On your Marco’s, get set, bake! Last month, a Marco’s Pizza opened in Broomfield. Only one problem: We already have a Marco’s. Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria, at 2129 Larimer Street, which Jason Sheehan gushed over last October. I called the new Marco’s and asked manager Amie Peterson if she knew about the…
“Seriously, you left Strings for this?”We were sitting at the bar at Yia Yia’s Euro Cafe (8310 East Belleview Avenue in Greenwood Village), Aaron Whitcomb’s newest place of employment, when the words just kinda tumbled from my mouth — in part, I suspect, because I had just eaten lunch at…
I stopped by Hi*Rise yesterday, hoping to grab a sandwich, but as the sign in the window promised, March 14 was the opening day — “Seriously.”Owner Doug Anderson said his place will definitely open at 6 a.m. this morning. And Hi*Rise will be much more than a bakery — although…
Go Organic!, a comprehensive organic food education group, wants you to eat better. It also wants to help you learn why you should, and what “eating better” means. So in conjunction with King Soopers, Go Organic is offering a coupon book that can be picked up at stores, or by…
Just in case you haven’t made your plans yet, the Fainting Goat has you covered this St. Paddy’s Day weekend. The bar at 846 Broadway starts the action at 5 p.m. tonight with a benefit for Volunteers for America that costs $40 but keeps the Guinness coming until the keg…
Today I was driving along East Iliff Avenue in Aurora when I spotted a name from the distant past: Shead’s. I’d reviewed Shead’s Fish and BBQ Heaven back in August 2002, just two months after I took this gig, and I remember the place as a rattletrap, strip-mall barbecue joint…
The number of journalists in Denver may be shrinking, but the media scene is still cooking – at least when it comes to chili. A few dozen reporters, editors, photographers and the like (including yours truly) will battle it out tonight (March 13) at the Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm,…
We have pretty much given up on Reese’s products that aren’t Reese’s cups. The story is getting old: Reese’s cups = delicious, Reese’s cup variants = eh. But as fate would have it, a colleague recently took a tour of the Hershey factory, where he purchased and brought back for us a…
The building at 5707 Wadsworth Boulevard that houses the Arvada Tavern started out as a blacksmith shop, then got Arvada’s first beer license after Prohibition, opening as the Dutch Inn in 1933, then turning into the Arvada Tavern. But by last year, the watering hole had gotten a little too…
I’ve had a mad crush on Fuel Cafe, the urban-industrial restaurant at 3455 Ringsby Court in the Riverfront North Taxi project, ever since owner-chef Bob Blair started peddling housemade pastries, snickerdoodles and whoopee pies early last year.I could have kissed the kitchen floor when I hit the joint up for…
At 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15, “Soul’d Roots: A Food & Media Justice Institute,” hosts a Community Eat-in and Food Politics Talkback with an impressive roster of panelists, including Oakland-based eco-chef, food justice activist and author Bryant Terry, who’ll be on hand to sign his new book, Vegan Soul Kitchen. …
Little Raven Vineyards, the distinctive wine shop at 1590 Little Raven Street, wants to reward you for coming up with culinary creations. Just uncork your mind and create a recipe involving wine — and you could win a free bottle of the grape juice. The top two submissions will also…
Some days just beg to end in the back of a bar, hunched over a beer or two. There are plenty of Denver spots that will serve this purpose, but when your stomach also happens to be begging to be fed, a good bet is Zio Romolo’s Alley Bar, where…
The “Fusion Restaurant” banner hanging on the outside of Zaidy’s Deli Downtown, at the corner of 15th and Lawrence streets, has thrown more than a few fans into a panic. But not to worry: Zaidy’s isn’t leaving. In fact, it’s growing. While it will continue to serve its traditional deli…
See more photos of Shazz at westword.com/slideshow. I was at the diner. My cell phone rang. It was Laura. “So where are you going to dinner?” “I already told you.” “Yeah, but I can’t remember.” “Shazz,” I whispered. “What?” “Jesus, don’t make me say it out loud in public.” “Just…
At 8 p.m. tonight, Adam Richman, the star of the Travel Channel’s Man v. Food, who travels the country “in search of the biggest, baddest food challenge,” takes on the seven-pound burrito at Jack-n-Grill, Jack Martinez’s New Mexican restaurant at 2524 Federal Boulevard. This is after Richman has tested burgers…
The sandwich: Tortilla Española Where to get it: Vert Kitchen (704 South Pearl Street, 303-997-5941, www.vertkitchen.com) What’s on it: potato omelet, aioli, manchego cheese, lettuce and tomato How much: $8 It takes a lot to open a new eatery and even more to offer menu items far from the norm…
Andy Carter and his wife are taking their first shot at a restaurant — and yes, it’s a fast-casual place. Fast-casual New Mexican, actually. Both Carters are natives of New Mexico, and they thought Westminster would be the perfect spot for Ristras Santa Fe Grill, which opened a few weeks…
There’s more action at the edge of Highland, the area around Lola/Vita that developers are dying to dub LoHi. The Red Door, the hip store at 2556 15th Street (right at the corner where 15th becomes 29th Avenue), is now closed, its windows covered with brown paper. And written on…
I was at the diner. My cell phone rang. It was Laura. “So where are you going to dinner again?” “I already told you.” “Yeah, but I can’t remember.” “Shazz,” I whispered. “What?” “Jesus, don’t make me say it out loud in public.” “Just tell me the name, Jay.” “Shazz,”…
Cafe 13 sounds like your classic little cafe in your classic little town, but with Rick Macpherson in the kitchen, it could soon move up to bigger things.Macpherson opened his place in downtown Golden in mid-December, and he’s still tinkering with the menus. For now, Cafe 13 is offering soup…
The doctor (or wait — lawyer? investment banker?) runs down the stairs of his office building, his mind on his next appointment. He gets into his car, ignoring phone calls, and zooms off like a drunken race-car driver. The man is very hungry. And very Jewish. He stumbles into his…
