Just thirty minutes into the opening session of the Great American Beer Festival last week, Neil Fisher knew he was in trouble. A line had formed at his booth in section U almost immediately — and it was getting longer. “We had a decent crowd last year, but nothing like…
The nation’s food lovers are taking more notice of what’s going on in Denver restaurants. Prime evidence: chef/restaurateur Justin Brunson — of Old Major, Masterpiece Deli and Culture Meat & Cheese fame — now has his own Food Network show. Like his restaurants, the show, called SEARious Meats, will focus…
Hannah Ulbrich has always felt at home in coffeehouses, which is why she now owns two. Copper Door Coffee Roasters began in 2006 solely as a roaster. In 2014, Ulbrich purchased the business and took over the roasting. She also added a brick-and-mortar coffee shop at 932 Jersey Street in…
When Mike Fogarty first conceptualized Choice Market a few years back, he dreamed of upending the convenience-store industry by scuttling the ubiquitous subpar foods and brands and replacing them with locally sourced grab-and-go options, premium ingredients and nicer products. Today his vision comes to life: Choice Market opened at 5…
Crisp autumn days are upon us, and this weekend boasts events to warm every part of you: fundraisers to warm your shriveled-up little soul, coffee and breakfast burritos to warm your chilly hands, and feasting with family to warm your belly and heart. Here are seven of the best events…
Sure we already had our first snow, but is it ever too cold for ice cream sandwiches? At the newly launched Peteybird at 3040 Blake Street in RiNo, owner Pete Bredemann thinks not. “The ice cream sandwich should be a dessert served and enjoyed at any occasion,” says Bredemann. “Our…
Plenty of fish — big and small — are jumping into Denver’s poke pond. The latest is Portland, Oregon’s QuickFish Poke Bar, a spinoff of Bamboo Sushi, which landed at Avanti Food & Beverage just over a year ago. QuickFish takes over Bamboo’s Avanti stall on the upper floor of…
When Sean Guerrero moved to the city of Huzhou, China, with his wife and their kids two years ago, he discovered one very depressing fact: “There was really no good beer,” he says. All he could find were mass-produced light lagers and “international pilsners” made by giant corporations. So Guerrero,…
The Shops at Northfield Stapleton are welcoming a new tenant, the Dog Haus Biergarten, and held a recent ground breaking at 8316 Northfield Boulevard on October 3. Owner and franchisee Jason Bell is planning to open the doors of his second Dog Haus in December; the first location at 12023 East…
A friend of mine recently moved to downtown Englewood — if that’s a thing (I’ve always referred to her new area as “You know, down near the Gothic”). So we decided to set out on a Saturday night tour of her new stomping grounds and check out…
Westword’s Feast, which is set for Sunday, October 15, at the McNichols Building, will be a celebration of Denver dining, one bite at a time, with unlimited food and beverage samples.
Celebrate Breakfast Burrito Day by grabbing one of the ten best handheld breakfast burritos in Denver.
Aspen Brewing will be forced to close its downtown Aspen taproom at the end of this month after the developer who owns the building made plans to lease it to another tenant. But the brewery, which actually produces its beer at a different facility in the Aspen Airport Business Center,…
We all know that craft beer is big in Colorado; in fact, the state’s beer industry contributed $3.07 billion to our economy in 2016 alone. But cider, wine and spirits are also developing a presence on the Front Range, in the Rocky Mountains and on the Western Slope. Here’s some fun…
It’s no secret that people in Colorado love to try and purchase locally made goods, be they wares, food or booze. Especially booze. Why else would the state have such a burgeoning beer, wine and spirits scene? Every year the number of craft breweries, distilleries and wineries grows, adding to…
Jamie Shotton grew up in the western suburbs of Denver. Now he’s opening restaurants in that area, to serve communities hungry for other eating options.
Opening a restaurant isn’t easy; keeping one open is even harder. Think about the places where you dine when you’re out on the town: How many will still be around in ten, twenty, perhaps fifty years? Even if customers keep coming in the door, there are so many other factors…
When Emmerson opened at 1600 Pearl Street in Boulder in mid-August, it was the intention of founder Ben Kaplan and his team to be a full service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Two months later, Emmerson has achieved that goal, launching breakfast and lunch service this week. Kaplan says that…
Carnivores may have already discovered Azitra at 535 Zang Street in Broomfield, but vegans will also find good food and phenomenal service in its warm, welcoming location. Not only will you discover authentic Indian dishes with a depth of flavor, but you’ll find plenty of plant-based options, making dining with…
Growing up in the 1980s, Brian O’Connell was bombarded of images of the Cold War, of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, of the Soviet boycott of the Olympics and of the end of the U.S.S.R. Years later, when he founded Renegade Brewing, O’Connell decided to highlight the idea of independence…
Rayme Rossello has steadily grown the Comida empire since launching the big pink food truck in Boulder County in spring of 2010: after opening a brick-and-mortar cantina in Longmont in 2012, she went on to build Denver and Aurora locations at The Source and Stanley Marketplace. But change is coming: Rossello is…
The Santiago’s at 571 Santa Fe Drive sees a steady influx of breakfast seekers even at mid-morning — well after the main rush-hour crush of Denverites grabbing their daily breakfast burritos. But few customers, fixated as they are on their foil-wrapped repast, realize that the woman who started it all…
