Brunch Is Just Late Breakfast at the Butcher Block Cafe

Sometimes brunch is just a time of day and not a fancy meal with morning cocktails. The Butcher Block Cafe sits within stumbling distance of my apartment in the shady part of RiNo; it’s a “love it or hate it” dive that serves its purpose with cheap, greasy, hearty meals…

Brunch at Sugarmill Is a Sweet Saturday Find

Despite its location on the ultra-hot strip of Upper Larimer that includes Work & Class, Amerigo Delicatus and Los Chingones, Sugarmill is the only place within a scone’s throw that’s open for a quick Saturday morning bite. Troy Guard and his pastry chef partner Noah French may have been targeting…

A Love Letter to Denver, the City I’m Getting to Know

“As we watch our Queen City of the Plains explode with new people, new businesses and a new cultural identity we aren’t familiar with,” writes Bree Davies in her recent love letter to Denver, “I feel a shared level of discomfort at the way our visual history is being erased….In…

Bingo Brunch is a Sunday Score at Squeaky Bean

If you’re getting a late start on Sunday Fun Day, there’s only one place to go — Bingo Brunch at the Squeaky Bean. But be warned: this is an interactive brunch experience. If you just want to eat in peace without being heckled, you’re at the wrong spot. See also:…

Chef Hosea Rosenberg Talks Blackbelly Market and Free Tacos

Like tacos? How about free tacos? We do too. Sea Cuisine — a packaged frozen fish company — is bringing its mobile taco truck to various markets across the country and pairing with notable local chefs to help develop the recipes. They’ll be in Denver through August 14 in various…

Get up for brunch at Root Down

With news of a revamped brunch menu, this week’s venture took us to Root Down, initially on behalf of my roommate — who recently received a gluten allergy diagnosis. She was looking forward to a menu accommodating of dietary restrictions — with gluten-free and vegan options prominently noted — and…

Getting saucy for brunch at Shells and Sauce

A cozy bistro in Congress Park, Shells and Sauce is primarily known for its dinners of Tuscan pasta and seafood plates, but it also offers a weekend brunch from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a variety of fresh Italian takes on beloved brunch favorites. Oddly enough, though, it’s the…

Zengo: Big flavors on small plates at a bottomless brunch

Brunch: it’s a time-honored tradition, a mingling of friends over bottomless mimosas for chatting and gluttonous gorging on pancake stacks and egg creations. If your typical Sunday morning debate goes back and forth between heading to the reliable greasy spoon or someplace new and trendy, indecision could have you growing…