Good news for fans of sunshine, happy hours and Lower48 Kitchen: Our pick for Best New Restaurant of 2014 just completed a renovation of its outdoor patio in time for summer to finally arrive. The restaurant at the corner of 21st and Lawrence streets is celebrating the opening by expanding its…
Last week Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Lo Stella Ristorante, and the responses have been fast and furious — largely furious, in the case of Lo Stella owner Alessandro Polo. Later today, we’re scheduled to change our commenting system — we’re moving to fulltime Facebook — and at that point, all previous…
Enjoy local cuisine and cocktails set in the past at this year’s Colorado Corks and Cuisine today. Attendees at the event can sample local wines, spirits, brews and cuisine from thirty local restaurants, distillers, brewers and wineries. This year Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, Bonacquisti Wine Company, Mile High…
The second annual Whiskey Throwdown & Doughnut Showdown took place over the weekend at Thrive Ballpark, featuring spirits from ten Colorado distilleries and a multitude of doughnuts from Lamar’s, Glazed & Confuzed, Voodoo Doughnut and Fractured Prune, to name a few. Photographer Danielle Lirette was on hand to capture the…
After 66 years in business, Pagliacci’s served its last plate of spaghetti in August 2012 — and last week, Lumina held an open house so that people could see the distinctive retail/residential project that replaced the longtime Italian restaurant, in the process earning the Best Attempt to Stand Out in…
The Cobbler’s Corner development from Paul Tamburello’s Generator development company announced its first tenant earlier this year: the evocatively named Bacon, which will open some time this summer. A second lease has been signed for the corner of 44th Avenue and Alcott Street, a new cheese and salumi shop with…
River North Brewery is growing fast — and is currently looking for a new location to expand its production — but it continues to keep a focus on experimentation. For the past three years, the brewery has channeled that experimentation into its series of Wayward Wednesday tappings, which typically put…
Bars are a common venue for Denver comedy shows, and they’re definitely a birthplace for great ideas. One night this past February, local comedians Meghan DePonceau and Anthony Crawford went for a drink after performing at a bar on South Broadway. They headed for a speakeasy in Five Points; DePonceau,…
I’m a firm believer in the culinary arts as the ultimate art form, because you can touch all five senses,” says Chris Jakubiec, executive chef of Fire and culinary director for the Art Hotel, which is scheduled to open in mid-June. That’s a smart approach, since the hotel is only…
Brunch may be this city’s favorite meal, and last week Lauren Monitz served up our updated list of the Ten Best Brunches in Denver. But since brunch may be this city’s favorite meal, diners all have their favorite spots — some of which didn’t make the cut. Lucile’s, for example: “Blasphemy,”…
When I asked a friend to meet me at North County, a taco-and-tequila joint that opened in Lowry’s Hangar 2 development this winter, I was a little embarrassed. “Can you do 5:30?” I asked, knowing how impossibly early that would seem to a guy who usually powers off hours later…
The first annual Brain Injury Benefit and Soiree will take place tonight at Jax Glendale. The four-course dinner, which will raise funds and awareness for adults who have suffered traumatic brain injury, will be paired with cocktails, wine and beer from The Post Brewing. Chefs from every Jax location in Colorado, along with chef…
Suddenly there are signs of life at El Rancho, the restaurant/conference center with its own exit off I-70. For the last few weeks, crews have been working inside, and a sign in one window of the 500-seat space promises “Fall 2015.” El Rancho got its start in 1947, when the…
No. 35: Meatloaf Sandwich at City Bakery Cafe Last January, Denver bread master Michael Bortz expanded his City Bakery concept to include a full breakfast and lunch cafe on Lincoln Street. The City Bakery Cafe has been serving breakfast pastries, egg sandwiches, soups, and hot and cold deli sandwiches since…
One third of the small businesses that opened across the country in 2010 closed by 2012. Half of them will be gone by the end of this year. Those numbers, which are kept by the U.S. Department of Labor, stay roughly the same year in and year out. So when…
The Life Necrotic at Ste. Ellie Sometimes, one rum is not enough. This is especially the case when it comes to tiki drinks, where up to three completely different rums might be blended in the same cocktail. This way, a bartender can virtually create a rum that contains flavors such…
One bonus to the hideous traffic in town: While you’re stuck in yet another jam, you have plenty of time to spot all the new businesses popping up in booming Denver. But even with the boom, Boulevard Burger & Tap went bust, and its space at 727 Colorado Boulevard is…
When attempting to tease apart the strands of American cooking that weave together soul food and Southern food, there’s no better source than Adrian Miller, author of the James Beard-award winning Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time. Miller’s book is a great…
The Denver FIVE, just like the famous Magnificent Seven of western lore, are a varied bunch of mercenary chefs fighting for the survival and honor of their home town. Both groups teamed up for a greater cause but the Denver FIVE will be slinging chocolaty goodness around the west rather…
Grateful Bread is already one of our favorite bakeries in town, earning the Best Bread award in our Best of Denver 2015 edition — and owners Jeff Cleary and Kathy Mullen are about to make things even better. Starting in August, they’ll be milling their own specialty flours on a…
As a University of Colorado graduate, huge Buffs fan (which has been a little masochistic in recent years) and active participant in alumni organizations, I always feel like a bit of a traitor heading up to Fort Collins — a holdover from the rivalry with Colorado State from college days…
Burgers may be big business in many parts of Denver, but one place where they can’t seem to find favor is on the 700 block of Colorado Boulevard. Little H Burger moved into a shopping center across the street from Snooze in 2011, but didn’t last long, as parent H…
