Just about everything we had for dinner at this restaurant, whose seats are mostly occupied by folks in their golden years dreaming of a first-class seat to faraway places, was woefully uneventful, but the lobster, which my kid insisted on ordering just to prove that he could, was easily –…
Great Britain has its meat pies and the United States its Hot Pockets — but some of the best examples of pastry stuffed with savory filling come from South America. The Denver area is lucky to have a few empanada vendors, including three locations of Empanada Express Grill. These Venezualan…
What is the future of pizza? Will it be rehydrated from tiny pucks, as in Back to the Future? Made available in pill form, like little pepperoni-flavored aspirin capsules, or delivered via pizza drone? These post-space-age pie ponderings are certainly amusing to consider, because here in the present there are…
Ristorante L, formerly Laudisio, closed on Saturday after almost 25 years in Boulder. Was the restaurant killed off by nearby chains? Or by independent restaurants that had raised the bar on what people now expect in Boulder? See also: – Laudisio, aka Ristorante L, closes in Boulder – Trader Joe’s…
Little Owl Coffee has opened at 1555 Blake Street, in the building that’s home to Mapquest and just across the street from the most restaurant-heavy block in the city. Owner Seanna Forey hopes to open more locations; in the meantime, she’s focusing on hand-crafting each cup of coffee with beans…
There are plenty of noteworthy liquid assets at this bar that just introduced brunch, including a do-it-yourself Bloody Mary bar, but for a non-alcoholic pick-me-up, the Greek frappé is the ideal morning jolt of java. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
Springtime is fleeing fast, so before it gets too hot to even think about turning on the oven, whip up some of these fluffy, sweet vanilla cupcakes, and top them off with strawberry frosting. See also: – Vegan peanut butter cookies for your sweetheart on Meatless Monday – Vegan chocolate…
Construction in the development on the edge of Cherry Creek Drive and South Colorado Boulevard is hidden by the Hilton Garden Inn and Marriott Residence Inn, but work is going quickly in the area being called City Set. So far, outposts of several local restaurant ventures — including Jax Fish…
After a year of construction that carved out the original home of the Pearl Street Grill and replaced it with a modern, multi-level structure, the new Izakaya Den will officially open tomorrow right next to Sushi Den, a mainstay on South Pearl Street for close to three decades. Created by…
Uno mas. The Spanish verbiage translates to “one more,” and for Patrick Mangold-White, that’s “one more tequila, one more taco, one more for the neighborhood and one more ‘What the hell are you thinking?'” Years ago, when I first met Mangold-White, who also owns Kaos Pizzeria (he co-owns Gaia Bistro,…
Denver International AirportElway’s at DIA starts serving this morning.”I swore I’d never get in the restaurant business,” John Elway told the crowd gathered for a private party last Thursday at the Elway’s at DIA. Today, of course, the Hall of Famer has four restaurants: the original Elway’s, which he opened…
Cafe Society served up three Guess Where? contests last week, zigzagging from a steak streaked with pesto from the Archive Room, to a pudgy burger with Parmesan-dusted fries from Crave, to a bowl of edamame beans from a restaurant that prepares them in a refreshingly different way…
“We’re moving Phat Thai — we just don’t have a forwarding address yet,” quips Mark Fischer, the owner-executive chef of Phat Thai in Cheery Creek, a restaurant that Fischer describes as “a curious new breed of southeast Asian eatery, offering imaginative food and tasty drinks inspired by travels to Thailand,…
Although we proclaimed the Boulder-based Glacier Ice Cream & Gelato the best ice cream in the area in our Best of Denver 2013 (in addition to Glacier’s several spots in Boulder, a Glacier outpost opened at 3455 South University Boulevard in February), there are many other great spots for ice…
Colorado may be getting a Trader Joe’s at Boulder’s Twenty Ninth Street development, but the project is coming at a cost. Ristorante L, which got its start as Laudisio, closed yesterday — just shy of its 25th anniversary (with seven of those 25 years on 29th Street). Although founder Antonio…
This week Mark Antonation served up round three in his loo at Denver’s finest stretch of noodle bars, with a meal at Pho Duy. Gretchen Kurtz returned to Oak at Fourteenth in Boulder, a restaurant she reviewed two years ago before a disastrous fire, and found it bigger — and…
An old garage at the corner of 23rd and Champa streets has been transformed into Gypsy Cafe and Parlor. The spot opened its doors this week; a grand opening is planned for June 16. See also: – Guess where I’m eating baba ghanoush and hummus? – Guess where I’m eating…
Despite the salt factor — there’s a lot of it in this dish — I love the fresh take on edamame beans, which benefit from a jumble of stinging chiles, garlic and cilantro. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a…
Beer By Design opened on June 1 as Northglenn’s first brewery taproom and it has received a warm welcome from the surrounding community. Owners Vance Sabbe and Rich Aggen met as neighbors and decided jump into the industry after 22 years of homebrewing. Beer By Design Brewery will host a…
Last year, on Top Chef Seattle, Jorel Pierce, chef de cuisine at Euclid Hall, was the first contestant booted by judge Tom Colicchio, who had dubious issues with Pierce’s chicken butchery skills. And that could have signaled the end of Pierce’s presence on the national screen. But it didn’t. On…
Civic Center Eats started this week, filling Civic Center Park with live music, vendors and, above all, food every Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The moveable feast will continue until the end of September. Keep reading for photos of yesterday’s edition, and visit our full Civic…
Smashburger, our locally born and quickly proliferating burger chain, is taking its wares to the small screen with its first-ever television ads. One thirty-second spot, created by Denver-based Definite Productions, is a burger-fan dream sequence, reportedly complete with actual beef patty-smashing action meant to demonstrate the differences between Smashburger’s hand-smashed…
