No. 82 Scallop Crudo at Stoic & Genuine 1701 Wynkoop Street (Union Station) 303-640-3474 Stoic & Genuine is the fourth restaurant in Jennifer Jasinski and Beth Gruitch’s downtown stable of praised eateries, after Rioja, Bistro Vendome and Euclid Hall. The compact but airy seafood harbor captures the casual energy of…
It’s been a busy month for Hosea Rosenberg, the Top Chef season five winner who’s hoping to open his Blackbelly Market restaurant in Boulder next month, but took time out to team up with Sea Cuisine, a New York based fish company, in a taco demonstration at Coors Field last…
The Whiskey Throwdown & Doughnut Showdown took place on Thursday, combining three of Denver’s hottest food trends: local small-batch spirits, fancy doughnuts and ampersands. Participants included Leopold Bros., Stranahan’s and Fireside on the booze side of things, and Lamar’s, Voodoo and the Donut Maker on the sweet side. Photographer Jake…
Thousands of runners, walkers, mutts and whole families hit the streets around Cheesman Park Saturday for the annual AIDS Walk Colorado, before celebrating their stamina in hot and sunny conditions with a festival in the park. Side events included a volleyball tournament and the Diva Dash Stiletto Fun Run for…
Get ready for the kickoff of the fall food season! On Sunday, September 7, DISH will return to Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. This is Westword’s twentieth annual celebration of the Denver drinking and dining scene, and it promises to be quite a party. There are two…
This week’s crop of shows includes a busy lineup at the big venues, including guitar heaven at Fiddler’s Green with ZZ Top and Jeff Beck. Elsewhere, the Coathangers return to Denver after a short time away, Styrofoam Sanchez plays Rhinoceropolis and, yes, Huey Lewis and the News are in Colorado…
Yesterday Robin Williams’s wife issued a statement acknowledging the outpouring of support for those who loved the late comedian. “Since his passing, all of us who loved Robin have found some solace in the tremendous outpouring of affection and admiration for him from the millions of people whose lives he…
Rodrigo y Gabriela will headline Red Rocks on Sunday, but it’s the undercard we’re most excited for: Namely, Nathaniel Rateliff, who hasn’t played his own stuff around here in a while. We’d also like to make sure you’re aware of Vail Rocks, which supports the exceedingly worthy Love Hope Strength…
The expression on Tyler Konecne’s face in his mug shot (a full-size version is on view below) suggests that he thinks of himself as a badass — but dumbass is more like it. Not only did he get stuck in a business’ ceiling during an alleged burglary try, but when…
Acorn is having a good week. Yesterday, the restaurant that bartender Bryan Dayton and chef Steve Redzikowski opened less than a year ago in the Source was named one of the fifty nominees in Bon Appetit’s America’s Best New Restaurantscontest. And Acorn just got a big kiss from Frank Bruni,…
Williams in Moscow on the HudsonOn this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of The Village Voice and Amy Nicholson of L.A. Weekly remember Robin Williams, who died on Monday. He was 63. They also recommend We Are Mari Pepa, a slight movie about growing up…
Do kids belong in restaurants? They do at White Fence Farm, which was just named one of the country’s ten finalists in the new Top Family Friendly Restaurants contest hosted by US. Foods. And while White Fence Farms may not boast the eatertainment extravaganza of Casa Bonita, it actually serves…
Most people think beer when they hear the word fermentation, but many other food products are the result of bacterial action: kombucha, kimchi, yogurt, cheese and even some preserved meats. But at a festival celebrating all things fermented, alcoholic beverages are going to take center stage — nobody wants to…
No. 83 Chile Relleno Burrito at El Taco de Mexico 714 Santa Fe Drive 303-623-3926 The name of this tiny taco shack (little more than a lean-to, really) says everything it needs to: The taco of Mexico. A taco hunter seeking the best in town certainly couldn’t go wrong here,…
There’s a cosplay convention for everyone, it seems, from those obsessed with the world of anime to furry folk who dress up in shaggy animal suits. And then there’s the Myths and Legends Con, which changes its overriding themes each year to include different sectors of mythology old and new…
Two weeks after Union Station held its grand opening for the public, Cooper Lounge has hopped on board. The bar is on the mezzanine level of the station, which has gotten a stunning facelift, with restored windows and fixtures, some new fixtures, and three coats of white paint. The Cooper…
Here’s a welcome sign: Dae Gee will soon its second location, this one in central Denver, at the former home of 4G’s Mexican Restaurant at 827 Colorado Boulevard. The original Dae Gee in Westminster won our Best Korean Restaurant award in the Best of Denver 2014 — and yes, there…
While there’s no end to the bottomless mimosas suddenly pouring out at brunches around town, Panzano has just introduced another sweet option: the Lychee Sparkler. Bartender Jodi Dolph created the concoction for an in-house contest that called for creating summertime drinks featuring Zonin Prosecco, the Italian sparkling wine. See also:…
Leña opened quietly last week — so quietly that its phones still weren’t hooked up yesterday — but word-of-mouth is already strong on this restaurant, a concept cooked up by Jimmy Callahan, the owner of Prohibition, and chef Toby Prout. The space on Broadway, a former antique store, was gutted…
The Hotel Boulderado opened on New Year’s Day 1909. Since then, restaurants have operated almost continuously in the Boulder landmark, including a few that became landmarks themselves — like Q’s, which Dave Query opened there almost twenty years ago. But in an ongoing effort to update the hotel, Q’s closed…
This week brings the surprising and powerful pop-punk revival to Englewood with a double-bill featuring Fall Out Boy and Paramore (whose leader recently skipped two dates on doctor’s orders). Elsewhere, guitar hero Eric Johnson stops through, Sheryl Crow finishes off the Chatfield portion of the Botanic Gardens concert series and…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed To the Wind Bistro, a tiny — but mighty — new restaurant that she considers a breath of fresh air. For Chef and Tell, Mark Antonation visited Sushi Den and spoke with Yasu Kizaki, one of the brothers who landed on South…
