The brined, seasoned and fried chicken at the Post Brewing Co. in Lafayette is crackling good. So it’s natural that the recipe developed by executive chef Brett Smith and company would take roost in other parts of the metro area. Meet the new fried flock at GoodBird Kitchen, coming soon to Longmont…
ll Porcellino Salumi has hit a few rough spots, but this month owners Bill Minor and Brian Albano hope to finally get the doors at 4334 West 41st Avenue open — and they gave neighbors at last week’s First Friday on Tennyson Street a taste of what to expect. But Jacob isn’t…
There’s no shortage of craft beer at Denver International Airport. Passengers flying in and out can find outposts of New Belgium Brewing and Boulder Beer in the terminal, and a variety of local selections at bars and restaurants throughout the concourses; there’s also a kiosk in the B Concourse selling…
Michael Shiell created quite a stir when he picked the name for the restaurant that would mark his return to Denver after a three-year hiatus: It would be called Milk & Honey, after a biblical phrase synonymous with good times. It might have been more straightforward to call the place…
Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels opened their newest coffee and bagels concept in Aurora, at 16495 East 40th Circle Suite A, at 5 a.m. today. In celebration of the opening, the chain will be giving the first fifty guests in line a coupon booklet for a free medium coffee, bagel…
Tom’s Urban, the American diner on the corner of 15th and Larimer streets, is closed and the windows have been papered over. But a quick check of the restaurant’s Facebook page reveals the closure is only temporary. A post from September 24 reads “Tom’s Urban will be temporarily closed for…
Crazy Mountain Brewery, which took over the Breckenridge Brewery’s former headquarters at 471 Kalamath Street in August, plans to open a barbecue joint and tap room in cooperation with Beaver Creek’s Group970 Restaurants sometime this fall. Group970 runs Blue Moose Pizza locations in Vail and Beaver Creek, along with two…
Pop Skull at Syntax Physic Opera At Syntax Physic Opera, everything is entertainment. The South Broadway bar and restaurant is also a venue, drawing crowds for stand-up comedy, opera, live local music and burlesque. A stage sits front and center in the dining room, where live performance is woven into the…
Competitive barbecue pit man Jason Ganahl is juggling two major meat feats this month: Not only is he on his way to Bentonville, Arkansas for a national barbecue championship on October 10, but he’s in the final stages of opening GQue Championship Barbecue, the smokehouse and restaurant that he hopes…
Move over Slim Jim, there’s a new beef jerky in town. Enter Uncle Andy’s Jerky, the all-natural, sustainable snack created in Fort Collins by Andy Hanenberg. The 32-year-old entrepreneur from New Jersey started in the jerky world in 2012, inspired by CrossFit and meat-focused paleo diets. “I started looking at jerky…
It has been nine months since Seth Rubin baked his last biscuit — at least for paying customers — after shutting down his two Rise & Shine Biscuit Kitchen and Cafes, the breakfast eateries he operated inside Basil Doc’s Pizza branches in the West Highland and Hilltop neighborhoods. Basil Doc’s…
The sad news came on Sunday: Gary Lee Bomar, the owner of Gary Lee’s Motor Club and Grub at 176 South Broadway, had passed away after sustaining a head injury on a trip to Mexico. A gofundme campaign to pay for his treatment there and his return to Swedish Medical…
It’s National Noodle Day! Celebrate at Noodles & Company, and you might just win some free grub. The homegrown fast-casual chain will be holding its second annual “Lucky Bowl” in-restaurant giveaway today. Stop by a participating location, buy an entree and you’ll get a “Lucky Bowl” peel card — and…
The Baker neighborhood is about to get a little sweeter. The building at 713 West 4th Avenue (between Galapago and Inca streets) that was most recently a laundromat now has a banner up announcing that Baker Java & Scoops will open soon. Although no details are available, we’ll hazard a…
The October 3 MassRoots Munchie Crawl was a big success in its inaugural run down the coolest strip of Broadway, stinking up a few blocks of local restaurants, dispensaries and participating shops. A team of green tour guides helped crawlers reach the participating spots on the map, between pot pit…
Hawaiian shirts and hollowed-out pineapples stole the show from the gallery installations at MCA Denver on Sunday. The FO’ Swizzle cocktail competition, sponsored by Don Q Rum, took over the museum’s rooftop cafe, where six teams of Denver bartenders battled to see who could out-shake the competition. Proceeds were donated…
Mole may be Mexico’s most misunderstood export here in Colorado; syrupy sweet chocolate concoctions have done much to obscure the finer points of the complex sauces. I recently overheard a conversation about searching for good mole negro in Denver that ended without resolution, but there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for…
A posh new Black Eye Coffee opened this morning at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Sherman Street. This is the second Black Eye, but it’s quite a departure from the more DIY original on Navajo Street, next door to the Highland Tavern. Expect the same attention to detail in…
The Cherry Cricket celebrated its seventieth birthday on Friday. Over the decades, it’s collected friends and foes alike — not just in Denver, but around the country, as its burgers became legendary. And if you live in this city, changes are very good you’ve not only eaten at the Cricket,…
Every time we turn around it appears something new is popping up on West 32nd Avenue, from West Highland to LoHi. With options including Detroit-style pizza, small-batch ice cream and epic sandwiches, anything you might want to eat can be found on this mile-and-a-half stretch. While it’s hard to pick…
There’s a cornucopia of culinary events overflowing in town, starting with five memorable meals of Denver Harvest Week at the GrowHaus. You can also celebrate a big birthday, National Noodle Day and the reopening of a historic hall. Keep reading for a taste of what’s on the culinary calendar this…
Onefold means whole or complete, and Gretchen Kurtz wholly and completely loved breakfast and lunch at the super-cute east Denver eatery of the same name. And we’re all looking forward to when Onefold becomes even more complete: Kurtz also mentioned that the place would soon unfold dinner hours, too. Mark…
