The stretch of Platte Street that heads up from 15th Street is one of the hottest restaurant areas in town, with Sushi Sasa swimming in business since it opened six years ago, Colt & Gray packing in the crowds since it joined the scene in August 2009 and Denver Beer…
Simon Purvis EDGE at the Four Seasons 1111 14th Street 303-389-3000 www.fourseasons.com/denver/dining Favorite restaurant in America: I had an exceptional meal in L.A. at José Andrés’s restaurant, Bazaar. It was packed, so the ambience was electric, I bumped into a former colleague, the food was good, the decor was stylish,…
Pity the poor Rocky Ford cantaloupe, vilified across the country even though the listeria-inducing culprit actually came from Jensen Farms, a third-generation family operation in Holly, almost a hundred miles away from Rocky Ford. But those farmers of southeastern Colorado have little recourse. Even though Colorado is the only state…
The gang’s all beer, now that the town is filling up with hops-heavy events in honor of the Great American Beer Festival, just a week away. But while the GABF is popular, does it need a makeover? That’s what Jonathan Shikes suggests in “Five ways to freshen up the Great…
When I dropped out of college for the first, but not last time (which I’m certain my parents are still upset about, and that my dad would be genuinely hurt if I didn’t mention geaux Tigers here), I reluctantly moved in with my older sister and her then husband. I…
I ordered the mole enchiladas, only to have the server look at me dubiously before asking if I actually knew what “mole” was. That was strike one. Strike two was when my friend went out to the car to fetch his phone, and the host bid him farewell, only to…
This is part one of my interview with Simon Purvis, executive chef of EDGE at the Four Seasons. Part two of that interview will run in this space tomorrow. Simon Purvis EDGE at the Four Seasons 1111 14th Street 303-389-3000 www.fourseasons.com/denver/dining Simon Purvis is sizing up Denver’s dining climate. “There…
We’re always on the look out for ways to stuff ourselves as cheaply as possible, and a spot that just opened on the corner of 38th and Clay, just two doors down from Buchi Cafe Cubano, may take the prize for the least expensive meal in the city — most…
First, Denver places thirteenth on Travel + Leisure’s list of the best American cities for foodies, then LivingSocial ranks it as the eleventh-best dining city overall. When you drill down in the results of that survey, which queried 4,000 people in twenty top cities, you find some interesting observations –…
Carne en su jugo starts with the broth. Traditionally, it’s made by slowly boiling a cow’s head, though that practice is fading even in Jalisco, the original home of the dish — whose name translates literally as “meat in its juices.” Today, cooks in that part of Mexico often use…
The fantastic carne en su jugo at El Olvido made me hungry for another stew native to Jalisco: birria. This dish boasts a savory red broth, thick with fat and imbued with the heat and earthiness of dried peppers. Right before serving, the cook plunks hunks of meat — lamb,…
Slowly, methodically and completely under the radar, Dave Chmura, Scott Bergin and Rob Young have spent a full year — and then some — restoring an antiquated house on South Pearl Street, and early next year, the trio of restaurateurs will open the doors to Restaurant Fourteen Seventy-Two, named for…
Nearly everyone who has gotten stoned has stared blankly into their refrigerator or cupboard for several minutes, then grabbed three or four items that may — or may not — go together to concoct a snack that takes no greater culinary skill than operating a microwave. Now two Denver residents,…
Although Denver has some of the best Mexican food in the country, vegetarians and vegans alike know it is not easy to find meat-free Mexican meals in this city — and finding meat-and-cheese-free Mexican food is almost like seeking the Holy Grail. It might take you a couple of passes…
Way off the eaten path, this restaurant, noted for its breakfasts and kitschy theme that has something to do with a bird that you’d find in a barnyard, is somewhere between Denver and Fort Collins. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
When news dropped that Brasserie Felix, the French restaurant at 3901 Tennyson Street, had gone dark, Francophiles sobbed in their snails while restaurateurs all over town ogled the space, which resides on a stretch of pavement with a robust restaurant scene. But Telly Topakas took the prize…
Last week, Travel + Leisure placed Denver thirteenth on its list of best American cities for foodies. Now a new survey backed by LivingSocial, a daily deals site that queried 4,000 people from twenty U.S. cities about their eating habits, ranks Denver as the eleventh-best overall city for dining in…
Did you miss the chance to get in on the ground floor of Chipotle, back when Steve Ells opened his first fast-casual burrito shop on East Evans Avenue? You’ve got another chance with ShopHouse, the Asian fast-casual concept that Chipotle rolled out last Thursday in Washington, D.C. Here’s the take…
Oinks! advertised itself as “American style BBQ,” but its ribs smacked of St. Louis. And that’s where you may have to go to get ribs as authentic as those served at Oinks, not to mention barbecued tofu. Because this East Colfax Avenue barbecue joint closed up after the end of…
On Thursday, September 29, Top Chef champion Stephanie Izard, who’s just about ready to embark on a book tour, along with Alex Seidel, chef/owner of Fruition, will share the kitchen with Lon Symensma at ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro when all three kitchen magicians commune to host a four-course, family-style craft…
When Kimbal Musk and Hugo Matheson opened their newest restaurant, Boulder’s Kitchen [Next Door], earlier this year, Musk was clear that the new space is about expanding the farm-to-table concept, which the flagship Kitchen pioneered, into something everyone can take part in: “We think that everyone would choose farm-to-table if…
“To be honest, I wouldn’t order that,” confided our server as we pondered Table 6’s menu out loud and stuck, briefly, on the restaurant’s take on the cultish McRib sandwich. “It’s good, but it’s not one of my favorites.” She suggested, instead, a beef tartare with a deep-fried egg yolk…
