In late February, Hash, a breakfast joint owned by Heather Haupman, closed in Sunnyside, but the charming space wasn’t vacant for long. Ryan Turano, a chef who spent the last several years cooking in Breckenridge, snatched it up shortly after Haupman shuttered, and two weeks ago, he reopened it as…
In March, Governor John Hickenlooper introduced a craft-beer draft system at the Governor’s Mansion. Now he can show off another one of Colorado liquid assets there: wine. On Friday, Hickenlooper was at the Infinite Monkey Theorem Winery in RiNo to sign a bill that now allows Colorado wineries to bottle,…
Driving towards El Tejado, winner of our Best Breakfast Burrito — Eat-in in the Best of Denver 2014, we noticed that 4G’s has opened its fourth location, this one at 2200 South Broadway, in a space that was most recently home to an outpost of Zocalo, but had held many,…
This is finals week on the 45,000-student Auraria Campus, which means there could be a big run on coffee in the area. “I don’t like finals,” says Metropolitan University of Denver student Mathew McKenzie. “They are time-consuming because of all the studying. I will drink tons of coffee during finals…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz determined that things are going swimminglyat the latest outpost of Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, Jax Glendale is not just about the ocean.. Diane Snider of Row 14 is the star of this week’s Chef and Tell interview, talking with Lori Midson…
All-V’s, a 45-year-old sandwich shop that was forced to close earlier this year, reopened this week with new owners, Karen Jacobs and her son, John. “We are alive and well and slinging the best darn sandwiches in Denver,” Karen Jacobs said in an e-mail. The family promises that the sandwiches…
You should be comfortable when eating waffles, preferably still in your sleepwear after sleeping in. Bruxie, Denver’s new gourmet waffle restaurant, knows this, so it’s throwing a pajama party this weekend. See also: Blondes, brunettes, pancakes, booze and even some Mom time this weekend…
The arrival of May brings mud season to the mountains — unless, of course, they’re still frozen solid. This restaurant just reopened last Saturday after a long winter’s nap — but thanks to plenty of shady days, there was no shortage of the white stuff outside. Can you guess where…
Back in early March, we reported that Restaurant Kevin Taylor and Prima Ristorante, the two in-house restaurants at the Hotel Teatro, were closing to make way for a multimillion-dollar renovation — a renovation that would include a new restaurant, operated by the hotel. And yesterday, the Hotel Teatro announced the…
Although the first three iterations of Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar — in Boulder, LoDo and Fort Collins — made themselves at home in old buildings, for the fourth restaurant, the Big Red F restaurant group took on a completely new space, in the CitySet project at the edge…
The folks behind Illegal Pete’s just signed the lease on the former Mama’s Cafe space at 2001 East Colfax Avenue, which was an IHOP before that (and a radioactive one, since it was built on old radium tailings that have since been cleaned up). But that’s just one of the…
The Wall Street Journal just posted its “Insider’s Guide to Denver” — and it’s a lot more insightful than the Denver destinations for foodies list that USA Today produced earlier this year. But there’s a lot more than food here, too. The Journal spoke to actress AnnaSophia Robb, Museum of…
Eating oysters is like learning to ride a bike: It’s best approached with training wheels. More than taste, the texture is what really gets people — which is why Sheila Lucero, executive chef of the four (and counting) locations of Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, recommends sandwiching oysters between…
Years ago, when my parents split (where was conscious uncoupling in the 80s?) and I spent the obligatory weekends with my dad, we’d usually go out to for a steak-and-crab dinner, which wasn’t always a particularly pleasant experience. But last week, as part of a birthday celebration, I ended up…
Diane Snider Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar 891 14th Street 303-825-0100 row14denver.com This is part two of my interview with Diane Snider, exec chef of Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. Most memorable meal you’ve ever had: When I traveled to Estoril,…
When ViewHouse opened in time for the start of baseball season last year, it upped the ante for downtown watering holes, with a big rooftop deck and a game area down below. And now the year-old ViewHouse is gearing up for its second summer, with nine new cabanas, a fresh…
Can there ever be too much of a good thing? That’s the question in Highland, where Prost Brewing has been making and serving beer since 2012 — and now an outpost of a Frisco concept, Prost Fine Beer and Sausages, is slated to start serving beer and sausages this month…
Jax Glendale, which opened nearly a year ago in the CitySet complex, puts a focus on sustainability and traceability. “People want to know where they’re getting their food,” says Sheila Lucero, executive chef for Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar. Accordingly, the staff at the Glendale outpost is well-schooled on…
I often get asked by chefs and restaurateurs to suggest ways to separate themselves from the competition — what they can do to stay relevant, especially in a city that’s exploding with new restaurants and a swell of culinary talent. It’s usually a long discussion, but if there’s one piece…
Trattoria on Pearl has left Pearl Street in Boulder. In an e-mail announcing the restaurant’s closing today, a spokeswoman said: “With a heavy heart and distinctly mixed emotions, I must report that effective immediately, the restaurant is closed permanently.” See also: Snow day deals…
Before he became the chef at Jax Glendale, which Gretchen Kurtz reviews this week, Duane Walker was the chef at Lola, another Big Red F restaurant that likes to keep things in the family. After Walker moved over to Glendale, Drew Hardin became the top toque at Lola – but…
Ah, indulgence. An awesome burger and a glass of highly potent barley wine equals the kind of night out that’s all too infrequent. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post — on the Cafe Society blog, not…
