Food & Drink

February is a big beer month, but some readers worry that Denver has too much of a good thing.

Karl Fallenius has been working on getting his Owlbear Barbecue open at 2826 Larimer Street since last summer; the main delays have been from receiving the proper permits from the city, since the overall project doesn’t exactly follow the standard out-of-box restaurant model. For one thing, Fallenius has two hand-built smokers…

These restaurant closings are getting personal. Since Tony’s Market closed at 950 Broadway last month folks in the Golden Triangle (Westword employees included) have been hard pressed to find cheap, quick and tasty breakfast and lunch options. Quijote’s was an easy choice for a filling breakfast burrito (our favorite was the chicken…

It was fun — a lot of fun — while it lasted, but at the end of service tonight, the Wazee Lounge and Supper Club will pour its last beer.

Chef Kyle Foster and his wife, Katy (owner of Stir Cooking School), are ready to welcome Denverites to Julep, their new restaurant that exudes Southern charm and hospitality while retaining a modern, industrial component common in the RiNo neighborhood. Julep opens today (February 1) for lunch from 11 a.m. to…

According to the dictionary, a “taqueria” is a restaurant or stand specializing in Mexican dishes — especially tacos. Taqueria Corona covers both restaurant and stand, since the sit-down eatery at 2222 South Havana Street in Aurora was born from modest beginnings as a taco stand at the corner of Mississippi Avenue…

Can you believe the first month of 2018 is already in the books? The days have flown by, propelled by the energy of Denver’s restaurant scene. But even with continued growth, January saw more closings than openings. Causes include skyrocketing rents, neighborhood competition, a labor shortage that makes it tough…

Last week, the guys at Il Porcellino Salumi (4324 West 41st Avenue) shared the news that they’ll soon be cranking out dry-cured sausages for a larger audience at a new wholesale facility, but that doesn’t mean they’re not focused on constantly improving the offerings at the Berkeley deli. A new…

Libtard. Snowflake. Fascist. Nazi. These are the words we toss off casually in comment threads and Facebook posts, targeting those with whom we disagree for barrages of insults based solely on hotheaded reactions to perceived political opinions. Andrew Forlines thinks there’s a more constructive and humanizing way to engage in…

This welcoming restaurant off South Colorado Boulevard is hard to find, but worth a stop.

As Denver’s dining scene continues to grow, finding good employees — or any employees at all — remains a major challenge. Last January, Emily Griffith Technical College launched its Culinary Quick Start program to give free training to those looking to enter food service as a profession. One year later…

Rosa Linda’s Mexican Restaurant kept the Highland neighborhood fed for more than thirty years at 2005 West 33rd Avenue, until owners Virgil and Rosa Linda Aguirre decided it was time to retire in 2015. The building stood vacant for a while before Bremen’s Wine & Tap took over in June…