Fans of the crispy potato pancakes called latkes that were the specialty of Park Hill eatery Latke Love — until it closed a year ago after being unable to reach an agreement with the landlord — will be happy to know that the owners have signed a new lease and…

Chef/restaurateur Troy Guard became involved with Taste of the NFL, an organization that benefits Feeding America and other organization that fight hunger and homelessness, several years ago, including participating in pre-Super Bowl events in Scottsdale, Arizona and New Orleans. Now he’s bringing the concept to Denver in the form of…

Bones executive chef Johnny DePierro is going to have a busy summer: He’s taking on a second job at MiJo, the joint he’s launching with his sous-chef, Michael Nevarez, inside the soon-to-open Avanti Food and Beverage development in lower Highland. While both DePierro and Nevarez will maintain their current responsibilities…

Breckenridge Brewery rolled out its latest restaurant last week: The Farm House in Littleton. With about 8,000 square feet, seating for nearly 300 people inside and a couple hundred more seats in on the patios and in beer garden, the Farm House instantly becomes one of southwest suburban Denver’s biggest restaurant attractions. Don’t worry…

When Erika Thomas and Chad Stutz opened High Point Creamery (winner of our Best Ice Cream/Gelato Shop award this year) in the Hilltop neighborhood a year ago, the plan was to follow up with a second ice cream shop in River North this summer. Those plans are still in the…

The best thing about street food is that the only utensils you normally need are your hands. Modern food trucks rallying at well-planned setups like Civic Center Eats, where shaded tables and chairs are provided, can serve messier fare that requires a knife, fork or spoon, but if you want…

If you’re a fan of Kelly Whitaker’s wood-fired cookery at Boulder’s Basta, take note: The restaurant will be closed for minor improvements from Sunday, May 31, through Wednesday, June 3. Whitaker says Basta will reopen on June 4 with a few changes to the bar and chef’s counter as well…

First Watch, a breakfast-and-lunch chain that got its start in California in 1983, opened its first Colorado restaurant this week at 120th Avenue and I-25 in Northglenn. The company plans to add seven more First Watch locations over the next five years along the Front Range, from Fort Collins to…

When the Breckenridge Brewery announced three years ago that it would be building a massive new campus on twelve acres in Littleton, complete with a new restaurant and tap house, an opening date seemed a long way off. But while the brewery itself is still a few weeks away from…

Cora Faye’s Cafe, Denver’s most well-known — and arguably best — soul-food eatery, is the last stop in a month of soul food for May’s Ethniche series. Cora Faye’s opened in 2006 on a run-down stretch of shops on Colorado Boulevard just north of City Park, but the decor and…

When Choppers Custom Salads closed earlier this year, it wasn’t because business was bad: Sales were good, and so was the food. But founder Patrick O’Neill was turning his attention toward a new project — the Avanti Food & Beverage development in Lower Highland — and so he decided not…

We’ve known it all along: The restaurant scene inside Union Station — the transportation hub reopened last summer after a grand renovation — is world-class. Not only did we name the iconic building the Best New Restaurant Neighborhood in our Best of Denver 2015 edition, but we also included two…

No. 34: Okonomiyaki at Kobe AnOkonomiyaki is a common street food or diner-style dish in Osaka, Japan that has spread throughout that country, but is relatively rare in the U.S., and almost impossible to find in Denver. The dish is similar to an omelet or savory pancake and hits all…

Cafe Colore has been a fixture on Writer Square downtown for as long as we care to remember, but the touristy pizza place is now closed. A new tenant, Illegal Burger, will be moving in later this summer after a renovation of the space. Illegal Burger, operated by restaurateur Jim…

The Centennial Tavern at Jonesy’s came into being as an evolution of the original Jonesy’s Eatbar, Leigh Jones’s neighborhood joint that held its own on an Uptown corner for six years — and even longer if you include Jones’s original concept, the Dish Bistro.  J.D. Dossett took over as general…

Boulder coffee company Conscious Coffees isn’t just talking the talk when it comes to sourcing sustainable coffee and committing to working directly with growers to keep profits out of the hands of middlemen. Owner Mel Evans-Glenn is walking the walk — or running the run, in this case. She’s headed to…

Civic Center Eats kicked off earlier than ever this year, with the first food truck rally of the year scheduled for May 5. But Mother Nature has had other plans for Denver and rain has washed out several of the bi-weekly events, including Tuesday’s. But weather permitting, the Civic Center…

Cool, rainy days are still in the forecast, at least through the weekend, and soup is just the right meal to help chase away the blahs, even if a brimming bowl isn’t exactly traditional Memorial Day fare. Ramen and pho have been getting all the love lately, but there are…