In this week’s restaurant news, the vacant Lower Highland restaurant space that still channels the spirit of Rosa Linda’s Mexican Restaurant got a new tenant. Nine months after the iconic north-side Mexican joint closed, we know that Bremen’s Wine & Tap will soon swing open its doors on West 33rd…
In the past decade, Jake Norris has become practically synonymous with whiskey in the Denver food and beverage scene. The founding distiller for two well-known names in whiskey, Norris has decided to take a step in his own direction and part ways with his current distillery, Laws Whiskey House, makers…
Beast +Bottle opened three and a half years ago, bringing the vision of brother-and-sister duo Paul and Aileen Reilly to fruition in the Uptown neighborhood. Since then, the tiny and charming eatery, with an ambience that is equal parts homey and sophisticated, has been a favorite with Denverites seeking creative…
No. 78: The Fried Bologna Sandwich at Snarfburger In a land where many burgers are priced in the double digits, Boulder’s Snarfburger is an island of common sense. At the little shack on Arapahoe Avenue, you can still get a bacon double-cheeseburger for under $7 — and a good one…
Headed to Hugo for a meeting yesterday, I texted a friend whose parents live in the small plains town two hours from Denver, asking for a breakfast spot. “There’s only one restaurant in Hugo,” she responded. “Jean’s.” And even Jean’s Family Kitchen is closed today: Yesterday afternoon, Hugo officials warned…
This weekend is going to be hot, but you can cool off by celebrating Christmas in July, hitting an ice cream and shandy social, or tapping into a barbecue and brew fest. And that’s just a taste of everything that’s cooking around Denver; keep reading for our top fifteen culinary…
Kendal Norris and her company, Mason Jar Event Group, have done it again. Her most recent of signature seasonal Cannabis Pairing Dinners last weekend allowed guests to combine a high-end cannabis experience with fairy tale scenery and amazing food. Beginning the night with a shuttle service from Sweet Leaf Dispensary to Shupe Homestead…
The corner of West 33rd Avenue and Tejon Street is becoming a mini restaurant destination of its own within the LoHi neighborhood, especially with the demolition of Dickinson Plaza underway one block south, where several cafes and eateries were given the boot to make way for new development. Fat Jack’s…
Bombay Clay Oven has been a Cherry Creek mainstay for nearly twenty years — quite a feat in a neighborhood known for a fickle attitude toward eateries. And owners Rohini and Marshall Miranda also operated a second Indian restaurant, the quick-service Saucy Bombay, for five years on the 16th Street…
Popular LGBTQ-friendly burger chain Hamburger Mary’s is coming back to Uptown this August, a mere seven blocks away from its former home, the recently rebranded M Uptown. Is East 17th Avenue heading for a gay grill showdown? The new Mile High Hamburger Mary’s is putting a gay-friendly sports bar concept into…
Little Man Ice Cream has been a hit since it first opened in LoHi. Developer Paul Tamburello created the giant milk can-shaped shop in honor of his father, and put it in an empty spot at 2620 16th Street, between the two buildings in the Olinger complex in LoHi that…
Bakeries, both sweet and savory were on the minds of our videographers this week. Dale DiMassi’s sweet tooth took him to Valhalla Cakes, where he captured owner/cake decorator Sam Slade turning confections into an edible llama. Slade opened her shop at West 44th Avenue and Tennyson Street in April, using…
TJ Slattery and Willy Truettner could have spent less money to rent space for their brewery in a different neighborhood or on the outskirts of Denver, but when they found the former home of the Green Garage — an eco-friendly auto mechanic with solar panels on the roof — they…
Meat candles. Two words I never thought I would ever utter in the same sentence, yet lo and behold, with more than one restaurant in the Centennial State offering this oddly edible treat, it appears we have a trend on our hands. Keep in mind though: normal wax candles belong…
U.S. Presidents can only serve two terms, but beers — they can serve longer. Avery Brewing first created Ale to the Chief in 2008 to celebrate Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009 (which we wrote about way back then, as the Democratic National Convention was in Denver), and brewed a second…
For years, the mansion-turned-restaurant at 1446 South Broadway has been packed with antiques and decorated in a hodgepodge style somewhere between classic and classy, first as the Black Crown and then as the Crown Social. But the Crown Social was evicted in the spring, and with it went all of…
The Palm, which got its start in New York City almost a century ago, is celebrating its twentieth birthday here in Denver with a one-day only Prime Time at the Palm Restaurant. From 5 to 7 p.m. tonight, July 20, the restaurant is serving specially priced Bar Bites with a…
The year was 2006, and Kristofor Lofgren liked what he was hearing about sustainability and the farm-to-table movement. But why, he wondered, was the conversation always centered on terra firma? What about applying similar principles to the sea? Naysayers said it couldn’t be done, so Lofgren set out to prove…
Chef/restaurateur Troy Guard made a big splash with the opening of Mister Tuna in RiNo’s Industry building last week, but not so far away, the second outpost of TAG Burger Bar quietly grilled its last burger. The neighborhood eatery at 3759 Lipan Street closed on Sunday, July 17, after taking…
No. 79: Corned Beef Heart at the Way BackWe recently included the Way Back, which opened at 4132 West 38th Avenue in March, on our list of the ten most promising new bars of the year so far. But co-owner Chad Michael George says he considers his hip Highland stop to…
Colorado’s craft-beer scene is known for many things — but its matchmaking abilities have been underestimated. The news that Cheeky Monk was closing up shop at 534 East Colfax Avenue inspired a lot of comments, some from fans and some from foes. And there were also a few surprisingly heartfelt…
“The original idea was to be in a band and tour the world, and that didn’t quite work, so we decided to bring the bands to us,” says Harry Smith of Black Sky Brewery, a Denver collective where different brewers come together to make a variety of styles of beer…
