The Italian wood-burning oven is fired up and the wine is flowing; Brik on York, Denver’s newest wine bar, opens today at 3:30 pm. on East Colfax Avenue. Owner and sommelier Travis Gee took over the former Tulper’s watch repair shop and converted it into a airy and welcoming space…

Dough expert Jeff Smokevitch of Blue Pan Pizza recently earned high honors for a gluten-free pizza at the World Pizza Championship in Parma, Italy, where he competed with scores of other pizza pros from around the globe. It turns out that the dough for the pizza that helped him win…

When the Englewood building in which Noy and Rick Farrell had opened Taste of Thailand in 1994 was scheduled for demolition, rather than throw in the towel, they decided to pack up the kitchen and find a new home. After several months of construction and a brief closure (although the…

Brik on York’s Shoshana Frost is training the staff on the Acunto Mario Classico wood-fired oven that was shipped from Italy, then installed and put through an eight-day curing process after a month at sea. Frost is no stranger to Acunto ovens; this handmade brick model will be the centerpiece…

Bad news for the month-old Greedy Hamster, which took over the downtown space on 14th Street vacated by the Belvedere: The brick facade above the pub’s patio  — and a large part of the the rest of the building — collapsed onto the sidewalk yesterday afternoon. The Denver Fire Department…

Chicken is seldom my protein preference when I’m dining out; it’s just such an everyday meat without personality or pop. Kids eat a lot of chicken — when they’re not eating other bland foods like white bread, juice in a box and orange crackers shaped like fish. Fried chicken, when…

The Centennial Tavern at Jonesy’s closed on the last day of May after several months in business under that name — and several years as Jonesy’s Eatbar before that. Or did it? Regulars and fans of the relaxed, neighborhood bar and kitchen will be delighted to know that the tavern isn’t quite…

Nocturne, River North’s newest jazz and supper club, launched the summer version of its Renditions dinner and music series last Thursday with a set from the Tom Gershwin Quintet and a matching tasting menu from chef Dustin Beckner, with accompanying beverages from sommelier Scott Mattson, who owns Nocturne with his…

When Wonderbowl moved into a space next door to longtime favorite Pho Duy last year, it seemed an odd cozying-up. After all, the owners of Wonderbowl also run Pho Duy 6 in Broomfield. Still, flirting with the new noodle house on Federal Boulevard was a titillating experience that yielded some…

Since we dished up our 2015 list of the ten best green chiles in Denver two weeks ago, there’s been a fiery discussion over which spot serves the best green chile — and the debate has jhgggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhffffumped state lines, since many readers claim that that the path to a good bowl of…

Denver is reaching saturation point with burger bars, so restaurant groups looking to expand their beefy footprints are heading for the suburbs. Two established hamburger joints in Denver just announced that they’ll be putting outposts in Arvada and Greenwood Village. Concept Restaurant Group, owner of Ignite Burgers & Lounge in…

No. 33: Farrotto Piccolo at Basta Chef Kelly Whitaker cooks almost everything at his intimate but lively Italian restaurant Basta in the same wood-burning oven where round after round of Neapolitan pizzas are also baked. A tricky, hands-on dish like risotto seems an unlikely choice for oven roasting, especially when…

John Skogstad, who owns the whimsical and beguiling eatery Beatrice & Woodsley and the slightly more lurid and sultry Mario’s Double Daughter’s Salotto in LoDo (and the Two-Fisted Mario’s pizza joint next door), is at work on a new concept destined for 1310 Pearl Street, next door to the Denver Ted’s cheesesteak shop…

Humboldt, the Uptown eatery run by Concept Restaurants, received a little extra attention this week when President Bill Clinton and U2 frontman Bono dropped in for lunch on Monday. A representative for Humboldt said the visit from Clinton and daughter Chelsea had been previously arranged — and that the Secret…

Blue skies and warm sun greeted lunch-goers at Civic Center Eats yesterday, where more than thirty trucks, trailers and carts served everything from Chinese-Mexican tacos to tater tots stuffed with bacon and cheddar. And while most of the attendees huddled under patio umbrellas for shade while enjoying their meals, there…

Jeff Smokevitch and Giles Flanagin of Blue Pan Pizza Competition often involves rejection, and rejection can turn into a major motivation for those driven to win. Jeff Smokevitch, chef and co-owner of Blue Pan Pizza, which will open next week in West Highland, is no stranger to competition — or learning…

The Grateful Bread Company had been slowly building up steam since it was founded a decade ago by baker Jeff Cleary — but over the past year the Golden operation has been expanding rapidly, gaining national attention for both its artisan bread (which is still made almost entirely by hand)…

Pisco Sour Peruvian restaurant on East Colfax was a cross between a dive bar, a sports bar for soccer fans, a nightclub and an eatery featuring some of Denver’s more unusual cuisine. While it was run-down and lost in time, the shabby remains of a once-swanky establishment held a kind…

After nearly two years since the lease was signed on the Larimer Square space that previously held Lime Mexican Cantina, chef/owner Michael Shiell is ready to unveil Milk & Honey Bar and Kitchen. Shiell will hold a series of soft opens beginning this weekend and will hold the restaurant’s grand…