Two words: Tamale Festival. Richard Sandoval’s Modern Mexican restaurant Tamayo, in Denver’s Larimer Square, is hosting its 1st Annual Tamale Festival. The word “tamale” comes from the Mayan word meaning “wrapped.” Today tamales are a traditional Latin American dish made of corn husks or banana leaves wrapped around masa or corn dough and other ingredients. … Continue reading
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Taste Around Town: Zink Kitchen + Bar
It can be easy to overlook hotel restaurants, thinking of them as a place to eat room service food in a dining room, where attire beyond hotel bathrobes is required and there is not a TV in sight. This is not the case with Zink Bar + Grill, which is located adjacent to the DoubleTree … Continue reading
The Stanley Hotel: Hush Supper Club with Hosea Rosenberg
The view from the front porch of the Stanley Hotel. In September 2013 the unthinkable happened when epic flooding damaged vast sections of Larimer County and the Front Range. The town of Estes Park was essentially cut off when highways 7, 34, and 36 were washed out. The roads are now open and largely rebuilt, … Continue reading
Taste Around Town: 1515 Restaurant
Denver is getting spoiled. In recent years a number of shining stars have come to the restaurant scene, elevating Denver’s culinary options to increasingly higher levels. It seems with each new day area foodies bask in a diner’s paradise of excellent meals, with options across the state. Meanwhile, more established restaurants have been raising the … Continue reading
Ace Eat Serve: Asian-inspired dishes with a side of ping-pong
Ace Eat Serve, a relative newcomer to the vibrant 17th Avenue restaurant scene, offers Asian-inspired cuisine in a recycled garage complete with exposed wooden beams and a ping-pong hall. Arrive during happy hour to take advantage of the $1.00 Dim Sum and get a seat at one of the dinner tables with a front-row view … Continue reading
Colorado Wine Tasting: Creekside Cellars Winery and Italian Café
Spring fever is upon us. A day trip offers the opportunity to take in sunshine and scenery and of course some wine and food. Creekside Cellars in Evergreen, Colorado, is a worthwhile destination. Creekside Cellars is name to both the winery and Italian café that sits along Bear Creek in the center of town. The … Continue reading
Taste Around Town: A restaurant week for wine!
Now here’s a cool idea: gather a group of restaurants and promote the same wine features at each of them in a restaurant week for wine. Call it Taste Around Town and spread the word. Such an event is happening from Monday, March 24, through Sunday, April 6, in Denver, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Bottlenotes … Continue reading
Humboldt Farm – Fish – Wine: A must for any foodie
Humboldt Farm – Fish – Wine is one of Denver’s newer restaurants and already a favorite in our book. It joins the energetic restaurant scene on 17th Avenue in the former Strings Restaurant’s space and is a worthy successor to the longtime Denver institution. The spirit of the Strings space is alive at Humboldt. This … Continue reading
The Plimoth Neighborhood Eatery: Oasis on a dark night
The Plimoth Neighborhood Eatery sits like a glowing oasis surrounded by vacant buildings in a quiet, out-of-the way spot. The neighborhood is gentrifying, but the restaurant is a bit of a pioneer, sitting next door to an abandoned building with broken windows. The staff is as warm and welcoming as the restaurant on a dark … Continue reading
Root Down: Don’t miss a morsel
Dinner at Root Down is like a Willy Wonka experience: every dish is more dazzling than the last. An ooh and aah-inspiring creativity is on display, something unexpected in the site of a former auto repair shop, with “Alignment,” “Tune-Lube,” and “Tires” still visible on the exterior. The menu encourages diners to share dishes. Family … Continue reading
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