You probably haven’t heard of the second-largest brewery in Denver, but you definitely know the beers brewed there: Station 26 Brewing’s Citra IPA, Black Shirt Brewing’s Stringbender Saison, the Post Brewing’s Townie Ale, and the brand-new Weldwerks Brewing’s Alpha Bits New England-Style IPA, among others. Sleeping Giant Brewing, which was…
It’s all birthday parties and beer this week. And whether you’re celebrating your first birthday, your 45th, or anything in between, you’ll surely find one of these events a fine way to celebrate. Here are ten culinary events — three of which are free! — to enjoy from August 28…
For her review of Cattivella, Gretchen Kurtz ventured to Eastbridge Stapleton, the new complex on the edge of Aurora where Elise Wiggins has opened the first restaurant she can call her own. The food earns raves, but service snafus sometimes interrupted the flow of a meal.
We have pizza, pupusas and empanadas on the menu this week from three new restaurants, plus offerings from two stylish new eateries — one in Boulder and one at Riverfront Park. Emmerson and Wayward both debuted this week with similar styles: energetic crews of owners, nationally pedigreed chefs, distinct artistic…
If you want to stand out in the bar and restaurant world, it helps to have a catchy name. The new owners of the space that most recently housed the Overland, at 1760 South Broadway, have chosen a name for their upcoming joint that certainly stands out: Three Denver bandmates…
Skip the bucolic country winery tour and head instead to the urban winery Bonacquisti Wine Company in north Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood. Inside the winery’s industrial warehouse building at 4640 Pecos Street, you’ll find a warm, welcoming tasting room with delicious wine sold by the bottle or growler, Italian sausage made…
Pooches, pig bowls and pugilists are only part of the proceedings in town this weekend. Peruse this prospectus and pick up your passports to the fun; here are ten of the tastiest events from Friday, August 25, through Sunday, August 27. And keep reading for more events through September to…
Bremen’s Wine & Tap opened its doors in Lower Highland just over two months ago, but it’s already facing a big change: Matt Selby, the restaurant’s opening chef, is no longer in the kitchen. In an email, Selby chalked the split up to a cash shortfall following a slower-than-projected opening…
Cooking over hardwood is a red-hot trend right now, and many new restaurants are outfitting themselves with grills, ovens and rotisseries fueled by oak, hickory, mesquite and fruit woods. Newcomers are adding a smoky note to the skies over Denver, along with many older favorites. Here are the twelve best…
The food of Central America is not easy to find in the heart of Denver; you have to drive along East Colfax Avenue toward Aurora before you see any Salvadoran, Guatemalan or Honduran restaurants. So the appearance of El Tazumal at 258 Santa Fe Drive, just south of the Art…
Chopper’s Sports Grill, at 80 South Madison Street in Cherry Creek, is an “old Denver” sort of place. Cherry Creek itself is sort of an old classic when it comes to neighborhoods, with parts experiencing a new development boom, while other blocks — like those closer to Colorado Boulevard — seem…
The year was 2014. The sun was shining, the flowers were blooming and Ska Brewing was getting ready to introduce a new year-round beer, Rudie Session Ale, a 4.5 percent ABV IPA made with Galaxy and El Dorado hops. Rudie — which Ska tagged with the line “Rudie can’t fail,”…
The seventh season of HBO’s Game of Thrones seems like it just started, but the season finale this Sunday, August 27, is fast approaching (just like those white walkers). From pot pie to lemon cake, you’ll want to eat your feelings as another season ends too soon. Celebrate (or mourn) with…
Congress Park is in for a square deal: Tonight Blue Pan Pizza will start serving its deep-dish, Detroit-style pizza at a second spot, at 3509 East 12th Avenue. Founded by Jeff Smokevitch and Giles Flanagin, Blue Pan has been up and running at 3930 West 32nd Avenue since June 2015, and…
Beer can grease a lot of wheels in this country, but it’s not magic. So, members of the Colorado Brewers Guild have been hosting a program called Hop the Vote for the past four years to help get to know their elected officials in the Colorado General Assembly. The program invites legislators…
Four years ago, we profiled every restaurant on Federal Boulevard in our Federal Case series. Now we’re doing the same for Havana Street, from East Hampden Avenue up to I-70. Join us on our culinary journey, which begins with Molcajete Mexican Restaurant.
After taking control of the kitchen at the Nickel on July 1, Russell Stippich rolled out his first menu at the start of the month, one that pays homage to American classics and draws inspiration from the culinary memories of his kitchen In this interview, Stippich talks about the difference between American and New American cuisine, how hospitality impacts the back of the house, and the Mexican beer that’s always in his fridge.
When the Way Back team first announced they were planning to open Wayward at 1610 Little Raven Street in the joint space that formerly housed Zengo and La Güera, they promised a restaurant that would hew to the ethos of local and sustainable sourcing they’d established at their first restaurant, tweaked for…
For the first time since it was founded in 1991, Breckenridge Brewery won’t have a table at the Great American Beer Festival — at least, not according to current plans. Neither will Elysian Brewing, Wicked Weed, 10 Barrel or Goose Island, which are all missing from the GABF list of participating breweries that…
Since the beginning of 2017 our restaurant critic, Gretchen Kurtz, has reviewed fifteen restaurants, including this week’s look at Cattivella at 10195 East 29th Avenue in Stapleton. Of those, four are now closed. The latest is Clyde, the wine-centered eatery that took over the venerable Le Central at 112 East Eighth…
We have happy hour and bar bites on our mind this week; fortunately, we’ve found a trio of spots that are good bets for late-afternoon stops, from Broadway to LoHi. Bar food doesn’t have to be bad food, as these three eateries prove. Citizen Rail 1899 16th Street 303-323-0017 Citizen…
Elise Wiggins finally has her own place: Cattivella Wood-Fired Italian. While the Eastbridge Stapleton setting is completely new, the emphasis is on classic Italian, with some hot twists.
