The signs for Anointed BBQ & Soul Food started going up earlier this year on the little shack at 2504 West Hampden Avenue that was once Country Time BBQ, but owner Marriese “Mo” Jones isn’t quite ready to throw open the doors for business. Because he’s trying to open debt-free…
Max’s Wine Dive pulls off the admirable trick of being a chain restaurant without acting or feeling like one. Based out of Houston, the company sells itself with the motto “Fried chicken and champagne — why the hell not?” But don’t expect trailer park kitsch. Max’s made canny moves by…
Chef Jamey Fader knows tacos. As culinary director for the Big Red F restaurant group, Fader has been immersed in Mexican cuisine since he opened Lola Coastal Mexican with Dave Query in 2002. Join us tomorrow, July 7, at 3:15 p.m. for a live streaming chat with the chef as…
After Gretchen Kurtz talked with Lonni Byrd, chef/co-owner of new vegan soul food restaurant Love, Peace & Sol, many readers echoed this response from Heather: Let’s goooooo!!!! But when news broke yesterday that the restaurant is losing its lease on its Park Hill home, the response changed to this from…
Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill is a publicly traded company. Like all publicly traded companies, its executives answer to shareholders. When sales decline, as they did in the aftermath of the norovirus outbreak at Chipotle restaurants that sickened almost 400 customers, the company has to appease its shareholders with new ideas…
No. 81: Late-night Ramen at Brazen For a tiny restaurant located next door to a Comfort Dental office in a quiet neighborhood, Brazen throws a pretty stellar late-night party. At 10:30 every night but Sunday, the chic little eatery switches over to a menu with only a few items, most…
Lonni Byrd, chef and co-owner of Love, Peace & Sol Cafe, could use a little love right now. Byrd – the subject of last week’s Chef and Tell interview — just received notice from her landlord that her lease at 3435 Albion Street in Park Hill is being terminated. And so…
Ghost BBQ & Spirits opened last fall next door to the Boulder Theater and has quickly earned a reputation for the top-quality smoked meats turned out by chef/owner Bob Sargent. The chef’s passion for barbecue is clear, but he also has a fondness for the searing heat of chiles. So…
During Fourth of July weekend festivities, did you kick back in one of Denver’s parks and enjoy an icy-cold beer? A 3.2 beer, of course: That’s all that’s allowed under current Denver Department of Parks and Recreation regulations. But that will be changing, because in a few years 3.2 beer…
Breckenridge Brewery has released a specialty series intended to capture the essence of its twelve-acre headquarters in Littleton. The additional brewing capacity at the farm-inspired spread along Brewery Lane has enabled the brewery to try many new recipes and launch several series this past year, the most recent of which…
We’re halfway through 2016 and new restaurants keep piling up (there were 23 openings in June alone). Great eateries have popped up everywhere from Lyons to the southern suburbs, so it’s not just central Denver that’s experiencing the boom — and that’s great news for residents of outlying neighborhoods and…
Marin Toscano spent a year and a half studying food culture in China and returned to Colorado with a new perspective on eating. In her travels and studies, she realized that food was more than simply nutrition. And so she founded Fooition (a combination of the words food and intuition),…
Five years ago, billboards around town were announcing the imminent arrival of the mysterious Chloe, a fictitious, jet-setting socialite whose favorite food, favorite design trends, favorite art and favorite music would soon be featured at her namesake Chloe’s Mezze Lounge, Garden and Discothèque, which opened in July 2011 at 1445…
When it comes to south-of-the-border restaurants, Denver is certainly not lacking in Mexican-cuisine options — but what about farther south? Aside from a smattering of Salvadoran joints frying up pupusas, the countries of Central America have yet to establish a firm presence on Denver’s culinary map. Where, for example, can…
July 6 is National Fried Chicken Day, but Max’s Wine Dive is starting the celebration early: It’s featuring a buy-one-get one deal on Southern Fried Chicken now through July 6. That’s also the deadline for filling out an entry form that will make you eligible to win a golden ticket redeemable…
Freedom, food and fireworks: the three cornerstones on which this country was founded – or at least the three things we love the most about the Fourth of July. With the holiday falling on a Monday this year, that means a long holiday weekend for many, and three days full…
This Fourth of July weekend will be full of fireworks and such all-American fare as fried chicken. And just in time for the holiday, CoraFaye’s Cafe moved from its decade-old home on Colorado Boulevard to 16251 East Colfax Avenue in Aurora. The location is a little tougher to find (it’s on…
Did you stay in Denver this holiday weekend? Then it’s time to get up and get in line for brunch! We recently updated our lists of the ten best brunches and ten best breakfast restaurants in Denver, which are full of ideas for where to eat. Says Peri: Looks we’ve…
Soul food was in the news this week as Gretchen Kurtz talked to chef Lonni Byrd about her vegan eatery, Love, Peace and Sol Cafe, while CoraFaye’s Cafe welcomed guests to its new home on East Colfax Avenue in Aurora. Seoul food also helped Mark Antonation cool off as he…
When news hit that Colorado Boulevard’s soul-food haven, CoraFaye’s Cafe, would be losing its lease this summer, many were worried that Denver would lose a culinary treasure. But owner Priscilla Smith put our minds at ease by finding a new address for her nationally known eatery. She reopened CoraFaye’s this…
Your Choice Colorado announced today that it will not pursue a November ballot initiative that would have allowed grocery stores to sell full-strength beer and wine as soon as they get their liquor licenses. The decision comes after Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill on June 10 that allows grocery…
The LoHi neighborhood welcomes a new kind of tap room with the opening of American Cultures. This watering hole isn’t your typical craft brewery tap room; instead, the cool and newly renovated spot on the corner of West 32nd Avenue and Tejon Street pours kombucha. Stop in for a glass,…
