There are a lot of good Mediterranean restaurants in town, places with great falafel, hummus or baba ghanouj. But for a good Mediterranean restaurant to rise to great, it should not only execute the staples well, but also offer dishes that go beyond the basics. And for vegetarian and vegan…
Denver diners love hot wings — and hate anyone who criticizes their favorites. Yesterday Jenn Wohletz wrote about her trip to the Buffalo Wild Wings outpost at 8255 South Chester Street in Englewood, where she liked the Blazin’ wings and not much else. The sports-bar atmosphere and conversation, in particular:…
Here’s where the pig puns start: Two years ago, at the Ritz-Carlton in Denver, five Colorado chefs — Alex Seidel (Fruition and Fruition Farms); Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson (Frasca Food & Wine); Kelly Liken (Restaurant Kelly Liken); Frank Bonanno (Bonanno Concepts); and Jennifer Jasinski (Rioja, Euclid Hall and Bistro Vendome) — went…
Just over two weeks ago, Gaetano’s, the long-standing newly remodeled Italian restaurant on the corner of 38th Avenue and Tejon, was nailed by a Ford Probe that careened through the sidewalk patio, breaking windows and causing the iconic restaurant, which has a string of bad luck when it comes to…
One of our food and drink categories in our Best of Denver issue, which will be published later this month, is best bakery, and over the weekend, several of us sampled the treats from this local bakery, which never fails to satisfy our sweet fetishes. Can you guess where I’m…
I don’t love sports — unless you count roller derby, which holds more of a prurient interest — and I really don’t love sports fans. But I do love the kind of food that sports fans eat while watching games, especially chicken wings. There’s nothing more satisfying than reeking up…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a michelada the size of Mexico from El Tepehuan, to a platter of oysters, not from the sushi case at King Soopers, as one commenter quipped, but from Land of Sushi, to a “prego” burrito that just about…
After two and a half years, Cantina Laredo has folded its umbrellas at the Streets at SouthGlenn, and the location has been wiped off the website of the Texas-based chain, which has restaurants in a dozen states (as well as the United Arab Emirates). But there’s still a Cantina Laredo…
The weather can’t seem to make up its mind whether it’s winter or spring, but this soup (inspired by the soup you’ll frequently find at WaterCourse Foods) is good no matter what the temperature is outside. The curry and spices add a little heat, and the coconut milk smooths that…
For the first time, we’re doing our Best of Denver Readers’ Poll voting in two rounds — and last week, after we closed out the first round, we revealed the leading vote-getters. Some of the results were eye-opening (and wince-inducing). for example, the finalists for Best Italian Restaurant? Maggiano’s, Gaetano’s,…
Ole, a new Italian spot that boasts a “Brazilian” kick, opened yesterday at 1043 Broadway, in the former home of Luciano’s Pizza and Wings. Last fall a pizza joint was slated to go into the space, but instead it’s turned into a soccer-themed hang-out, with a menu that’s focused on…
Girl Scout cookie season is again upon us, and I haven’t seen so much as a single measly box of Thin Mints. Why am I not shoving fistfuls of Samoas into my mouth, or crunching down on Trefoils right now? Because those cookie-toting Girl Scouts never seem to be prepared…
¡Hola! It’s fun-day Friday, and with any luck, my weekend will include one of these: a gigantic michelada specked with salt and pepper, tart with lime, jolted with hot sauce and rimmed with salt. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
More than two dozen restaurants made their debut in February, including the long-anticipated Old Major. But Pig & Block Charcuterie wasn’t around to greet its new neighbor (or benefit from some of those customers); it closed last month. Keep reading for all the openings and closings on the Denver dining…
Later this morning we’ll post our Restaurant Roll Call for February, a compendium of all the openings and closings on the Denver dining scene last month. One of those openings? Moontower Tacos, which opened a week ago in the former Thai Mango space at Sixth and Grant. Owner Brent Thrash…
Mutiny Now!, an institution on Broadway, was sold last month by Jack Jensen to Jim Norris, Joe Ramirez and Matt Megyesi, and officially reopens today as the Mutiny Information Cafe. One of of the first orders of business? Adding Pablo’s Coffee. “Its the best coffee in the world,” Norris says…
Denver International Airport is continuing to upgrade its food offerings. This week City Wok opened on the B concourse mezzanine, giving DIA travelers a healthy, made-to-order dining option. Although most of the restaurants that will open at the airport this year boast local owners, City Wok is based out of…
100% de Agave, a new Mexican joint created by one of the owners of Three Margaritas, will open tomorrow in the former home of Japoix (and, before that, Nine75) at 975 Lincoln Street in the Beauvallon. Westword’s Danielle Lirette stopped by for a sneak peak at the space. See also:…
Yesterday we caught up with Steve Progar, who’s moved from Abusci’s to the Hideaway Steakhouse, which opened two years ago next month in Westminster. That Hideaway is not to be confused with Hideaway Kitchen & Bar. But it often is, says Dante Tripi, now the chef at Hideway Kitchen &…
Bob and Rosario Van Diest take pride in serving a little-known but authentic Peruvian dish, pollo a la brasa, at La Polleria, which I review this week. Here’s another dish they are eager to tell people about: papas a la huancaina (potatoes huancaina style). Often served at parties with baby…
Barrel-aged cocktails are here, there and everywhere, in bars, restaurants, wineries and tap houses. But this orange essence-rimmed barrel-aged drink, by virtue of its name alone — Satan’s (Curled) Whiskers — grabbed my attention…and was drained in seconds flat. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
Not every work environment has cocktails on-site, but if your office is at Galvanize, that’s one of the amenities. Galvanize, the startup-tech common workspace in the Golden Triangle, has Gather to thank for that. Gather, the on-site cafe overseen by ChoLon chef-owner Lon Symensma, is mixing up cocktails inspired by…
