Yesterday our Latest Word blog reported that the Denver Police Department says calls have already started coming from parents concerned that their kids will be slipped pot edibles while trick-or-treating on Halloween. In a DPD podcast, the officers advise parents to talk to their children about not eating anything until…
When your neighborhood doesn’t provide the products and services you desire, you can get in your car and drive somewhere else, or you can do something to permanently bring what you need to your neighborhood. A group of northeast Denver residents living in and around Stapleton, Park Hill, East Colfax,…
Sunnyside Burger Bar opens today on the edge of Sunnyside and the Lower Highland neighborhood. We stopped by a day early to see if there’s anything new under the sun for residents of the area. Burgers, as the sign says, are the name of the game here, in a relaxed…
When Tiffin’s opened on Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder three years ago, the fast-casual restaurant was completely vegetarian. Over time, the menu has grown from a focus on the street food of southern India, adding more familiar — at least to Front Range palates — curries, kabobs and biryanis. Still, much…
No. 75 Udon Noodles at Bones 701 Grant Street 303-860-2929 When we namedBones the Best New Restaurant in the Best of Denver 2009, we said the tiny eatery was less a noodle bar and more “a loose conglomeration of plates and styles and techniques that came together only because one…
A small garden patch next to a popular restaurant may not provide enough bounty to fill the plates of every hungry guest, even in the height of the season. But fresh flourishes can add artistry — as well as bursts of flavor — to the presentation, which is one of…
After a month of eating barbecue, last week we served up our list of the ten best barbecue joints in Denver — and the comments line has been smoking. “Wayne’s is the best!” “Jabo’s got robbed!” “Georgia Boys is yum.” See also: The Ten Best Barbecue Joints in Denver…
This week on Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz visited a Denver icon, the long-standing Barolo Grill. Mark Antonation talked to Kevin Grossi of Lola Mexican Fish House for Chef and Tell. And our quest for great barbecue in Denver culminated with our list of the ten best BBQ spots in town…
ViewHouse opened its second location over Labor Day weekend to big crowds looking for big views of Western skies and the Rocky Mountains. While low-hanging clouds may be limiting visibility outside this week, the scenery inside the 20,000 square-foot adult playground is certainly worth a visit, with decor ranging from…
The Weather Channel, like cable companions TLC (which apparently was once focused on learning), the History Channel and NatGeo (because National Geographic didn’t sound cool enough for the kids), has evolved from strictly education and information to entertainment. The Weather Channel’s fall schedule includes a “survival” show called Fat Guys…
No. 76 Chiles en Nogada at Chili Verde 2311 Federal Boulevard 720-287-2296 Mexican Independence Day is only a few days away, so what better way to celebrate than with one of Denver’s most unique Mexican dishes: chiles en nogada. Created in Puebla, Mexico, the dish captures the colors of the…
With the Great American Beer Festival just a few weeks away, the gang’s all beer — and just about every spot in town is getting into the act. That includes Denver International Airport, which next week will introduce Beer Flights, a temporary beer garden in the main terminal where ten…
East West Partners took over the beleaguered Landmark project in Greenwood Village late last year, and it’s starting to make moves. Espresso American Coffee, a Central American company that has 165 stores internationally, will open its first U.S. locations in the Denver area this fall — one of them in…
Last month Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria closed in Park Meadows Shopping Center. Today, the Park Meadows neighborhood got a consolation prize: MOD Pizza, the first Colorado location of a Seattle-based chain. The store opened at 11 a.m., and there will be giveaways and tastings throughout the day. See also: Bonanno Brothers…
Bradford Heap, chef/owner of Boulder’s Salt Bistro, isn’t waiting around for a vote or for the government to take action on GMOs (genetically modified organisms). He’s already implemented a GMO-free kitchen, or what’s as close as possible. “We should say 99 percent — there’s so much (environmental) contamination that it’s…
There are certain things people from Denver say all the time — like, for instance, “This is the best city in the country, but please stop telling everyone!” So earlier this week, our Latest Word blog published the top ten things you never hear someone from Denver say. Number 5?…
For several days this week, a panel of twenty Colorado voters gathered at the University of Colorado Denver to conduct the first Colorado Citizens’ Initiative Review of a ballot proposal — Proposition 105, which would require product labeling for GMOs, or genetically modified organisms. And yesterday they delivered a one-page…
Katie Reinisch kept her cool through four years as a communications director at the Colorado Legislature, so it wasn’t surprising to learn she was having a blast running the frozen-yogurt spot, Red Mango, that she and her husband opened in the Lowenstein Complex in the summer of 2012. “We’d always…
Cherry Creek North isn’t exactly a hotbed of ethnic cuisine. Before Machete Tequila and Tacos came along, the most Mexican place in the neighborhood was the Chico’s clothing boutique down the street. But despite a customer base likely to eat a burrito only if it’s called a wrap, Machete has…
The Source just marked its first birthday, and already we’re hearing about some big projects coming down the pike that were clearly inspired by the Source’s success. For starters, the Stanley Marketplace will transform the 100,000-square-foot Stanley Aviation Building campus — where ejector seats were manufactured for five decades –…
Kevin Grossi of Lola Mexican Fish House may have grown up in New Jersey and Michigan, but he fell in love with Mexican cuisine early, spurred on by the beauty and passion of a fellow student. “My first experience with cooking Mexican cuisine was back in my culinary-school days,” he…
With a playful twist on tapas-style dining, Session Kitchen encourages sharing globally inspired, locally sourced, seasonally influenced cuisine in large and small portions. Weekend brunch is the re-conceptualized version of its lunch menu, which management did away with a few months back, so it’s still a relative secret – meaning…
