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Go for the Gold: A Dozen Free Things to Do in Denver (and Beyond) This Week

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Antony Bruno

Antony Bruno is a freelance writer focused on food, wine and adventure. A graduate of the Cook Street School of Culinary Arts, he strives to help others level up their cooking skills and food knowledge with stories that educate, entertain and inspire. He has previously written for such publications as Billboard Magazine, 5280 Magazine and countless of corporate blogs/newsletters.

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Thank Sool Pocha

Eat Up Havana: Thank Goodness for Thank Sool

By Antony BrunoJune 4, 2025

This “K-pub” pays homage to the street market food scene in Korea. Come for the booze. Stay for the food.

Ali Restaurant & Bakery

Eat Up Havana: Playing With Fire at Ali Restaurant & Bakery

By Antony BrunoMay 28, 2025

The halal restaurant and food market grills up fresh kebabs, shawarma and rotisserie chicken and offers housemade Iraqi bread.

man in apron, woman in hat

Eat Up Havana: Fruity. Boozy! Healthy? Coco Loco Serves It All

By Antony BrunoMay 21, 2025

“Our focus is to bring a healthy option, our traditions and our culture with a little American twist.”

Sushi Katsu

Eat Up Havana: Sushi Katsu’s All-You-Can-Eat Leverages Convenience, Cost

By Antony BrunoMay 14, 2025

You can eat a lot for a little, but the tradeoff comes in managing expectations.

Eat Up Havana: Tofu House Has the Meats!

Eat Up Havana: Tofu House Has the Meats!

By Antony BrunoMay 7, 2025

Despite its name, this Korean BBQ joint offers a carnivore-heavy experience – and that’s not a bad thing.

lamb with rice

Eat Up Havana: Come for the Kebabs, Stay for the Rice at Yemen Grill

By Antony BrunoApril 30, 2025

“When people think of Yemen, they think of war or poverty, or that there’s nothing there because it’s a desert. So we wanted to put something up so people could see the beauty of it.”

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outside of chinese restaurant.

Eat Up Havana: Something Old and Something New at Nana’s Dim Sum & Dumplings

By Antony BrunoApril 23, 2025

Havana Street is the most recent addition to the fast-growing dim sum empire, with more on the way.

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Eat Up Havana: Soup’s On at Mr. Tang

By Antony BrunoApril 16, 2025

In this Korean food-dense stretch of Havana Street, Mr. Tang lives up to its name.

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Eat Up Havana: Las Fajitas Serves Up the Sizzle

By Antony BrunoApril 2, 2025

This Aurora spot aims to reclaim the glory of the Tex-Mex staple.

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Eat Up Havana: An Afghani Refugee Brings a Taste of Home to Watan Restaurant & Bakery

By Antony BrunoMarch 26, 2025

At his Aurora business, Abdulaziz Azimi serves up specialties like Uzbek non bread, Turkish simit and Qabili Uzbaki, a braised lamb shank.

Korean barbecue on a tabletop grill

Eat Up Havana: Shin Myung Gwan Is a Korean Barbecue Destination

By Antony BrunoMarch 19, 2025

Bring a big appetite and a big group to this standout eatery in Aurora.

house-made waffle, strawberry ice cream, and whipped cream.

Eat Up Havana: Thai-Style Ice Cream Joint Milkroll Is on a Roll in Aurora

By Antony BrunoMarch 12, 2025

While its Colfax location closed last year, its other outpost is riding a social wave to success.

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Eat Up Havana: El Tequileño Family Mexican Restaurant Stands the Test of Time

By Antony BrunoMarch 5, 2025

The locally owned mini-chain has been around for over twenty years and will soon expand with a fifth location in Westminster.

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Eat Up Havana: Buffet Like a Boss at Chutney Indian Cuisine

By Antony BrunoFebruary 26, 2025

Whether filling up on the familiar or taking risks on new flavors, this Indian buffet stays true to its barrier-breaking past.

sushi roll with lobster tail

Eat Up Havana: Leezakaya Levels Up With Japanese Pub Fare

By Antony BrunoFebruary 19, 2025

The modern, upscale izakaya concept stands out while fitting in on Aurora’s Havana Street.

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Eat Up Havana: Blending and Bonding at Old Town Hot Pot

By Antony BrunoFebruary 12, 2025

We’re kicking off a new series exploring the diverse cuisine of Aurora’s Havana Street with a hot pot feast.

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DTC Slice Is Turning Greenwood Village Into a Pizza Hotspot

By Antony BrunoJanuary 27, 2025

Quality ingredients, scientific formulas and top-of-the-line equipment have lured pizza lovers from all over.

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Signature Dish: How ChoLon’s French Onion Soup Dumplings Are Made

By Antony BrunoJanuary 15, 2025

Four restaurants, ten dim sum chefs, eight hours, 5,000 dumplings – and that’s just one day.

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fennel sausage and broccoli rabe pizza

Leven Debuts Wash Park Location, Introduces Pizza

By Antony BrunoJanuary 14, 2025

Leven Supply, a hybrid market/deli, is the first expansion of Golden Triangle favorite Leven Deli – but not the last.

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Signature Dish: How Restaurant Olivia Makes Its French Onion Ravioli

By Antony BrunoJanuary 8, 2025

Its oldest and most popular menu item takes three days and seven people to make.

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Na Favola Offers a Traditional Italian Trattoria Experience in Greenwood Village

By Antony BrunoDecember 27, 2024

It opened two months ago in the former home of Cherry Crest Seafood Restaurant & Market.

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Sneak Peek: A New Kind of Italian Restaurant Is Opening in RiNo in 2025

By Antony BrunoDecember 19, 2024

It comes from the team behind one of the best places to eat in the city, Restaurant Olivia.

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