The news yesterday that Lower48 Kitchen will be shutting down on November 7 at the corner of 21st and Lawrence streets brought with it curiosity about the situation of the Inventing Room, scheduled to open on October 31 in a space that was once Lower48’s Service Bar concept. “Does this…
Several Mexican grocery stores around town also feature little eateries — but few advertise their services as graphically as Carniceria la Sierra at 3170 West Alameda Avenue, one of several taquerias Mark Antonation featured in his story about three spots where you can get your groceries and tacos in one…
I’m supposed to be writing about chilaquiles. Instead, I’m eating them. Oh, I tried to sit at the computer and soldier on. Tried hard, in fact. But in the end, all those thoughts about cumin, serranos and lime got to me. So I did what any hungry critic would do:…
Whether you’re looking to add a little culture to your week with the Five Points Food, Wine and Jazz Festival, or you’re just trying to give back to your community while picking up dinner, we’ve got you covered. Here are today’s culinary events. The Five Points Food, Wine and…
When Lower48 Kitchen opened in 2013, it immediately grabbed the attention of our food and drink staff, winning our Best New Restaurant award for that year. Over the next two years, owner Mario Nocifera and chef Alex Figura proved with innovative dishes, top-notch hospitality and commitment to quality that the…
What was until recently the Mile High United Way headquarters in Lower Highland is currently a gaping hole in the ground, but before long it will become the 18th & Central Apartment Community — and with it will come ground-floor retail space. Southern Land Company, developers of the property, have already…
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has made a point recently of checking in on kombucha producers to make sure they’re keeping their brews to less than .5 percent alcohol by volume, the legal limit above which beverages are subject to the bureau’s regulations. At alcohol levels that…
Snooze Fashioned at Snooze It’s not just Mimosas anymore. If you’re putting down some pancakes with friends at brunch these days in Denver, there are a lot more day-drinking options than just the usual orange juice mixed with sparkling wine. At Snooze, the barons of brunch have created a slew…
In a heartfelt message to all of its fans, Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe announced yesterday that it will close on October 30 — after more than thirty years on West 33rd Avenue — and the comments have been pouring in. “We’re calling it a retirement,” says Oscar Aguirre, the eldest…
The neighborhood many are calling LoHi these days hasn’t always been the epicenter of hip, destination dining out. Before Old Major, Uncle, Williams & Graham and Highland Tap & Burger set up shop, the area was a modest, heavily Hispanic neighborhood with a few old Victorians and Denver Squares rising…
The Flatirons Food Film Festival got under way yesterday in Boulder, where it will be serving up appetite-inducing films and more through the weekend. But there’s also a cornucopia of food events in Denver today; here’s a taste: You can help We Don’t Waste in its mission to reduce…
It has been a hurry-up-and-wait situation for chef-inventor Ian Kleinman, who’s been champing at the bit to get his dessert emporium, the Inventing Room, open ever since he announced plans for a brick-and-mortar space to hold his laboratory of sweet experiments. But the big day is finally coming: The Inventing…
It’s the end of an era. Just over thirty years ago, Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe opened in a storefront at 2005 West 33rd Avenue. And about five minutes after that, an artist whose studio was in the then-decidedly lowbrow Lower Highland neighborhood called Westword to say that he’d just found Denver’s…
Neighborhood bistro Table 6 has been churning out elevated American cuisine since 2004, and despite being in business for more than a decade with a few chef changes along the way, it’s still holding strong as one of the most consistently recommended restaurants in Denver. One of the OG pioneers…
The twin restaurant spaces at 1617 California street downtown have seen a few eateries come and go: Fontano’s Subs, An’s Lemongrass Grille — and most recently, Planet Sub, which closed on October 7. And while Larkburger is currently making a go of it in the right-hand space, reader Jason Dennee…
Allegro Coffee is expanding from roasting to serving. The company’s beans are already available at Whole Foods, as well as at a small shop in the Adams 12 administration building in its home base of Thornton. And next month, Allegro will open a stand-alone coffee shop in a a 4,000 square-foot…
A secret really isn’t much of a secret if it’s plastered on signs all over town, but sometimes the message gets lost among the many distractions of urban strip malls advertising everything from foot massages to children’s dental clinics. But if you look closely and pay attention, the word “taqueria”…
The weather may be cooling off, but the dining scene is heating up. This week you can partake of everything from a food film festival to dinners in the dark; keep reading for the tastiest events on the culinary calendar. Monday, October 19 The Flatirons Food Film Festival get cooking…
Project Angel Heart held its annual Taste for Life fundraiser dinner on Tuesday night at the Hyatt Regency downtown, with food and beverages from more than twenty restaurants and other vendors. The final figures are in and between ticket sales, the proceeds from live and silent auctions, the price of…
Allegro Coffee Company has been a staple for Colorado coffee drinkers for decades; the company started in Boulder in 1977 and began importing and roasting its own beans in 1985. And while Allegro coffee has been available at plenty of coffee shops, restaurants and grocery stores, until now there hasn’t…
Restaurateur Christopher Sargent, who opened Brazen on West 38th Avenue a year ago, is bringing his second eatery, Telegraph, to the former home of Cafe|Bar and the Grey Cactus. Telegraph opens to the public tonight night at 5 p.m., featuring what Sargent describes as “flavorful and approachable” food from executive chef Brian…
Deschutes Brewery is based in Bend, Oregon, but it sends a traveling pop-up pub around the country, and tomorrow the 402-foot custom bar will land on 21st Street between Blake and Larimer streets from 2 to 10 p.m. Deschutes will be pouring and selling beers from forty taps; it will…
