Denver lays claim to a lot of different cuisines, but the foods of the Caribbean, namely Jamaican, are woefully few and far between. But last week, in Lincoln Park, just on the fringe of the Santa Fe Arts District, a small storefront called Jamaican Grill opened on Eighth Avenue in…
“People came here as kids with their parents, and now those people are grown up and bringing their own kids. There aren’t many places like that any more, but a community needs them.” Those are the words of John Jacobs, who plans to reopen the 45-year-old All-V’s sandwich shop with…
On Saturday, April 12, Tom Ryan and his crew of pizza cohorts will open another Live Basil Pizza, a homegrown, fast-casual concept that, according to Ryan, also the founder of Smashburger and Tom’s Urban, is based upon “hand-stretched doughs, organic San Marzano tomatoes, live hydroponic basil and other organic, natural,…
A notorious black hole location on South Broadway has claimed another victim: The southern outpost of Zocalo closed its doors at the end of March. See also: Protein Bar now open in Boulder, coming to Denver…and hiring…
Whenever I hear the sizzle of tandoori chicken and sniff the scent of exotic Indian spices wafting from the kitchen, I get a little giddy. And when I have the opportunity to pair that chicken with a Lion’s Stout, one of my favorite beers, it’s like Christmas. Can you guess…
The infamous lime shortage — which has been blamed on everything from a citrus disease to a Mexican drug cartel — has hit Denver. And while it didn’t seem to affect the taste of the the Best of Denver 2014’s Best House Margaritas at Adelitas Cocina y Cantina(two-for-one on Monday…
While residents and users of Washington Park gear up for a fight over the proposed ban of 3.2 beer — the only alcohol allowed — from the park, another site of strife in the neighborhood seems relatively calm. It’s been a couple of years since Brown Dog Pizza finally gave…
Protein Bar, a healthy, on-the-go alternative to fast-food, just opened in Boulder, and two more links in the chain will be coming to Denver. See also: Rusty Taco opens in Aurora…
In July of last year, Gordon Ramsay, the caustic chef and FOX TV food personality whose standard vocabulary — at least on his shows — is predominantly a string of F-bombs, typically flung in the fearful faces of chefs who seemingly don’t know the difference between scalding and sauteing, touched…
I usually reserve my fried rice moments for when I have dinner with my kid, who’s obsessed with the stuff. But he was still burrowing under the covers, one of the luxuries of spring break, when I had lunch at this Asian-inspired restaurant that turns out a deeply flavorful version…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where” contests last week, ranging from a white pizza slapped with bits of bacon from Grimaldi’s to a plate of brilliant wood-fired octopus from Gozo to a toasted sandwich — a re-imagined Big Mac — from a restaurant that sports a secret menu full…
The writing was on the wall long before Il Vicino, a New Mexico-based pizza joint, posted the verbiage above, alerting the Washington Park neighborhood that it had shuttered. The pizzeria, which still occupies a location in Littleton, relocated from its original address on Broadway, now Pizzeria Locale, to Old South…
There’s no shortage of Mexican restaurants in the Denver area — and especially not in Aurora, where storefront taquerias and seafood spots seem to pop up every day on East Colfax Avenue and South Havana. But does Denver have enough TexMex restaurants? Not according to fans of Rusty Taco, a…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed the Best New Restaurant in the Best of Denver 2014: Lower48 Kitchen. Lori Midson talked to Shoni Jones, executive chef at the Best New Restaurant at DIA, Root Down at DIA, about the importance of local restaurants for this week’s Chef and…
For close to four decades, this modest storefront on Welton Street was home to Ethel’s House of Soul. Then six years ago, after Ethel closed up shop, Henry Coleman took over the spot, opening Coleman’s Soul Food and serving a taste of Detroit. But Coleman is now back in Detroit,…
Rusty Taco, a Tex-Mex joint, has just opened at 1760 South Havana in Aurora, in the former home of an Old School Burger. See also: Photos: Babajoon’s Kabobs now open in Westminster…
“The whole point of this is to be the neighborhood tree-house — the go-to spot to hang out and have fun in a comfortable and entertaining environment,” says Iain Chisholm. “This” refers to DADA Art Bar, the art gallery-coffeehouse-bar that Chisholm, the owner-chef of Amerigo, will open next Friday directly…
Denver International Airport already has a composting program that it started last year as an efficient way to get rid of waste in the terminal. Now it’s partnering with one of the DIA restaurants, Root Down, to bring composting to the concourses. See also: Shoni Jones, exec chef of Root…
Downtown was crazy-bustling last night, no doubt a precursor to today’s home opener at Coors Field. And at this restaurant, where I popped in for a margarita and a vessel of queso fundido with chorizo, the staff was projecting that they’d serve a lot more of that queso today, along…
It’s Opening Day, and Coors Field has a new amenity. No, not a pitching staff, but the $10 million Rooftop, a two-story deck that features a Tavern Ballpark with a bar 52.80 feet long, as well as an outpost of CHUburger. And on a lower level, there’s a Rio Grande…
Despite last night’s blast of arctic air and snow, the vibe inside this pizzeria was wonderfully cozy, and while the white pizza we ordered — with bacon, naturally — was excellent in every way, the real showstopper was an employee who suddenly appeared in the dining room and began tossing,…
Shoni Jones Root Down C Concourse, Denver International Airport 303-342-6959 rootdowndenver.com This is part two of my interview with Shoni Jones, exec chef of Root Down at DIA; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. What do you enjoy most about your craft? Making snacks for people to enjoy, connecting…
