As a restaurant and bar destination zone, Larimer Street just keeps getting better and better, especially in the blocks northeast of Park Avenue. The Populist was an early favorite when it opened in 2012, but others have joined in, including our Best New Restaurant, Hop Alley; our readers’ choice for…
Nearly a year has passed since Robert Tournier served the last bowl of mussels at his 34-year-old French restaurant, Le Central. But a new lease has finally been signed for the vacant space at 8th Avenue and Lincoln Street; Denver newcomer Christopher Fehlinger expects to unveil Clyde — a wine…
Hipsters are popping up all over the place, including discussions of two recent Food stories: our report on the opening of Chuey’s Fu’s Latin-Asian Grub, and our list of the Ten Best Falafel Spots in Denver. First stop, Santa Fe Drive, where Chuey’s Fu’s just landed — and one reader…
This weekend is jam-packed with events, including the Westword Music Showcase on Saturday. Sure, there will be food there — although music clearly has the starring role. But food is in the spotlight at dozens of other events around town; here are the twenty top items on our culinary calendar…
When Amar and Autumn Singh switched up the concept of their already successful fast-casual eatery, Bombay Bowl, to the slightly more upscale Taja Indian in April 2015, they did it with the goal of making Taja easily scalable for potential franchisees. The result is a streamlined menu, some behind-the-scenes technology, and…
To be fully honest and up front, the happy hour at Sarto’s isn’t, strictly speaking, a “happy hour.” But, spoiler warning: it is indeed happy. The cicchetti bar in place at this gleaming Italian spot in Jefferson Park is built around the Venice-born tradition of tapas and drinks humming in…
Seven years after it began canning, the Wynkoop Brewing Company has decided to stop packaging its beers or selling them to bars and restaurants outside of the brewpub and the Wynkoop’s sister restaurants. That means there will be no more six-packs of Belgorado, Railyard Ale or Colorojo on liquor-store shelves…
After blending the flavors and street-food stylings of Mexico, Korea and other Asian and Latin American countries at his food truck, Chuey Fu’s, for years, Joe Knoblich finally has a permanent home for his efforts. Chuey Fu’s Latin-Asian Grub is open at 1131 Santa Fe Drive, in a space that…
The weather won’t be so blazing hot today, so it will be a fine time to get outdoors and enjoy some good food and good company. Civic Center Eats is going strong from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in Civic Center Park, and there’s now…
The look of liquor store shelves across Colorado continues to change. Fort Collins Brewery, which began canning its beers earlier this year, has decided to abandon bottles altogether and move its entire packaged lineup to aluminum. They’ll begin in August with Oktoberfest, a beer that won gold at the Great…
Chef Troy Guard’s restaurant empire keeps growing. The latest to take shape is Mister Tuna, which is scheduled to open in mid-July in the Industry building on Brighton Boulevard. Guard grew up in Hawaii and Mister Tuna is the nickname his father earned as an avid boater, fisherman and outdoor…
Joe Knoblich has been blending the flavors and street-food stylings of Mexico, Korea and other Asian and Latin American countries from his food truck, Chuey Fu’s, for the past three and a half years. But he has now found a permanent home; Chuey Fu’s Latin-Asian Grub is now open at…
When Andy Ganick opened the Berkshire in Stapleton nine years ago, the neighborhood was just beginning to boom. Now he’s opened a second restaurant, The Pig & the Sprout, on Chestnut Place in another up-and-coming area: the space between Union Station and Commons Park. When he reported on the Pig’s…
Denver isn’t the one-horse steakhouse town it used to be. But excitement over this city’s culinary coming of age didn’t make it any easier for Dan Kane to handle the closure of Sullivan’s Steakhouse a year ago. “It was emotional, standing in an empty kitchen — no equipment, no nothing,”…
Coloradans loves to bike. Whether it’s hitting the hills on your mountain bike or pedaling along Cherry Creek, a two-wheeled trip is almost always better than a four-wheeled one. That’s why we celebrate Colorado Bike Month in June (the majority of the country celebrates in May), and the highlight is…
Sana Hamelin opened Denver’s first cat cafe in 2014 and since then, fans of felines have been flocking to the Denver Cat Company to keep company with cats over cups of coffee. Now Hamelin is ready to expand her kitty empire and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money…
A new neighborhood sprang up seemingly overnight between Union Station and Commons Park (trendsetter alert: time to come up with another clever neighborhood name!); it’s home to a spacious King Soopers, a dog park and a warren of apartments, condos and offices that make you wonder exactly what city you’re…
Punch in the Mouth at Steuben’s Food Service You might have had a Punch in the Mouth last summer at Steuben’s. You probably liked it, too. The drink that cold-cocked customers last year kept selling over the winter, and since it was so popular, bar manager Sam Trojanovich is offering…
This past weekend Mark Antonation discovered that Moxie had opened on Broadway. But while the little eatery opened very, very quietly, chef/owner Dylan Moore has made a big impact on the Denver dining scene in years past. Says Jane: So glad to hear that Dylan Moore is back on Broadway. I…
Roasting food on skewers is likely the second-oldest form of cooking over fire. Right after early humans got sick of burning their fingers every time they reached for a hunk of charred mastodon resting directly on hot coals, they started poking sharpened sticks into their meat to make a handy…
Celebrity chefs and the people who love them gathered this past weekend for the 34th annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. Hundreds of purveyors and tasters parlayed in the tall white tents, a set up that mimicked the towering mountains behind the scene. Top talent such as Marcus Samuelsson, Andrew…
Chefs from across the country descended on Aspen over the weekend for the 34th annual Food & Wine Classic, an event that also draws Colorado’s moneyed foodies to linger over wine and high-end nibbles in the warren of tents set up in Wagner Park. Linnea Covington made the winding drive…
