Restaurants

Alexi Mandolini and Taylor Herbert started their pop-up kitchen in 2020 and hope to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant soon.

“We want to get some fresh faces in there, and let people know we don’t have plans to go anywhere.”

Closures included Manzo Lobster & Oyster Bar and McKinners Pizza in Littleton.

It opens June 10 and has a playful menu with items like Bryan Cranston’s Mary, Le Big Mac Omelette and a breakfast salad served over cold pizza.

Steven Alix, the owner of X Bar, Tight End and the Squire Lounge, is behind the project which pays homage to the history of Colfax.

Food blogger Abbe Odenwalder will appear on the show, which debuts on June 19.

The state’s sole finalist this year was chef Michael Diaz de Leon of Bruto.

The pink palace has been on everyone’s mind, but other fun things are happening in the local dining scene.

Neapolitan-style pizza are the focus of the revamped menu from chef Mimmo Faid, who is originally from Italy.

One of the best barbecue joints in town said goodbye, as did two other eateries ahead of a busy June to come for the dining scene.

Co-owner Samuel Valdez says the concept was inspired in part by his grandfather’s experience selling tacos and burgers from his stand in Mexico.

Owners Ashley Knotek and Ryan Grillaert began photos of pizza in the wild before turning their Instagram account into an actual business.

You can get a preview of this new all day, full service restaurant before it opens in August at Out to Brunch on June 10.

This Cole neighborhood watering hole continues to rack up awards.

Bagels, baguettes and birria. It was another busy month in the dining scene with over 25 new openings all over the metro area.

The longtime Golden Triangle staple has been closed since a fire heavily damaged the space on June 25, 2022.

Owner Marsha Trillo, an immigrant from Chihuahua, Mexico who trained in pastry and gelato in Italy, uses the word “international” to describe the business.

Other notable additions include BurnDown on Broadway, Puttshack, Primo Hoagies and Two Hands Korean Corn Dogs.

Owner Vladimir Demin serves Mediterranean fare from a former DIA shuttle-turned mobile food business.

The concept from Gastamo Group, which is also behind Birdcall, Park Burger and others, aims to make guests feel like they’re stepping into a boutique hotel in Cabo.

A GoFundMe has been started to help support owner Ismael De Sousa’s bakery inside the Source.

Birria is the star at this family-owned food truck that’s ready to open in the former Crush Pizza location on 38th Avenue.