Food & Drink

In honor of its anniversary, chefs like Andrew Zimmern, Kristen Kish and Thomas Keller reflect on the restaurant’s impact in Boulder and beyond.

Sonny’s owner David Schloss was a chef at Safta before opening his own spot in LoHi last year.

“We seek out really fun and unexpected opportunities that you might not think of for a burrito restaurant,” says Pete Turner.

Rooted in simple, traditional Italian cooking, it’s located in a King Soopers shopping center — a departure for the fine-dining powerhouse.

Now you’ll have to go to Englewood or Arvada to try its poblano queso burger, which is one of our favorites in town.

Tickets to Pinchi Umami, which aims to redefine what a restaurant is, go on sale Friday, July 26 at 10 a.m.

Our favorites include Bibamba, which sources its cocoa from its own farm in Cameroon, and Colorado Cocoa Pod’s Asian-inspired bon bons.

At one point, there were five Johnson Corner spots around Colorado, including the original in Longmont and one on I-25.

Spots like Venice, Jax Fish House and Wynkoop Brewing have seen booms and busts in downtown Denver before.

“We want to make it like how it was used to, to honor my grandmother.”

It had been on pause since December.

There are so many great burgers in metro Denver that we expanded our traditional ten-best list to a full-on guide.

After a fire delayed its debut, Brooklyn’s is now serving in the former Cochino and Gary Lee’s space.

Over forty eateries will donate a portion of sales to the late chef’s family, who is hoping to find a buyer for the restaurant he was about to open.

It’s now serving dishes like Hong Kong French Toast and breakfast jian bing on weekends.

“It’s pretty scammy and scary.”