Jen Jasinski and Beth Gruitch, the talented duo behind Larimer Square restaurants Rioja and Bistro Vendome, have their eyes on a third spot around the corner, as Penny Parker reports in a good scoop this morning. According to the sign still on the former Martini Ranch at 1317 14th Street,…
BJ’s Port was a classic Five Points dive, “a glorious little place at 28th and Welton streets that recalls the raucous, energetic organ-trio clubs of Jimmy Smith’s prime — right down to the barbecued ribs and collard greens on the menu,” Bill Gallo wrote for Westword back in 2002. But…
The Infinite Monkey Theorem Winery, along with Peach Street Distillers, a Western Slope vodka, bourbon, gin, grappa and brandy distillery, will round out the libations at Black Pearl, 1529 South Pearl Street, the venue for tonight’s wine and spirits dinner spearheaded by Black Pearl chef Kate Horton and Paul Reilly,…
The first time I cooked pot food was my freshman year in high school. Two friends and I pooled our money, bought a quarter bag of Texas dirt weed and some instant brownie mix, and headed to an adult-free house with an open kitchen. After putting aside enough pot for…
I got the first text late last night: “Lookin’ like our new location is at Argonaut Liquor,” it said. Two minutes later, another text: “Eeeyup.” And, finally, “Come down to 16th and Arapahoe tomorrow and I’ll make you rattlesnake or currywurst or something…” The barrage of texts and the promise…
Millions of bison used to thunder across the plains of Colorado. Today, the nation’s largest mammals still travel across the state – but they do so by truck. Nearly ninety buffalo are in Denver right now for the National Western Stock Show — 57 were unloaded Tuesday and another thirty…
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…
The location has been called “low-rent,” “brave” and “sketchy,” but Jeff Osaka, owner/chef of twelve, the obscure, 35-seat NoDo neighborhood restaurant, whose monthly-changing menu is always a stunning adventure in food, rolls his eyes and shrugs at the misconception. “I found this restaurant on Craigslist while living in Los Angeles,…
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. Paul, Pete’s partner…
Big Papa’s BBQ will hold the official grand opening of its third location, at 5151 South Federal Boulevard, today — and there’s real reason to celebrate, says John Jensen, the director of operations. In April, the partners had just bought the building, an old Burger King, when their financing fell…
The first time I cooked pot food was my freshman year in high school. Two friends and I pooled our money, bought a quarter bag of Texas dirt weed and some instant brownie mix, and headed to an adult-free house with an open kitchen. After putting aside enough pot for…
Clock Tower Grill, which opened at 9360 Station Street in Lone Tree in October, is no relation to Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret — instead, it’s a sibling to the Uptown Bar and Grill in Dallas, whose owners are hoping to recreate their Texas success in Colorado. “The word is getting out…
The third Ali Baba Grill, at 5380 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard in the Landmark project in Greenwood Village, finally opened today. For months, the owners of the popular spot in Golden and a sibling in Littleton had talked about getting their newest location open in December, then by the first of…
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to save your pennies, Encore, the New American restaurant at 2550 East Colfax Avenue, sympathizes with your plight. To that end, exec chef Paul Reilly has introduced some swell new food specials that run Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week…
I’m a big fan of multi-tasking. Exhibit A: In the above pic, I was fine-tuning my immune system with Vitamin C and blowing off some steam. If you can guess where I was swilling this blood orange martini with a hint of Campari, the DINR deck could be yours this…
Apparently a crisp Ben Franklin, a bottle of wine and your mug shot on the wall of fame wasn’t quite enough incentive for the would-be food warriors that Virgilio Urbano, the master dough flipper of Virgilio’s Pizzeria, had hoped would try and tackle the 11-pound, 28-inch pizza-eating challenge that he…
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…
On Sunday, a pair of ninjas robbed Deli Cioso, a Mexican restaurant in Longmont. Owner Rudy Masia says he turned over a day’s receipts to the mysterious miscreants, who were tiny and dressed in black. Longmont Police Sergeant Garrett Boden told the Longmont Times-Call that the culprits didn’t have large…
“Pinch the tail, suck the head, burn in hell.” That’s the verbiage on a makeshift church sign at godhatesshrimp.com. God hates shrimp? Clearly, he (or she) just hasn’t sucked good shrimp heads. But the opportunity exists for the rest of you if you can guess where I’m eating. Special bonus:…
A cop from Miami Gardens, Florida somehow keeps his cool while dissecting a maggot-laden steak sandwich from a restaurant that clearly doesn’t live by the motto, “To serve and protect.” The determined police officer insists on keeping the eurolarvae alive as evidence for the local news station. Warning: This is…
Let us take a moment to pray praise the taco. Last July, Gidget, the talking prima donna Chihuahua best known for making Taco Bell’s fast food look cute (and, at times, even edible), passed away at 15 after complications from a massive stroke. Now comes word that the last bell…
During truffle season, chef Daniel Boulud serves a $150 black truffle burger, stuffed with braised ribs and foie gras, at DB Bistro Moderne in the Big Apple. At Serendipity 3, also in New York, the Golden Opulence Tahitian vanilla ice cream sundae, garnished in a 23-carat edible gold leaf, sells…
