As a restaurant and bar destination zone, Larimer Street just keeps getting better and better, especially in the blocks northeast of Park Avenue. The Populist was an early favorite when it opened in 2012, but others have joined in, including our Best New Restaurant, Hop Alley; our readers’ choice for…
Nearly a year has passed since Robert Tournier served the last bowl of mussels at his 34-year-old French restaurant, Le Central. But a new lease has finally been signed for the vacant space at 8th Avenue and Lincoln Street; Denver newcomer Christopher Fehlinger expects to unveil Clyde — a wine…
When Amar and Autumn Singh switched up the concept of their already successful fast-casual eatery, Bombay Bowl, to the slightly more upscale Taja Indian in April 2015, they did it with the goal of making Taja easily scalable for potential franchisees. The result is a streamlined menu, some behind-the-scenes technology, and…
Chef Troy Guard’s restaurant empire keeps growing. The latest to take shape is Mister Tuna, which is scheduled to open in mid-July in the Industry building on Brighton Boulevard. Guard grew up in Hawaii and Mister Tuna is the nickname his father earned as an avid boater, fisherman and outdoor…
Joe Knoblich has been blending the flavors and street-food stylings of Mexico, Korea and other Asian and Latin American countries from his food truck, Chuey Fu’s, for the past three and a half years. But he has now found a permanent home; Chuey Fu’s Latin-Asian Grub is now open at…
Sana Hamelin opened Denver’s first cat cafe in 2014 and since then, fans of felines have been flocking to the Denver Cat Company to keep company with cats over cups of coffee. Now Hamelin is ready to expand her kitty empire and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money…
A new neighborhood sprang up seemingly overnight between Union Station and Commons Park (trendsetter alert: time to come up with another clever neighborhood name!); it’s home to a spacious King Soopers, a dog park and a warren of apartments, condos and offices that make you wonder exactly what city you’re…
Roasting food on skewers is likely the second-oldest form of cooking over fire. Right after early humans got sick of burning their fingers every time they reached for a hunk of charred mastodon resting directly on hot coals, they started poking sharpened sticks into their meat to make a handy…
Some food trends don’t make much sense in Denver’s dining scene. Take octopus, for example: While tentacles are wiggling their way onto more and more menus, much of the octopus being plated comes from half way around the world, is difficult to catch without destroying delicate reef environments, and takes…
Artemisia & Rue, a sunny little apothecary at 70 Broadway, has disappeared and in its place is a new restaurant called Moxie Eatery. According to Moxie’s Facebook page, the kitchen is open daily for breakfast, lunch and early dinner from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Moxie’s owner, Dylan Moore, is…
This was a big week in Colorado beer news as the Colorado Brewers Guild was shaken by defections to a new organization called Craft Beer Colorado. A statement from Breckenridge Brewing and its parent company AB InBev was released today decrying the split and a claiming a “willingness to work…
Last month, chef Elise Wiggins left her longtime post at Panzano in the Hotel Monaco downtown with the goal of opening her own restaurant. At the time, she was in the process of hammering out a lease and so couldn’t talk about the location or name. But that deal is…
Mezcal is finally beginning to earn respect in Denver, as was evidenced last night at a mezcal dinner hosted by Adelitas Cocina y Cantina. The dinner featured the spirits of Nuestra Soledad and El Jolgorio and proved enough of a draw to fill the dining room at Adelitas as well…
When chef/restaurateur Justin Cucci opened Root Down in 2008, guests were wowed by reclaimed gymnasium floors, a room divider festooned with old telephones, and remnants from the building’s previous incarnation as an auto mechanic’s garage cleverly given a second life. That year was the beginning of the Great Recession, though,…
While some restaurants take Mondays off, others take the opportunity to offer special dinners on that typically slow day. Here are a couple of upcoming Monday-night feasts that will have you looking forward to what’s typically the worst day of the week. June 20 “A Tribe Called Betts” Wine Dinner…
At 4:30 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, there’s not much going on along the 16th Street Mall. A guy standing at the intersection of 16th and Tremont Place is putting on deodorant, while a security guard peers out from a bank lobby into the darkness. But outside Denver’s newest doughnut…
Hart’s Corner has been through many changes since the building at 5201 West Mississippi Avenue was erected more than 90 years ago by the Hart family, who owned the building from 1924 to 1978. Under the Hart’s Corner name, the edifice has seen life as a nightclub, dive bar, family restaurant,…
Americans are good at breakfast — at least when it comes to the more-is-better school of cooking: eggs, pork products, pancakes, waffles, portable sandwiches, hot-and-cold cereals, sugary pastries, toast with peanut butter and jelly. For all that variety, though, American breakfast doesn’t go much beyond filling, fueling and fairly bland…
In 1996, former Chicago options trader Jimmy Seidel came to the realization that he’d need to open his own eatery if he wanted great sandwiches like the ones he’d found across the country in his years of travel. He picked a little shack of a place on Pearl Street in…
Country Time BBQ, a perennial favorite for smoked shoulder, brisket and ribs, closed a year and a half ago at 2504 West Hampden Avenue, just as Denver’s barbecue renaissance was gathering momentum. But all has not been quiet at the little shack that seemed held together by little more than…
The hot weather finally rolled into town, which means we’re all looking for great places to cool down with a tall drink and some seasonal bites. Chris Utterback dipped into his wellspring of happy hour knowledge to deliver the ten best happy hour hangouts for enjoying summer with cheap eats…
Fat Jack’s Supersubs opened at 1245 East Colfax Avenue in 2000, but it wasn’t until Kyle and Brooke Fabra purchased the sandwich shop in 2012 that more Fat Jack’s spots began popping up around town. With six stores now in their stable, the Fabras still have their sights set on…
