Chef Shuffles at Milk & Honey, Sugarmill

Chef/restaurateur Michael Shiell’s Milk & Honey has been turning heads in Larimer Square with its swanky subterranean setting and equally opulent menu. That menu reflects  Shiell’s vision and his collaboration with chef de cuisine Lance Barto, who signed on at Milk & Honey shortly before the restaurant’s June opening.  “We…

Reader: People Can’t Afford Places Like Trillium Anymore

Tomorrow we’ll publish our Restaurant Roll Call for September, compendium of all the openings and closings around town. And there were plenty of closings — some expected, some not. The original Las Delicias shuttered its doors, but promises to return to its Uptown home next spring after a big remodeling…

A Trio of Special Dinners Tonight — One Gluten-Free

It’s International Coffee Day and businesses all over Denver are celebrating by offering a deals and dishes. For starters, local Dunkin’ Donuts outlets are offering guests at all Dunkin’ Donuts a free medium hot or iced dark roast coffee today. Additional restaurants like Tamayo, ViewHouse and Habit Doughnuts will be…

Pueblo Festival Showcases Colorado Chile Farmers

The 21st annual Pueblo Chile and Frijoles festival hit the streets of Pueblo over the weekend with a celebration of Colorado’s finest chiles. The three-day festival blocked off streets and took over downtown Pueblo with trinket hawkers, political booths, heavy-metal cover bands — and, most important, the intoxicating aroma of…

Cafe 180 Leaves 16th Street Mall Kiosk; Wikipita Will Move In

After two years on the 16th Street Mall, the curbside outpost of Cafe 180 has closed. You could eat at Cafe 180’s bright-green stand at 16th and Arapahoe streets more cheaply than just about anywhere on the mall — or all downtown, for that matter — with salads, wraps and soups…

25 Best Costumes of the Great American Beer Fest

The Great American Beer Festival is as astronomical in size as it is in character. Every year, the most eclectic group of beer lovers in the world go all out when they attend this fun and outrageous convention. And this past weekend the costumes, along with the entire 2015 event,…

Denver Diner Celebrates Grand Reopening Today

If you considered yourself a Denver Diner regular, then it feels like forever since the 24-hour greasy spoon suddenly closed its doors after a kitchen fire. In reality, it’s been just under a year since the popular diner at 740 West Colfax Avenue, a classic ’60s-era White Spot that was…

Photos: Beer and Food Pairings at the Great American Beer Festival

The Great American Beer Festival highlights chefs as well as brewers with its Paired pavilion, which matches food and beer from around the country. The pairings are coordinated by Brewers Association executive chef Adam Dulye. This year, six Colorado breweries and twelve Colorado chefs were part of the mix. Each…

The Great American Beer Festival Gets Bigger, Bolder, Better

I’ve been lucky enough to attend the Great American Beer Festival for the past nine years in a row. Over that time, I’ve watched it grow bigger and I’ve watched the beers get better. I’ve also watched the traditional opening notes from the bagpipe-and-drum corps during most of those years,…

This West Colfax Coffee Cart Is Strong, Smart and Bold

There aren’t many options for a good cup of coffee along the West Colfax Avenue corridor. The Strong, Smart & Bold Beans coffee cart nestled inside the Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales library is changing that. The cart, a social enterprise of Girls Inc. of Metro Denver, is serving up good coffee for…

Tom+Chee Brings Childhood Comfort Combo to Streets of Southglenn

Not so long ago, there was a kiosk at Streets of Southglenn called Yo’Cheese that sold grilled cheese sandwiches and other comfort-food classics. In the winter, there was an outdoor ice-skating rink next to the kiosk where scarved and mittened teenagers made turns around the rink before fueling up on…

From Brunch to Beer, 21 Tastiest Events on the Culinary Calendar

The Great American Beer Festival is in full swing and Denver is buzzing with brews this weekend. While suds are spilling all over town, the culinary calendar has some worthwhile non-beer events, too. Keep reading for a taste. Friday, September 25  Chef Troy Guard will be cooking up a four-course…

Homebrewers Lead the Way With Pot-Infused Beers

Colorado is one of the leading craft-beer states. It was also the first state to allow recreational marijuana. So it would only seem natural that the two industries would cross paths at one of the 300-plus breweries here. But so far, we haven’t seen any commercial pot-infused beers — and…