Photos: Thai Pot gets new digs on Colorado Boulevard

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…

Photos: At the Bud Bowl party, everyone was a winner

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 will close after Sunday night party

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…

Street art by Gamma Acosta shows support for Broncos

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…

Photos: Winter X-Games at Aspen

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…

Viewhouse 2.0 will open this summer

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…

Sweet Cow opens in Boulder today

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…

Cider, doughnuts and beer: A second helping of Cafe Society, January 6-10

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…

Dulce Vida is taking over former Cherokee Grill space

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…

Native Foods to add third Colorado location

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…

Bark Bar opens in northwest Denver

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…

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…

A second helping of Cafe Society, December 30-January 3

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…

CU later: Ten ways to really “Be Boulder”

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…

Skoops Ice Cream & More closing, looking for new location

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…

Las Margaritas on 17th Avenue will close Sunday

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…

Modmarket opens in Longmont, its sixth location…and counting

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…