After the Beauvallon fiasco, Clemente Martinez couldn’t be happier to be in Cherry Creek — even if he did lose a small fortune in the process. Martinez, who opened Brandon’s Pub in 2008 at 955 Lincoln Street, and was forced to close that location last June when the commercial segment…
The burger chain with a name everyone loves to say (or is it slay?) has packed its beef and left the state for good. Fuddruckers has closed its three Colorado restaurants as a result of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of its parent company. The closures, effective April 30, came…
Like many good things, it all happened over beer. J.R. Johnson got the idea to bring fresh produce to his Wheat Ridge neighborhood while sitting in a local pub one afternoon, watching residents cruise up and down the streets after work. He put his head together with a buddy in…
Indulging in the vegan Ho Ho cupcake offered at Watercourse Foods Bakery 214 East 13th Avenue, is like a guiltless return to childhood. True, we can’t guarantee that it’s low-calorie, but the dairy-and-egg-free sweet manages to improve the Hostess snack cake by using organic and sustainable ingredients and forgoing anything…
Top Chef, the often unrealistic reality show that made Hosea Rosenberg, exec chef of Jax-Boulder, a hometown hero when he emerged the conquistador two seasons ago, just released its list of contestants for season 7, which will be filmed in Washington, C.C., and premiere on June 16 on Bravo. There…
At this always packed temple to the torta, the bread is chewy and dense, paved with stretchy queso fresco, smeared with a fiery chipotle sauce and mounted with traditional fillings like ham, jalapenos, avocado, chorizo and breaded fried beef. The tortas are fantastic, as are the house-made aguas frescas, juiced…
A new Subway will open Sunday at 200 Quebec Street, and to celebrate, it will hold a Footlong- eating contest at 1 p.m., with the person who consumes the most Footlong subs in ten minutes winning four tickets to a Rockies game. This could be your only chance to eat…
Every month, Scott Durrah, chef/owner of 8 Rivers at 1550 Blake Street, hosts a Cooking with Cannabis class at the restaurant, which is conveniently located just two blocks from Apothecary of Colorado, the dispensary he and his wife, Wanda James, opened at the end of 2009. After students learn how…
The eighth Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill location opened its doors in Highland Square last month, but will hold its second grand opening party today as a make-good for those who stayed away from the first because of harsh weather conditions. “We will have the bean toss,” says Beth Burnhart, describing the…
The popularity and success of last year’s community garden in Civic Center Park (check it out — it even garnered a Westword Best of award) led the non-profit “Go Local Colorado” to think even bigger. This year, the group, in conjunction with Denver Parks & Recreation, the Parks Stewardship Program…
It isn’t often that I think a non-alcoholic drink is deserving of praise. I mean, really, how good can it be? But this housemade vanilla-passionfruit soda, which I drank at an adorable cafe in the RiNo area, was the exception to the rule. Other soda flavors include cucumber, pineapple-ginger, cherry-lime…
Pho 95, which opened last weekend at the Streets of SouthGlenn, 6879 South Vine Street, has issued a challenge that will likely bowl over — literally — anyone who takes the plunge. Owner Aaron Le figures that inhaling two pounds of rice noodles, two pounds of meat (brisket, tendon, flank,…
I love family style community dinners, but there’s one communal feast, in particular, that’s held twice a month at a local restaurant, that tops them all, especially when it’s paired with blow-your-mind wines. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the…
In Britain, a rogue jelly baby was found in a particular state of euphoria amongst his rubbery pals. Lyz Parker, who lives in Middlesex (convenient) purchased some candy at a local store; when she opened the bag in her office, she noticed the gummy guy holding his micro-parts with his…
After more than a hundred years of supplying restaurants in the West with discount groceries, California-based Smart & Final has started SmartCo Foods, and is opening its first five stores in various Colorado locations. Smart & Final already owns the Henry’s, SunHarvest and Cash & Carry grocery stores.Two of the…
Technology has improved nearly every aspect of our lives, and now, at long last, it’s been applied to mankind’s greatest venture: the search for cheap drinks. Village Voice Media Holdings LLC, the parent company of this paper, and GoTime.com have partnered to bring you Happy Hours, the premier smart-phone application…
The economic downturn resulted in one welcome effect: an upswing in restaurants offering deals on drinks, deals on appetizers, and ever-happier happy hours. The list that follows, compiled by our Cafe Society staff (e-mail us at cafe@westword.com), includes our fifty favorite happy hours, ranging from A to Z and noteworthy…
I love headcheese, sweetbreads, escargot and foie gras as much as the next person, but there’s something about the comforting simplicity of a baked potato that I can’t resist, especially when it’s chock-full of BACON! Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
Last week it was a Mexican-themed patio party. This week, O’s Steak & Seafood, 10600 Westminster Boulevard, is doing it up with local beer. The restaurant, located in the Westin Hotel in Westminster, is inaugurating a “Colorado Beer Garden” on its patio this Friday. Executive sous chef Christoph Schoettle says…
Once upon a time, a man named Phil Anson, who enjoyed rock-climbing in Eldorado Canyon and made a killer burrito, stumbled upon a business idea: He packed his homemade burritos into a cooler to sell to his fellow climbers. And they were good. But Anson realized this wasn’t the best…
The economic downturn had one welcome effect: an upswing in restaurant offering deals on drinks, deals on appetizers, and ever happier happy hours. This week’s Westword features our fifty favorite happy hours, which run the gamut from A (Appaloosa Bar & Grill, which has very expansive happy hours with very…
What, so it’s our fault? Last week, I broke the news that Frank Bonanno was adding a fifth restaurant to his culinary kingdom, a French-American comfort-food joint that would be taking up residence later this summer in a “biker bar” that required “a huge transformation” — words that came directly…
