In the Best of Denver 2011, we named Common Grounds the Best Coffeehouse for Finding a Date, thanks to the constant crowd of young professionals who mingle over cappuccinos. And because we’re big proponents of ditching online dating and blind set-ups every now and then in favor of meeting people…
Here at Cafe Society, we like any excuse to gorge ourselves — and that means our favorite meal of the week is brunch, when we can stuff ourselves from breakfast through lunch. Denver has plenty of restaurants where we’re happy to make pigs of ourselves over platters of bacon, piles…
Eight years ago, thanks to the money she was able to scrape together from refinancing her car, Annie Vick opened the first Pinocchios, a restaurant in Longmont that serves Italian classics like chicken marsala, spaghetti and meatballs, and manicotti. Since then, she’s been franchising, expanding into four privately owned locations…
Pam Read has owned Goddess Catering, a local catering business, for a few years — and when Satchel’s Market vacated its digs in Park Hill (the owners relocated to a spot next to Oliver’s market, where they created Satchel’s on 6th) — she jumped at the chance to expand into…
In Greek mythology, Kaos is the universe and Gaia the earth — and the two are lovers, intertwined counterparts that create the existing world. Kaos Pizzeria, which opened two years ago, is the counterpart of Gaia Bistro, the five-year-old restaurant on South Pearl Street owned by Patrick Mangold-White and Jon…
I kicked off patio season this year with a review of Gaia Bistro, which is housed in an old bungalow on South Pearl, serves a seasonal board made from local ingredients — and produce it pulls from its own lush garden. I was as charmed by Gaia’s food as I…
Last month top-notch bartender James Lee gave up his Salida gig to return to the Front Range, taking over as the beverage director at TAG, Troy Guard and Leigh Sullivan-Guard’s flagship Larimer Square eatery. He’s spent the last few weeks getting his feet wet, learning the spirits list and board…
It’s finally — blissfully — patio season, and that means that one of the best tables in town on a weekend morning is at Gaia Bistro, where the tables on the patio and sprinkled across the lush garden are usually full of regulars, brunching lazily in the sun…
The Kitchen [Next Door], the next eatery in the family of restaurants that started with The Kitchen seven years ago, had been slated to open its doors this Thursday. But there’s been a hitch — and now it won’t start serving until next week. “It’s a combination of things,” explains…
If you missed Golden Spoon’s customer appreciation day at Smoky Hill last week, you’ve got another chance to score free frozen yogurt from the purveyor, which has opened five shops in the metro area in the last few months: Golden Spoon at Stapleton is hosting a similar event, thanking the…
I showed up at Gaia Bistro 45 minutes early. It was a Sunday morning during prime brunch hours, when the wait list can top an hour and a half (or even longer, if Gaia’s warm and well-meaning service is running slow, as it often is). Someone had to take one…
Last summer, Osei and Adwoa Ford-Wuo parked the van they’d used to hawk West African food and picked up a strip mall spot in Aurora, outfitting it with hut-themed decor and turning out a fantastic board of fufu, jollof rice, peanut butter soup and fried plantains. And now that they…
This old garage space looks shuttered now, but it’s the future home of a new restaurant: Gary Lee’s Motor Club and Grub. And while we’re guessing the opening is still a ways off — a deserted car lot flanks the front of the building and will require some serious cleanup…
The basement is a hot place to be right now. Last year, two of Denver’s top restaurateurs picked up underground spots in Larimer Square, opening unique concepts right at the edge of LoDo. The first was Green Russell, a faux speakeasy fronted with a pie shop that Frank Bonanno opened…
A week ago, we brought you a list of the five best spots for ice cream in Denver, including a couple of restaurants that happen to serve up great scoops. But while one of those — Frasca Food & Wine — makes its gelati and sorbeti in house, it’s worth…
In the Best of Denver 2011, we named Common Grounds the Best Coffeehouse for Finding a Date, thanks to the constant crowd of young professionals who mingle over cappuccinos. And because we’re big proponents of ditching online dating and blind set-ups every now and then in favor of meeting people…
At TAG | RAW BAR, Troy Guard and Leigh Sullivan-Guard worked within the confines of a tiny space to create a big, innovative concept. I’ve loved just about everything I’ve tried in this subterranean space in Larimer Square — so much so that I’ve been a regular since it opened…
When TAG owners Troy Guard and Leigh Sullivan-Guard decided to extend their reach in Larimer Square — to an underground spot on a newly remodeled walkway — they didn’t have much to work with: The tiny space had no hood, no gas range and, really, no kitchen. So they focused…
It’s finally warm and sunny, and we can’t imagine a better way to celebrate the summery weather than with a big dish of frozen yogurt — especially since you can get it for free today at the the Golden Spoon at 20209 East Smoky Hill Road in Centennial (or Aurora,…
TAG | RAW BAR isn’t the only cold bar in town. Just a few weeks before the Guards opened their subterranean venture, Lola introduced its own altar to raw fish. Lola didn’t have much real estate to devote to the cold bar — its festive dining room and enclosed patio…
At 6 p.m. on a Friday, Larimer Square is already well into the first rush of the night. Luxury vehicles hum to a stop in front of valet stands, their high-heeled occupants clicking across the sidewalk after the uniformed attendants take the keys. Other drivers are fighting for parking, much…
My first trip to African Grill and Bar for this week’s review was a thrill ride because it offered a chance to explore a cuisine with which I’d had no previous experience and an opportunity to eat something strange. I’ve been seeking out weird foods ever since my parents bought…
