Pizzeria Locale Is Not So Local Anymore

Ever since Chipotle teamed up with Frasca owners Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson to roll out a fast casual version of their original Boulder eatery Pizzeria Locale, we’ve known it would only be a matter of time before the whole concept went national. After all, Stuckey and Mackinnon-Patterson have the…

Funny Plus Takes Fried Chicken Seriously

Not too long ago, I received a message from Adrian Miller —  writer, barbecue judge and executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches — asking if I knew of any restaurants in town that offered Korean fried chicken. I was stumped, but after some furious Googling, I found one…

Photos: Denver Was in High Spirits for DSTILL

Denver was in high spirits last week as DSTILL featured a week of boozy events, culminating in Thursday’s Showcase, where distillers from thirteen states gathered to pour samples. More than 25 Colorado distilleries were represented, including Leopold Brothers, named the American Distilling Institute’s distiller of the year. Some of the…

Cheba Hut’s Colfax Sandwich Shop Set to Start Toasting Tomorrow

A couple of days of construction can make all the difference between a little cluttered chaos and a functioning restaurant. The new Cheba Hust on Colfax Avenue opens tomorrow with a full liquor license in addition to owner Scott Jennings’s list of craveable sandwiches and other munchies. Workers were putting…

Photos: A Look Inside West Highland’s Solitaire

Solitaire owners chef Mark Ferguson and manager Andrea Faulisi Ferguson are placing their faith in Denver’s restaurant goers to separate high-end menus from stodgy dining experiences. “It’s not white table clothes where you have to get dolled up and be quiet,” insists Mark Ferguson of the newly refurbished joined mansions…

Milk & Honey Gearing Up for May Opening, With Chef Lance Barto on Board

Restaurateur Michael Shiell’s excavation and rebuild of the subterranean Larimer Square restaurant space that once housed Lime is nearly complete; Craigslist adds have popped up announcing positions available, and one local chef who recently found himself out of a job has answered the call. Lance Barto, most recently the executive…

Cheeky Monk Westminster and Grey Cactus Go Dark

Almost every restaurant in town seems to be packed to the rafters, adding brunch or lunch to accommodate more guests, or figuring out other ways to keep the wait lists flowing so that customers don’t  jump to the next trendy eatery down the block. But amid a flurry of April…

Le Central Has a New Chef: Michael Long

Le Central is not a flashy restaurant or one that travels the social-media seas, trawling for new customers and sending up flares for “look at me, look at me!” attention. The affordable French restaurant keeps doing what it has always done since opening at Eighth Avenue and Lincoln Street back…

Silla Speaks the Universal Language of Barbecue

There’s a grill in the middle of the table at Silla Korean BBQ in Aurora, and that’s a little intimidating. Not only is the menu filled with unfamiliar names and descriptions, but the rig raises the concern  that you’ll have to cook those unfamiliar dishes properly just so you can…

Novo Opens Its Third Coffeehouse Today in West Highland

River North coffee roaster Novo opened its latest coffeehouse in West Highland this morning after a weekend of soft openings. This is the third cafe in Denver for Novo; the other two are on the 16th Street Mall and at East Sixth Avenue and Gilpin Street. The newest location is…