“I’ve been waiting five years for this!” screeched a woman who couldn’t stop trembling. And Jeremy Smallwood was grinning from ear to ear, despite the fact that he had been sitting idle in his car for more than two hours, patiently waiting for the snake of cars ahead of him…
The fourteen-year-old Dave & Buster’s location at 2000 South Colorado Boulevard just became the chain’s first spot to get a major overhaul, which will be unveiled today. The redesign is the initial phase of the company’s re-branding, and while there’s no schedule yet for rolling out the changes through the…
Some readers were not giving thanks for Jenn Wohletz’s “Get your Thanksgiving dinner from the Dollar Tree,” a seasonal guide to her favorite store. Sniffs dishpr: This comes off as snobby, elitist and in very poor taste. Adds GFTW: Westword, the DollarTree of rags. Oh, wait, they have to GIVE…
Williams & Graham just opened to the public on Tuesday night — but word of the stylish speakeasy’s free shift meals for industry types got out fast. By the time the group meal was served, fifteen appreciative restaurant/bar workers — from Linger, Lola, Root Down and other Highland joints –…
You can get exactly two things at this joint: French fries and craft beer. Guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we select one lucky winner who’ll…
Eric Uffelmann Marlowe’s 501 16th Street 303-595-3700 www.marlowesdenver.com This is part two of my interview. Part one of my interview with Eric Uffelmann, exec chef of Marlowe’s, ran yesterday. How do you handle customer complaints — and what should customers do when they’re peeved about a dish? I immediately speak…
With national cram-your-gut-and-pass-out-on-your-couch day approaching, many food-insecure Denverites may be wondering how they will squeeze a huge Thanksgiving din-din out of a lean wallet. But never fear: Whenever there are poor locals looking for a holiday feast on the cheap, the Dollar Tree is there. The store has everything you…
Here are the winners of the 2011 Denver #WebAwards in the “food & drink” category, which were handed out at our awards ceremony last night at Casselman’s. These are only the winners; for a complete list of finalists, go here: “Here are your 2011 Denver #WebAwards finalists.” And thanks to…
Eric Uffelmann, the executive chef at Marlowe’s, is no fan of Denver Restaurant Week. As he tells Lori Midson in this week’s Chef and Tell, what he’d like to see less of in Denver is Denver Restaurant Week — at least in its current configuration. “Stop the hand-shackling during Denver…
November has been a busy month for restaurant openings, with some highly anticipated spots — including Coohills, Williams & Graham and Ambria — now serving. And then there’s this: Twin Peaks has thrown open its doors in Lakewood…
I’m a sucker for good bread, and if you, too, are a bread head, then you’ll appreciate a dough that rises above the rest at this upper-crust restaurant. Guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is…
Eric Uffelmann Marlowe’s 501 16th Street 303-595-3700 www.marlowesdenver.com It’s just past 4 p.m. on a Monday, and the bar at Marlowe’s, the oldest independently owned restaurant on the 16th Street Mall, which will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary next February, is already crushed with a sizable crowd. Equally sizable plates and…
The space at the Tabor Center that’s now home to Ambria, chef/owner Jeremy Kittelson’s restaurant that opens today, was a Ling & Louie’s just two weeks ago…but it’s undergone an amazing transformation. Still, it’s hard to focus on the surroundings when the dishes look as good as they did in…
In one year, the average American consumes 45 pounds of sugar (enough to fill a wheelbarrow) — and most of this is sugar we drink. Excess sugar intake is a driving force behind the obesity epidemic, and while soda gets scapegoated, the fastest-growing marketing sector is the so-called “fruit drink”…
New Orleans-based Naked Pizza made it a mission to give pizza a healthier image, starting with a probiotic crust chock-full of grains such as spelt and quinoa, and finishing with toppings cut from fresh ingredients. The idea caught on quickly: The pizza chain has franchised across the country — and…
Leonard Cordova’s Bubba Chinos empire has been on an expansion tear this year, with locations opening in Boulder, on East Colfax and at 88th and York (though Cordova says that Bubbachinos franchise is no longer associated with his company). Yesterday, he added another one: the thirteenth Bubba Chinos in Colorado…
If you’ve been to Virgilio’s, which took over a massive spot at 10025 West San Juan Way in Littleton for its second (and now, only) location, then you no doubt already know about the garlic knots. Although they’re not vegan — the knots are brushed with garlic butter before they…
What a month for restaurant openings. Coohills, a French-influenced restaurant from Tom and Diane Coohill, flung the doors open to the public last Wednesday; Ambria unlocks its doors tomorrow, with chef Jeremy Kittelson presiding over the kitchen; District Meats, New York restaurateur Charlie Palmer’s tribute to off-cuts, opens later this…
I’ve always been fascinated with the discipline of being a vegan. It’s doubtful I’ll ever make the decision to be one myself, but I admire those who have. I especially appreciate those who choose to do so quietly, which is why I invited my good friend, fellow music enthusiast and…
Even if I’m not celebrating a damn thing — and definitely when I am — I go straight for the bubbly. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool –…
Monday, November 14, was 2011 Military Appreciation Monday at hundreds of Golden Corral restaurants across the country, where free “thank you” dinners were served from 5 to 9 p.m to anyone who has ever served in the U.S. military — no ID required. But there was no Military Appreciation Monday…
People in sports bars across town were glued to TV sets last week, watching the latest development in the Penn State scandal. The news of the coverup — and the longtime coach’s subsequent firing — inspired the quick creation of a shot to to commemorate this hottest of current events:…
