Sassafras serves up southern style comfort food with a heavy New Orleans focus. Bring your appetite, because you absolutely must start your meal with an order of delicious beignets dipped in jam, before moving on to a variety of fairly heavy main courses. While a standard order of these powdered sugar covered bites of happiness … [Read more…]
Looking for a quick and easy crowd pleasing cocktail that would make a good post-dinner finish this holiday weekend? This drink has the look of a White Russian but taste a bit like a candybar. Here’s how to make it. Put 4 standard size ice cubes in a lowball glass (or the equivalent amount of … [Read more…]
Located between Lucky Pie and the Tattered Cover, Blue Sushi Sake Grill in LoDo can be hard to spot save for the distinctive metal octopus tacked to the historic building it inhabits. The quirky décor continues into the inside, with the expected fish tank, but also a massive bomber style airplane wing with a WWII … [Read more…]
Uncle is a ramen restaurant located in the Highlands, next door to Highland Tap & Burger. Even though it’s been around for a few years, it’s still very popular and crowded. A large group of friends and I went on a weekday night, and had a 2 hour wait, which was expected, since the restaurant … [Read more…]
Roostercat is popular weekend stop around my house, particularly since they switched a couple of months ago from coffeeshop pastries to offering freshly prepared breakfast and lunch options. Shown in the accompanying photo is one of my favorite combinations there, a bagel sandwich with egg, tomato, arugula and mozzarella, paired with a mocha latte made … [Read more…]
Gaia Bistro is one of my good friend’s favorite place for brunch, so of course, I had to go check it out. It’s a little house on South Pearl, close to Stella’s, and such a cozy environment. It’s similar to Kaos Pizzeria, if you’ve ever been there, offering table seating in various rooms in the … [Read more…]
Renegade Brewing Company happened to be one of the first local breweries I visited upon moving to Denver two years ago, and despite a very active and on-going attempt to visit every brewery along the Front Range, it continues to be one of my all-time favorites. I love, or at least can appreciate, nearly everything … [Read more…]
I enjoy a variety of coffee styles from straight black, no sugar, to those fancy drinks where it seems you consume more foam and syrups than coffee. Working around a lot of indie coffee shops, it seems like I have a go-to place for whatever style coffee or tea I’m in the mood for. As … [Read more…]
Our last stop of the night in Boulder was Reuben’s Burger Bistro, which had been recommended to me by a friend who lives in Boulder. I was blown away by how many wonderful beers they have on tap! Their beer list is extensive, and their drafts include Belgian beers such as Leffe Blonde, Tripel Karmeliet, … [Read more…]
Next on the list of our cocktail and appetizer-hopping night in Boulder was Oak at Fourteenth, which I’ve heard good things about for years. It’s been #11 on 5280’s Best Restaurants for 2 years running. It’s the sister restaurant to Acorn, which is in the Source in RiNo. We somehow snagged a spot at the … [Read more…]