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The Ten Best Hotel Restaurants in Denver

By Mark Antonation
Nov 28, 2019

Denver's best hotel restaurants serve an amazing variety of Israeli, Southern barbecue, Latin American and locavore cuisine.
Even More Restaurants for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Eats and Drinks

By Amy Antonation
Dec 13, 2017

Christmas Eve might just be the happiest night of the year. Presents are bought (right?), stockings are stuffed (they are, aren't they?!), and everyone is of good cheer (provided that steps one and two have been taken care of). So it's the perfect time to take a break from the constant...
The Ten Tastiest Events on Denver's Culinary Calendar, January 23-27

By Chris Utterback
Jan 23, 2017

There's food for all five senses and beyond on the culinary calendar, with mind/mouth connections in Vail, an intensive Italian wine class, the Alamo Drafthouse's latest film-and-beer pairing and the start of the Winter Brew Fest, a staple of the Denver beer scene since 2004. Here are the eight tastiest...
Where should you eat for Denver Restaurant Week? Behold our ten top picks

By Lori Midson
Feb 24, 2014

Denver Restaurant Week -- the first of two this year -- began in earnest on Saturday, and while there are plenty of foodniks (and restaurant staff) who bemoan the frenzied chaos of what some call "amateur dining week" (and "amateur diners"), Denver Restaurant Week is nonetheless a terrific opportunity for...
Club W delivers tasty wines worth waiting for

By Kendra Anderson
Nov 28, 2012

Delicious bottles of wine. Hand-selected for you by industry pros, based on your personal palate's preferences. Shipped directly to your door, every month, for less than $40. Welcome to the club -- that is, Club W. See also - Four ways to give the gift of wine (and buy local)...
Panzano adds Toscano, a private dining area/bar space

By Nathalia Vélez
Nov 26, 2012

Panzano, the restaurant at the Hotel Monaco, has always had a great bar and dining room complete with chef's counter, but it never had many private dining options, beyond a small room in back where it could seat up to fourteen guests. So when the boutique next door to Panzano...
A Taste for Life benefits Project Angel Heart tonight

By Patrick Langlois
Nov 8, 2012

The Hyatt Regency, 650 15th Street, is hosting a benefit for Project Angel Heart from 6 to 10 p.m. this evening. The event will feature appetizers, entrees and desserts from some of the town's favorite restaurants...
Photos: Dario Cecchini, the legendary butcher of Panzano, Italy, wows crowds at Panzano restaurant

By Lori Midson
Sep 7, 2012

A few months ago, during the merry month of May, Elise Wiggins, exec chef of Panzano, took some time away from her downtown Italian restaurant to do a stagisti with Dario Cecchini, the rock star butcher who's made an international name for himself in the diminutive town of Panzano, in...
Culinary calendar: Denver Food and Wine pours into the weekend

By Patrick Langlois
Sep 7, 2012

The eighth annual Denver Food and Wine Classic -- a three-day celebration of local food, wine and spirits -- is in full swing on the campus of Metropolitan State University of Denver. And the last two days are filled to the brim with events. Here's the schedule:...
Rocky Ford cantaloupes are sweeter and safer than ever this year

By Natalie Gonzalez
Aug 8, 2012

After last year's listeria scare that wrongly targeted cantaloupes from Rocky Ford, the now trademarked Rocky Ford Cantaloupe™ is making a comeback. That's largely due to the efforts of the Rocky Ford Growers Association, which banded together to adopt new safety procedures, build a state-of-the-art packing shed, hire a full-time...
Celebrate Colorado's birthday today with a cantaloupe cook-off on the 16th Street Mall

By Natalie Gonzalez
Aug 1, 2012

Last year's listeria breakout gave all Colorado cantaloupes a bad name, even though the contaminated ones came from Jensen Farms in Holly rather than Rocky Ford, which has a long and proud melon tradition. So this year, the state and Rocky Ford growers are reminding Coloradans that our sweet, delicious...
What Elise Wiggins learned in Italy: You're never too old to learn!

