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…

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…

Beans aren’t something we generally turn to when it comes to satisfying the munchies, especially on 4/20, when only the crunchiest, tangiest, snackiest snacks will do. Other than bean dip, that pasty concoction of childhood junk-food memories, beans are often relegated to the status of side dish or as a…

The newest Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers is opening on Sunday in Wheat Ridge, only a few miles from the actual cottage where the company got it’s start under the ownership of Margaret and Philip Isely. Not only is Natural Grocers celebrating the opening of the new store, but it’s also…

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…

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…

Polish cuisine is a rarity in Denver and it just got even scarcer; Belvedere Restaurant on 14th Street downtown is now closed after four years in business. Kinga Klek, owner of Kinga’s Lounge at Colfax Avenue and Marion Street, opened Belvedere in July 2011 after previous tenant Cafe Berlin moved…

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…

Argyll Whisky Beer has been open less than a year, but physical changes are already afoot. Yesterday morning, owner Robert Thompson had a construction crew in at 6:30 a.m. to open up the wall between the bar and dining room and remove dividers on the other side of the bar…

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…

Big Eats Restaurant Group, owners of the three Marg’s World Taco Bistro locations in Denver, have opened another spot — this one in LoHi, in the former home of Churchill’s Public House. But this eatery isn’t a taco joint (a smart thing, too, since it’s opposite Lola). Instead, it’s a…

Bill Miner and Brian Albano of Il Porcellino Sausage is not something that can be rushed. Even freshly ground and stuffed links take time and patience, often involving overnight meat marinades and carefully considered recipes to get the salt, fat and moisture content just right. And when it comes to cured…

Max’s Wine Dive opens tonight at 4 p..m.  at 696 Sherman Street near Governors Park in a 100-year-old building that was once a laundromat. Specializing in Southern-style food, fried chicken and wine by the glass, Max’s got its start in Houston in 2006. This is the ninth in the group,…

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…

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…

It’s official: the English language has finally ceased to function as a meaningful method of conveying ideas. The final death blow? McDonald’s just hijacked the word “artisan” to describe its new line of grilled chicken creations that are rolling out at select outlets across the country today. You can swap…

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…

Highland’s Garden Cafe was a neighborhood staple and special-occasion destination for nearly twenty years on West 32nd Avenue, taking up residence in two joined Victorian houses surrounded by beautiful flower gardens that were as much of an attraction as the restaurant’s charming dining rooms and old-world menu. When it closed…

The first home game of the 2015 Colorado Rockies will soon be underway and there are plenty of celebrations happening all over town. While it may be a little late for breakfast today, you can still catch the game and try something new at Denver Deep Dish, if you don’t…

The Black Crown Lounge has graced South Broadway with its antique-filled dining room and bar for the past four years, but the charming piano lounge and restaurant set inside a restored mansion has recently changed hands. New owner Kell Peplau-Kaiser has changed the name to the Crown Social and has…