Denver International Airport has been working hard on its restaurant offerings over the past few years, and the program just ramped up with the opening of the Westin Denver International Airport, which features the third Grill & Vine restaurant in the country as well as a bar with a fabulous…
Happy Thanksgiving, Denver! Westword is technically closed today, but we here at Backbeat understand you need something to read while you’re sitting at the table, avoiding political conversations with your family and checking your phone today. Give thanks and plan ahead: here are this week’s new concert announcements. Journey and…
We’re taking the day off to celebrate Thanksgiving….and to start thinking about the next big holiday — and we could use your help to get into the spirit. Or is that spirits? Our annual New Year’s Eve Guide, which will be inserted in the December 17 issue of Westword and…
If you’re headed to Denver International Airport this holiday weekend, whether you’re picking up a traveler or flying out yourself, be sure to allow plenty of time. No, not for flight delays or long security lines. Instead, you’ll want to take a new look at the twenty-year-old airport, where the…
Here’s a reason to give thanks: The rate of rent increases is slowing in Denver. But don’t breathe a sigh of relief just yet. This city is still breaking records for average rents, and the results are ugly, says Andy: The rich Californians and Chicago creatures will just keep flooding in…
While there are some bigger Thanksgiving Eve concerts like Dead & Company and the Last Waltz Revisited included in our Twelve Best Concerts in Denver This Week, we’ve compiled the top club events and smaller concerts on what’s hailed as the biggest bar night of the year. See the full…
Over the weekend, the annual Christkindl Market moved into Skyline Park for another Christmas season, bringing with it old-world European pastries and artisan breads, stunning panels of German lace, authentic German biersteins, wooden candle pyramids, hand-carved Russian Santa dolls, mulled wine in a heated tent and beer, of course, along…
Two recent events showcased the food-pairing powers of local beer and whiskey. Last Thursday, the fourth annual Chef & Brew hit the EXDO Event Center, crowning winners for best food, best beer and best pairing. The Squeaky Bean won the best dish award for a Peruvian papas huancaina dish featuring…
This is a short work week, but you’re going to need plenty of coffee to get through to Thursday. Fortunately, there are shops all over town pouring the stuff right now, including the Allegro Coffee Roasters that just opened at 4040 Tennyson Street. The first full-service Allegro shop (there’s another…
The new Westin Hotel at Denver International Airport opened on Friday, bringing several food and drink options. The “Flying Mustache,” as many have dubbed it, sports a futuristic bar in the arch-ceilinged main lobby; a grab-and-go coffee and snack room with a stunning walkout patio facing the incoming light rail…
Our Thanksgiving week top picks include Corrosion of Conformity, Puscifer, Misfts, Ryan Bingham and Dead & Company, which features original Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann as well as John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti. See our top dozen picks below. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Corrosion of…
The very existence of Rebel Restaurant in industrial north Denver, with its roasted animal heads and whole octopus artistically plated on grandma’s china, is proof that Denver’s dining scene has arrived, according to Gretchen Kurtz’s review of the brave little eatery stashed inside a nondescript former dive bar. Upscale comfort…
Rhein Haus opened at 1415 Market Street in LoDo last night, bringing German beer-hall cheer by way of Seattle, where the original Rhein Haus is located. The shrine to sausage took over the space vacated by Old Chicago in March 2014, adding second floor space that was last used as…
The location definitely rebels against the norm, and the exterior doesn’t hint that inside is one of Denver’s most exciting new restaurants. But this Rebel definitely has a cause: good food. Gretchen Kurtz raves about the place in her review of Rebel Restaurant, and readers agree with her assessment. Says…
This weekend’s best shows include Dustin Lynch at the Fillmore Auditorium, Redman and Ky-Mani Marley at City Hall, Greensky Bluegrass at the Ogden Theater, Public Image Ltd. at the Gothic and more. See the full list of our picks below. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Dustin Lynch $10, 6:30 p.m., Fillmore Auditorium Redman…
When they bought the four-decade-old White Fence Farm last year, Craig Caldwell and Tom Piercy definitely appreciated what founder Charlie Wilson had created in Lakewood, but they also thought the White Fence Farm concept had potential to field a farm team of fried-chicken outlets, where fans could grab a meal…
The third Dae Gee will open soon at 460 Broadway — but it can’t be soon enough for fans of Korean food. And especially for fans of all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue. Lauren Monitz recently checked out that deal at the second Dae Gee, at 827 Colorado Boulevard, and while she was…
More than four years after Ween’s New Year’s Eve run in 2011, the band reunites for three-night run at the 1STBANK Center from Friday, February, 12 through Sunday, February 14. Single day general admission tickets ($38.75-$45) and three-day passes go on sale Friday, November 20 at 10 a.m. Justin Bieber…
The Mexican is in town! Gustavo Arellano, author of Ask a Mexican, will be at Su Teatro tonight, where he’ll answer your questions, sign copies of Taco USA and offer a sneak peek at his collaboration with producer Seth McFarlane, Bordertown, an animated series that will debut on Fox in January…
It’s cold outside, but plans are heating up for Artopia 2016 — and our presale on tickets ends tonight! This is the best deal on tickets you’ll find, so get yours now and then join us on Saturday, February 20, at Artopia 2016 — a night of art, culture and…
Tom’s Home Cookin’ has listed its building in Five Points — where it has served weekday lunch, and lunch only, to fans for two decades. Cook/owners Tom Unterwagner and Steve Janousky say they’re just kicking the tires, to find out how much the property might go for; they bought it…
Veggie Girl Amber Taufen wasn’t surprised when People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals launched yet another campaign that, at its core, was based on objectifying human beings. This time, though, the organization isn’t posting billboards with naked supermodels on them or staging “protests” that involved nude women in cages. Instead,…
