Denver restaurants
Once upon a time, Zengo seemed to be a gamble. These days, it’s a cornerstone of Denver’s culinary reinvention, but when the doors opened in 2004, it left us wondering – will the curious merger of Asian and Mexican really survive? Isn’t that too crazy for the Mile High City?
Before you ask: No, the mob does not still run Gaetano’s. Though, truth be told, their eerily captivating presence still lingers in the renovated space well-known to Denver at the corner of 38th and Tejon St.
Almost as iconic to Denver’s LGBT community as the Dazbog on 9th Avenue and Downing, is the long-loved Las Margaritas set on the cozy corner of 17th Avenue and Downing Street. For years it has brought us salty-sweet margs to quench our thirst, meaty tacos to sate our appetites, and an ambience that might well be described as home away from home.
These days, trending names and seductive concepts blanket Denver, but Strings hasn’t fallen by the wayside. Quite the opposite, in fact – it has, in tune with its ever-supportive neighborhood and the growth of the city as a whole, refashioned itself for a new era.
Sometimes, Ryan DiFranco plays gay flag football. When he’s not playing football, he makes sandwiches. Really, really good sandwiches.
Syrup is as Syrup does – that is to say, part of their charm is a unique flight of syrups to go with a mounded stack of pancakes. Obsessed with trying new things, I’m always eager to indulge: fluffy, moist, tender cakes topped with traditional maple, berry-licious medleys and apple-cinnamon sweetness draw out the child in me. And while it’s not the same as mashing still-hot sourdough pancakes into my mouth on a weekend morning back home, it’s warmly reminiscent of those very same days.
Julia Child said it best: “The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.”
In other words, steak takes the cake.
Imagine this: the sultry, clandestine meeting of an 18th-century French ladies parlor and the ritzy know-how of a smoke-filled Vienna coffeehouse on Wienerstraße.
The vegan approach to bodybuilding seems counterintuitive. Is it really possible to bulk up without meat protein in your diet?
Thankfully, there are several authentic and time-honored Mexican go-tos in Denver, plus a new one to add to the list: Paxia.
