his first restaurant, Mario Nocifera, a former Frasca Food & Wine alum who commanded the front of the house at the nationally recognized Boulder restaurant for two years, finally dried the ink on a space last…
Following on the heels of Zengo, Richard Sandoval’s Latin restaurant in Riverfront Park, which recently began offering bottomless brunch, Tamayo, Sandoval’s modern Mexican in Larimer Square, is now strutting a similar deal: $35 for unlimited cocktails, including margaritas, Bloody Marias, mimosas and Bloody Marys, along with an endless flow of…
Although there are many good meat replacements on the market, a decent dairy-free cheese can be tough to come by — and you can forget about a cheese memorable enough to pair with a glass of wine. Daphne Medina, creator of Door 86 Vegan Cheese, to the rescue. She’s accomplishd…
There have been several big restaurant openings in the past month — including Old Major and Beast + Bottle — but diners are already setting their sights on fall, when Brian Laird, longtime chef at Barolo (and most recently at Sketch and consulting with the Armoury), will open his own…
People may debate the quality of the food at Bubba Chinos, but no one is going to quibble over the quality of the mural that local artist P.J. Sierra, also known as Stale Art, painted behind the first Bubba Chinos at 160 Federal Boulevard last week. Danielle Lirette stopped by…
Yard House is known for its massive beer lineup and almost as massive menu, but its new Eat Late menu, offered from 10 p.m. to close in all 43 locations, focuses on a handful of serious dishes — including a black truffle cheeseburger and Monte Cristo pops — priced well…
There are Mexican feasts — and then there are paradillas, aluminum trays, beneath which lie burning coals, exposing the best eats from south of the border, so large in scope that even a soccer team can’t crush it. This restaurant, which serves nearly two dozen paradillas, recently added a slew…
For months, Brian Laird has been plotting under the radar, slowly and methodically working on lease negotiations for a new restaurant in Jefferson Park, and finally, just last week, Laird and his business partners, Taylor Swallow and Kajsa Gotlin, inked a deal on a century-old corner space at 2900 West…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified pupusa from a new joint on Federal Boulevard, to a hearty plate of ham, eggs and pancakes from Breakfast King, to a decadent lobster roll from a new seafood shack and fish market…
Chili’s one of those stick-to-your-ribs dishes that’s perfect for snowy spring days, especially when you don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. This very basic recipe can be modified to taste; you can add meat-replacement crumbles, use less garlic or toss in a dollop of maple…
The idea for Grand Lux Cafe came to life when the Venetian Resort, Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas asked David Overton, founder of the Cheesecake Factory chain, to create an upscale casual restaurant concept for their property. But what happened in Vegas should have stayed in Vegas — or…
Zanitas Mexican and Margaritas, which originally opened in Boulder in August of last year — and then shuttered just four months later — is back in business, this time in south Denver, right off I-25 and Hampden in a new retail and restaurant development that also includes a Smashburger. See…
This was the first time I’ve been to this diner during the daylight, but morning, noon and night, breakfast is on the menu, and while it’s more conducive to a 2 a.m. grease soak — after a few beers or ten are swishing in your belly — breakfast for dinner…
The Alamo Drafthouse will officially open on Monday, March 25, with a grand-opening ceremony featuring Pam Grier. But starting today and running through the weekend, the Drafthouse will be showing a series of bargain-priced films — just $2 per ticket! — including recent hits like Zero Dark Thirty and classics…
Three years ago, Blake Street Tavern moved a block south from the spot it had been for close to seven years, into the massive warehouse space at 2301 Blake Street that had once been home to Polly Esther’s (and many clubs before that). The first floor was filled with a…
The Bubba Chinos that opened last summer in a space near City Hall that has been many, many restaurants over the years has closed, too — for “renovations,” according to a sign on the door that says the place will reopen in ten days. But if it does, it doesn’t…
Charlie and Pam Nathan opened the Blue Cow Eatery in Morrison in 1990, and have had a hopping breakfast and lunch business ever since. Five years ago, they added dinner service Thursday through Sunday — but only during the Red Rocks season. Which officially kicks off at the end of…
