From Basta to Mezcal: A Second Helping of Westword Food & Drink, June 1-5
This was a light week for Denver restaurant openings and closings, other than the long-awaited debut of Milk & Honey Bar-Kitchen in Larimer Square and the opening of 740 Front in the space...
View ArticleTroy Guard on How a Steakhouse Can Stick With the Times
As Denver has shaken off its roots as a steak-loving cowtown, top chefs have branched out, serving new-American, farm-to-table, nose-to-tail fare that feels more urgent and creative. But steakhouses...
View ArticleA New Home for a Thai Favorite: A Second Helping of Denver Food & Drink,...
After more than twenty years serving fresh and vibrant Thai food to Englewood neighbors and Swedish Medical Center workers, Taste of Thailand has moved to a new location at the corner of South Broadway...
View ArticleHosea Rosenberg Goes for New Mexico-Style Green Chile at Blackbelly Market
The comments have been coming fast and furious — mostly furious — since we posted our list of the ten best green chiles in Denver two weeks ago. Readers argued over what we’d included on the list — one...
View ArticleSangria Says Summer in Denver: Three Places to Try It
Nothing says summer like sangria. Cucina Colore, the Cherry Creek mainstay that I review this week, serves both red and white versions. I'm partial to the white, with cantaloupe, mango, pineapple and...
View ArticleHamsters and Pie: A Second Helping of Westword Food & Drink, June 15-19
Great news for downtown revelers looking for a watering hole during the weekend's PrideFest activities: The Greedy Hamster has reopened after closing for two days due to a shower of bricks that...
View ArticleZoe Ma Ma's Sustainability Initiative Helps Fund a "Living Wage"
Cities from Los Angeles to Chicago are hiking the minimum wage. Here in Denver, Edwin Zoe of Zoe Ma Ma, which I review this week, has taken matters into his own hands with what he calls a...
View ArticleOn the No-Tip Tip: A Second Helping of Westword Food & Drink, June 22-26
This week Gretchen Kurtz reviewed the Union Station outpost of Zoe Ma Ma, the second home-style Taiwanese eatery from Edwin Zoe and his chef/mom Anna. And while she found deep flavors in a bowl of...
View ArticleDos Tacos, Dos Santos: A Second Helping of Food & Drink, July 6-10
The big restaurant reveal comes Monday, when Avanti Food & Beverage opens at 3200 Pecos Street. But there's been lots of other action on the Denver dining scene — so much that it's spilled out of...
View ArticleLon Symensma Stocks Cho77 With Asian Artifacts as Well as Flavors
When chef-owner Lon Symensma traveled throughout Southeast Asia prior to opening Cho77, which I review this week, he was gathering more than inspiration for the street foods that would distinguish this...
View ArticleStreet-Food Explosion: A Second Helping of Denver Food & Drink, July 13-17
Street food ruled this week as the Avanti Food & Beverage collective opened its food hall on Monday and restaurant critic Gretchen Kurtz dug her chopsticks into the Southeast Asian bowls and...
View ArticleWhy Coy Webb, a Trained Chef, Opened Roaming Buffalo Bar-B-Que
The best barbecue comes at the hands of pit masters, right? Not necessarily. Long before Coy Webb opened Roaming Buffalo Bar-B-Que with his wife, Rachael, he cut his chops as a chef, graduating from...
View ArticleOn 'Cue: A Second Helping of Westword Food & Drink, July 20-24
This week our music blog featured Savvi Neufer, a cook who's trying to spread a little comfort by cooking for bands under the name Feed the Scene Denver, a personal chef service of sorts that got its...
View ArticleEdible Flowers Make Dishes Bloom at Solitaire and at Home
The gardens at Solitaire – which I review this week — are stunning, with winding pathways, a fountain and blossoms of every color providing an unparalleled backdrop to chef-owner Mark Ferguson’s...
View ArticleFood Halls and Beer Halls: Restaurant Roll Call for July 2015
July was a hot month — for restaurant openings as well as the weather. Avanti Food & Beverage turned up the heat in Lower Highland with seven kitchens and two bars under one roof, while Rebel...
View ArticleThe Brothel Burger Is Reason to Go Back for More Yak at Ophelia's
Even in a town like Denver where exotic meats are popular, there’s one that’s hard to come by: yak, a shaggy-haired, short-legged mammal first domesticated in Tibet. So when I saw the brothel burger...
View ArticleThere's Another Ophelia's in Town — And It's Not an Electric Soapbox
This week Gretchen Kurtz reviews the sexy, sultry Ophelia's Electric Soapbox, restaurateur Justin Cucci's latest carnival of colors and flavors, which Kurtz writes is his "raciest — and riskiest — plan...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Ophelia's: A Second Helping of Westword Food & Drink,...
This week, Gretchen Kurtz told us which dishes at the hot, hot Ophelia's Electric Soapbox left her cold, but she definitely warmed up to the brothel burger — made with ground yak. Across town in...
View ArticleNot Even a Peep: A Second Helping of Westword Food & Drink, August 10-14
Among this weeks openings and closings was the City Park Le Peep, surprising only because we were amazed it was still open. The building itself had taken on the aspect of a rundown country-club pool...
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