On Tuesday, February 19, several Denver restaurants — Mizuna, Luca d’Italia, Bones, Osteria Marco, Russell’s Smokehouse, Green Russell, Lou’s Food Bar, Vesper Lounge, Barolo Grill and Potager — will contribute a portion of their sales to Drew Inman, a former Denver chef, now in New York, who’s battling terminal cancer…
The Cherry Creek Noodles & Company — the first store in this homegrown chain — has closed. Founder Aaron Kennedy opened the original location at 2360 East Third Avenue in 1995, and the fast-casual restaurant has since expanded into a national chain with over 200 locations in eighteen states. See…
After a decade with Big Red F, Dave Query’s burgeoning restaurant group, which includes Lola, three outposts of Jax Fish House (a fourth will open this spring in Glendale), Centro Latin Kitchen, West End Tavern, Zolo Grill and the Bitter Bar, chef and brewmaster Ian Clark, currently the chef at…
What do you take to a vegan potluck? What do you serve a vegan for an appetizer or snack? This spinach dip is a fabulous option, especially for soy-free or gluten-free sharing (use veggies to dip instead of crackers). And it takes just a few minutes to prepare. See also:…
Late last week, I was privy to a personal tour of Old Major, the restaurant that culinary patron saint Justin Brunson, who also owns Masterpiece Deli, is tentatively opening on February 24 in Highland. The space, innovatively designed by Fin Art, a local firm, is still undergoing construction, but Brunson…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a pupusa plate from Restaurante El Tamarindo, to a duo of dark beers from Dry Dock, to a trio of salsas blistered with heat…
Third time could be a charm for Aviano Coffee. The local shop that got its start in the Beauvallon and then moved to Cherry Creek in 2010 had to move again last month — with two weeks’ notice. Fortunately, owner Doug Naiman already had his eye on a nearby spot,…
When Carbone’s Italian Sausage Deli shut its doors last month, word was that the closure was temporary. But today there are no signs of it reopening, and the voicemail message remains unchanged: “We will be temporarily closed due to a sickness in the family. Hopefully we’ll be back.” Carbone’s was…
When people ask me what I’d like to see more of in Denver, which is a question I pose every week to the chefs I interview, my immediate response is more restaurants that are open on Sunday and Monday nights. In fact, I was recently having that same discussion with…
The building at 1109 Lincoln Street has gone through many incarnations since its days as the Denver Buffalo Company: Cielo, the Donkey Den, Left on Lincoln, Sutra and, most recently, the Hive. That dance club opened just last May, but it closed after a fatal shooting outside the bar last…
The ramen dishes at Uncle, which I review this week, are so good that it’s worth braving the wait to get a seat at Tommy Lee’s restaurant in Highland. But Lee’s first foray into noodles wasn’t Japanese, but Italian. “The first cookbook I got into was Mario Batali’s,” shares Lee,…
I’ve cruised by this Mexican joint more times than I can count, and last night, after a long day, I finally pulled into the parking lot, and what I found inside was a gracious staff, a small but festive dining room and a menu that made it hard to choose…
Tacos, tequila, whiskey, oh my! That’s what Pinche Taqueria will start pimping next Wednesday in Highland, when Kevin Morrison, whose City Park taqueria by the same name nabbed our Best New Restaurant award in 2012, opens his second brick-and-mortar at 3300 West 32nd Avenue. “I’m so excited to be in…
As he continues to eat his way up Federal Boulevard, this week Mark Antonation stopped at Newbarry’s, for a very leisurely brunch. Smart stop. See also: – Federal may be busy, but brunch is never hurried at Newbarry’s – Tacos Junior deserves senior status on Federal – Rico Pollo won’t…
Batter’s up! Wynkoop Brewing Company, Colorado’s first brewpub and winner of numerous awards and accolades, is next up to the plate for our new video series, in which local culinary personalities read their worst and weirdest Yelp reviews. Which, in the case of the Wynkoop, include yapping about the green…
It’s been months since Bocadillo, one of Denver’s best new restaurants of 2012, closed, leaving those of us enamored with chef-owner Derek Dietz’s Spanish-influenced sandwiches and tapas wondering if he and his staff would ever reopen the Sunnyside space that trumpeted some really incredible food. See also: – Photos: Bocadillo,…
Construction is going quickly on the project to transform the former home of Thai Mango at 609 Grant Street into Moontower Tacos. Owner Brent Thrash, a native of Austin who went to the University of Colorado, is predicting his place will open in a couple of weeks. See also: -…
Brothers Hanzel and Eder Yáñez won fans quickly with the authentic Pueblan fare they served at Chili Verde, the restaurant they opened in LoHi in the summer of 2009. But running the place turned out to be bumpier than importing their mother’s recipes to Denver. In December 2011, a kitchen…
Jagdish Singh India’s Castle 9555 East Arapahoe Road, Greenwood Village 303-782-9700 www.indiascastle.com This is part two of my interview with Jagdish Singh, exec chef of India’s Castle; part one of our interview ran yesterday. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant other than your own: Tuk Tuk. What I love about this place is…
Fate Brewing Company opened its doors at 1600 38th Street in Boulder this week. While the brewpub can’t brew on-premise just yet, it’s serving collaborative concoctions on its thirty taps, courtesy of eight other Boulder-area breweries. And today it will add lunch to the lineup. Westword’s Danielle Lirette stopped by…
Olav Peterson is introducing a new deal at Bittersweet tonight: a three-course, prix-fixe dinner, paired with wines, for $40 — and only available on non-holiday Thursdays. “As our way of thanking our supporters, we want to focus on giving back to our guests, and one way to do that is…
Tofu isn’t as esoteric as it once was. Even if you’re not vegetarian or vegan, you’ve probably had it a few times — perhaps with berries in a protein smoothie or cubed and fried in lettuce wraps. But even card-carrying bean-curd fans might overlook the chilled tofu at Uncle, Tommy…
