Bo Porytko and Dan Lasiy planted Rebel in an old dive bar at the edge of RiNo two and a half years ago, and they’ve been trying to persuade Denver to eat more adventurously ever since. Self-described opposites in their kitchen-management style, the lifelong friends nevertheless share creative control, fueled…
We’re all plagued by construction these days, with projects creating everything from road closures and traffic jams to the dust from a neighbor’s scrape-and-build and noise bouncing of the concrete canyons downtown. But when you’re trying to launch a new restaurant and the city tears up the sidewalks in front…
Where a quick-service Mongolian barbecue failed, pizza will give it a go. Pieology, a pizza chain based in California, will take over the space at 1147 Broadway where NuHu Mongolian Express closed just over a year ago. Pieology kicks off business tomorrow (Wednesday, November 29) with a giveaway that could…
Avery Brewing, which has been one of Colorado’s most unconventional beer makers for the past 25 years, has sold a minority stake of its business to Spanish brewing conglomerate Mahou San Miguel. The billion-dollar company also owns a thirty percent stake in Michigan’s Founders Brewing, which it bought into in 2014…
Bringing your dog to the bar has been a thing for eons, but what if we told you that your dog can knock back a cold one with you? Thanks to Brandon Zavala of Apollo Peak, makers of Cat Wine and Fur Loco, Fido now has his own artisan beverage…
Play it safe at Senor Bear and you don’t be disappointed. But at its best, the restaurant is playful, creative and rooted in Latin tradition.
Location, location….locations. Wayne Burns and Laura Worley have seen them all. A professional brewer for more than two decades, Burns has spent time in Michigan, at Kuhnhenn’s Brewing and Bell’s Brewery, and after moving to Colorado, at the Vine Street Pub & Brewery. In 2013, he and two friends founded Jagged…
The final piece in Zeppelin Station’s food hall has fallen into place; chef Cindhura Reddy and her husband, Elliot Strathmann, are adding Namkeen, a fast-casual counter that will focus on South Indian street food. You may have eaten Reddy’s cooking, but it probably wasn’t Indian — unless you’re a friend…
There may not be a better name out there for a food-service company than Radical Sasquatch Dumpling Company. It simultaneously commands attention and creates a dumpling craving — just what founders Lucas Doverspike and Matt Faurot were hoping for. The two launched their food truck in August and have been…
More than a year has passed since Osaka Ramen closed its Cherry Creek outpost at 2817 East Third Avenue, and finally the void has been filled. Fortune Wok to Table opened earlier this month, serving lunch and dinner. Fortune specializes in Shanghai-style cuisine, with a brief lunch menu of just…
You’ve just recovered from Thanksgiving — the turkey carcass has been picked clean, the stuffing and mashed potatoes are long gone. Time to start eating again! Here are six of the best food and drink events from Monday, November 27, through Friday, December 1. Monday, November 27 You’re a traditionalist…
What would Denver diners like to see on the local scene? More reasonably priced restaurants.
A smattering of bars and restaurants popped up this week, from the third metro outpost of national chain Growler USA (a restaurant and tap room that can’t actually fill growlers here in Colorado because of state liquor laws) in West Highland, to the Brutal Poodle, which takes over where the…
The holidays are officially upon us. If you’re not still doing your dishes, braving DIA’s holiday hordes or trying to amuse your parents, you just might have time to enjoy one or two of our four favorite food events this weekend.
Gentrification is a serious issue for many Denverites, who feel that the surge of expensive new apartment buildings and businesses in formerly low-rent neighborhoods has driven out longtime residents, leaving fewer and fewer affordable options. Classism and racism go hand in hand with gentrification, opponents of unfettered growth claim. So…
In honor of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, the Block Distilling Co. will be releasing the first bottles of its craft spirits on November. 24 and 25, in advance of its tasting room’s grand opening on December 16. Vodka and an Autumn Gin, with notes of clove, peppercorn and…
Christopher Lin and Jonathan Pinto have worked together in restaurants for years, but not in Denver. Although Pinto grew up in Colorado, he moved to New York City and worked front-of-house positions, where he met Lin, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, who…
If Left Hand Brewing’s lawsuit against craft-brewing yeast supplier White Labs ever goes to trial, the court room is going to look more like a lab than a legal proceeding, with all the microbiology expert witnesses showing up. Colorado’s fourth largest independent brewery has accused White Labs of selling faulty…
‘Tis the season for coffee; our favorite caffeinated beverage is helpful for getting us through the shorter and colder days this time of year. With the holidays around the corner, it’s also the season for giving and volunteering. Here are a list of coffees and a few cafes that give…
Two years ago, Renegade Brewing founder Brian O’Connell posted a treatise on his website calling for an end to the use of the word “craft” to describe, well, craft beer. “The moniker of craft is now being used as a tool by the macro brewers to marginalize and set aside…
The Family Jones serves up a high-end bar program with spirits made in-house. Rob Masters is the distillery; Nick Touch oversees the bar. Here they pour out their story.
Denver International Airport is swarming with travelers during the holiday season. But you can escape the crowds — and get a true taste of the Mile High City’s booming dining scene — at one of the ten best restaurants at DIA.
