There are only a few places in Denver pumping out fresh, quality donuts to brighten your morning and LaMar’s is perhaps our favorite. When they announced their new limited addition flavor for May — red velvet — we knew resistance would be futile. “Look,” you’re saying, “all ‘red velvet’ means…
Back in late March, we reported that Frank Bonanno was in the market for a new restaurant. The chef/restaurateur, who already operates four Denver restaurants — Bones, Osteria Marco, Mizuna and Luca D’Italia — said he was “looking for something we can buy, the right opportunity. We’ve made offers on…
Who doesn’t love a cock-tail with brunch? And Mint juleps are just the start of the delights available here on Sunday. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool –…
The amazing saga of Amazing Jake’s will draw to a close on Saturday, when the entire contents of the 65,000 square-foot facility at 1400 South Abilene in Aurora will be auctioned off by Super Auctions. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for anyone to bring their favorite entertainment experience into the…
A new Indian restaurant featuring cuisine from both the North and South of India opened last Friday at 3055 South Parker Road in Aurora. Jai Ho Indian Kitchen, Bar, and Lounge has a lengthy menu with many chicken dishes, as well as a handful of mutton, biriyanis, and quite a…
If the mojito happy hour that runs from 5 to 6:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday isn’t enough to make you happy, these empanadas off the new appetizer menu should do the trick. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s…
Twirling the stem of a glass of 2009 Infinite Monkey Theorem Sauvignon Blanc between my fingers, I dive in with my nose and inhale like L.A. in the 1980s. And…nothing. I stare inquisitively into the glass and wonder when I’ll be able to pick up distinct smells, when I’ll understand…
Cinco de Mayo wasn’t really patio weather after all — a lucky break for the Blue Bonnet, the deceivingly named Mexican restaurant now finishing a patio expansion project that will increase its outdoor seating by 30 percent. “We’re on the tail end of it,” says owner Gary Mobell. “Weather permitting,…
Neapolitan pizza peeps Pizza Republica has completely exploded its happy hour menu. Before, you could just get discounted pizzas, but the Greenwood Village pizzeria recently expanded its happyt-hour offerings to include mussels, meatballs, mushroom ravioli, flatbread, bruschetta and panini sliders. One thing that didn’t expand was the restaurant’s pizza. In…
This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Mark Tarbell. To read part one of that interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: Chef Fernand Chambrette, the former chef de cuisine — he passed away in January — at La Varenne École de Cuisine in Paris. On the surface, he was…
Irony, thy name is Holistic Medicine If you’re a proponent of alternative medicine, make sure you’re taking the correct dosage of tree-hugging meds — or you could end up buried under the big branch. Gary Null, a nutrition author and self-described health guru with his own line of dietary supplements…
In the 2006 Westword story “Pot of Gold,” we detailed a strange expedition to the wilds of Ethiopia to find the fabled origins of the Geisha, one of the world’s most celebrated and expensive coffees. Among the coffee fanatics who went along was Joseph Brodsky, co-founder, along with his brother…
It’s not quite spring, but there’s hope: Ramps and morels are on the menu. If the weather wasn’t so cold and rainy, the waiter could open the glass garage door that separates our table from the patio. Soon, he says. Beyond the patio and the parking lot, everything’s dark —…
Moe’s Original Bar B Que is moving up Broadway. The ‘Bama-style barbeque chain that got its start in the Vail Valley came down to Denver two years ago, moving next to the Gothic at 3295 South Broadway. And as the photo above shows, a second Denver Moe’s — this one…
Ondo’s, the tapas bar at 250 Steele Street that opened last fall, recently expanded its hours to include lunch. And the lunch menu — and the lunch menu only — features what owner Curt Steinbecker believes are the only authentic bocadillos in Denver. Steinbecker describes bocadillos as “Spanish-style, hot baguette…
A sunny Cinco de Mayo — what are you still doing inside on a computer? Below are ten places, listed in no particular order, where you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo and enjoy the weather. (And if you know of other good celebrations, please share them in the comments below.)…
When the Rocky Mountain News folded in February 2009, food editor Marty Meitus’s job disappeared, too — so she approached the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant and Children (WIC), administered by the Tri-County Health Department, with an idea for a pilot project: “a program in which the parents and…
This is part one of Lori Midson’s Chef and Tell interview with Mark Tarbell. To read part two of this interview, click here. “If it seems like I’m not paying attention to you, it’s true,” quips Mark Tarbell, the renowned restaurateur/chef who operates Tarbell’s, his namesake restaurant, in Phoenix, his…
Breakfast burritos could be Denver’s official food, but Hi*Rise’s new breakfast sandwiches could give them a run for the money. “Breakfast burritos start the day for so many people,” says Doug Anderson, who opened Hi*Rise at 2162 Larimer Street in March 2009. “It became a challenge to see how we…
A beautiful patio looking over Denver and plenty of good tequila. What else do you need? Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we select…
The Gold Hill Inn launched its 48th season last weekend, its first without longtime owner Frank Finn. Finn, who passed away last September, had owned and operated the former gold mining settlement-turned-fine-dining-and-lodging-establishment since 1960 with his wife and family. Management of the hotel and restaurant remains in the family, though…
Last night, at a study session of the Wheat Ridge City Council, members considered making significant revisions to the town’s smoking ordinance, including banning smoking on outdoor restaurant and bar patios. “The council provided staff direction to bring the ordinance forward to the regular council meeting,” says Heather Geyer, the…
