Restaurants

Sweet Cow, an award-winning local enterprise devoted to ice cream, will open its third store today, this one in north Boulder. See also: Sweet Action is in a deep freeze until February 1…

Sure, it’s winter, but just because there’s a chill in the air doesn’t mean that we stop craving ice cream. For proof, just look in my freezer. Nonetheless, the crew from Sweet Action Ice Cream, one of the most popular ice cream spots in the city, is on a month-long…

The dishes at this suburban strip mall restaurant are straight-ahead Americanized Chinese, which appeases my picky parents, who don’t have adventurous palates and always order their fish and meat at temperatures that would set a house ablaze. But while chicken feet, duck blood soup and fried cow stomach lining are…

Noah French Sugarmill 2461 Larimer Street 303-297-3540 sugarmilldesserts.com This is part two of my interview with Noah French, pastry chef and co-owner of Sugarmill; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. Most underrated Denver restaurant: TAG|RAW BAR. It gets tons of awards and accolades, but somehow people still look at…

Mark Antonation has been eating his way along Federal Boulevard for over a year for our Federal Case series, but even as he moves up the street, new places open behind him. Lotus Vegetarian joined the lineup a few months ago, and now Pho Market Vietnamese will be going into…

When the Source opened last summer in a redeveloped nineteenth-century foundry not far from the National Western Complex, the space was electric, crackling with the unexpected juxtaposition of food, urban grittiness and vintage architectural bones. It was just the kind of place to throw down a few tacos or grab…

The menu at this enduring Japanese restaurant boasts, among other marvels, huge bowls of unadulterated, delicious ramen, each of which comes with seven side dishes, all of the Japanese persuasion — and if you’re anything like me, you’ll want to eat every last bite. Can you guess where I’m eating?…

Noah French Sugarmill 2461 Larimer Street 303-297-3540 sugarmilldesserts.com This is part one of my interview with Noah French, pastry chef and co-owner of Sugarmil; part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. It’s just before noon on a Wednesday, and already Sugarmill, the Ballpark-neighborhood dessert temple from pastry chef Noah…

In A Federal Case, I’ll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard — south to north — within Denver city limits. I’ll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I’ll visit every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here’s the report…

What are the iconic tastes and culinary institutions of this city? For our 2014 Denver Bucket List, which we’ve been filling this week on Cafe Society, we looked to some time-honored traditions: a martini at the cruise room, a burger at Bud’s, a turkey leg at the Taste of Colorado,…

Back in October of last year, Don Fox, the CEO of Firehouse Subs, a national chain with thirteen outpost in the metro Denver area, had this to say about the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “October 1st will be a watershed moment,” wrote Fox in Forbes magazine. “On that day, the…

Federal Boulevard, that long stretch of asphalt that takes joyriders on culinary excursions through Mexico, Latin America and Asia, has never been short on pho parlors, and it’s about ready to get one more: Pho Market Vietnamese Restaurant, which just erected a kaleidoscopic can’t-miss-it sign on its exterior, is set…

It was back in 2009 when Ruth’s Chris Steak House, a national chain of beef emporiums, shuttered its downtown Denver space at 1445 Market Street, an address that’s now occupied by Chloe. At the time, the shrine to steak had defaulted on taxes owed to the City of Denver, which…

Slow-cooked vegetables are a staple in the Middle East, and while I’m partial to vegetables that are cooked al dente, there’s no denying that the cumin-spiced stew with slow-cooked green beans, tomatoes and garlic from this Middle Eastern joint creates a richly flavored appetizer that could easily become a mainstay…

A hot-dog stand might not be the first place you’d think of when looking for vegetarian and vegan fare, but Mustard’s Last Stand has learned a lot of new tricks over its forty years. We recently visited the location near the University of Denver and found plenty to relish on…

The Denver FIVE is Leigh Sullivan’s “passion project,” and she’s just introduced the seventh FIVE class of featured chefs — and for the first time, all five are women: Nadine Donovan (Old Major), Aniedra Nichols (Elway’s Cherry Creek), Carrie Shores (Table 6), Elise Wiggins (Panzano) and Jenna Johansen (Epicurean Group)…

I only had a few bites of the burger in the above snap, mostly because I’m a purist and would never — not in a million years — christen my burger with fried onions, but my own burger, which was naked save for a blanket of melt-y American, was judiciously…

A lot of Denver restaurants bake their own bread, but a lot more rely on bread baker extraordinaire Michael Bortz, a veteran bread head, whose company, City Bakery, supplies rolls and loaves to dozens and dozens of local restaurants, including Elway’s Cherry Creek, Oceanaire, Ocean Prime, Steuben’s and Ace, Charcoal,…

Seventeen chefs — amateur and professional — convened at Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs on Saturday afternoon for the hot dog joint’s inaugural grilled cheese competition, a spirited face off that ended with nothing but de…brie, thanks to the cheese-chomping crowds who ate everything but the rind. A panel of judges, including…

Cafe Society served up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a bottle of Phuket that’s on the beer syllabus at Bangkok Cafe to a Middle Eastern dish with chicken, rice and vegetables from Jerusalem to a sandwich served on frozen bread halves from a longstanding Italian deli that…

It’s the time of year when everyone is trying to eat healthier, and this dish, adapted from an online recipe, is a good option, with Brussels sprouts, olive oil, almonds and just a smidge of honey. We increased the amount of dressing amount and used vegan Parmesan instead of actual…

Should Westword resolve to lock up the term “hipster” in our grandma’s hope chest in 2014? We just reposted on Facebook our list of the ten best hipster restaurants in Denver , and the concept has gone from hip to hip replacements in just five weeks. See also: Ten best…