“Bringing together barbecue with mezcal just makes sense because of the smoke flavor profiles of both elements,” says the Top Chef alum.

The Louisville pizza landmark will be hosting fifteenth anniversary celebrations and specials all weekend long.

“We’re really trying to appeal to the foodie crowd, the downtown Denver diner who’s tapped into the culinary scene.”

“Events like this remind people how serious the food scene in Denver and Colorado has become… it’s a food destination.”

“We’ve been getting a lot of great feedback on the brunch pizzas. We also recently introduced a few new drinks.”

“The customers often tell us that the milk tastes better in glass bottles, but it’s also highly eco-friendly.”

“This isn’t AJ’s 2.0. This is a new concept,” Patrick Klaiber says of Riot BBQ.

“Denver is growing fast, and we felt like the style of hand-pulled noodles would spread quickly here.”

Founder Peter Chan is handing over the reins of his restaurant, which serves some of the best sesame chicken in town.

The sweet new shop is located in the Mayfair neighborhood, and the current menu includes fall flavors like pumpkin spice latte and caramel apple.

Longtime chef Scott Durrah has a new restaurant in LoHi, and it’s smokin’.

It opened in the former Jamaican Grill space and comes from the owner behind spots such as Slammin Chicken in Lakewood and Asuka Ramen and Poke.

Flavors include an everything bagel eclair topped with cream cheese and stuffed with salmon mousse.