Thai Pot Cafe, one of Westword’s Twelve Best Thai Places in Denver, moved a couple of blocks from its old home at 1550 South Colorado Boulevard to 1350 South Colorado Boulevard at the beginning of this year. We sent photographer Ursala Romaine to check out the fancier and much spacier…
Super Bowl XLVIII gained a certain amount of infamy as the “pot bowl,” and while joints were certainly being sparked at parties around Denver and Seattle, no gathering fit the theme quite as well as the Bud Bowl at the Roxy Theatre. Held to commemorate Cannapages’ fourth anniversary, the event…
Pete’s Patio Bar in southeast Denver — formerly Prickly Pete’s — will be serving its last pints Sunday night, since the bar has been sold to the owners of Jonesy’s, Horseshoe Lounge and Bar Car. “I just sold the place, nothing dramatic,” says current owner Scott Happel. See also: Best…
Gamma Acosta has stayed busy blurring the lines behind street art and fine art along the Front Range. And now he’s showing his love for the Broncos and Peyton Manning with two new murals. See also: Kitty Marini’s watercolors pay homage to nature in all its colorful glory…
The skiing and snowboarding pros took over Aspen this weekend for the annual X-Games. With superpipe and slopestyle competitions, snowmobile racing and performances by Phoenix and Matt and Kim, the weekend was a winter sports lover’s dream. Our photographer Eric Gruneisen was there to catch all the action and fun…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz visited and reviewed Scratch Burrito and Happy Tap, which combines Chipotle-style service with global ingredients. Lori Midson talked to Martin Campos, executive chef at Comida Cantina, about his history as a chef and how he works in the kitchen in this week’s Chef…
As our Backbeat blog reported yesterday, construction is moving quickly on Viewhouse 2.0, a second location for the original ViewHouse, the Lotus Concepts spot that opened last March in the Ballpark neighborhood. See also: Kobe An Shabu Shabu could start swishing in February…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Acorn, an offshoot of Oak at Fourteenth that opened last summer in The Source and has already come into its own. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson talked with chef/co-owner Noah French about another new spot, Sugarmill, a sweet spot that is…
Sweet Cow, an award-winning local enterprise devoted to ice cream, will open its third store today, this one in north Boulder. See also: Sweet Action is in a deep freeze until February 1…
This week Gretchen Kurtz reviewed reviewed a Denver institution, Racines, which just celebrated its thirtieth anniversary. Udi Bar-on shared some big news in Chef and Tell: Come summer, his restaurants will no longer be called Udi’s, since that was a stipulation of the $125 million sale of Udi’s Foods. And…
After several false starts, the Cherokee Grill space finally has an occupant: Dulce Vida, which will open next month and plans to be the next neighborhood bar in the Golden Triangle. See also: Rocky Top Tavern will open in the former Hill-Top Bar space…
California-based Native Foods will be adding its thirdNative Foods Cafe location in Colorado — this one at the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Evans Avenue. See also: Native Foods Cafe brings plant-based fast-casual to Glendale…
You can socialize with your friends while your best friend plays with other furry friends at Bark Bar, a new dog park/bar/coffeehouse concept that finally opened in northwest Denver after many delays. See also: Stem Ciders celebrates its grand opening in RiNo on Friday with three new ciders…
Next week, tourists, commuters and downtown denizens will have a new eating option on the 16th Street Mall: the breakfast-themed Higher Oats. See also: Planet Sub now open off 16th Street Mall…
Planet Sub, a sandwich chain out of the Midwest, has been heading west, and opened its first Colorado store in downtown Denver last month. See also: First look: Boone’s Tavern unveils a remodel — and new menu…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed the downtown outpost of Pizza Republica that opened last May, which had okay pasta but delicious pizza. Lori Midson talked to Lou Ortiz, executive sous chef of Los Chingones, another restaurant that opened last year, about his Spanish roots, his use of…
To Be or Not to Be? This month the University of Colorado launched a new branding campaign, entitled “Be Boulder,” after shelling out more than $100,000 to come up with the concept and test it. The motivation behind the move was to turn the conversation away from CU being a…
This week, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Comida Cantina, a new restaurant that is heating up the Source. Lori Midson talked to Derek Dietz, chef/owner of the revived Bocadillo for this week’s Chef and Tell. And Mark Antonation continued his travels up Federal Boulevard, stopping at and this weekMasa Asian Kitchen, which…
Skoops Ice Cream & More will serve its last scoop Monday, after a landlord dispute led to its lease not being renewed, says Eddie Horn, owner of the sandwich and ice-cream shop. See also: Photos: Oskar Blues will open Cyclhops Bike CANtina in Longmont…
For the past seventeen years, Oblio’s Pizzeria has been serving up wine and hot pies in the Park Hill neighborhood, delighting locals with its neighborhood feel. And on December 18, Oblio’s opened its second location, Oblio’s Cap Hill Tavern, in Fleur Bistro’s old spot on Logan Street. Turn the page…
After 25 years, the Las Margaritas at 1035 East 17th Avenue will be pouring its last margaritas on Sunday, December 22, and then close its doors. The space is being taken over by Argyll Whiskey Beer, an updated version of the Argyll that Robert Thompson closed in Cherry Creek more…
Another Modmarket opened yesterday, this one in Longmont right next to Lucky’s. And that’s just the start of the action we’ll see next year from this Denver-based group, named a “Hot Concept” by Nation’s Restaurant News in 2013. See also: Modmarket to open at Denver International Airport…
