Three craft beers, five dishes, all stellar, for less than $35. This restaurant’s happy hour is still the crème de la crème of Denver. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where posts is entered into a pool…
Ace Eat Serve opened today at 501 East 17th Avenue. The ping-pong hall, restaurant and bar is the newest eatery owned by Josh and Jen Wolkon and Matt Selby, owners of Steuben’s and Vesta Dipping Grill…
Last year’s listeria breakout gave all Colorado cantaloupes a bad name, even though the contaminated ones came from Jensen Farms in Holly rather than Rocky Ford, which has a long and proud melon tradition. So this year, the state and Rocky Ford growers are reminding Coloradans that our sweet, delicious…
There was plenty of action on the Denver dining scene in July — even without the open-shut-open saga of Sketch and El Diablo. Here’s our restaurant roll call for July:…
Pippa Taylor Strings 1700 Humboldt Street 303-831-7310 www.stringsrestaurant.com This is part one of my interview with Pippa Taylor, the executive chef of Strings. Part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Pippa Taylor is the first to admit her good fortune — and the last to take it for granted…
I hadn’t been to Le Peep in well over a decade — since I discovered eggs Bennie made from scratch are better — but I noticed that the recent chain-restaurant survey in Consumer Reports put Le Peep among the most popular restaurants in the U.S., ranked on taste, value, service…
Three weeks after the city red-tagged the First Avenue Hotel building — causing the immediate closure of both El Diablo and Sketch — both restaurants are back in business. For now. After a three-and-a-half hour hearing Monday, the Board of Appeals — a mayor-appointed committee that considers actions of the…
Anyone can make a plate of spaghetti — but in this town, only Patsy’s Italian Inn has been serving plates of homemade Italian spaghetti for more than nine decades. That was back in the days when celebrities had to sing, dance and have talent to be famous, back before The…
If you want a Thai curry that’s mild, meek and devoid of any discernible heat (despite a plea for “Thai hot”), go here. This is a joint for uninitiated freshman — not graduating valedictorians. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
Businesses across the country are coming out with stances on gay marriage, including Chick-Fil-A and Lakewood’s own Masterpiece Cakeshop. The bakery does not create cakes for gay ceremonies. The decision, publicized by rejected couple Dave Mullins and Charlie Craig, made waves across the Internet, where those who object to the…
The long-vacant space at 30 East Ninth venue, on the southwest corner of Lincoln and Ninth, will soon have a new breakfast joint: Devin and Jason Stallings, the brothers who own DJ’s Berkeley Cafe, are opening a second outpost — DJ’s 9th Ave Cafe, a 3,500-square-foot mimic of its popular…
After over a decade of serving house-roasted coffee at 630 East Sixth Avenue, Pablo’s Coffee is expanding to a second location. It’s taking over the former home of Penn Street Perk at 1300 Pennsylvania Street, and renovations of the interior are already under way. Pablo’s plans to open the doors…
There’s been buzz circulating for months that Justin Cucci, the owner/chef of Linger and Root Down (and, at some point, a second Root Down at DIA), had his clever hands in another project, and now we can confirm exactly what that is: Cucci will open a bar, restaurant and live…
The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse’s thirteenth annual Rocky Mountain Tea Festival poured out the fun for both adults and kids this past weekend, including such yearly favorites as the children’s tea party and chef-owner Lenny Martinelli’s cooking with tea workshop, as well as a brand-new — and delicious — tea and…
We’ve found some very good vegan pizzas in town, including this year’s Best of Denver award-winner. But the pie to beat in 2013 comes from the oven at the Marquis Theater, which has minimal seating for diners — but plenty of entertainment while you wait…
On July 10, the city red-tagged the First Avenue Hotel, ordering the building vacated — and that meant that both El Diablo and Sketch had to close, at least temporarily. But after three weeks of fighting, owner Jesse Morreale managed to get a hearing yesterday morning before the Board of…
After three weeks of being on lock-down, thanks to the City of Denver, El Diablo and Sketch, Jesse Morreale’s two restaurants housed in the First Avenue Hotel will reopen after the Board of Appeals unanimously agreed this morning that the restaurants, which were red-tagged by the city early on the…
The interior of Ace Eat Serve — the highly-anticipated ping-pong hall, restaurant and bar that will open at 501 East 17th Avenue on Wednesday — is one of the most uniquely designed spaces in the city. Xan Creative, the design firm responsible for the look, has documented Ace’s construction on…
The Croke-Patterson Mansion is a historic gem, with official designation from the Landmark Preservation Commission, Colorado State Register of Historic Properties, and the National Register of Historic Places. And new owners are ready to add a new chapter in that history, opening the building as the Patterson Inn, a B&B…
I don’t think much of the ravioli — or the marinara sauce — at this Italian joint, but the Olympic-size pork osso buco is worth its weight in medals. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where posts…
Although we absolutely love vegan king Bryant Terry’s pesto potato salad, sometimes you want something a bit more traditional to take to a picnic. This recipe is adapted from the original Betty Crocker version, but we use Vegenaise instead of mayonnaise and add some pickle, celery seed and dill for…
Cheese, cheese and more cheese. And sausages, olives and olive oils. Panani and sandwiches, chocolate and fresh-baked bread. Pastas and San Marzano tomatoes. At Pollyanna Forster’s Eat+Drink, the cheese and charcuterie emporium that she opened late last week, following the success of her same-name original in Edwards that she unleashed…
