French Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:27:17 +0000 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:27:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 Amass https://www.westword.com/location/amass-5186730/ https://www.westword.com/location/amass-5186730/ https://www.westword.com/location/amass-5186730/#respond Fri, 19 Sep 2014 03:50:04 -0600 Jefferson Park is an up-and-coming part of Denver — but has it arrived as a dining destination? Amass was opened in the fall of 2014 by chef-owner Joe Troupe, formerly of Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House, who took over the space in a new residential development that Corner House had vacated following an eighteen-month […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/amass-5186730/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Atelier by Radex https://www.westword.com/location/atelier-by-radex-8995282/ https://www.westword.com/location/atelier-by-radex-8995282/ https://www.westword.com/location/atelier-by-radex-8995282/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:44:21 -0600 For a chef who’s been in the restaurant business as long as he has, Radek Cerny still manages to bring a sense of fun and whimsy to some seriously French cuisine. At Atelier, you can luxuriate in rotating classics like rillettes, escargot, foie gras and lobster, but Cerny also has a way with Western favorites […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/atelier-by-radex-8995282/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Banh & Butter Bakery Cafe https://www.westword.com/location/banh-and-butter-bakery-cafe-15616261/ https://www.westword.com/location/banh-and-butter-bakery-cafe-15616261/ https://www.westword.com/location/banh-and-butter-bakery-cafe-15616261/#respond Sat, 03 Dec 2022 21:12:15 -0700 Pastry chef Thoa Nguyen dreamed of running her own Parisian-style Asian-fusion bakery for years. One of the daughters of the former owners of New Saigon, she grew up in the restaurant business. Now she’s running the show at this spot, which excels not only in sweets such as crepe cakes and croissants, but savory options […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/bisque-5166841/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Bistro Barbes https://www.westword.com/location/bistro-barbes-5184344/ https://www.westword.com/location/bistro-barbes-5184344/ https://www.westword.com/location/bistro-barbes-5184344/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2014 06:32:21 -0600 Jon Robbins combined his experience as Mizuna’s chef de cuisine and his time in Michelin-starred French kitchens to launch Bistro Barbès in Park Hill in 2014. The tiny eatery transcends neighborhood-joint status with a menu that touts exacting French technique while experimenting with ingredients introduced to Parisian fare by North African immigrants. Over the past […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/bistro-barbes-5184344/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Bistro Vendome https://www.westword.com/location/bistro-vendome-5162464/ https://www.westword.com/location/bistro-vendome-5162464/ https://www.westword.com/location/bistro-vendome-5162464/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:52:28 -0600 Bistro Vendôme rises above kitschy French shtick with an alluring menu and warm hospitality typical of the restaurants run by chef Jennifer Jasinski and business partner Beth Gruitch. Timeless classics like onion soup, steak frites and escargot vie for attention alongside more modern, seasonally driven creations, giving guests plenty of options. The eatery also introduced […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/bistro-vendome-5162464/feed/ 0 Denver Westword The Black Bear Inn https://www.westword.com/location/the-black-bear-inn-5162313/ https://www.westword.com/location/the-black-bear-inn-5162313/ https://www.westword.com/location/the-black-bear-inn-5162313/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:50:39 -0600 The building looks like a Tyrolean inn, and the food, especially the German fare, is a favorite of homesick Europeans. Service at the Black Bear Inn is top-notch, as is the traditional schnitzel and the yummy apple strudel.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/the-black-bear-inn-5162313/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Brasserie Brixton https://www.westword.com/location/brasserie-brixton-11772527/ https://www.westword.com/location/brasserie-brixton-11772527/ https://www.westword.com/location/brasserie-brixton-11772527/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:18:33 -0600 French-ish and 100 percent fun, Brasserie Brixton could be your neighborhood hang, but it’s also the kind of place where going big comes with big rewards. Housed in a building that’s over 130 years old and once held a neighborhood market, it’s got an innate charm that’s matched by a menu full of familiar temptations, […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/cheese-importers-and-bistrot-des-artistes-5176493/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Chez Maggy https://www.westword.com/location/chez-maggy-13552287/ https://www.westword.com/location/chez-maggy-13552287/ https://www.westword.com/location/chez-maggy-13552287/#respond Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:27:19 -0700 “Lots of French butter” and “a kickass burger you’ll have to eat with a knife and fork”: That’s what celebrity chef Ludo Lefebrve promised would appear at his first restaurant outside Southern California. And Chez Maggy, which opened inside the Thompson Denver hotel in February 2022, has delivered. The butter is so fancy that it […]

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