So you landed those tickets to A Christmas Carol, Jersey Boys or the Australian Bee Gees Show, you’ve got your outfit picked out and you’re ready to go. Except for one thing: You haven’t been downtown in ages and you have no idea what’s happening in the dining scene, especially…
The Post Brewing Company John Hinman 105 West Emma Street, Lafayette 303-593-2066 postbrewing.com Walking up to the entrance of the Post Brewing Company, you first notice a waft of wood smoke. Once you’re inside the door, the aroma of chicken frying adds spicy notes and the unmistakable presence of chicken…
Will Call, the latest bar and restaurant from the Little Pub Company, opened yesterday in the Industry development on Brighton Boulevard, featuring a list of Venezuelan-style arepas as the main menu attraction. Little Pub Company head Mark Berzins says the concept was the result of several different factors: the need…
Green chile is nearly ubiquitous in this town: It pops up on menus at everything from traditional Mexican restaurants to old-school diners to upscale eateries. In Colorado, there are as many ways to make it as there are traditionalists who argue about which of those ways is right and which…
The Industry building is the latest multi-use facility to crop up in the River North district, offering over 120,000 square feet of mostly office space, but with several planned bars and restaurants as part of the mix. The first of those, Will Call, the latest from the Little Pub Company’s…
Jonesy’s Eatbar, the cozy gastropub operated by Leigh Jones (who also runs the Horseshoe Lounge next door as well as the Bar Car and Inga’s Alpine Lounge), is changing its name today to Centennial Tavern. That’s not the only change: The spot is also simplifying its menu and shifting the…
The U Baron Group has encountered mixed responses since changing the name of its three Udi’s Pizza Cafes to Silvi’s Kitchen. “People either say, ‘You’re so much better than the old owners,'” notes Etai Baron, “or they tell us, ‘The old owners were so much better.'” This despite the fact…
A year ago, we named Snow Thai one of the twelve best Thai restaurants in Denver; Thai Monkey Club also made the list, for its tongue-blistering heat and traditional dishes. Snow Thai closed earlier this fall, leaving a gap in the ethnic restaurant scene in that East Colfax neighborhood. But…
Martinis, thumping trance beats and swanky, underground digs. No, it’s not 2004 — it’s the Crimson Room, the latest nightclub concept from Corridor 44 owner Brian Siffermann, scheduled to swing its red door open on Friday, December 5. Located under Ted’s Montana Grill in the former Wicked Garden space, the…
The RT Cafe hung its “opening soon” sign over the old Drew’s Deli sign on Lincoln Street earlier this fall, and now that day has come. The cafe opened this morning, and it looks like customers can expect Slavic-style cooking and Daz Bog coffee. See also: RT Cafe Taking Over…
Jeff Cleary Grateful Bread Company 425 Violet Street, Golden gratefulbread.com Bread before dinner at a restaurant is something we take for granted, a minor distraction that’s usually there to fill the gap between cocktails and entrees. But every once in a while, the bread becomes the star, making us stop…
The push is on for new restaurants to open before year-end. While Thanksgiving week is generally a quiet time, two anticipated eateries — D Bar and Blackbird — are swinging their doors open to customers this week. A flurry of activity should bring in at least a few others in…
Sometimes even the most exotic meal is just dinner — a warming plate of food and a couple of beers in a quiet booth. The spices and presentations may seem a little unfamiliar, or at least far from the American comfort-food canon, but as long as there’s nothing too fussy…
Country Time BBQ has been one of our favorites over the years: We awarded it Best Barbecue in Denver in 2012 and included it on our list of the ten best smokehouses in town earlier this year. While the takeout-only shack wasn’t much to look at, the barbecue pits out…
There are two things that restaurateur and Food Network chef Keegan Gerhard wants you to know about the new incarnation of D Bar: the new location at 19th and Pennsylvania is finally opening this Friday after a couple of months of delays, and it’s not a dessert bar. Or more…
Blackbird, the latest from Table to Tavern partners Rob Lanphier and Angie and Brian Midtbo, who also own Atticus and Boone’s Tavern, is opening today at 3 p.m., in the space that formerly held HandleBar Tavern and Abo’s. A grand opening is scheduled for next Monday, December 1, at which…
When Humble Pie closed its shop in the Baker neighborhood this fall, the owners said they hoped to re-open in a bigger space and expand the concept with a full bar and larger menu. Now co-owner Jessica Dolgan says the deal is done: Humble Pie will reopen next year in…
On Wednesday the New York Times online Cooking blog featured Thanksgiving recipes from across the nation, with the stated goal to “evoke each of the 50 states.” While some of the recipes seemed either invented on the spot or dug up from a dusty Ladies Auxiliary cookbook, regional ingredients and…
In July 1973, Charlie Wilson, a graduate of the University of Denver’s Hotel and Restaurant Management School, opened White Fence Farm on his parents’ property on what was then rural land in Lakewood. It took a year to convert the working hay and cattle farm into a dining hall and…
Tennyson Street is sizzling with new restaurant activity, with several new eateries scheduled to open in the Berkeley neighborhood in the coming months. Changes for existing places are afoot, too: Big Hoss Bar-B-Q has been sold to new owners, who will debut a new name — Tennyson Street Barbecue –…
Russo’s Kitchen + Tavern closed at Vallagio in Englewood in April 2012 and has been vacant ever since. Sandwiched between the southern outpost of Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizza and Mary Nguyen’s Street Kitchen Asian Bistro, Russo’s struggled to find its identity, especially after chef Brian Laird (now garnering attention at Sarto’s)…
Instacart, an online and mobile app-based grocery-delivery company, debuted its service in Denver earlier this year, offering delivery from a number of metro-area supermarket chains. Customers can place orders of $10 or more with Safeway, Whole Foods, King Soopers and Costco and have them delivered in as little as an…
