Denver is about to get its second bikini-barista coffee shop, and like the first, it takes its inspiration and has its roots in the bikini-barista trend in the Pacific Northwest. Twin Perks is scheduled to open sometime in December at 1628 Federal Boulevard near Invesco Field at Mile High, according…
There’s only one way to prepare for the food frenzy that’s Thanksgiving: eat tacos — specifically al pastor tacos tarted up with fresh cubes of pineapple, white onions and flecks of cilantro. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s…
Clint Wangsnes Zengo 1610 Little Raven Street 720-904-0965 www.richardsandoval.com/zengodenver This is part one of Lori Midson’s Chef and Tell interview with Clint Wangsnes, chef of Zengo. To read part two of that Q&A, check back here on Friday. “I truly love food, and the high-stress, high-energy, crazy and chaotic environment…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. The Marczyks, not…
If a truck pulling a large barbecue smoker pulls up next to you on the street, you might be in for some free food. As part of its new social media campaign, Big Papa’s BBQ will be sending a mobile emissary to several locations around town, where it will dish…
“This is taking fucking forever!” Those are the words that tumbled out of Biker Jim’s mouth thirty minutes ago, when he called to give me an update on the new brick-and-mortar joint he’s opening at 2148 Larimer Street — a joint that was initially slated to open last month. “I’m…
In the course of my professional life, I’ve spent way more time than any human should roaming the concourses and terminal of Denver International Airport…
Zona’s Tamales, the decades-old blue and orange building at 713 East 26th Street, went dark about a month ago, after owner Zona Moore pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of theft by receiving, buying and selling stolen cigarettes. The Latest Word reported today that Moore’s son, Saalim Muhammed, and another…
The swamp of oily sun-dried tomatoes, shrimp that tasted of freezer burn, cheap feta and insipid sauce was just the beginning of a depressing meal that I’d give anything to take back. Never. Again. Will. I. Ever. Go. Back. Here. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who…
Holiday gatherings with the family are not always known for their spirit of congeniality, and if your family doesn’t resemble a tranquil Currier & Ives lithograph in the first place, inevitably at least one relative will pull a hurty-dur, either on purpose or not, and say something at the dinner…
Paris Las Vegas Casino makes a $777 hamburger. The sandwich is one of the most indulgent-looking things I’ve ever seen, with hefty chunks of lobster meat set over a thick Kobe beef patty, topped with crispy pancetta, brie, caramelized onions and hundred-year aged balsamic vinegar — served, for good measure,…
Gustavo Arellano, the author of Ask a Mexican, is an expert on many topics — including the evolution of Mexican restaurants in this country. And before his recent visit to Denver, he’d never before encountered what we consider a mainstay in this city: the Mexican hamburger…
After just six months, Leo Goto has closed his Riverfront restaurant and event facility. Goto had taken over the 12,000-square-foot, former Riverfront Events Center at 2852 West Bowles Avenue in Littleton this spring. “It’s a great location, and there’s potential to do a lot of business here,” he said at…
Take as much time as you need,” said a balding TSA bureaucrat as he patted the shoulder of a woman sitting in front of the X-ray machine, a thick training manual at her side. She squinted intently at the electronic box, scrutinizing each item that passed by for dangerous weaponry…
I usually time my arrival at Denver International Airport so that I can check in, get through security, grab a snack — and then get right on the plane. But during the holiday season, when the gates of airport hell open, all that careful planning goes right out the window…
LiveWell Colorado sponsored a nine-week after-school culinary program with three Denver high schools that culminated in the winning team from Martin Luther King Jr. Early College taking home first place at the competition last Friday. The all-female team took the prize with its own healthy school-lunch meal: Parmesan- and herb-crusted…
Chef, restaurateur and pig pusher Chad Clevenger, who already pimps fine swine from the Porker cart at Seventeenth and California streets, is gearing up to add a second cart to his repertoire, followed by a bona fide truck…
On Saturday night, YesPleaseMore, an organization that spreads the love for Colorado artistic endeavors through pop-up retail stores and events, descended on the Denver Pavilions for “Test Market,” a collaborative production featuring a bevy of creative projects from around Denver, including crafts, fashion shows and live music. And jump-starting the…
Bad enough when the real health inspector drops by a restaurant — but a phony inspector? That’s enough to get your temperature rising far above what’s considered safe for the storage of food. Over the weekend, the Colorado Department of Public Safety sent word of a phony inspector scam:…
Give a guy a Las Tortugas franchise, and what does he do? If you’re JuanCarlos Wong, you keep it for a few months before concluding that you can do your own thing — and do it better. Wong, who opened a Las Tortugas outlet earlier this year in June at…
A beer, a margarita, fresh chips ticked with salt, guacamole and piquant salsas litter the bar of this convivial hangout that turns out better than average south of the border grub to easygoing crowds of locals who often amplify their drunken debauchery with Jägermeister. Can you guess where I’m eating…
It was lights out for Thursday night’s “Scrumptious Holiday Appetizers” cooking class at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street. The event was canceled because of yet another issue with the Xcel substation at 1310 Jackson Street, the same substation that exploded back in June, and then went down again…
