Chipotle Mexican Grill is everywhere — on street corners and in the news. Yesterday the company announced that its fourth quarter earnings rose 52 percent. Bloomberg Business just published “The Definitive Oral History of Chipotle,” a fascinating look at the $22 billion burrito business that Steve Ells started in a…
Kristen and David Lewis Brewshine BBQ & Tap House 3109 Federal Boulevard 303-561-1111 For Brewshine BBQ & Taphouse, Kristen and David Lewis took over a building near the corner of Federal and Speer boulevards that had recently seen a couple of pizza places come and go; before that, it was…
Butcher’s Bistro 2233 Larimer Street 303-296-2750 Journalists are taught not to “bury the lede,” which is newspaper-speak for remembering to put the most important information first. If you’re writing about a fire, for example, you don’t want to wait until the tenth paragraph to tell people when and where the…
Local burger chain Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard has taken umbrage with Carl’s Jr.’s “banned” Super Bowl commercial that claims it has the first all-natural fast-food burger. Since Good Times has been serving natural beef since 2003, the homegrown chain decided to give its flashier rivals a good-natured ribbing…
Chef and restaurateur Frank Bonanno’s Colorado-centric food show, Chef Driven, is entering its second season, with six new episodes ready to air beginning Saturday, February 7, a 1:30 p.m. on Rocky Mountain PBS. Last season followed Bonanno, owner of Mizuna, Bones, Osteria Marco and several other Denver eateries, around Colorado…
When Teriyaki Madness, a fast-casual Asian chain based in Las Vegas, opened its first Denver franchise last May, the company promised the same “frenzy experienced by our raving fans who desire to have our dishes daily.” Apparently the frenzy was short lived, as the sole metro location, tucked into the…
Last year Chipotle and Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Everything Is Illuminated and Eating Animals, teamed up on “Cultivating Thought,” a series of short essays from ten writers and “thought leaders” printed on Chipotle drinking cups and paper bags. Chipotle and Foer are now back at it, releasing a second…
Within minutes of being seated at a table in the middle of the vast dining room at King’s Land Chinese Seafood, the dim sum carts are circling and lids are being lifted to reveal dozens of steaming choices of dumplings, soups, buns and other bite-sized morsels. It’s difficult to say…
Lower48 Kitchen is letting fans in on a new tasting menu every single Tuesday. Tonight, the kitchen celebrates the wonders of potatoes, showing off their talents with the tubers. At Tuesday Tastings, $36 gets you two amuses, a first course, second course and dessert; and beverage pairings are $21 extra…
Late last year, chef William Wahl decided to put Indulge French Bistro, which he’d opened seven years ago on the edge of the now-hot Berkeley neighborhood, on the block. An ad on Zillo offered the French restaurant for just $200,000 (although the “Zestimate” of the property’s value was $426,981). See…
Customers looking forward to some potato tacos, a no-frills margarita or a basket of chips and salsa good enough to win Best Free Chips and Salsa in our Best of Denver 2014 edition will have to keep walking down Colfax Avenue. The door at Emilio’s Mexican Restaurant is locked and…
There’s still time to find a date for Valentine’s Day, and this week’s culinary events could give you a nudge in the right direction. Or instead, you can simply fall in love with Tuscan wine or Mexican tequila..or a free frozen yogurt today. Keep reading for a taste of what’s…
As always, there was plenty to talk about before, during and after the Super Bowl, from football to the halftime show to the commercials. But one of this year’s Budweiser ads drew special attention from the 3,200 craft breweries across the country — and the people who drink their beer…
Black Walnut Apple Manhattan Tables 2267 Kearney Street 303-388-0299 Sometimes you just have to come back to the basics: jeans and a t-shirt, steak and potatoes, wine and cheese. If you depart from time-tested templates, it’s best to have a good understanding of the solid base that serves as your…
New food and drink products lately have been some next-next-level bizarre, like whale testicle beer, 3-D printed desserts and bacon spread, but there have been some new edibles and drinkables that have blasted right out of the envelope, like the stratospheric awesomeness that is the cereal café. And have you…
As metro Denver continues to grow and previously down-and-out parts of town gentrify, dive bars are rapidly disappearing. Over the last few years, we’ve lost several of our favorites, and last night another classic watering hole, the Rustic Tavern, closed for good, after a final Super Bowl party that saw…
The area just north of West Washington Park was a hot dining destination four years ago, with spots like Cafe|Bar and Bittersweet opening to much acclaim. Although Bittersweet is still going strong, Cafe|Bar recently morphed into Grey Cactus Cucina Bar. And now La Scala, an intimate Italian eatery that opened…
A trio of popular restaurants are undergoing major overhauls. On January 9, Jen Jasinski and Beth Gruitch closed Rioja, which had marked its tenth anniversary in November, for an overhaul that will be revealed on February 4, when they reopen the Larimer Square favorite. Up in LoHi, Z Cuisine owner/chef…
We’ve already brought you a six-pack of Super Bowl parties to check out this Sunday, but the football fun just keeps on coming. Whether you want to see the Seahawks and Patriots battle it out, watch cheerleaders do their thing, or just enjoy a quiet dinner, these Denver Super Bowl…
Dive bars are disappearing all over metro Denver. The latest casualty? Eck’s Saloon, which was a rock-music haven as well as a popular Lakewood joint, although it had apparently become a lot less popular in recent years. Jon Solomon reported the news yesterday on Backbeat; once owned by Mike Bruno…
Whether you work downtown or hang out in Highland, Masterpiece Delicatessen has two locations (the newer of the two is in Uptown) that are sure to satisfy for a quick grab-and-go lunch or a sit-down meal with a friend or colleague. But don’t let your life intrude upon your lunch…
Chef/restaurateur Mary Nguyen opened Street Kitchen Asian Bistro in the Vallagio at Inverness development in Englewood four years ago as a south-suburban complement to her Uptown Parallel Seventeen, now repackaged as P17. Since then, she’s also launched Olive & Finch, which made our list of the ten best new restaurants…
