See more photos of Tocabe at westword.com/slideshow. Like whiskey and the music of the Pogues from the Irish, tortillas from the Mexicans, prosciutto from the Italians and mother sauces and threesomes from the French, fry bread is the Native American people’s proud contribution to our mutt and multicultural present, one…
While two totally separate establishments, Roslyn Grill (504 East Colfax Avenue) and Nob Hill Inn (420 East Colfax) nonetheless comprise a flaming binary star of degeneracy around which many of Denver’s down-and-out orbit. Because they’re less than a block apart and both cheap as hell, they attract the same crowd…
When I first heard that Chipotle was changing its menu — running out the first new board the operation has seen since setting down roots in Denver some fifteen years ago — I refused to take it seriously. The second time, I laughed at the person who insisted that Chipotle…
Long after my review of Tocabe was safely in the can, I was still dreaming about fry bread. I was also eating fry bread — having made at least three post-review visits to Tocabe’s home at 44th and Lowell just to “check my facts.” One that almost slipped by me?…
The sandwich: Boccaccio Crostone What’s on it: Fresh mozzarella, roasted peppers, pesto and tomato on grill-pressed bread Where to get it: Parisi (4401 Tennyson Street, 303-561-0234) How much: $7.99 I’m a horrible American cliché when it comes to all things Italian. I love the food, the wine, the history, the…
In honor of putting another tax season behind us, many eateries are offering free and discounted deals. Here’s a short list: All Cinnnabon outlets will give away free, mini-cinnamon rolls from 5 to 8 pm., while Micky D’s is offering free small hot McCafé or medium iced McCafé coffee all…
Buchi Café Cubano (2651 West 38th Avenue, 303-458-1328), which has already made a name for itself with stellar coffee drinks and sandwiches, is hoping to add beer, wine and speciality drinks to its menu this summer – pending approval of a liquor license application. Owner Emmett Barr doesn’t plan on…
Steven Shaw, founder of egullet and a serious food-world heavyweight, was in town this month for the International Association of Culinary Professionals conference, and he somehow found time to take a spin up to Westminster to check out Ian Kleinman’s molecular gastronomy menu at O’s Steak and Seafood. I’ve been…
We may be seeing a trend in the competitive small-batch, independently owned ice cream sector of our economy. Two Spoons, an ice cream shop at 1021 Pearl Street in Boulder, just introduced a breakfast-cereal bar — a concept that mirrors an idea introduced last month at the Red Trolley in…
At 6:30 p.m. tonight, April 15, Flagstaff House exec chef/partner Mark Monette will offer a five-course meal at his Boulder restaurant, with two beer pairings – a “complement” and a “contrast” – for each course, all designed by Adam Avery, president of Avery Brewing Co. The dinner is $68 per…
Like whiskey and the music of the Pogues from the Irish, tortillas from the Mexicans, prosciutto from the Italians and mother sauces and threesomes from the French, fry bread is the Native American people’s proud contribution to our mutt and multicultural present, one of the most awe-inspiring culinary innovations of…
Since we reported last month that Denver would be among the many cities to host a Snuggie Pub Crawl — in which proud owners of the awesomely popular sleeved blanket slip into their Snuggies and get hammered — we’ve been counting the days until the event. We’d heard it was…
Do you have any idea how much time I’ve wasted over the past six months cruising along Ogden Street, specifically to the corner of Ogden and 11th, where I’ve been stalking the parking lot, harassing the construction workers and repeatedly asking the already stressed staff, “Dude, where’s my sandwich?” At…
Like 50 is the new 30, Twitter is the new talking. And here’s yet another story about how one tweet put something into motion, so that a former venture capitalist is now spending his afternoon working the fryer at Spud Bros., located at 2010 10th Street in Boulder:Brad Feld is…
Common Grounds, the popular LoDo coffeehouse that’s a sibling of the original in northwest Denver, barely missed a beat when it moved last week from 1601 17th Street across the street to 1550 17th, in the old Sugarbeat Café space (the entrance is on Wazee Street). But somewhere along the…
When we first visited Sketch, the new wine bar tucked into the old 1st Avenue Hotel at 101 Broadway, we took note of its location facing Big Lots and its bar manager, Charlie Master, who’d injected much-needed humor into Cherry Creek with his white-trash specials at Brix, and immediately suggested…
At 6 p.m. tonight, chef/owner Eric Skokan will offer a “Barrel Tasting Dinner” at Black Cat, 1964 13th Street in Boulder. The five-course dinner, with pairings from BookCliff Vineyards, is $55; to RSVP, call 303-444-5500…
Last week, I got a phone call from Amanda, a lovely woman doing research for the Guy Fieri Food Network show, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. The company that produces the show was giving Denver a serious look-see — trying to assemble a list of restaurants for Guy to hit –…
Zone in on your zen (and blow off tax day) on Wednesday, April 15, when Parallel Seventeen, the modern Vietnamese restaurant at 1600 East 17th Avenue, rolls out a special a la carte menu to celebrate the birthday of Oh, Ye Great Buddhist, Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who…
The Leopold Bros. distillery in Denver got a shout-out in Saturday’s Wall Street Journal. Columnist Eric Felten, author of the weekly column “How’s Your Drink?”, called its gin the best of the new, craft-distilled American gins trying to give well-established British gins a run for their money. Here’s an excerpt…
Does your pale ale go down better with some Poe, your stout with some Silverstein and your lager with some Longfellow? If so, then you and your favorite iambic pentameters might want to try Liquid Poetry, a special beer that goes on tap today at the Wynkoop Brewing Company in…
Now, this is what I’d been waiting for…for months. Hordes of people talking about the proper time to snip lettuce, kids helping their parents put onions into their (always reusable!) bags, militant environmentalists scolding those not like them…ah, the Boulder Farmers’ Market. At about 11 a.m. on this past, overcast…
