Green chili. Red chili. Chili rellenos. Chili con queso. The word stood out on the menu like an intentional affront, dismissing all notions of regional American-Mexican food with a simple refusal to differentiate between two vowels at the end of a single, all-important word. At Brewery Bar II, though, the…
If you’re a Denver food fan and budding amateur photographer (or someone who just can’t put down the smart phone, even while enjoying dinner), you’ve probably snapped a few shots and shared them on Instagram — because all of your online friends certainly want to see every meal you’ve eaten…
While the warm patio days of summer are just a distant memory this chilly December week, a new restaurant in the Hangar 2 development in Lowry wants to transport you to sunny and warm San Diego.North County, which opens today for dinner, has a menu that features Baja fish tacos…
Crave Dessert Bar reopened for regular business in the Spire Building downtown on Friday after a red-carpet grand opening party on Thursday night. Owners Darrell Naughton and Allen Milham closed Crave and the neighboring Organic Pizza Co., which they also owned, in November to remodel, expanding the dessert bar into…
As soon as our photographers got news that the Denver Cat Company was open today, there was a rush to get some face time with the cuddly kitties. Danielle Lirette was there first, snapping shots of the friendly felines and equally personable owner, Sana Hamelin. Keep reading for more photos…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz visited Adelita’s Cocina Y Cantina to find out why the Tuesday special is the taco the town. The Denver Cat Company, only the third cat cafe in the U.S., opened its door today — but only a little, since the owner didn’t want…
The day is finally here — after many twists and turns and much anticipation, the Denver Cat Company is now open for business, serving coffee and kitty love on Tennyson Street in the Berkeley neighborhood. Eight adoptable cats will be in house, courtesy of the Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue, at…
Ambitious downtown eatery Stout Street Social opened today, with an intentionally eclectic menu for an area that’s thick with businesspeople, tourists, conventioneers and theater-goers but isn’t necessarily known as a destination dining zone (unless you think Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is a great destination). Concept Restaurants, which operates a handful…
Apparently someone took the word “house” in the name of downtown beer bar Yard House a little too literally. As 9 News reported yesterday, a man who had been living in the ceiling above the 16th Street Mall restaurant had to be rescued after he became stuck in a wall…
Sushi Den’s 30th anniversary is this month (the actual day is Christmas Eve) and although the restaurant is not in the habit of running specials or discounts, owners Toshi and Yasu Kizaki have held a few small events throughout the year to show appreciation for regular customers. The most recent…
Erich Rosenberg talks fast and moves between subjects even faster. You might blame it on the coffee; after all, he’s the head roaster for Novo Coffee, so continuous coffee-tasting is a big part of his job. But after you listen for a few minutes, it’s clear that his energy is…
Waffle Up is finally more than just a food truck. Today owners Jasmine Spoonemore and Tom McCarty opened their bright little waffle cafe in the Baker neighborhood, in a corner storefront formerly occupied by Humble Pie. See also: Humble Pie Signs Lease for New Location on Colfax…
Chef Biju Thomas has designed restaurant menus, written cookbooks for athletes and worked with professional cyclists to provide tasty and nutritious meals. He’s also a native of Kerala, India, which is the primary culinary influence behind his fast-casual eatery, Biju’s Little Curry Shop, which opened yesterday in the River North…
When I first moved to Denver and began visiting this city’s Mexican restaurants, I paid more attention to places like Tacos Jalisco than to what I thought of at the time as Americanized Mexican food. I was searching for that most ambiguous and hollow of food finds: authenticity. My quest…
The ramen wars are heating up around the Ballpark and RiNo neighborhoods. Jeff Osaka announced earlier this year that he’d be opening Osaka Ramen on Walnut Street, a project that’s now looking at a January opening; Tokio recently opened up in nearby Prospect with a menu full of ramen, sushi…
The corner of 11th Avenue and Lincoln Street has swallowed a lot of restaurants over the years; Krewe Crescent City BBQ didn’t even make it a year. Opened on Super Bowl weekend last spring, Krewe is closing today with a plan to reopen as an expansion of Stoney’s Bar and…
As evidence that Denver continues to go nuts over all things fast-casual, local chain Noodles & Company is opening its 56th store in Colorado today, while Chicago import Protein Bar is also opening another location: the new 16th Street Mall spot will be the fourth Protein Bar in Colorado when…
Snarf’s doesn’t often come up on the list of Colorado’s fast-casual exports. While the image of the the a funky little sandwich shop that started in Boulder in 1996 under the guidance of sandwich fanatic Jim Seidel is still important to the company, Snarf’s has slowly been infiltrating Denver’s neighborhoods…
When East Asia Garden closed earlier this year on South Broadway, we were saddened by the loss of one of the most unique and in-depth Chinese menus in town. Along with stellar barbecue duck and a standard range from the American-Chinese culinary canon, East Asia Garden had built a reputation…
At this time of year, most of us are craving comfort food and holiday dishes from the family cookbook. Meanwhile, restaurant menus turn to heavier fare, often out of necessity, as the bounty of fresh produce from summer and fall fade. But this year there are exceptions: A couple of…
Freshcraft owners — and brothers — Aaron, Lucas and Jason Forgy quietly opened their new Tennyson Street chophouse, Block & Larder, for lunch and dinner this week. While Jason Forgy says the dinner menu isn’t completely set, it will be by the restaurant’s grand opening on December 10. For now,…
There’s paper over the windows at Taza de Cafe and the neighboring Charlie’s Ice Cream Social, both owned by Matt and Rosemary Lopez. Both places are now closed, but a sign on the window promises a new name, Cafe 44, and menu in the new year. Charlie’s began peddling soft-serve…
