The January 11 Denver Post travel section included a Los Angeles Times story on Nick’s Cove, a “chic, eccentric hideaway” an hour north of San Francisco — but one with a significant Denver connection. Turns out the chef de cuisine at Nick’s is none other than Adam Mali, the Montecito chef Jason…
When I ran into Daniel Young on New Year’s Day, it sounded like the chef who’d brought us Diced Onions (its former home at 609 Corona Street is now occupied by Table 6), ran the Denver Press Club kitchen and also worked for Carmelo Anthony was still in the running…
Rumors were rampant that the recently vacated North Star Brewery space at 3200 Tejon Street had already been snapped up by Joe Vostrejs, Jeff Hermanson and Rod Wagner — the Larimer Square gang, in part, and the crew most recently behind the resurrection of Billy’s Inn, at 4403 Lowell Boulevard…
“What the fuck is a McRib?!?!?!?!?!?!?” In a moment of drunken enlightenment, I put those words as my Facebook status. Some of the responses: “Even the bones are meat!,” “God’s gift to McDonald’s” and “It’s kinda good, but it’s probably better not to ask what it is…You can’t handle the truth.’ Once…
We recently discovered the unusual and unexpected bounty of Scandinavian foods to be had at Gold’s Grocery, located at 26th and Kipling in Lakewood. The cute mom and pop grocery store not only sells locally-grown produce and a slew of strange treats, it also has the largest selection of Swedish…
Denver’s food scene may not be as big as San Francisco’s or New York’s, but it isn’t bad. In fact, it’s the perfect match between intimacy and variety. And its size provides plenty of opportunities to get close not just to our restaurants, but to the specialty food shops around…
About a month ago, I heard about a Littleton restaurant named Swirls that was putting out some awesome food, so I made a note to get down there to try the Southern-style cuisine. But a few days later, I heard that Swirls had closed. Turns out that this fall, an odor began…
If you’re looking for a hot, happy-hour deal, Jazz @ Jack’s (on the third floor of the Denver Pavillions, 500 16th Street) features live music and $3 food and drink specials from 5-7:30 p.m. every Friday. In addition to $3 wine specials, Corona and Fat Tire, you can get $3 apple…
We know it’s tough to track all the restaurant openings and closings in town, but given the level of vehemence in the comments following our December 29 Santa Fe Tequila Company blog, a follow-up on this post from December 16, you’d think everyone in town would know by now that both the original location…
It seems as though I’m not the only fella out there sick of the dearth of good Irish bars in this town. Though my piece about the Celtic Tavern and the following column about how to open a proper Irish bar have only been out in the world for a…
Okay, so I have a little more info now, courtesy of someone who talked with the chef (through translators) just the other day. Come to find that the chef who bailed out of Super Star is the new owner of Star Kitchen (along with his wife) — the two of them…
But this time, it doesn’t have to do with how much I love Super Star or how much I am looking forward to the opening of the new Super Star-related joint — Heaven Star — up in the sticks. No, this time I’m tracking some staff changes because I just…
The sandwich: The muffuletta What’s on it: Bologna, pepperoni, provolone, Greek slaw on a French roll. Where to get it: The Market Restaurant (1445 Larimer Square, 303-534-5140) How much: $7.65 The word muffuletta sounds cool no matter how you pronounce it. Moof-a-letta! Moof-a-lotta. Whatever. Supposedly of Italian origins but invented…
Firehouse Subs, a national chain based in Jacksonville, Florida, has opened its first Colorado location at 10060 Grant Street, in Thornton. It features steamed subs with names like the Hook and Ladder, the Engineer and the Engine Company. Ordering one “fully involved” means your sandwich comes complete with mayo, mustard,…
…for five weeks! The celebrated restaurant located inside the Hotel Teatro is offering a tempting three-course meal for $99 for two. The deal lasts until February 12, so you have a unique chance to get some of the best food in Denver for a reasonable price. So far, I’ve heard that…
One of my strongest dining memories from childhood is dining at the café in the Broadway department store in Albuquerque. Strangely, I don’t remember the food — it was probably a grilled cheese sandwich or chicken noodle soup or some other kid-friendly dish — but I remember the ambience. The…
Starbucks is unveiling a new set of beverages this month, Tazo Tea Lattes and Tazo Tea Infusions. I snagged one of the coupons that allow you to try one for free, and if there is one thing I’m a total sucker for it’s free food and drink. The friendly barista…
The Arvada Grill at 5801 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard in Arvada has closed its doors.”Thank you to all who joined us!” is the only message offered on the restaurant’s website, www.arvadagrill.com. And the website of the parent company, the Fortis Group at www.fortisdenver.com, no longer lists the Arvada Grill, which chef…
As I note in this week’s review of the Celtic Tavern, Denver doesn’t have a truly great Irish-American pub. But having spent some time working in good ones and a lot of time propping up the long oak in same, I have a few ideas on how to create a…
Fish fry is not just a food. Fish fry is a sacrament, a religious and cultural duty carrying with it a freight of comfort and damnation. To some kids (like this kid) who grew up in certain families in certain neighborhoods in the gray twilight of dying working-class towns filled…
Wow. I can only hope that every bar I go to in 2009 will be half as well-designed as Root Down, a pure-genius revival of a ’50s service station. Though I’d originally heard that the restaurant was named after the Beastie Boys song, bartender Chine set me straight: It’s actually…
On Sunday nights, the Celtic Tavern is closed and Delaney’s is open. On Mondays, Delaney’s goes dark and the Celtic handles any disappointed Delaney’s drinkers. Every other night of the week, though, these side-by-side theme bars, which already share owners, share the same crowds, as well — a Celtic concentration,…
