Home for the Holidays and Beyond at Sam’s Bar & Lounge

On the second-to-last day of 2017, I found myself at Sam’s Bar & Lounge (6801 Leetsdale Drive) with my roommate, celebrating my return to Denver after a holiday trip to the East Coast to visit my family. The day before New Year’s Eve is not known as a big bar-going day,…

Beer Calendar: A Black Project Lottery and the Big Beers Fest

If the Tweeter-In-Chief’s latest musings on North Korea have you thinking that the apocalypse could come sooner rather than later, then Lost Highway Brewing in Centennial has the beer for you. Although the message laid out on the back of the can of Mountain Coast IPA (and the map on…

Zephyr Brewing Reopens Friday in New Production Facility and Taproom

Zephyr Brewing, which closed its River North brewery and taproom last July, will rise from the ashes on Friday at 4 p.m. when it reopens with a small new taproom and production facility at 1609 East 58th Avenue, Unit G. The new location features Zephyr’s original Colorado-made seven-barrel brewhouse, a butcher-block…

Five More Cheap Eats to Look for in 2018

“Cheap” is a relative term these days when it comes to dining out; you can still get a burger or something that vaguely resembles tacos at a fast-food joint for a few bucks, but if you’re looking for quality from an independent, locally owned establishment, a decent lunch will probably…

Last Bite of 2017, First Bite of 2018

Ending last year with a bang and starting January with a full belly is a portentous way to usher in 2018. Regardless of whatever else is going on in your life or in the world, good food has a way of pushing aside stress and smoothing out rough edges —…

Smokin Yard’s Is Smokin’ Up the Yard

Chalk up one last restaurant opening for Denver restaurants in 2017. Smokin Yard’s BBQ fired up the cookers over the weekend at 900 West First Avenue in the Yard on Santa Fe. The name of Denver’s newest barbecue joint and the retail center where it’s located are purely coincidental. Smokin…

Thirty Amazing New Colorado Beers From 2017

No one every reads the introductions to lists like this. So, I could write just about anything here and no one will read it. And that’s okay — I don’t generally read the intros either. But just in case: here is how I came up with my list of thirty…

Your First Meal of 2018 Could Be Hedge Row’s New Brunch

If you’re the kind of person who likes to be first at anything, here’s a first that will give you brunch bragging rights while filling your belly on the first day of 2018. Cherry Creek’s Hedge Row, which opened at 100 Steele Street last July, is launching brunch and has…

The Broker Will Close on December 31 After 45 Years

Sunday night will mark not just the end of 2017, but the end of an era in Denver fine dining: The Broker Restaurant will close after 45 years of serving steak and seafood downtown. The Broker opened in the basement of a former bank at 821 17th Street in 1972 under…

Beer Calendar: Dark Beers, a Fundraiser and New Year’s Eve

Earlier this month, the owner of Twenty Brew Taphouse in Westminster posted a plaintive note on Facebook stating the business was no longer sustainable and could close in early 2018. Part of the reason: a break-in last fall that resulted in the theft of rare beer, new furniture, a pool table…

Le Méridien Hotel Will Satisfy Your Éclair and Cocktail Cravings

Generally presented as a decadent dessert or a sugary treat with coffee, the éclair goes savory, sweet and multi-textured with Le Méridien’s LM Éclair program. Executive chef Tobias Burkhalter, who oversees all on-site kitchen operations at the new downtown hotel at 1475 California Street, in addition to the hotel’s full-service restaurant,…