Another Bubba Chinos opens on 39th and Wadsworth

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…

Foodography: A sneak peek at Bisque, opening tonight in Cherry Creek

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…

Guess where I’m drinking?

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 –…

Reader: Dropping the flag on the Joe Paterno shot

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:…

Get hooked on the fresh fish at Land of Sushi

As soon as the plate was set down, I stopped my conversation mid-sentence to reach out and gingerly chopstick a disc of raw scallop, ruining the display of lemon, cucumber and momiji-ichigo berries that had been delicately arranged alongside. I examined the slice of shellfish for a second, then popped…

Big Hoss Bar-B-Q opening a second outpost at the Streets at SouthGlenn

Big Hoss Bar-B-Q, Hoss Orwat’s shrine to ‘que in Berkeley Park, is taking up residence where the Oven, Mark Tarbell’s pizza emporium at the Streets at SouthGlenn, shuttered in May. A call to Jennifer Jones, who manages the original house of smoke on Tennyson Street, produced little additional information –…

Williams & Graham opens tomorrow

News first broke that Williams & Graham would plant a 1920s-themed bar in a bookstore at the edge of Highland back in April, and Todd Colehour, former executive at Kona Grill, and Sean Kenyon, Squeaky Bean and Euclid Hall barman and Westword’s “Ask the Bartender” contributor, had planned to start…

Tree Haus Bistro takes root on 17th Avenue

Tree Haus Bistro opened today at the corner of Lafayette and East 17th Avenue, in the restored Victorian that previously held Grindhaus. For now, the place will be limited to lunch service six days a week, starting at 10 a.m. and running Monday through Saturday. But Tree Haus could definitely…

Guess where I’m eating?

This definitely isn’t my first choice for a Mid-East feast, but it’s fine if you’re in a pinch — and you have no interest in falafel, because for some strange reason, the falafel bin has always been empty when I’ve stopped in. Guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who…

Vegan carrot cake for a fancy dessert on Meatless Monday

​No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we’re offering an animal-free recipe. If you tried the banana-walnut muffin or the chocolate-chip cookie recipes, then you already know that all the hype about vegan baking…

Boone’s is now smokin’ in the DU neighborhood

Boone’s opened today in the former home of Smugs (and Fagan’s long before that), at 1135 East Evans Avenue. The neighborhood joint is named after Denver Boone, the University of Denver’s official mascot from 1968 to 1998, and is touting a “state-triotic” concept, according to owner Rob Lamphier. “All our…

Jai Ho Bolder now open in Boulder

At Aurora’s Jai Ho, Bollywood blares on the televisions, the long menu features some of the least helpful descriptions we’ve ever seen and the servers provide equally confusing assistance. But despite the quirks, the food — mostly Southern Indian — is stellar, from the delicious dosas to the curries to…