After more than twenty years serving fresh and vibrant Thai food to Englewood neighbors and Swedish Medical Center workers, Taste of Thailand has moved to a new location at the corner of South Broadway and Evans Avenue. Owners Noy and Richard Farrell promise the same traditional cuisine peppered with herbs…
Despite the seemingly unstoppable rain, warm weather is quickly approaching and before we know it, sandals will replace rain boots and we’ll start complaining about the heat and lusting for rain. While ramen and pho really hit the spot when it’s cold and gloomy out, why should we compromise our…
As Denver has shaken off its roots as a steak-loving cowtown, top chefs have branched out, serving new-American, farm-to-table, nose-to-tail fare that feels more urgent and creative. But steakhouses themselves aren’t passe; the interpretation of them is. And it’s precisely that interpretation that the Summit Steakhouse, which I review this…
Since we dished up our 2015 list of the ten best green chiles in Denver two weeks ago, there’s been a fiery discussion over which spot serves the best green chile — and the debate has jhgggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhffffumped state lines, since many readers claim that that the path to a good bowl of…
Grandma’s House is an unusual place — and it’s not just the old-lady decor. Founder Matthew Fuerst calls Grandma’s House a “collective brewery” because he gives would-be brewery owners and breweries-in-planning a chance to try out their recipes on his brewing system and then have the beers they create served…
Denver is reaching saturation point with burger bars, so restaurant groups looking to expand their beefy footprints are heading for the suburbs. Two established hamburger joints in Denver just announced that they’ll be putting outposts in Arvada and Greenwood Village. Concept Restaurant Group, owner of Ignite Burgers & Lounge in…
No. 33: Farrotto Piccolo at Basta Chef Kelly Whitaker cooks almost everything at his intimate but lively Italian restaurant Basta in the same wood-burning oven where round after round of Neapolitan pizzas are also baked. A tricky, hands-on dish like risotto seems an unlikely choice for oven roasting, especially when…
John Skogstad, who owns the whimsical and beguiling eatery Beatrice & Woodsley and the slightly more lurid and sultry Mario’s Double Daughter’s Salotto in LoDo (and the Two-Fisted Mario’s pizza joint next door), is at work on a new concept destined for 1310 Pearl Street, next door to the Denver Ted’s cheesesteak shop…
The first fern bar opened more than four decades ago, but the concept could be making a comeback here in Denver, where there’s plenty of talk about them. In fact, tonight’s Mixed Taste at the Holiday Event Center is “Fern Bars & George Orwell,” featuring Nicola Twilley of ediblegeography.com, and Helen…
This week Gretchen Kurtz reviews the Summit Steakhouse, an Aurora institution that opened back in 1977 and today has a new owner and a new chef. Those changes made her wonder if the Summit had become more of a contemporary steakhouse; it hasn’t. But a meal here can still be…
Humboldt, the Uptown eatery run by Concept Restaurants, received a little extra attention this week when President Bill Clinton and U2 frontman Bono dropped in for lunch on Monday. A representative for Humboldt said the visit from Clinton and daughter Chelsea had been previously arranged — and that the Secret…
Blue skies and warm sun greeted lunch-goers at Civic Center Eats yesterday, where more than thirty trucks, trailers and carts served everything from Chinese-Mexican tacos to tater tots stuffed with bacon and cheddar. And while most of the attendees huddled under patio umbrellas for shade while enjoying their meals, there…
As we noted here yesterday, the response to our list of the Ten Best Green Chiles in Denver has been fast and furious — mostly furious. Too much yuppie bullshit, and no Chubby’s? And then there’s the really hot debate over New Mexico verde versus Colorado green chile. Can you…
If you’re young enough to associate phone calls with FaceTime and restaurants with mixologists and communal tables, you might find the Summit Steakhouse a bit of a living-history museum. Founded in Aurora in 1977, the sprawling 9,000-square-foot eatery recalls the days when fine restaurants showed off their fineness with white…
Jeff Smokevitch and Giles Flanagin of Blue Pan Pizza Competition often involves rejection, and rejection can turn into a major motivation for those driven to win. Jeff Smokevitch, chef and co-owner of Blue Pan Pizza, which will open next week in West Highland, is no stranger to competition — or learning…
The Grateful Bread Company had been slowly building up steam since it was founded a decade ago by baker Jeff Cleary — but over the past year the Golden operation has been expanding rapidly, gaining national attention for both its artisan bread (which is still made almost entirely by hand)…
Pisco Sour Peruvian restaurant on East Colfax was a cross between a dive bar, a sports bar for soccer fans, a nightclub and an eatery featuring some of Denver’s more unusual cuisine. While it was run-down and lost in time, the shabby remains of a once-swanky establishment held a kind…
Here in Colorado, we fight over green chile. On the East Coast, the battle is over chowder — the New England clam and Manhattan variations. When Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Chowder Room, she didn’t get a chance to try the restaurant’s Manhattan clam chowder. But that’s no loss, according to Dave Barnes:…
With patio season upon us, give or take a few thunderstorms, it’s time to find some dishes that taste best when enjoyed outdoors, under clear skies. Humboldt delivers just that. The restaurant’s spacious patio overlooking 17th Avenue gets dappled sunlight thanks to tall, shady tree, providing the perfect setting for…
When I first visited Sugarmill almost a year ago, it was the only spot on the buzzing strip of Larimer that offered brunch. Oh, how the times have changed. As a reflection of the crazy development in RiNo as a whole, as of a month ago both Americatus New-World Italian…
Last week we dished up our 2015 edition of Denver’s top ten green chiles — and the comments have been coming fast and furious. Mostly furious. Says Sean: Any Colorado list (much less Denver) of top green chiles is not a list without Chubby’s. For shame. Adds Elissa: Sacrilege that Jack-n-Grill…
This was a light week for Denver restaurant openings and closings, other than the long-awaited debut of Milk & Honey Bar-Kitchen in Larimer Square and the opening of 740 Front in the space previously occupied by the historic Old Louisville Inn on Louisville’s Front Street — but other restaurants are…
