No. 25: Panuchos at Que Bueno Suerte At Que Bueno Suerte on on South Pearl, chef Vicente Sosa, a native of the Yucatan, has added several items from his home territory to a menu balanced between upscale culinary creations and homey cooking from the chef’s childhood. Tacos are one of the greatest…

The Yard on Santa Fe, at the corner of West First Avenue and Santa Fe Drive, has been slowly taking shape ever since Renegade Brewing added a production facility at the former lumber yard two years ago. Since then, two fitness centers, Board Game Republic, Fin Art Co. (a design…

This great nation of ours holds as one of its dearest principles the words at the base of the Statue of Liberty, penned by Emma Lazarus: “‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.'” The words welcome the people of the world to make a…

Having a name like Brother Luck is almost as much as any chef needs in the way of publicity. But Luck and a growing number of other Colorado chefs are getting additional attention from recent appearances on the Food Network’s Chopped and other television shows. Brother Luck, who’s the fourth…

The neighborhood that until last summer didn’t even have an official name is beginning to heat up. The latest newcomer to put down roots in the area, which is mushrooming with new offices, condos and hotels, is Stella’s on 16th, opening this Friday, January 27. Owners Brian and Dawn “Stella”…

While the Stanley Marketplace on the southeastern edge of the Stapleton neighborhood is far from full, there are already six food and beverage vendors open, serving tacos, fried chicken, craft beer, handmade chocolates and pastries, fresh-roasted coffee and beer-hall grub. Of the forty or so businesses currently committed to moving…

Vail chicken joint Yellowbelly came to town this week, with a fundraiser for No Kid Hungry last night and the official opening of its Stanley Marketplace eatery today. This is the third Yellowbelly since founders Barry Davis, Michael Friedberg and Eric Wuppermann opened the first in 2012 (there’s also a Boulder…

Lyons and Longmont have long enjoyed the food and brews put out by Oskar Blues in several locations, from the original bar and brewery in downtown Lyons to a restaurant, a burger bar and a tasting room in Longmont. But today the company opens its first all-season eatery in Denver…

No. 26: The Chicken Shawarma Sandwich at Edri’s International Market Edri’s International Market, at 3126 South Parker Road in Aurora, has a hidden surprise inside: a small eatery within the grocery store called Madinah Bakery & Open Flame Kabab. There you’ll find what appears to be a standard range of…

What most bar-hoppers refer to as “South Broadway” actually straddles the line – Ellsworth Avenue – marking the beginning of official “South” street addresses in Denver. So some SoBo favorites – the Hornet, Punch Bowl Social, Historians Ale House – aren’t even in SoBo proper. As you head further down…

Zamzam is the name of the holy well in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia; legend has it that water miraculously sprang from the desert to ease the thirst of Abraham’s infant son, Ishmael. Zamzam is also the name of a local Middle Eastern market, deli and bakery that makes…

Sydney Stroup, owner of Lechuga’s at 3609 Tejon Street, isn’t content to wait for inevitable gentrification to sweep her old-school eatery into the heap of lost northside restaurants. Instead, since taking over from Chuck Lechuga and Rachel Vigil in 2014, she’s been extending the Lechuga’s brand. First she added a kiosk on…

As a building, Hart’s Corner has withstood the test of time, squatting at the corner of South Sheridan Boulevard and West Mississippi Avenue for nearly a century. Businesses have come and gone, but for most of its life, the old roadhouse has housed a series of divey bars and restaurants…

Chef Andrea Frizzi didn’t miss many days of work at the beginning of January. After closing the original Il Posto 1t 2011 East 17th Avenue after New Year’s Eve dinner service, less than two weeks later the restaurant was up and running in its new home at 2501 Larimer Street. And…

Lucky Pie owner Brendan McManus and director of operations James Samara opened El Jefe to the public last night at the corner of West 44th Avenue and Alcott Street in Sunnyside. The Mexican restaurant joins Bacon Social House and Cheese + Provisions to complete a culinary trifecta at the Cobbler’s Corner development…

American Grind started its life as a mobile food vendor in the summer of 2014, serving diner-style burgers and milkshakes. But owner Jared Schwartz says he had to “put that idea to sleep for a while” as he was busy opening the Way Back with fellow Linger alumni Chad Michael…

You can find corner markets with innocuous names that offer little indication of their contents all over Denver and its surrounding suburbs. The European Market, for example, is wedged into a strip-mall spot between a nail salon and a dollar-a-scoop Chinese joint in Lakewood. Europe’s a pretty broad category for…

Some restaurants feel timeless, as if they’ve been around forever but somehow maintain the energy and attraction of a brand-new eatery. Such is the case with Fruition, chef/owner Alex Seidel’s tribute to Colorado’s changing seasons that draws heavily from the farm he maintains just outside of Larkspur. Next month, Fruition…

Of all the tacos served and eaten at our Mexican street-food festival, Tacolandia, last summer, some of the most memorable came from a food truck called Roxie’s Tacos, which topped fresh flour tortillas with a variety of Indian fillings, from chana masala chick peas to its aromatic Red Oven Chicken…

With so many new restaurants opening in the past few years and unemployment dropping to its lowest since 2008, finding qualified line and prep cooks has become increasingly difficult for restaurant owners. But a recent endeavor at the Emily Griffith Technical College is addressing the issue by getting service-industry hopefuls…