October is National Chili Month! But here in Denver, the only chili that matters is spelled with an “e,” and features those hot, hot peppers now being roasted up and down Federal Boulevard. So all this month, chile fans will be weighing in on their favorites around town. When it…
When we heard that the folks behind the Jet Hotel planned to open a new bar in Larimer Square, we couldn’t figure out where it would go. Troy Guard has already claimed the only remaining storefront for TAG, his restaurant that’s slated to open early next year and has already…
I was thinking that they could probably hear my stomach rumbling from three tables away. “So, what are you going to have?” Laura asked. “Everything,” I said. “One of everything. Maybe two.” “I’m serious, Jay. What are you going to have?” “What are you going to have?” “I don’t know…
Back in 2006, Matthew Jansen, chef/owner of Mateo in Boulder, decided to stretch by opening Radda Trattoria, which Jason Sheehan raved about when he reviewed the restaurant in February 2007. Mateo dates back to 2001, and Jansen has scratched the seven-year itch there by adding a new partner: Rayme Rossello,…
Thank you for your continued patronage. Due to the poor economy we have decided to close the restaurant. We are sorry for the any [sic] inconvenience. The sign went up on the front door of Nine75 early this afternoon, and not long after, I got a call from the man…
Just got word that real estate and restaurant magnate Jim Sullivan has finally closed the book on his restaurant empire. On Monday, September 29, the Sullivan Restaurant Group closed both Nine75 (the original, at 975 Lincoln Street) and Ocean (at 201 Columbine Street in Cherry Creek). Saturday was the final…
Strawberry Chex General Mills Rating: Two spoons out of four Cereal description: A roasted rice and corn meal concoction arrayed into puffy squares that resemble a prison window with double-paned bars. Half are the usual Chex light brown, while the other half have been sprayed with pinkish speckles that suggest…
8 Rivers didn’t get its new LoDo restaurant up and running in time for the Democratic National Convention, as originally planned, but according to a sign on the door at 1550 Blake Street, it’s really, really going to open on Wednesday, October 1. And that’s good, because Jason Sheehan is…
The winning chef: James Mazzio. If you missed this year’s Westword Menu Affair at the Fillmore, you’re a dolt. Thirty bucks, open bar, free grub and the chance to see two of Denver’s best chefs — Goose “Batali” Sorensen from Solera and Big Jimmy Mazzio from Via — squaring off…
Hello Parker. Jack in the Box, the California-based fast food chain that left Colorado twelve years ago, is continuing its foray back into the state with a new location in Parker. Jack has already opened stores in Golden and Arvada, and plans a fourth in Thornton. The Parker restaurant, which…
With Liz away on maternity leave, it was left to Aubrey to find willing test subjects to try her latest Walgreen’s find: Brach’s Soda Poppers soda flavored filled hard candies. The task proved harder than you might think, since it seems there are a lot of hard candy haters out…
Gelman’s, which opened in 2006 as Gelman’s Gourmet Market, then evolved into more of a deli/restaurant, then closed for remodeling, has re-opened at 2911 West 38th Avenue. It’s now officially Gelman’s Restaurant & Bar, with renovations to both the space (it’s more sophisticated) and the menu (it’s more seasonal), and…
Just as the lights go out on Neighborhood Flix, a new flick/foods fusion operation has debuted in the metro area. Cinebarre, which has two locations on the East Coast, chose Thornton as the site of its first Western outpost for two reasons, according to general manager Brooke Bieber: our love…
Deli Zone Deli Zone 955 Lincoln Street, suite D 303-860-0041 Chrysler Building $8.99 pastrami, Swiss cheese, mustard, marble rye (and sauerkraut) I need to talk about pastrami right now because, frankly, I can’t stop thinking about it – or more specifically, pastrami on rye with, mustard, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut…
Abode takes a slice out of Larimer Square. At one point this year, Bill Ward had three joints in Larimer Square: Slim 7, Below and Pie Hole, the late-night pizza spot he originally wanted to call Pi, but had to rename when the new Hilton Garden Inn at 1400 Welton…
Even Han Solo couldn’t make this concept fly. Turns out there just aren’t that many Star Wars geeks out there — at least, not enough to fill a bar/bowling alley/live-music venue named after Han Solo’s spaceship. So the Falcon is going into dry-dock, and the spot at 3295 South Broadway…
I’ve passed by Thai Lotus many times without going in. I’ve been to Charlie Brown’s dozens of times without ever cracking a menu. But when I did, I was just as surprised as when I finally stepped inside Thai Lotus. There are many reasons to go to Charlie Brown’s. For…
Standing in front of Thai Lotus after our first meal there, Laura and I look at the place, amazed. Stuffed and carrying takeout, we need something to aid our digestion. “In Florida,” Laura says, “my grandmother used to take a walk every time she went out for Chinese food. Not…
F-words are so lovable. Just looked over Jason Sheehan’s review of Thai Lotus, which reminded me of this recent missive from a reader: First off, let me say I think Jason Sheehan is a talented writer and fair food critic. I look forward to his column each week. Okay, now…
Jenny Meade exercises her biceps with a schooner of beer at the new Blake Street Vault. Walking through the Blake Street Vault, you can appreciate all the history — as well as blood, sweat and beers — that went into the creation of this new restaurant, which opened last month…
James Mazzio created great snack food for Neighborhood Flix. It’s curtains for Neighborhood Flix Cinema & Cafe, one of the occupants of the renovated Lowenstein complex on Colfax. The combo restaurant/movie theater will close after less than a year in business, the victim of too much competition for first-run films,…
So, what are you doing Wednesday night? Nothing? Good, because I’ve got something that’ll get you up off the couch and out on the town. How ‘bout a chance to see Solera’s Goose Sorensen and James Mazzio from Via going head-to-head in this year’s Mile High Chef competition at Westword’s…
