Ryan Leinonen isn’t shy about his goals: “I want to have one of the top five restaurants in Denver,” he says while hunched over a plate of steelhead trout, one of the Scandinavian-inspired dishes on his menu at Trilllium, which opens tonight in the Ballpark neighborhood. “There’s no reason why…
After it got rolling in the summer of 2010, the mobile food movement really picked up speed, with new trucks hitting the pavement just about every week. Last spring Comida, a big, pink, Boulder-based taco truck (wo)manned by Rayme Rossello, a longtime member of the Boulder restaurant scene and one…
Last Wednesday, there was a lot more cooking in Chili Verde’s kitchen than the traditional Pueblan fare. Thanks to a fryer that caught flames, the entire kitchen almost ended up well done. Luckily, the fire didn’t spread, and Eder Yanez-Mota, who owns the restaurant at 3700 Tejon Street with his…
Sure, it’s freezing outside today, but tomorrow, it’s supposed to be back to a more mellow thirty-some degrees, which means it’s a good time to head to Fifth Avenue and Santa Fe Drive, where the Vegan Van — along with a handful of other food trucks — parks for a…
I’ve never been interested in baking, mainly because it’s such a regimented process — and that doesn’t appeal to my nature (beer bread is an exception to this rule, not surprisingly). Unlike the carefree cooking method of chopping, tossing together and seasoning various combinations of whatever you’re in the mood…
‘Tis the most wonderful time of the year, Denver. During the stretch of days between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, it’s totally socially appropriate to stay out too late on a school night, drink too much and show up to work griping about your subsequent hangover. Okay, maybe not totally socially…
Mara Soutiere ignored the arched eyebrows and eye rolls that ensued when she and her husband, Peter, inked a lease on a small space on Pearl Street that would feed meaty, prime grade and Wagyu flesh to the People’s Republic of Boulder. A steakhouse, asked the incredulous? In Boulder?…
When it comes to burgers, I’m a white trash purist — American cheese and, on occasion, grilled onions. Nothing more. And the burgers at this new beef shack, which range from simple to all gussied up, are far better than I had anticipated. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special…
Visions of sugarplums danced in their heads, while cakes…and sticky toffee pudding…and croissants drizzled with chocolate made eyes wide at yesterday’s opening of Crave Dessert Bar & Lounge, a sultry sugar house that’s now swelling bellies with sweets in the Spire. The dessert bar, the lovechild of Allen Milham and…
Those clever Swedes just keep finding ways to get people in their store, and reasonably-priced, all-you-can-eat buffets of dishes dusted with dill and sweet marzipan cakes will have eager Denverites over a herring barrel, stuffed to the gills. IKEA Centennial is holding a holiday smorgasbord or “julbord” party at 5…
Love it or hate it, there’s no shortage of opinions about the Squeaky Bean. And yesterday, when the announcement came down that the restaurant had found a new home in LoDo — in a renovated warehouse (above) where owner Johnny Ballen can put an actual kitchen for chef Max MacKissock…
No sooner had we posted the Restaurant roll call for November, recapping the restaurants that had opened (many of them) and closed (very few) last month, than we got news of another spot that had closed its doors. The web site for Generous Servings says simply, “After four wonderful years,…
Wazee Wood Fire Pizza, Charlie Palmer’s new piehole emporium, opens Monday, December 12, directly next door to District Meats, Palmer’s shrine to off-cuts that he opened November 21 in the former Big Game space at 1631 Wazee Street…
‘Tis the season to eat, dink, make merry and give generously, and tonight, at Steuben’s, you have the opportunity to kill four turtle doves with one toy…
Our prayers to the gods and goddesses of things that squeak have been been fulfilled: After shuttering in June, following a break-down in lease negotiations between Squeaky Bean head bean counter Johnny Ballen and his landlord, the owners of Rosa Linda’s, the Bean is re-sprouting. “We’re puttin’ the Bean back…
Denver Bicycle Cafe, which rolled onto the scene on November 22, is the town’s first bikecentric coffeeshop, combining food, drink and a little bike grease. “Business has been steady,” says Jessica Caouette, one of the owners. “We’re still just getting to know the neighborhood. It’s been nice and slow, so…
UPDATE: We have the full scoop on the new Squeaky Bean — including its location — right here. They’re baacckkk! Johnny Ballen, owner of the Squeaky Bean, which closed several months ago when lease negotiations broke down between him and his landlord, has finally (thank God) signed a least on…
We, as well as the rest of the Denver community, were beyond shocked and heartbroken to learn that Noel Cunningham, chef/owner of Strings, and one of this city’s most altruistic humanitarians, died unexpectedly last Thursday. Cunningham, whose life was cut way too short — he was just 62 when he…
Restaurateurs: The clock is ticking on the deadline for listings in our New Year’s Eve Guide. If you have a special meal/party/event slated for December 31, please send us the details ASAP. Our New Year’s Eve Guide will include comprehensive listings of activities around town (and still more will be…
No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we’re offering an animal-free recipe. Rice is always popular in a stir-fry dish, but why not give another grain a chance? This tropical entree will make you…
Cafe Society served up four Guess where contests last week, ranging from a Bloody Mary during the Bronco game at Sam’s No. 3 to a plate of charcuterie from Cafe Brazil to the buffalo carpaccio above. For correctly identifying it as coming from Bittersweet, Elwood wins an EatDenver deck…
Brrr! As the temperature plummeted last week, Laura Shunk quickly pulled together a warming list of “Denver’s five best restaurant fireplaces”, including the one at Barolo Grill (above). But because we wanted to post that list in time to heat up that night’s dinner reservations, we didn’t have photos of…
