Food & Drink

I was not born in Florida, thank God. I did not grow up there. I actually spent only a short portion of my life in the Sunshine State — a few months buried to the eyes in the damp and lizard-infested sloughs — and most of that time was spent…

I don’t think there’s any such thing as a slow night at Cuba Cuba anymore. It used to be that if you showed up early enough on a weekday, you could be assured of getting some kind of table. Maybe not the best in the house, maybe not the one…

After almost two years of searching, Walnut Room owner John Burr has finally found a spot for his next venture, the Walnut Room Pizzeria. It’s the former home of Freaky’s, at 2 Broadway. There was a fire in the building at Broadway and Ellsworth back in March 2008 and the…

Last week, I asked a simple question: What’s the worst meal you’ve had in a restaurant that was supposed to be good? I posed the question because I was feeling a bit pissed off myself. Because I have had more than my share of terrible experiences in restaurants where I…

The sandwich: Italian Sub What’s on it: Mortadella, capocollo, Genoa salami, tomatoes, olives, banana peppers, red onion, lettuce, provolone and Parmesan on a demi baguette with Italian vinaigrette. Where to get it: Tony’s Market (950 Broadway, 720-880-4501) How much: $7.99 with chips and cookies; less without Tony’s Market opened to…

Okay, so we’re going to try something slightly different today, mostly because I’m ridiculously, apologetically, stupidly hungover and my memory has gone in the crapper, which may or may not have anything to do with the thumping brain pain, but I mention it because I have absolutely no recollection of…

As reported here in June, the Streets of SouthGlenn, the new retail, restaurant and residential living project sprouting in Centennial, will have a whole lot of eating places. And it looks like Saj Mediterranean Grill will be the first spot to fling open its doors — although judging from the…

As reported here in March, the Wine Cellar could soon uncork in Highland. This morning, the prospective owners of the joint, which would take over the spot at 2556 15th once occupied by the Red Door shop, are at their liquor-license hearing before the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses…

On Saturday I went to a new restaurant — one that has been receiving good word of mouth — to enjoy the beautiful weather, sip a cocktail on the patio, and eat brunch. The meal started out well: The gentleman who seated us (maybe a manager) suggested a few cocktails…

If you’ve been following Top Chef: Masters, the Top Chef spinoff that airs every Wednesday night on Bravo, then you know that Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson, exec chef at Boulder’s Frasca Food & Wine (1738 Pearl Street), is a contestant on the show, wielding knives alongside fellow kitchen wizards Rick Bayless, Hubert…

There is virtually nothing to this small storefront space in northwest Denver, which is as it should be. A patio out front, soft yellow walls, a couple of framed prints of things Cubano, a counter, a few tables, a coffee machine, a small kitchen tucked away in a closet in…

First, El Taco de Mexico spruces up its digs with a new patio, and now, two blocks up the street at 901 West Tenth Avenue, brothers Aaron and Andre Lobato and their good friend Joseph Newman are turning the former Santa Fe Tequila Company space, which dried up late last…

Want to know one of the things I love about Jonesy’s EatBar?  It serves amazing bowls of perfect french fries with a bacon-studded macaroni and cheese bechamel. Want to know one of the other reasons I love it?  Owner Leigh Jones’s staff is willing to get (almost) naked for a good…

On its answering machine, Big Hoss Bar-B-Q still refers to the mishap that closed the restaurant as a “minor kitchen fire,” but recovering from the late June incident has turned into a major pain. Initially, Big Hoss had hoped to reopen by July 4, then by July 6 (the date…

Last year, Steuben’s served over 2,000 burgers and sandwiches at the Mile High Music Festival, and it’s signed on again for this year’s fest July 18-19– partnering with the Colorado Restaurant Association Education Foundation to raise money for young adults wanting to join the food-service and hospitality industry. CRAEF volunteers…

Dana Hill and bunch of his college buddies run a crepe stand out of wooden box they call the Cowboy Cart. But this box has a serious culinary pedigree. For Hill and his friends, college was Johnson & Wales’s College of Culinary Arts. And the Cart is a custom kitchen…

As mentioned here yesterday, Chipotle is underwriting a screening of Food, Inc. tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Chez Artiste Theater at 2800 South Colorado Boulevard. The first 280 or so people in line all get in free. But wait, there’s more!  Before the screening, you’ll get a free lecture…

Today is Bastille Day, and while the really cool parties will no doubt take place on the streets of Paris, we’ve got plenty of celebratory bashes to storm right here in Denver, beginning with Bistro Vendome, the Frenchified spot at 1420 Larimer Street that’s encouraging habitues to “sing a few…

Wow.  Last week’s Ask the Critic question (which had to deal with worst meals and devolved fairly quickly into a toes-to-top indictment of Denver’s FOH crews) certainly had you folks up in arms. This week, though, I’m taking things in a different direction, one less about food and restaurants in…