It wasn’t hard to spot the tall, broad shouldered Nick Kayser, executive chef of Vesta, as he waited by the Ela Family Farms fruit stand in the Union Station Farmers Market (run by Boulder County Farmers Markets) this past Saturday morning. With an iced coffee in hand, the friendly chef began…
The Mile High City doesn’t feel particularly tropical, even with September’s heat wave, but that doesn’t mean we lack a good selection of Hawaiian foods. You don’t have to host a backyard luau or bury a pig in a fire pit to get a taste of the islands. You can…
It’s an animal-centric week on the Denver restaurant scene: Rabbits, pigs and dogs make appearances, but only one of them ends up on your plate. Guess which one? Here are nine of the best events on the culinary calendar from Monday, September 11 through Friday, September 15. Monday, September 11…
The opening of Wally’s Wisconsin Tavern inspired an outpouring of Wisconsin food memories from hungry readers. But if Wisconsin has cheese curds, they wonder, what does Colorado have?
The first ever Rocky Mountain Roasting Rodeo is set to take place in Denver this weekend. The two-day event gathers fifteen professional coffee roasters from the Rocky Mountain region, including New Mexico, Wyoming and throughout Colorado. For the competition, all participants were given twenty pounds of the same green Ethiopian…
This week was a slow one in the Denver restaurant scene, which is a good thing, giving diners a chance to take a breath and look around for good eats rather than just rushing off to the hottest new openings. Hot describes the gooey fried cheese curds at Wally’s Wisconsin…
Confession: I avoided wine in a can out of shear snootiness. I’d gotten used to wine in a box and plastic corks, but wine in a can was a step too far down the path to wine in a 40-ounce with a side of Cheez Whiz. I was wrong. Wine…
Edgewater’s Thai choices were cut in half when Thailicious recently closed at 2045 Sheridan Boulevard (at least US Thai Cafe is still going strong), but the space won’t remain vacant for long. Rich Braunthal, who has run the Ohana Grille food truck since 2015, is turning his mobile business into a…
I love pumpkin beers. There, I said it. I love a sweet, malty, gourd-based ale layered over with cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, allspice, ginger and maybe some honey. Ramp up the alcohol content and put the whole thing in a rum barrel, and I’ll wait up all night in the pumpkin…
Denver Food + Wine’s Grand Tasting may be the swankiest event of the weekend, but if that’s not your scene, there isn’t any shortage of good times to be had. Go casual at a (barn) dance party, an Oktoberfest celebration or a good old-fashioned barbecue — and that’s just for…
There’s surely more to Wisconsin than cheese and sausages, but those are the things we care about. And that’s what Wally’s Wisconsin Tavern, the new concept that the owners of Rhein Haus just opened beside the LoDo restaurant, is offering — plus a few more things from the Great Lakes region…
I’ve been meaning to stop back into the Abbey Tavern for a while, and not just because it’s super-near my house and a good place to hit up when it snows a lot and I don’t feel like driving anywhere. Although, if we’re being honest, laziness and the desire to…
Steve Ells opened the original Chipotle Mexican Grill at 1644 East Evans Avenue, an old Dolly Madison location, in 1993, kicking off more than two decades of growth and influence over how Americans perceive fast food. The tiny burrito outlet closed its doors on May 18 — but only temporarily: Employees…
After one of the most devastating storms in U.S. history, Texas needs our help. Denver restaurants and bars are pitching in by earmarking proceeds of sales to the cause and collecting donations on behalf of various flood-relief organizations.
Colorado’s biggest little beer festival returns to Breckenridge for the second time on January 4-6, 2018, with some upgrades and improvements. Tickets for the Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival go on sale today at 10 a.m. at bigbeersfestival.com — and they will sell out very, very quickly. Here’s a…
Considering the distance — in both miles and elevation — between Denver and Paris, a good French croissant is surprisingly easy to find in the metro area. But for a great one, you’ll need to search a little longer. Traditional almond and chocolate croissants, savory croissants, and contemporary twists like…
In the four years since Shauna Lott Harman launched Long I Pie, the business has gone through a number of iterations. Today, it’s operating out of a tiny kitchen at Fort Greene in Globeville.
The owner of the Stockyards Saloon says his bar has to close. But Fred Orr, who owns the building that houses that bar, says the news reports are all wet: the bar should be able to keep pouring through the next Stock Show.
When it comes to finding the best of the summer harvest, sometimes we must go all the way to the source, especially if we want to show a soon-to-be-three-year-old city kid where vegetables really come from. With that in mind, I accepted an invitation from chef Eric Skokan, chef/owner of…
Did you feel that? It was a slight breeze on a hot day, but it carried with it just a tiny hint of cold temperatures, and it made you shiver. And that shiver set off a chain reaction in your brain that let you know fall is on its way…
Justin Cucci, who runs some of the quirkiest eateries in Denver, says he’s after a “craveable experience.” And he’s created just that at El Five.
Free beer puts everyone in a good mood, so kick off the week with one, then use the money you saved to hit a food festival, cuddle some cows or kick up your heels with Celts. Here are six of the best food and drink events from Monday, September 4…
