Colorado is so chock full of breweries that it seems like a beer drinker could head in any direction and find a few of them without even trying. Almost any direction, anyway. Head east out of Greeley or Aurora or the area around Colorado Springs, and you won’t find a…
Denver Restaurant Week, the annual discount dinner program put on by Visit Denver at the end of every winter, has seen tweaks and changes over the past dozen years. But one thing that has remained constant has been the pricing structure. While the per-person price went up a few years…
Good news for those missing the comfort-food pleasures of bang!, which closed last year after a nineteen-year run in West Highland: Co-owner Cissy Olderman is back with a new partner and a new food venture, albeit one on a much smaller scale. Olderman has joined forces with her ten-year-old daughter,…
Like a kid scoping out the best trick-or-treating, we’ve gathered Denver’s best treats, potions and boozy drinks to make your Halloween party a night to remember. Steer clear of being a basic witch with a bag of candy and treat the ghosts and goblins to these favorites on Halloween. Psssst,…
My family is Polish; my grandmother was actually born there. But most of what I know about my ancestors from Poland involves eating pierogies. That’s one of my favorite things about Kinga’s Lounge at East Colfax Avenue and Marion Street: the delicious dumplings filled with cheese, cabbage, meat, and various…
Lunch is getting just a little better in Denver, starting tomorrow with a lunchtime pop-up at Mister Tuna and a sushi giveaway at P.F. Chang’s. And one of our favorite barbecue spots will soon add Friday lunch. Keep reading for the details on all three. Mister Tuna 3033 Brighton Boulevard…
Repairs are underway at Comrade Brewing, which was hit by a large pickup truck last week, smashing into the front of the building, destroying two garage doors, damaging the brewery’s beer tanks and rupturing the gas and water lines. On Tuesday, the broken doors were removed and the brewhouse was…
Halloween weekend is upon us, and with the amount of money some people are spending on costumes, it’s worth a shot to try to earn back some of your expenses. Here are seven opportunities to earn cash prizes and giveaways for the best Halloween costumes this weekend. Friday, October 28…
Colorado recycling bins, already stuffed with empty craft beers cans are going to be pushed to their limits over the next few months as a slew of breweries begin canning or add to their existing lineups. Some of the most anticipated offerings, though, will come from Lafayette’s Liquid Mechanics Brewing,…
Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen came roaring back into Five Points a week ago, greeting long Sunday lines again after a five-month closure following a fire. In the almost two years that the shop had been open, it had become a Denver institution: Owner Joshua Pollack’s New York-style bagels, lox and…
Denver’s best dive bars are an endangered species, and the city just lost another one: The Squeeze Inn. This was a classic dive, a tiny, single-room lounge with checker-tiled floors and red vinyl seats, set at the back of a large lot with a barely visible sign. And now it’s…
Old South Gaylord Street has been sporting two Devil’s Food signs over the past few weeks: one at 1020 South Gaylord and a newer sign four doors up at 1004 South Gaylord. So what’s the deal? Is the bakery, restaurant and coffeehouse moving? As it turns out, the business is…
No. 46: Smoked-Brisket Stroganoff Pot Pie From the Humble Pie Store and Kitchen Table Comfort food has an advantage over our food-buying impulses at this time of year, but two eateries got together this month to make that advantage clearly unfair. If one warming, home-style dish can lead to us…
The phrase “Den-Mex” may have been coined by out-of-towner Gustavo Arellano in 2012, when the author of Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America praised Chubby’s on West 38th Avenue for the sheer weirdness of its Mexican hamburger, but those of us who live here already knew what makes this…
Hall Brewing has closed its taproom at 10970 South Parker Road, posting a note on Facebook that it plans to reopen at a future date in downtown Parker. “Thank you for your support at our current location. Be sure to watch our Facebook page for our new brewery and Tap Room in…
If publicity was money, the owners of Dad & Dude’s Breweria in Aurora would be millionaires: the brewery has been the recipient of intense national media coverage since it received federal approval in September to make a beer infused with cannabidiol, an extract of hemp. Publications and web sites from…
Caffeine junkies near the University of Denver are familiar with the name Kaladi; owners Mark Overly and Andy Melnick have been roasting beans and brewing coffee since 2000 at Kaladi Coffee Roasters at 1730 East Evans Avenue. Around town, a handful of cafes and restaurants also sell the company’s coffee. But…
Menu changes around town this month include a few unique offerings, from a Yucatecan specialty called a panucho at Sol Cocina to a miracle berry-tasting menu at the Inventing Room to a brunch beverage bar straight out of the Big Lebowski. Keep reading to see what’s up at these three…
La Loma, one of Denver’s most popular Mexican restaurants, will turn out the lights for the last time tonight at its Jefferson Park home after a Denver Broncos tailgate party and dinner service. The eatery, which has been serving thick green chile, crispy chile rellenos and hearty combo plates since…
Halloween creeps into the culinary calendar in a big way this week, but even with all the haunted happenings around Denver, there are still plenty of tasty events sans scares. From costumed parties to La Loma’s last stand, here are the XXXXX tastiest events. Monday, October 24 Plates for…
Sarah McGill’s tour of neighborhood bars recently took her to Pete’s Satire Lounge, a classic dive on East Colfax Avenue where bartenders have been serving up stiff drinks since the early ’60s, and the Smothers Brothers once served up their own unique brand of jokes. But a waiter there became…
Are we living in a beer-soaked brewery market — or is there still plenty of headroom for newcomers? Whether you think there are already too many beer makers in Denver or you’d like to see a craft brewhouse on every corner, brewmasters keep throwing open the doors and offering an…
