This week in Cafe Society, reviewer Gretchen Kurtz visited LowDown Brewery + Kitchen , which offered great beers and surprisingly healthy food to pair with them. President Barack Obama came through town, making stops at Wazee Supper Club and Wynkoop Brewery. We launched a new series called “Yeah, I Ate…
A Victorian-era storefront that was the first home of Hoffbrau Bar & Grill, then become the down-and-dirty 1301 Santa Fe Tavern & Grill, is again for lease. See also: 1301 Santa Fe Tavern & Grill opens in former Hoffbrau Bar & Grill spot…
Are Denver’s dives an endangered species? Over the past year, dives featured on our 2013 list of the dozen best dive bars in Denver have lost their divey status or disappeared altogether. The latest casualty is the Thunderbird Lounge, which just closed in east Denver; the owners of the property,…
No. 94 Head cheese at Beast + Bottle 719 East 17th Avenue 303-623-3223 Beast + Bottle has been garnering acclaim almost since the day it opened, most recently winning the Exceptional Newcomer Award from the Colorado Restaurant Association. Chef and co-owner Paul Reilly’s ever-changing menu of creative yet approachable plates…
Plenty of people who achieve Schmuck of the Week status are rewarded with jail time for their efforts. But we’re pretty sure the stretch Ralph Barnhardt received for his qualifying actions — a 240 year sentence — sets a new record. Here’s what he did to earn it. See also:…
Another several-night stand at Red Rocks this weekend: The Avett Brothers play three shows at the World’s Only Natural Amphitheater. Elsewhere, Ms. Lauryn Hill will confound you with a bunch of songs that sound absolutely nothing like the hits your remember. And Joan Baez goes from Denver to Fort Collins…
It’s been a long haul, but after months of construction and permitting delays, Syntax Physic Opera should finally open this weekend — if it gets the green light from the city — and start a new chapter as a restaurant/venue devoted to telling stories at the same time it serves…
No. 95 Goat Hot Pot at Viet’s 333 South Federal Boulevard 303-922-5774 Viet’s, tucked into the corner of the always bustling Far East Center, doesn’t stand out as a destination dining spot. But despite its hidden location and competition from scads of other well-known Vietnamese eateries within a few packed…
Now we know what’s taking the place of the Five Star Burgers that closed at 555 Broadway earlier this year: another outpost of Einstein Bros. And while the Colorado-based Einstein is expanding, Five Star appears to be shrinking, at least in metro Denver: A second location at 2330 East Arapahoe…
On this week’s Voice Film Club episode, film critics Alan Scherstuhl, Amy Nicholson and Stephanie Zacharek recommend seeing Matt Reeves’ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (12:00) and Richard Linklater’s Boyhood (20:00), a movie filmed over twelve years with the same cast. [Subscribe to the Voice Film Club podcast…
On July 12, TheBigWonderful — a weekly market and food incubator — will launch in Sustainability Park. And TheBigWonderful wants to help local food entrepreneurs launch, too — by awarding one winning idea $500 in seed money and a month’s free booth rental. See also: The BigWonderful, a culinary no-waste…
The fifth annual VegFest, a vegan-centered fair to promote health and environment awareness, put down roots at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds over the weekend. Advocates and practitioners of the plant-based diet and lifestyle gathered to enjoy vegan and vegetarian food, cooking demos and more. Our photographer was there to capture…
It was just over a year ago that Dina and Frank Berta closed Frank’s Kitchen, the ten-seat spot in the Whittier neighborhood that they’d opened in May 2011. But the space at 2600 High Street was quickly transformed into Jammin’ Joe’s, a barbeque joint that expanded to two more locations…
Even though the official grand opening of the renovated Union Station has been pushed back to July 26, Stoic & Genuine, the seafood restaurant created by Jen Jasinski and Beth Gruitch (the team behind Rioja, Bistro Vendôme and Euclid Hall), is ready to get in the swim, and plans to…
OK, so there has been somewhat more weed smoked in the vicinity of Red Rocks this season. Not inside, mind you. That would still be illegal and no one’s breaking that law — never have. But the parking lot is a different story. And we have seen some impressive displays…
The mission of the United States Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. The agency oversees the cleanup of asbestos in buildings and chemicals in our soil or drinking water, for example. It provides grants to government agencies and companies that want to clean up landfills,…
No. 96 Baum cake at Glaze by Sasa 1160 Madison Street 720-387-7890 When the original Glaze bakery closed earlier this year, it was like losing a friend we’d just met. The intricate and time-consuming method — not to mention the special oven imported from Japan — caught our attention at…
Welcome back, Americans. We ardently hope you return to us full of leftover barbecue and slightly sunburned. There are a few good shows this week, starting with legendary jazz drummer Tootie Heath with his new backing band (two-thirds of the Bad Plus). They’ll play Dazzle a couple nights this week…
As a follow-up to her review of Gozo this week, Gretchen Kurtz explained how the Mediterranean-inflected restaurant almost opened in California’s Sonoma County instead of Denver. Restaurateur Frank Jolley IV must have discerned a level of maturity in the collective palate of Front Range diners, since the eatery landed smack…
No. 97 The Greggers tongue sandwich at Olive & Finch Eatery, Bakery & Market 1552 East 17th Avenue 303-832-8663 Beef tongue: the name says it all. You’re eating a part of the cow that does the eating. If not cooked properly, it can taste like it’s from a cow that…
Janus FilmsOn this week’s Voice Film Club episode, film critics Alan Scherstuhl, Amy Nicholson and Stephanie Zacharek race through the latest (and the most terrible) Transformers movie (2:01), Earth to Echo (13:14), and Tammy (16:30). They then discuss Life Itself (21:54), a film about the life of the late Roger…
The Fourth of July might mean fireworks, hot dogs and apple pie to some folks, around the parts music will be a big part of that. If you’re down with a 90-minute drive, there’s the South Park Music Festival, which kicks off today and runs through Saturday while Umphrey’s McGee…
