Opening up a pie shop is hard enough. Throw in an abrupt closure from your crowdfunder, and that might make you crazy. That’s exactly what happened to Elias Lehnert, a fourth-generation piemaker who owns Legacy Pie Co., when Mainvest, a Massachusetts-based equity crowdfunding site, announced it was closing. At the end of May, Mainvest sent … Read more
There are certain foods that have the power to stop me when I roll by them at the grocery store, even if they’re not on my shopping list. One of them is paneer, the firm, fresh Indian cheese. I picked it up last week and knew immediately that I’d use it in mattar paneer, with … Read more
Linda Gassenheimer, Tribune News Service Here’s a Mexican version of chimichurri sauce. It’s a mixture of parsley and cilantro or sometimes the Mexican version uses parsley and oregano. It differs from the Latin favorite made with parsley, garlic, red pepper, oil and vinegar which is used throughout South America on steaks and chicken or other … Read more
Beth Dooley, The Minnesota Star Tribune Inspired by my mom’s best chicken salad recipes (the star of many wedding and baby showers), this recipe subs out chicken for cauliflower. When sheet-pan roasted to become tender and slightly sweet, the cauliflower soaks up the salad’s ingredients — crisp apples, tart-sweet dried cranberries and curried mayo-yogurt dressing, … Read more
Sports Column is out. The bar at 1930 Blake St., which opened in 1995, closed at the end of September. It had been a popular spot during baseball season because of its proximity to Coors Field, which debuted that same year. “As Downtown Denver began to grow and change, Sports Column struggled to remain relevant … Read more
For nearly 30 years, John Hayden and Keith Pryor have lived a block away from a small structure with boarded-up windows, crumbling brick and a link to the Beat Generation. “You walk by it every day and think what that might be,” Hayden said. The building at 2558 Champa St. has been on Denver’s formal … Read more
Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, centered on suburban Jefferson County, hasn’t had a Republican in the seat since Bob Beauprez left Congress nearly 20 years ago. But Sergei Matveyuk, an antiques repairman from Golden and the GOP contender for the seat in the Nov. 5 election, urges voters not to count him out in his battle … Read more
After 95 years solo, one of the Denver region’s oldest donut shops is adding a second location. Tasty Donuts, which opened in what is now Commerce City in 1929, has leased 1,600 square feet in the South Lowry Marketplace shopping center at 7150 Leetsdale Drive in Denver. “This place is going to be a good … Read more
When Al Roker thinks about his mother and food, this recipe comes to mind. The poon is a bit of a mystery. While it graced his table for every holiday meal and on special Sunday dinners, no one in the family knows where this side dish came from or why on earth it’s called a … Read more
Billiards, live music and beer are on tap at Denver’s newest bar, now open at a familiar address. Velvet Banjo, which made its public debut at 741 E. Colfax Ave. over the weekend, hopes to be a hot spot for lovers of “newgrass” music by spinning tunes from a CD-powered jukebox and hosting bands on … Read more
