There’s something small-town about a restaurant that’s open all day: You can stop in for coffee and a quick breakfast and exchange a cheery “Good morning” with the staff, nod hello over a lunchtime sandwich, and tuck into a satisfying meal at the end of the day. Even if you’re…
No. 74: Tahini Chocolate-Chip Cookies at the Preservery Lunch at the Preservery on Blake Steet is a relaxed and tranquil affair, with tables taken up by solo diners on laptops, small groups in business meetings who have eschewed the three-martini lunch in favor of something a little more modern, and…
Marriese “Mo” Jones has been putting in plenty of sweat equity at the little shack that once housed Country Time Barbecue at 2504 West Hampden Avenue, and the results have finally paid off. On Saturday, Jones opened Anointed BBQ & Soul Food to the neighborhood, serving Florida-style barbecue along with…
On Monday, the Crafted Concepts restaurant team announced it would be opening a new eatery called Ultreia inside Union Station. While Crafted Concepts isn’t exactly a household name, the group’s principals are well known in Denver. Chef Jennifer Jasinski won a James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest in…
On Sunday, August 14, Westword will host Tacolandia, a celebration of the city’s street tacos in all their tortilla-wrapped glory. Join us at Sports Authority Field to enjoy unlimited samples from many of Denver’s top taquerias, cantinas, Mexican restaurants and food trucks, including Roxie’s Tacos. This newcomer will be dishing up…
Cherry Creek North has been a cloud of construction dust for the past year or two, with new hotels, condos, apartments and office buildings popping up where quaint boutique stores, cafes and beauty salons once occupied aging buildings. The real estate boom has pushed rent prices up, and new restaurant…
On Sunday, August 14, Westword will host Tacolandia, a celebration of the city’s street tacos in all their tortilla-wrapped glory. Join us from 4 to 7 p.m. at Sports Authority Field to enjoy unlimited samples from more than forty of Denver’s top taquerias, cantinas, Mexican restaurants and food trucks, presented…
Watercourse Bakery has been turning out vegan confections since 2004, first for Watercourse Foods when that eatery was located at 206 East 13th Avenue as well as when it moved to 837 East 17th Avenue, and then also for City, O’ City when it opened in the original Watercourse spot…
If there’s an Indian restaurant that doesn’t peddle samosas, I don’t want to know about it. And if samosas aren’t part of your regular order at your favorite Indian eatery, it’s time to get with the program — a program that dates back hundreds of years and spans thousands of…
Stoic & Genuine, the seafood restaurant and raw bar from chef Jennifer Jasinski and Beth Gruitch, was the first restaurant to open in the renovated Union Station when the downtown landmark relaunched in 2014. And now, two years later, Jasinski and Gruitch’s restaurant group, Crafted Concepts, along with S &…
Variety was the theme for July’s restaurant and bar openings, with big-name, local restaurateurs adding to their collections, out-of-town chains moving in and intriguing new international eateries popping up. Chefs Paul Reilly and Troy Guard unveiled the Italian-themed Coperta in Uptown and the rotisserie/raw bar/seafood specialist Mister Tuna in RiNo,…
The Bronze Empire took its time opening since first hanging a sign last year at 1591 South Colorado Boulevard, but the results are worth the wait. The Chinese restaurant opened in July in the space that had been home to Red Coral for more than 25 years. The new restaurant…
Have you eaten your wings yet today? After all, it’s National Chicken Wing Day — first recognized by Buffalo, New York Mayor Stan Makowski in 1977. Whether you like your flappers done up Buffalo style or in something a little more racy, we’ve got options for you on our list…
No. 76: Duck Confit at Table 6 Duck confit — duck that’s been cured with salt and spices and slow-cooked in its own fat — pops up on menus all over town. You’ll see duck-confit tacos; shreds of the tender duck perched atop grits; duck confit eggs Benedict; and all…
We like what we like when it comes to dining out, but sometimes we’re faced with a little too much of what someone else likes. Restaurant trends spread quickly based on what will bring in the cash, the customers and the thumbs-up reviews, but sometimes restaurateurs don’t know when to…
Robert Thompson’s Punch Bowl Social team continues to add some of Denver’s top culinary talent. Earlier this summer, chef Matt Selby signed on as the regional executive chef for the growing brand, and now Christopher Cina has come aboard as national culinary director. Cina will oversee the culinary teams at…
Chef Bradford Heap, owner of Salt and Colterra in Boulder, unveiled his sustainable seafood eatery, Wild Standard, at 1043 Pearl Street last fall with a clever, dim-sum-style service model that allowed guests to pick and choose from items on a rolling cart and trays brought through the dining room. Successful…
If you’re not paying attention, it’s easy to blow right past the tiny cottage at 2328 Pearl Street in Boulder. The facade sits slightly below street level after decades of progressive road improvements, and most of the building slopes down and is hidden by trees on either side, giving little…
A century-old bakery is finding new life as a cocktail bar in the mountain town of Silver Plume. Bread Bar will host its grand opening on Saturday, July 30, at 1010 Main Street and then will maintain regular hours of 4 to 10 p.m on Fridays and 2 to 10…
No. 77: Corn Mezzaluna at Bar Dough Pizza, pasta, a handful of entrees and a collection of appetizers: not much to grab your attention on the menu at Bar Dough, right? Italian joints are scattered across Denver’s culinary landscape like flecks and clumps of shaker cheese atop a bowl of…
Denver seems to have a love-hate relationship with Middle Eastern cuisine, stemming in part from confusion over the term “Middle Eastern” itself. This nebulous geopolitical label has little to do with the borderless culinary world, where dishes transform and evolve over generations and from region to region. Here in Denver,…
Last week, we talked to Aileen V. Reilly and her brother, chef Paul C. Reilly, the owners of Beast + Bottle who have been getting ready to open Coperta, their new Italian eatery at East 20th Avenue and Logan Street. Even as late as last Friday, the two didn’t have…
