I’ve started out the new year with a string of classic cocktails, including this Manhattan, poured in a classic Denver restaurant. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to any of the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a…
For the second time, Steuben’s decided to welcome the new year with a special, round-the clock celebration that kicked off at opening on December 31 and ended at closing January 1. Last year, the special was chicken and waffles. This round? Pork and eggs. According to exec chef Matt Selby,…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Ah, the coveted McRib. Stealthily injected and then quickly jerked away from McDonald’s menus worldwide, this barbeque-ish sandwich is a classic example of “scarcity marketing.” Consumers are driven to believe that at any moment, the supply of pressed pork patties shaped to resemble something akin to a real pork rib…
On a cold night, nothing is as satisfying as a hot sauce and a serving of…what, exactly? Can you guess where I was eating? Extra points for guessing what I was eating, and posting your answer(s) below. Another bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to any of the…
Greg Gallagher didn’t quite get the lights on by the end of 2009, as he’d hoped, but it looks like Gaslamp, his new tavern at 1437 Market Street, will be opening by this weekend. Gallagher put the extra time to good use: The space, which is under the original Westword…
The landlord finally found a tenant for the former home of Buca di Beppo, a choice space at 1400 Market Street that’s been empty since summer 2008. And what’s going in? Another big-name national eatery, like Ted’s Montana Grill just up 14th Street? Another prestigious local restaurant, like TAG or…
So the big question last week (and the week before) was what restaurant I should review before saying goodbye to Denver for good. I got a lot of suggestions. Some of them were good. Some of them were ridiculous. In the end, I went with my gut (and the demands…
Dozens of restaurants closed in the metro area over the past year, ranging from such old-timers as the Trail Dust Steak House, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse and Chez Jose to newcomers like XO, which both opened and closed in 2009. But many, many more restaurants that opened this past year stuck…
Whole Foods CEO and chairman John Mackey stirred the pot in an August Wall Street Journal op-ed criticizing President Barack Obama’s health-care plan.”The problem with socialism,” he insisted, “is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.” It was a bold — and some would say really stupid –…
XO, the ambitious noodle house that opened this year in the Jet Hotel, also closed this year, in one of 2009’s fastest fatalities. But its space won’t stay empty long: As predicted, an outpost of the local Swing Thai chain will soon open at 1612 Wazee Street…
Bump & Grind wasn’t the only restaurant to get bumped off before the clock struck twelve on New Year’s. After two years, Bimbamboo, the modern Asian kitchen at 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder, closed its doors on December 31. The web site promises a “new restaurant concept coming soon to…
‘Tis the season for foods rich and warming, foods that comfort the belly and make you dread the next time you must venture outside. The tasty bowl of soup above boasts bright flavors of zucchini and roasted poblano peppers, and it’s finished off with toasted chile-lime pumpkin seeds. If you…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
As if flying could get any more miserable, there’s one more complication in the “friendly skies.” Late last month, the FDA sent a warning letter to LSG Skychefs, LLC, indicating that Skychefs’ FDA inspection status had been changed from “approved” to “provisional.” While that may not sound too serious, one…
RESTAURANTS OPENING IN DECEMBER Blue Rox Grill, 9271 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree Cielito Lindo, 4401 Tejon Street Circle, 1035 Pearl Street, Boulder Den Deli & Seafood Market, 1501 South Pearl Street Ernie’s Bar and Pizza, 2915 West 44th Avenue Ganja Gourmet, 1810 South Broadway Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, 1100 Sergeant…
Anyone who buys a DINR deck is a winner: For $50, you get 52 cards, each offering a $10 discount at a local, independent restaurant. You can buy the decks at any Tattered Cover location or at www.eatdenver.com — but you can also win one right here. Every Friday for…
Rise and shine! It’s the new year, and if your resolution was to eat more pork in 2010, you’ll be in hog heaven with the special here today. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: At the end of today, anyone who gave the first correct answer to any…
The holiday spirit is about giving — well, that and who has the best lights display. Tom O’Connor and Ed Soulsby, two Arvada men, have put both these concepts in action with their display of about 35,000 computer-controlled lights that sync to Christmas music aired on 106.3 FM. The light…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
It was the year of the gastropub, the year of the gourmet hamburger joint and cupcake shop, the year of the noodle bar. For me, it was the year of the book, the year I lost my father, the year I found out it was to be my last year…
Just got word that the Samba Room (1460 Larimer Street) will be starting off the New Year with some new blood and fresh energy in the back of the house. Gabe Stallone, ex of Vesta, Steuben’s and, most recently, Izakaya Den, called on Monday to let me know that he’d…
