The dining scene saw lots of action last month, including the opening of two new spots in the 500 block of East Colfax — and the surprise closings of two Mark Tarbell restaurants in the Streets at SouthGlenn, including the one that served our Best Burger for 2011. Here’s the…
Check out these blog posts from around the Mile High City. ColoradoPols discusses the possibility that state House Minority Leader Sal Pace and Senate President Brandon Shaffer will run for higher office in 2012. Andrew Martin of Purple Row breaks down the upcoming series between the Colorado Rockies and the…
Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, the family-owned, homegrown Tacos y Salsas chain has opened its most colorful location — in downtown Denver, in the former home of Cilantro Fusion at 1531 Stout Street. This Tacos y Salsas offers the same wide array of tacos, as well as a…
Bombay Bowl, a fast-casual curry joint that got its start in Centennial in 2009, just opened a second store this week in the mini-mall at 575 Lincoln Street that already houses Jamba Juice, Sonoda’s, Il Vicino, Chipotle and Noodles & Company. “We wanted to try our concept in a more…
The metro area gained a cheesesteak spot and lost a cheesesteak spot, it gained a Larkburger and lost a Walk-In Burger (although that venture promises to relocate)…and Hart’s Corner made a comeback. Here’s the Restaurant roll call for April:…
There was no rain delay yesterday at the groundbreaking for Project Angel Heart’s new project, which will turn a sixty-year-old building at 4950 Washington Street into a 30,000-square-foot facility that will ultimately quadruple the number of clients suffering from life-threatening illnesses who receive meals every week from Project Angel Heart…
At 7 p.m. tonight, the Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, will host a screening of What’s Organic About Organic, co-sponsored by Grant Family Farms. A $10 suspected donation will support filmmaker Shelley Rogers, who will be on hand to talk about the documentary that delves into the debates that arise…
Want to be the star of your very own reality show? If you have an ailing pizzeria, you could soon be a big cheese. Cafe Society just received news of a casting call from Chad Patterson of Beyond Around the Block Productions in Los Angeles (you can look him up…
Five restaurants opened in one week this past month — was that a record? Here’s our roster of all the restaurant openings and closings in March:…
Backbeat is taking a week off because we’re celebrating our Best of Denver 2011 issue. To see if your favorite concert, DIY fest or music blog was named the Best of 2011, go here: Best of 2011: Arts & Entertainment…
There’s no restaurant review this week as a result of our Best of Denver 2011 issue going to press. What are you waiting for? Check out our Best of Denver Food & Drink for 2011…
Welcome to our Best of Denver 2011 issue. Below is a quick guide of our classic Best Of categories, updated with new awards every year. There are more than 475 winners this year, so what are you waiting for? Check out our picks below. – People & Places – Sports…
One of the last open spots in LoDo is now full: The former Blues on Blake space opened today as 1Up, a vintage video arcade and bar that will also be serving a full bar menu — next week. For today, the food options are limited but the beverage and…
Last year, 7,000 people turned up for Caffeine, the springtime electronic music extravaganza at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield. Being grizzled party vets, we have some insight on what it takes to have a good time. Here’s a list of ten things you need to know before you go…
Last fall, the folks behind Organic Pizza Co., a nascent local chain, threw an introductory party in the top-floor party room of the spiffy Spire, where they demonstrated their commitment to top-notch ingredients and innovative pies. But there were delays in the build-out of the spot planned for the ground…
February saw a handful of high-profile openings, including a second Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria in the upscale Vallagio project. But Denver also lost a couple of longtime restaurants, including the Rocky Mountain Diner and Deli Tech. Our Restaurant roll call for February:…
Didn’t get invited to a Super Bowl party this year? Just about every local bar is hosting a party today; Kyle Garratt offered this list of ten super spots for watching the Super Bowl…
January saw several high-profile openings, including Ocean Prime in Larimer Square, which opened right on schedule, and a few stragglers that didn’t quite hit their target dates in 2010. And you can say so long to the beloved Red Trolley, which has been transformed into Spuntino. Our Restaurant roll call…
A revised version of a proposed Denver city ordinance that, according to attorney Warren Edson, would have closed 137 of Denver’s 150 medical marijuana grow operations, and potentially dispensaries associated with them, passed through Denver City Council’s Special Issues Committee this afternoon…
Cheap beer. It’s a libation that most of us down during our late teens and twenties. But like all childish things, there comes a time to banish these cheap cans and brands forever. We argued over which beers should and shouldn’t be included on this list, but we eventually came…
While many restaurants closed in 2010, many more restaurants opened — including such hot spots as ChoLon, Euclid Hall, Green Russell, Lou’s Food Bar and, on the very last day of the year, Bittersweet. Here’s the restaurant roll call for 2010, our compendium of all the spots that opened and…
Just as he did two years ago with Bones, Frank Bonanno opened a new restaurant, Lou’s Food Bar, in the last days of the year. But there was much more action on the Denver dining scene, as documented in our Restaurant roll call for December:…
