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…
Il Porcellino Salumi isn’t quite ready to open in the Berkeley neighborhood; owners Bill Miner and Brian Albano are still waiting on final sign-off from the Denver Department of Environmental Health before they can begin production of their cured products. In the meantime, they’re hosting an open house as part of…
Friday Night Bazaar, the weekly indoor craft, music and food market started by TheBigWonderful partners Josh Sampson and Ben Baruch, was just getting rolling last spring at 3530 Brighton Boulevard when June rains flooded the building and forced a temporary end to the festivities. But after a few months of scouting…
Smell that smoke in the air? It’s not just burning leaves or roasting chiles — it’s also coming from the barbecue joints that are popping up all over town. There have been so any changes on the local barbecue scene that our recent list of the Ten Best Barbecue Joints…
It’s only October 2, but it’s already been a big month for Black Eye Coffee. Yesterday the hot spot in Highland was named the Denver winner in the KRUPS Best Brew Awards — the fifth round of the annual contest, but the first time people were allowed to vote for a…
Although you might not be able to tell from the weather Denver has been having lately, October is here and Fall is in full swing. The temperatures may not be falling just yet but the leaves are changing and the fall harvest is in high gear, which means some delicious comfort food…
Last week I started a conversation about the rules of restaurant criticism — or rather, the modern-day lack thereof. Some guidelines remain in effect: Professional critics should not accept free food, for example. Others are increasingly optional, such as anonymity, though in my opinion a critic who publishes his or…
No. 14: Bruschetta at Postino LoHi The simplicity of bruschetta is part of its charm — nothing but chewy, crusty bread and a few fresh ingredients to accompany a glass of wine or beer at happy hour, a light lunch or a shared dinner. Postino offers a dozen variations on…
You just want to grab a good slab of ribs for dinner tonight. Well hold yer horses, Jethro: barbecue in Denver is a battleground, where endless skirmishes are waged over where to get the good stuff — and some don’t bother to fight at all. Given barbecue’s history as the…
