Jeremy Thomas Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar 1512 Curtis Street 303-534-1155 www.legranddenver.com This is part one of my interview with Jeremy Thomas, chef of Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar; part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. Colorado native Jeremy Thomas spent a lot of time at the…
When Fat Sully’s opens its walk-up window on South Broadway tomorrow, one of the pizzas it will be offering will be the “Guy Fieri,” after the Diners, Drive-ins and Dives star who stopped by the original Fat Sully’s at the Atomic Cowboy a few weeks ago. “We made him a…
And now there are three: Tony Pasquini, who opened the first Pasquini’s Pizzeria on South Broadway in 1986, when he was barely old enough to have a liquor license but did have the help of his mom, Judy, now has a trio of spots called Tony P’s. And he no…
Three weeks ago, Food Network personality Guy Fieri was romping around Denver, shooting footage for an upcoming episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and one of the joints where he made an appearance was the Denver Biscuit Company and Fat Sully’s, a pizzeria that’s located inside the Atomic Cowboy on…
There’s good news for residents of Fort Collins, which will soon have a piece of the Breckenidge-Wynkoop empire in their own town. On February 8, the company closed on a two-story property in Old Town Fort Collins that was previously home to Beach House Grill. See also: – Breckenridge Brewery…
Walked into one of my favorite pizza joints, only to find the staff sitting at the bar stuffing their gullets with sushi — sushi that was brought in from another restaurant. Odd mix…sushi followed by pizza. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
You can’t expect every restaurant to cater to your specific dietary needs, which is why we’re always looking for crossover venues that have hidden gems on the menu. Zest Cafe in Lakewood is one such spot. Although it’s labeled a “vegan/vegetarian” restaurant on Foursquare, the menu lists only a handful…
Cafe Max opened yesterday in a former hair salon at 2412 East Colfax Avenue. In addition to locally roasted coffee from Novo, owners Maxwell Hopewell-Arizmendi and Yukihiko Koyama are offering a curated selection of craft beer, wines and sake. Westword’s Danielle Lirette brought back these pictures of the renovated space…
Which came first, the chicken or the waffle? Yesterday, Cafe Society served up our list of Denver’s ten best plates of chicken and waffles, a dish that’s surprisingly delicious when coming out of the correct kitchen. And Denver has many worthwhile variations, from the traditional to the “southernfried Belgian” at…
WINNER ALERT: We have a winner of our Creole Food and Killer Beer contest. Congratulations to shaag81, who guessed 28 pints, just one digit off of the actual number of 29 pints. Thanks for playing! Next Tuesday night — that’s Fat Tuesday, by the way — the crew that launched…
The headline says it all. Grunt. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into a pool — and every week, we select one lucky winner who’ll receive an EatDenver dining deck, worth up to $520…
On Tuesday, February 19, several Denver restaurants — Mizuna, Luca d’Italia, Bones, Osteria Marco, Russell’s Smokehouse, Green Russell, Lou’s Food Bar, Vesper Lounge, Barolo Grill and Potager — will contribute a portion of their sales to Drew Inman, a former Denver chef, now in New York, who’s battling terminal cancer…
The Cherry Creek Noodles & Company — the first store in this homegrown chain — has closed. Founder Aaron Kennedy opened the original location at 2360 East Third Avenue in 1995, and the fast-casual restaurant has since expanded into a national chain with over 200 locations in eighteen states. See…
After a decade with Big Red F, Dave Query’s burgeoning restaurant group, which includes Lola, three outposts of Jax Fish House (a fourth will open this spring in Glendale), Centro Latin Kitchen, West End Tavern, Zolo Grill and the Bitter Bar, chef and brewmaster Ian Clark, currently the chef at…
What do you take to a vegan potluck? What do you serve a vegan for an appetizer or snack? This spinach dip is a fabulous option, especially for soy-free or gluten-free sharing (use veggies to dip instead of crackers). And it takes just a few minutes to prepare. See also:…
Late last week, I was privy to a personal tour of Old Major, the restaurant that culinary patron saint Justin Brunson, who also owns Masterpiece Deli, is tentatively opening on February 24 in Highland. The space, innovatively designed by Fin Art, a local firm, is still undergoing construction, but Brunson…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a pupusa plate from Restaurante El Tamarindo, to a duo of dark beers from Dry Dock, to a trio of salsas blistered with heat…
Third time could be a charm for Aviano Coffee. The local shop that got its start in the Beauvallon and then moved to Cherry Creek in 2010 had to move again last month — with two weeks’ notice. Fortunately, owner Doug Naiman already had his eye on a nearby spot,…
When Carbone’s Italian Sausage Deli shut its doors last month, word was that the closure was temporary. But today there are no signs of it reopening, and the voicemail message remains unchanged: “We will be temporarily closed due to a sickness in the family. Hopefully we’ll be back.” Carbone’s was…
When people ask me what I’d like to see more of in Denver, which is a question I pose every week to the chefs I interview, my immediate response is more restaurants that are open on Sunday and Monday nights. In fact, I was recently having that same discussion with…
The building at 1109 Lincoln Street has gone through many incarnations since its days as the Denver Buffalo Company: Cielo, the Donkey Den, Left on Lincoln, Sutra and, most recently, the Hive. That dance club opened just last May, but it closed after a fatal shooting outside the bar last…
The ramen dishes at Uncle, which I review this week, are so good that it’s worth braving the wait to get a seat at Tommy Lee’s restaurant in Highland. But Lee’s first foray into noodles wasn’t Japanese, but Italian. “The first cookbook I got into was Mario Batali’s,” shares Lee,…
