With the weather finally warming — and drying — up, many Denverites are moving their meals from the kitchen to the outdoors.The Post Brewing Company is doing the same, and will throw its second annual Backyard Benefit starting at 6:30 p.m. today in the brewery’s big backyard. The event will feature…
The second annual Wings & Whiskey at Ace Eat Serve on Sunday, June 7 drew 375 guests (a sellout) who gobbled wings from the chefs of eleven different restaurants to raise money for the Denver Housing Authorities Youth Culinary Academy. This year’s winners were chef Ryan Higgins of Lou’s Food…
With patio season upon us, give or take a few thunderstorms, it’s time to find some dishes that taste best when enjoyed outdoors, under clear skies. Humboldt delivers just that. The restaurant’s spacious patio overlooking 17th Avenue gets dappled sunlight thanks to tall, shady tree, providing the perfect setting for…
When I first visited Sugarmill almost a year ago, it was the only spot on the buzzing strip of Larimer that offered brunch. Oh, how the times have changed. As a reflection of the crazy development in RiNo as a whole, as of a month ago both Americatus New-World Italian…
The cute, pastel jewel box of a space that was once D Bar on East 17th Avenue has been stripped back to the rafters and is nearly ready to debut as the hip, urban Dos Santos Taqueria de Mexico, brought to us brothers Kristopher and Jason Wallenta. The two hope…
“Cinq a sept” is a winking French idiom for the happiest hours in a day — the evening time just after work and before dinner, to be filled with drinks, food and conversation…and maybe even a rendezvous with your lover. Happy hour is a little bit different in this country,…
Last week we dished up our 2015 edition of Denver’s top ten green chiles — and the comments have been coming fast and furious. Mostly furious. Says Sean: Any Colorado list (much less Denver) of top green chiles is not a list without Chubby’s. For shame. Adds Elissa: Sacrilege that Jack-n-Grill…
Monday, June 8 Local mixologists from some of Boulder’s top establishments, including Frasca, Mateo, Oak at Fourteenth, Riffs, Salt and West End Tavern, will be mixing up new cocktails featuring Colorado-based Dancing Pines Bourbon and competing for the best drink at today’s Moovers & Shakers. The cocktail competition gets shaking…
This was a light week for Denver restaurant openings and closings, other than the long-awaited debut of Milk & Honey Bar-Kitchen in Larimer Square and the opening of 740 Front in the space previously occupied by the historic Old Louisville Inn on Louisville’s Front Street — but other restaurants are…
After nearly two years since the lease was signed on the Larimer Square space that previously held Lime Mexican Cantina, chef/owner Michael Shiell is ready to unveil Milk & Honey Bar and Kitchen. Shiell will hold a series of soft opens beginning this weekend and will hold the restaurant’s grand…
Elle Taylor, owner and barista of Amethyst Coffee Company, opened her Golden Triangle shop in the Metlo building earlier this year. The warm, minimalist shop brews several Commonwealth Coffee varieties, and rounds out those offerings with one out-of-town roaster. Taylor likes to feature a roaster that isn’t easy to find in…
It’s National Donut Day, and Denver will be rolling in dough as outlets of national chains and local shops alike roll out deals. Habit Doughnut Dispensary won’t be open in time to celebrate the holiday, but Denver’s first doughnut dispensary will open soon, Mark Antonation reported earlier this week; Habit will be…
This weekend one Denver Chef will be crowned Wing King, ruler of all that is crispy, hot and messy, during the 2nd Annual Wings & Whiskey Competition at Ace. Besides appointing a new culinary king, this weekend is packed with other tasty, although maybe less prestigious events. So whether you’re in…
The happy hour at Govnr’s Park Restaurant & Tavern cements its legend as a place of good times since 1976. A two-for-one drink special is the main draw here, much like at another long-running haunt, Charlie Brown’s. But while that Capitol Hill spot trades on a sort of bygone elegance,…
There’s been a rumble rising from deep inside the Oskar Blues headquarters in Longmont over the past few months, but it’s been difficult to figure out what, exactly, is making all of that noise. It’s certainly not the beer. The answer may lie in a financial arrangement between the craft…
Fans of the crispy potato pancakes called latkes that were the specialty of Park Hill eatery Latke Love — until it closed a year ago after being unable to reach an agreement with the landlord — will be happy to know that the owners have signed a new lease and…
Chef/restaurateur Troy Guard became involved with Taste of the NFL, an organization that benefits Feeding America and other organization that fight hunger and homelessness, several years ago, including participating in pre-Super Bowl events in Scottsdale, Arizona and New Orleans. Now he’s bringing the concept to Denver in the form of…
Michigan natives and friends Jeff Smokevitch and Giles Flanigan have fired up the ovens and are just a couple of weeks away from opening Blue Pan Pizza on West 32nd Avenue in the Highland neighborhood. The new eatery, which will specialize in Detroit-style pizza but also offer several other styles,…
If you’ve read this week’s review of the Chowder Room, you know how excited I was that a restaurant dedicated to chowder was opening in Denver. (If you haven’t read it yet, what are you waiting for?) You also know how disappointed I was to find out that one of…
This week Gretchen Kurtz reviews the Chowder Room, which specializes in a dish whose various incarnations are the stuff of big arguments on the East Coast. Denver’s real liquid asset, though, is green chile, and we just served up our ten favorite versions of verde in Denver, every one of…
Tonight there’s a dinner for those of us who never wanted to grow up but somehow ended up here, anyway. Dinner Lab Denver will host “Neverland: a Celebration of the Grownup Palate,” a culinary tale that will unfold on your plate featuring childhood dishes presented in a grownup way; the…
I love the Boulder County Farmers’ Market. It’s my church, my community and my sustenance. But for the last few weeks visits have been a bit dispiriting as I confront rows of greens, greens and more greens: arugula, lettuce, spinach, mizuna, tatsoi, broken up by occasional displays of turnips and…
