Two and a half years ago, four friends living in Stapleton opened their own breakfast eatery after lamenting the dearth of options available in the neighborhood. It seems neighbors agreed about the need; their restaurant, aptly named Four Friends Kitchen, was a near-instant success, drawing residents from around northeast Denver…
This week we took a detour from our usual haunt and ventured to the Longmont Farmers’ Market (9595 Nelson Road), also run by Boulder County Farmers Markets, in Longmont. The chef scheduled couldn’t make the tour so I decided to take matters, er, vegetables, into my own hands and shopped…
Now’s a great time to put your money where your mouth is; nearly every one of our favorite food events this week benefits a good cause. Choose your ideal recipient (hungry and homeless families, sick dogs or public museums) and enjoy the satisfaction that comes with doing good while having…
Since 2000, Jack Martinez’s Jack-n-Grill has been serving up New Mexican-style Mexican food at 2544 Federal Boulevard.But now he’s selling the building because of a divorce, and although there’s a second Jack-n-Grill in the northern ‘burbs, the closing of the original Jack-n-Grill on Federal will definitely mark the end of an era.
This week’s restaurant openings all come from known quantities in the metro area, from everyday lunch stops to the finest of fine dining. Denver’s favorite anglophile eatery, GB Fish & Chips, added a new location in Arvada, its fourth since launching the brand ten years ago at 1311 South Broadway. Spicy…
Folks with a passion for barbecue want nothing more than to share that passion — along with some smoked meats.That’s exactly what Tony Roberts and Dan Casey, two friends who have been cooking together on the competitive barbecue circuit for years, plan to do. The two will open Proud Souls…
Skiers and snowboarders think about snow all winter and fall, and they know when its’s getting close because there are gear and season-pass sales all over the place. Beer lovers think about rich, high-gravity treats all winter and fall, and they know when they’re getting close because labels like these…
In the land of green chile that is Denver, finding the best bowl of chili con carne can be a difficult task. The main characteristics in a good chili are tender beef, spicy yet balanced flavors, a satisfying thick and hearty texture, and a dark-brown color. When it comes to…
If you’re in between paychecks, this weekend will be a welcome one for you, as there are three free festivals lined up for the fall: Think chiles, chili and Germans. Here are eight great events on the culinary calendar from September 15 through September 17. Friday, September 15 The month…
With so many restaurants continuing to open in Denver — and continuing to lure customers with new concepts and diverse dining options — it seems that every week is restaurant week in the city. But there’s only one official Denver Restaurant Week, and the food-filled celebration organized by Visit Denver…
When my dining companions and I walked into Addis Ababa Ethiopian Restaurant for a recent dinner, the entire place was dark, empty and a bit dingy. The waitress looked surprised to see us and seemed even more surprised when I asked to be seated for dinner instead of telling her we…
The Welcome Inn was one of those places I’d always been meaning to go but had never managed to check out until just recently. It’s on the edge of what many now call RiNo, but is still known by long-time regulars as the East Side, and it’s a friendly and casual spot…
Standing in front of Tavernetta, the new Italian restaurant from Frasca Food and Wine owners Bobby Stuckey and chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, you almost wouldn’t guess you were in Denver — despite being only a stone’s throw from Union Station. New hotels and apartment buildings crowd in around the stone facade of…
Eggs and bacon are a basic part of the diner experience. Steuben’s owner Josh Wolkon knows that, and even though the two Steuben’s locations in Uptown and Arvada have never been open early, the menus are riddled with fried eggs, crispy bacon and even “Joe’s Breakfast,” a straight-up diner combo…
If you’ve seen a photo of a brewery on Facebook anytime in the past two years there’s a good chance that it was captured by Dustin Hall, the creator of The Brewtography Project. Hall has been traveling the state, taking pictures — behind the scenes and in front of them…
If you’re relatively new to Denver, you probably don’t remember a time not so long ago when the city was desperate for a good sandwich. But in the last years of the twentieth century, we were facing a new millennium with the same insipid chains that passed off poorly made…
It’s been thirteen years since the first Kitchen opened on the west end of Pearl Street in Boulder, where it quickly became a regional bastion for farm-to-table fare and launched a restaurant group that today has outlets across the country. In August, that group opened Hedge Row in Cherry Creek. Overseeing the menu there and at the Kitchen is Meg Grace Larcom.
In his DIY Takeout series, Nick Evans has been chowing down on great takeout food around Denver and then reverse-engineering his favorites at home to come up with recipes for home cooks. Check out his videos on how to make everything from a Chipotle burrito to Smashburger to a Biker…
Family owned and operated sandwich eatery Stack Subs originally opened in August 2012 on South Union Avenue in Lakewood before spawning a second shop in Belmar at 420 South Teller Street. Now owners Rick and Ann Koerner are taking aim at the big city and will open a new Stack…
A keg is more than just a large vessel for holding beer; it’s a valuable piece of property that makes its way from a brewery to a distributor and then on to a liquor store, restaurant, bar or even your back patio. But kegs belong to the breweries that fill…
The smell of this corn mash is intoxicating and sweet, with a rich, grainy note and a hint of booze. Cows love the stuff, according to Jose Gonzalez, owner of the Mestizos food truck and one of the founders of DenCo Meats & Custom Cuts, a meat-processing facility in Deer…
If you like light beers, then great ready to be thrilled. Or irritated. Or maybe just confused. Dive Bar Brewing is making a light American lager for Denver, and the owners will knock it out of your hand if you try to sniff it. “The whole idea is to drink…
