Just got off the blower with Pete Marczyk at Marczyk Fine Foods, and he passed along a nugget of really good news: As of April 6, the market will be bringing aboard John Hinman — renowned pastry, pie, cake and cookie guy — as a full-time staffer.If his name sounds…
Craving a Philly cheesesteak? A big salad? Lenny’s Sub Shop opened late last week at 726 Lincoln Street, in the spot that formerly housed Scooter Joe’s. It’s a link in a small chain that prides itself on great customer service and large portions, according to owner Dave Saporta. A fifteen-inch…
LiveActive Nut Harvest Crunch Post Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal descripton: Considering that I tend to prefer cereals with cartoon mascots, it’s no surprise that the look of this stuff struck me as pretty scary. After all, the rough-hewn, light brown flakes are jumbled together with a random…
Q: Where do three restaurateurs who all work at the hip Lola and share a birthday go to celebrate? A: White Fence Farm “It was awesome,” reported one of the birthday boys yesterday, when I stopped in for brunch at Lola — the readers’ choice for Best Brunch, and our…
So, Westword web editor Joe Tone and I tried going to Mendelson’s today for a triple-decker sandwich so I could start working on my Mendelson’s sweatshirt (free if you eat all 21 varieties), but it was closed, I’m assuming, because of the rapidly melting snow.. As a result, we headed…
This nostalgic little confection comes out of St. Louis Joseph, Missouri, where it’s manufactured by the Chase Candy Company. While not a Denver candy staple, these guys do show up on our shelves now and again. If you’ve traveled through the Midwest, chances are you’ve seen these red-and-white packages peeking…
First, the bad news. Pho 99, the excellent little pho shop in Alameda Square — the plaza now being torn down to make room for an enormous hardware store — has closed. I wrote lovingly about this place in a glowing review last year (one that had everything to do…
For those of you in Boulder who enjoy a big, hearty burger without meat, this is for you. V.G. Burgers, an all-plant-based, quick-service restaurant, is moving a few miles away from its current location at 3267 28th Street to 1650 Broadway — which is already the address listed on its…
Although I love eating out, I don’t often go to vegetarian-exclusive restaurants. Sure, my husband and the majority of my friends don’t eat meat, but we like trying new places, and at last count there were only three exclusively vegetarian eateries in the metro Denver area: WaterCourse Foods, City, O’…
Downtown is a relative ghost town tonight, with even such mainstays as Dixons closed on account of snow. But there are still restaurants serving tonight, chief among them P.F. Chang’s at 1415 15th Street (the only one of the metro locations open, and seating a fair amount of tables as…
First, the bad news: As Jason Sheehan just reported, a call to Frank Bonanno’s Bones revealed that, you guessed it, it’s closed due to inclement weather. Not only is Bones black until at least tomorrow, but Bonanno’s three other restaurants — Luca D’Italia, Mizuna and Osteria Marco — are also…
I’ve always wanted to sit myself down in the restaurant that won Best New Restaurant the night the Best of Denver issue came out, but there’s always been some complication — some crisis (generally alcohol-related) that required my immediate attention. My usual post-Best of routine is to drink until I…
Mr. Stephen Colbert, you are officially on notice. Yes, I know that it’s really Colbert’s thing to put people (or items like caramel apples) “on notice,” but the tables have been turned, thanks to the Granola Tycoon (aka Eric Clayman), who makes granola for Udi’s Handcrafted Foods. Here’s the skinny…
A few weeks back, shortly after it was announced that Boulder chef Hosea Rosenberg had taken home the big prize and won this year’s Top Chef prize on the Bravo reality show of the same name, Rosenberg mentioned in passing that he was already working with a local artisanal foods…
The sandwich: Pesto Turkey Torpedo Where to get it: Quiznos What’s on it: Turkey, mozzarella, pesto, lettuce, tomato, red wine vinaigrette How much: $4 Let the haters hate. I don’t care, because when I eat a sandwich at Quiznos, I like it. Yeah, Quiznos is a massive chain (although a…
Although soup will probably be a popular supper choice on this cold day, we just heard that the “Soup for the Soul” fundraiser has beencancelled. “If you purchased tickets for the event,” says spokeswoman Paige Thompson, “you will be notified about the rescheduled date. We are currently working on rescheduling…
The power cord on the Rock N Soul Cafe, a cafe and music venue in Boulder, may be pulled unless the owners get some help. Like many places right now, the cafe is treading water, but the owners aren’t going down without a fight. Sheryl and Sam Radetsky recently sent…
While pulling junk out of my pockets the other day, I found a flier for a co-op grocery some people are trying to start called the Denver Cooperative Market. It seems like one of those member-owned, earth-lovin’ groceries could fly in Denver now that all the hippies are migrating here…
“Dearest Peers in Food and Life…” That’s the word-for-word salutation lifted from an e-mail I just read from Sylvia Tawse, the International Association of Culinary Professionals’ host city committee chair — and a woman I’ve never met in my life. But you know what? Anyone who starts her e-mails with…
The Best of Denver 2009 will be released today, and as I’ve done over the past couple of days (with discussions of the city’s best bread and places to go on a first date), I’m talking yet again about the process by which Denver’s best restaurants are chosen. The category…
What? After twenty years of offering the most dependable happy hour in the city, with a terrific cheeseburger among the other $1.95 specials, McCormick’s has changed its hours? Just walked into the bar at the corner of the Oxford Hotel and found out that corporate had dictated a cutback several…
Common Grounds will soon leave its longtime LoDo home at 17th and Wazee streets and move over to the SugarBeat space — across the street at 444 17th Street, in the Millennium Building. But the coffeehouse/winebar lost its liquor license when its lease ran out (there’s a story there), so…
