A smattering of bars and restaurants popped up this week, from the third metro outpost of national chain Growler USA (a restaurant and tap room that can’t actually fill growlers here in Colorado because of state liquor laws) in West Highland, to the Brutal Poodle, which takes over where the…
Gentrification is a serious issue for many Denverites, who feel that the surge of expensive new apartment buildings and businesses in formerly low-rent neighborhoods has driven out longtime residents, leaving fewer and fewer affordable options. Classism and racism go hand in hand with gentrification, opponents of unfettered growth claim. So…
In honor of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, the Block Distilling Co. will be releasing the first bottles of its craft spirits on November. 24 and 25, in advance of its tasting room’s grand opening on December 16. Vodka and an Autumn Gin, with notes of clove, peppercorn and…
Christopher Lin and Jonathan Pinto have worked together in restaurants for years, but not in Denver. Although Pinto grew up in Colorado, he moved to New York City and worked front-of-house positions, where he met Lin, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, who…
‘Tis the season for coffee; our favorite caffeinated beverage is helpful for getting us through the shorter and colder days this time of year. With the holidays around the corner, it’s also the season for giving and volunteering. Here are a list of coffees and a few cafes that give…
The Family Jones serves up a high-end bar program with spirits made in-house. Rob Masters is the distillery; Nick Touch oversees the bar. Here they pour out their story.
“Are you sure you want a Havana roll? They have a ton of mayonnaise,” our server warned as we turned in our all-you-can-eat sushi order at Sushi Katsu. She was grossly underestimating my love of mayonnaise but cautioning me fairly, since most people turn away the Havana roll when it…
On a crisp, sunny Wednesday afternoon in mid-November, the volunteers cleaning tables and chopping vegetables at SAME Cafe skew young: Rock Canyon High School students are here to learn about the restaurant business while helping the nonprofit eatery fulfill the mission captured in its acronym: So All May Eat. The…
Bamboo Sushi came to Denver from Portland, Oregon in the summer of 2016, choosing to debut as a fast-casual counter inside Avanti Food & Beverage. But the company almost did itself a disservice presenting itself as a simplified version of the real deal, judging by the sophisticated new sushi bar…
So maybe it doesn’t quite feel like winter yet, but it’s certainly the right time to start diving into the tasty world of bone broth. Sure, you can call it stock, since bone broth is basically the base of soup made from delicious, nutrient-filled bones that simmer for hours and…
After months of eating and arguing, earlier this month we published “Eat Here: 100 Denver Restaurants We Can’t Live Without.” Now you can search for your favorites.
The week before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times of year for bars and restaurants, so new places were scrambling to open to cash in on a little extra business this week. Punch Bowl Social’s new Stapleton outpost has been a couple of years in the works, and the…
Jerrod Rosen has been immersed in Jewish deli food his entire life. He’s a fourth-generation Coloradan who grew up in Boulder; his father’s parents ran Rosen’s Grocery and his great-grandmother ran Rosen’s Kosher Deli, both in Denver. On his mom’s side of the family, his grandfather owned the Oasis Drive…
Just over a month ago, Sloan’s Lake Tap & Burger hosted a fundraiser to benefit the Puerto Rican victims of Hurricane Maria. Owner Juan Padró, who is Puerto Rican, used the proceeds — more than $100,000 — to distribute aid on the island with the help of Dr. Alison Thompson,…
Beet Box Bakery and Cafe is located at the quiet corner of 23rd and Downing streets in Uptown and offers an eye-catching array of pastries and doughnuts baked from scratch….
Turkey isn’t really a big deal most of the time, but as golden leaves crinkle underfoot and baking pies add wafts of cinnamon, apple and pumpkin to the air, images of a magnificent Thanksgiving feast enter our minds. Deli-style turkey can only substitute for so long before full-on Thanksgiving cravings…
When last we checked in with pastry chef Joy Williams, she was churning out cheddar cheese ice cream to go with apple pie at Russell’s Smokehouse in her job as the dessert pro at Wednesday’s Pie and other eateries under the Bonanno Restaurant Group. But she just landed a new…
Unless you’ve spent a little time in New Orleans, or a lot of time watching food shows on TV, chances are you haven’t encountered a real muffuletta sandwich. But you’re going to want to know what a muffuletta is — and where you can get your hands on one right…
There aren’t many things left in the world that haven’t been wrapped in bacon — food or otherwise. So when I stumbled across the bacon-wrapped mochi on the menu at Corner Ramen while prowling the neighborhood for something else entirely (tacos — I admit it), I knew I had found…
The question isn’t “How far would you go for a cinnamon roll?” It’s “How far would you go with a cinnamon roll?” At Dozens, the breakfast and lunch eatery at 2180 South Havana Street in Aurora, the answer for many customers is “around the world.” Dozens started its Cinnamon Roll…
At the start of November 2017, Dave Query’s Big Red F group rolled out its fourth location of the Post Brewing Co., bestowing on downtown Boulder a fried-chicken joint that also brews its own beer. And it’s not likely to be the last outpost, says chef and partner Brett “Smitty” Smith.
The new Whole Foods Union Station is big. In fact, it’s 28 percent larger than the next biggest Whole Foods in Colorado, according to store manager Michael Mead. The Austin, Texas-based chain needs all that square footage to wedge in so many new features that make the market a magnet…
