It’s going to be “a liquor-infused, gastro-visio musical blowout.” That’s how Jorel Pierce, the chef at Euclid Hall Bar & Kitchen, Jennifer Jasinski’s nearly unassailable shrine to pig parts, poutine, offal and everything else we love in the food world, describes Euclid’s Hall upcoming first-anniversary party, which kicks off at…
In this week’s Chef and Tell interview with Doug Anderson, the chief baker and owner of Hi*Rise, he talks about everything from his mother’s epic cinnamon rolls to baking bagels at Moe’s in Boulder, where he churned out more than 300-dozen bagels a day — just for the University of…
El Diablo, which won our Best New Bar award in the Best of Denver 2011 and is reviewed this week in Cafe, turns one this month. It’s been busy from the start — and that’s both good and bad news, according to Angel Hernandez. as good as this place may…
AmRest, which owns and operates over a hundred Applebee’s in eight states, had challenged its Colorado stores to create the perfect “Colorado Burger” — ideally, one that incorporated “Stinkin” Good Green Chile, created by Bronco Mark Schlereth, spokesman for this campaign. He met up with four other judges at the…
We here at Cafe Society headquarters love our taquerias, and Los Carbonicitos, which has three locations scattered across the city, is definitely one of our favorites. We can’t get enough of the joint’s street tacos, the Goliath-size tortas, the namesake carboncitos, the superb huaraches, the incendiary salsas. The trio of…
The kid always goes with pepperoni, occasionally risking his gag reflex with mushrooms, whereas I prefer, at least on this occasion, arugula, roasted garlic and prosciutto — and the kitchen was happy to oblige us both. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
Just over a month ago, Jamawn Woods shuttered the last of his three Soul Daddy locations. That was the fast-casual chain he was trying to get going with the help of Chipotle CEO Steve Ells, Bobby Flay, Curtis Stone and Lorena Garcia after that team of investors awarded him the…
Jesse Morreale and chef/partner Sean Yontz opened El Diablo, the Mexican restaurant that I review for this week’s Westword, just shy of a year ago. And the crowds — which made it nearly impossible to nab a bar seat that first week of business — continue to pack the place…
Doug Anderson Hi*Rise 2162 Larimer Street 303-296-3656 www.hirisedenver.com This is part two of my interview with Doug Anderson, owner and chief baker of Hi*Rise. Part one of my chat with Anderson ran in this space yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: I’m totally unqualified to answer this question, mainly because this…
When the Arvada Larkburger opens at 11 a.m. on Saturday, it will be the home-grown chain’s sixth location. Within a year, Larkburger president Adam Baker hopes it is just one of eleven outposts in Colorado. And at some point in the near future, Baker wants Larkburger to break out of…
If a woman says she doesn’t like beer, maybe she’s drinking the wrong beer. That’s what Laura Shunk suggests in “Ten beers for women that aren’t Animée,” where she offers a variety of palate-pleasing brews, none of them Corona Light or Animée, the new beer aimed at women that Molson…
The folks behind Motor Sport Country Club have canceled plans to open an exclusive and swanky restaurant at 970 Yuma Street — which may not be entirely disappointing to its celebrity clientele. “We couldn’t generate enough interest from our members,” says Claus Wagner, founder and CEO of the motorsports-focused club…
Six months ago, editors from Food Network magazine zigzagged across the country in search of the holy grail — or, more precisely, the best pizzas in the United States, and in the September issue, on newsstands August 9, the glossy zine reveals its top fifty pizza picks in each state…
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Feed Denver and the Denver Botanic Gardens came together last night to host a screening of Locavore, the first movie in a sustainable food film series aimed at raising awareness of growing local, buying local — and eating local…
Initially I’d ordered a beer — a Colorado Native lager — but I have a hard time swigging a lukewarm beer on a hot patio with the thermometer hovering around 100 degrees, so I pushed it aside and got a lemonade with strawberry puree instead, which, at least was cold,…
Doug Anderson Hi*Rise 2162 Larimer Street 303-296-3656 www.hirisedenver.com This is part one of my chef interview with Doug Anderson, owner and master baker of Hi*Rise. Read part two of my chat with Anderson. At 32, Doug Anderson decided he wanted to work in a restaurant — something he’d never considered…
The Denver County Fair was a hit with just about everyone — everyone who wasn’t particularly hungry. But Jenny An’s disappointment in the Denver County Fair fare earned this rebuke from Kimberly: Food doesn’t always have to revolve around the “Denver Five” or food trucks or Frank Bonanno in order…
I got my first glimpse of El Diablo one late-summer night last year, soon after the restaurant opened its doors. The place was packed, with groups crammed into the tables and booths that line the sides of the vast space and more people standing around the bar, which anchors the…
“Thanks for not sucking.” That was the handwritten sentiment on the back of my check the last time I ate at Mezcal, penned by an attentive server who was friendly, unpretentious and a little irreverent — the same combination of traits that characterizes the restaurant these days. The place feels…
Rather than pay a rent increase, Bombay Bowl has closed its original location at 12023 East Arapahoe Road in Centennial. The fast-casual curry house had opened there in 2009 and introduced a second spot at 575 Lincoln Street earlier this year. “Business is great, especially at the Lincoln location,” explains…
We’ll pretty much grab onto any excuse that allows us to drink more wine, and while we’ve been touting its positive effects on heart health and longevity for years, now we have a new line to use as we uncork another bottle: Wine prevents sunburn…
Wild Eggs has gone wild, breaking out of its home in Louisville, Kentucky, where it has three restaurants, and landing in West Washington Park — where the breakfast and lunch (with liquor!) joint opened today. Here’s a first look:…