By Patricia Calhoun
Jun 5, 2012

Panzano Executive Chef Elise Wiggins has spent the past few weeks in the small town of Panzano, Italy, doing a stagisti with Dario Cecchini, the mad butcher of Panzano and owner of Antica Macelleria Cecchini. Elise is now back in Denver, putting the lessons she learned in Italy to use...
Photos: The Big Eat was the weekend's best culinary bash

By Lori Midson
May 29, 2012

There were plenty of frivolous amusements to keep us occupied over the holiday weekend, but the Big Eat, EatDenver's annual food orgy at Union Station, was definitely a bash to remember. "It was fantastic, everyone had so much fun, and the chefs really brought their game," says Elizabeth Woessner, executive...
Elise Wiggins: Another slice of life with Panzano's "mad butcher"

By Patricia Calhoun
May 27, 2012

Panzano Executive Chef Elise Wiggins is in the small town of Panzano, Italy, doing a stagisti with Dario Cecchini, the mad butcher of Panzano and owner of Antica Macelleria Cecchini. Wiggins, who recently won a Colorado Restaurant Association Industry Spot award and also earned Panzano another Best Italian Restaurant award,...
Elise Wiggins: Getting to the meat of the matter in Panzano, Italy

By Patricia Calhoun
May 21, 2012

Panzano Executive Chef Elise Wiggins is in the small town of Panzano, Italy, doing a stagisti with Dario Cecchini, the mad butcher of Panzano and owner of Antica Macelleria Cecchini. Wiggins, who recently won a Colorado Restaurant Association Industry Spot award and also earned Panzano another Best Italian Restaurant award,...
Photos: Denver's best female chefs strut their prowess at WomenCook!

By Lori Midson
May 8, 2012

Denver's top female chefs cooked up a storm last night at Temple Emanuel, the stamping grounds for WomenCook, an annual benefit for Work Options for Women, a local non-profit that provides hands-on cooking instruction to disadvantaged women who have hopes of working in the food industry. Hundreds of foodniks turned...
Denver's ten best Italian restaurants

By Laura Shunk
Apr 19, 2012

Denver has a strong Italian history -- but until the last decade or so, this town's Italian restaurants were mostly run-of-the-mill red-sauce joints that you went to more for the convenience than the food. That's changed, though, and today's dining scene is rich with inventive and stylish fare from Italy...
Spotted: Peyton Manning at Panzano, Elway's and Machete

By Patricia Calhoun
Mar 26, 2012

Peyton Manning has good taste in restaurants -- and plenty of cash to cover the tabs, given his $95 million deal with the Denver Broncos. And this past weekend, he was already out hitting a few of the town's hot spots. On Friday night, he was sighted at Panzano, the...
Five Denver/Boulder kitchen magicians who should audition for Top Chef Season 10

By Lori Midson
Feb 6, 2012

"Every season the bar gets higher, every season it means more to be the one on top -- do you have what it takes to be the next TOP CHEF?" So begins the wording on the Bravo website, taunting cookers from around the country to audition for the tenth season...
Tonight: More than seventy restaurants participating in Dine Out for Girl Scouts

By Lori Midson
Feb 2, 2012

I got kicked out of the Girl Scouts...something about hanky panky, but there are plenty of other civilized girls that made it through the badges, the oaths...the cookie sales. And this year, the Girl Scouts are marking their 100-year anniversary, and you can celebrate -- and help to continue the...
Eleven favorite dishes from 2011 -- and one more to usher in 2012

By Lori Midson
Dec 21, 2011

It hasn't been a good year for our economy, but it's been a stellar year for the Denver restaurant scene, which continues to produce culinary heroes and push the envelope. I can't even begin to guess how many meals I've eaten in restaurants over the past year, but I'm fairly...
Johnson & Wales alum and Army vet wins national cooking contest

By Jenny An
Sep 27, 2011

Food in the mess hall at the U.S. Army base in Wurzburg, Germany, was bad. So bad that Thomas Bohne, who had never even cracked open a blue box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, took it upon himself to make something edible. He dropped 99 cents on a Thai cookbook,...