The first new restaurant of 2017 isn’t exactly new to Denver. Instead, it’s the third location of a familiar breakfast eatery. DJ’s Colfax Cafe opened on January 2 at 1490 Eudora Street in the restaurant space that was most recently Red Octave. This marks the third DJ’s, after the original…

More than 220 restaurants, bars, breweries, cafes and food halls opened in 2016, adding even more fizz to an already effervescent food scene that has become one of the best in the country over the past several years. But how does that big number break down into something a little…

“I’ve been on a food journey my entire life,” says Jennifer Peters. That journey led to Just Be Kitchen, the gluten-free, grain-free company that Peters founded in 2015 as a packaged-food business. But the business will soon add a fast-casual restaurant, too: Peters recently signed a lease at 2364 15th Street…

Some food fads sweep the nation and make us wish we could just flip the “off” switch on the marketing machine; we still remember the 2000s as the decade of bacon, for example. But other trends gain just enough traction that we have fun hunting down great examples — usually…

The fast pace of Denver restaurant openings looks to continue at least through the beginning of 2107. Here are eight that will hit in January and February, with moves from old favorites, new locations for Denver chefs to expand their offerings, and newcomers to the Colorado culinary scene. American Grind…

Many Denverites took some time off from work over Christmas weekend, but not Matt and Brad Gruber, two brothers who opened Session Coffee at 1340 South Santa Fe Drive on Friday, December 23. The week before, Matt Gruber told us he and and his brother were just waiting for final…

As in the days of the Denver oil boom, steakhouses are a big part of Denver’s current restaurant renaissance. While old meat palaces are being revived under new leadership, others are stampeding into town from respected restaurant groups. Here are five eateries specializing in the art of grilled beef, from…

No. 33: Bagna Cauda Broccoli Rabe at Dio Mio Handmade Pasta Broccoli rabe isn’t exactly sexy; the bitter vegetable more often than not looks like nothing more than limp weeds on a plate. But the cooks at Dio Mio Handmade Pasta at 3264 Larimer Street turn broccoli’s skinny cousin into…

Chef/restaurateur Jeff Osaka just opened 12@Madison after a two-year period spent building Osaka Ramen, Sushi-Rama and the Denver Central Market, but he says there’s one person on his team who has made the growth of a restaurant mini-empire much easier, someone who takes care of business behind the scenes without…

Corporate buyouts, gentrification, urban infill: These are the forces that get vilified when time-honored corners of our city are lost to change. But sometimes something as simple yet inevitable as growing old can close a popular business. Such was the case when Ron Cito and Kim DeLancey retired and closed…

The Original Chubby’s never had to call itself “the original” until other Chubby’s locations began popping up around town, some which even called themselves the Original Chubby’s. But there’s only one original, and that’s the Chubby’s at 1231 West 38th Avenue, purchased and run by Stella Cordova in 1967 and…

The morning commute on Santa Fe Drive just south of Mississippi Avenue gets a little treacherous when cars queuing up at a Starbuck’s drive-thru overflow into northbound traffic lanes. Brothers Matt and Brad Gruber noticed the number of drivers stopping to fuel up on caffeine as early as 5 a.m…

We’ve slurped the noodles at Osaka Ramen; we’ve shoveled down fresh fish plucked from the carousel at Sushi-Rama; we’ve strolled through Denver Central Market overwhelmedby  mouthwatering choices. These are the projects that chef/restaurateur Jeff Osaka has launched in the two years (plus a few months) since he closed twelve on…

A comfy coffee shop provides welcome shelter from chilly weather; after all, most coffee shops are in the business of generating steam. Even if you have difficulty peering through the windows from the outside, it’s a good bet that inside you’ll find a safe haven from Old Man Winter. Port…

Another fast-casual restaurant company is coming to Colorado from out of state — so why should you care? Turns out that California-based Tava Kitchen, which says it’s “on a mission to help America fall in love with the flavors of South Asia,” has a Colorado connection or two that could help…

No. 35: Barbecue Sandwiches at Globe Hall Barbecue is at its best as unadorned meat — sliced, pulled or chopped — with a little sauce on the side and perhaps a cold beer (nothing too bold or heavy though). Globe Hall doesn’t mess around with fancy presentations or modern gimmickry…

What better way to follow up on the runaway success of Larimer Street favorite Work & Class than to double down on the same block with more great food from the same team? That’s exactly what business partners Tony Maciag and chef Dana Rodriguez intend to do when they open…

South Broadway was closed to traffic at Louisiana Avenue this morning as Denver firefighters rushed to put out flames at Pasquini’s Pizzeria, a longtime neighborhood joint. The Denver Fire Department noted that there were no injuries on its Twitter page at 8:17 a.m. this morning. A call to the restaurant…

Pie master and baker John Hinman opened his own bakery in north Park Hill just over a year ago and has been steadily acquiring new accounts for his rolls, buns, baguettes and desserts. If you’ve made the trek to the Post Brewing Company in Lafayette, you’ve probably tasted his award-winning…