Pour One Out for the Homeless Tonight at Jagged Mountain

Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery, the burgeoning microbrewery in the Ballpark Neighborhood, is joining forces with Sleep Tight Colorado tonight to celebrate the local organization’s fourth anniversary. Sleep Tight Colorado is dedicated to providing the homeless with sleeping bags and support, and to date it’s donated over 1,000 sleeping bags to…

Golden’s Mountain Toad Plans Second Brewery, Major Expansion

Golden has always been good to its beer makers, and Mountain Toad Brewing, which opened less than two years ago, is no exception. The brewery will build a new production facility this year with a thirty-barrel brewhouse, room for a canning line, and small taproom to complement its downtown location…

TAG’s Brittany Wangsness Takes Drinkers on a Trip South of the Border

South Of The Butta TAG 1441 Larimer Street 303-996-9985 Just about any South American dictator would love the new butter-infused cocktail on the menu at TAG. It’s rich and unctuous and refreshing, and perfect for sipping on the veranda after an insurrection. When thinking about cocktails for her winter drink…

Top Five Food and Drink Gifts We Will Miss from SkyMall

SkyMall is filing for bankruptcy, which means what the hell are we all gonna do during flights to keep ourselves entertained when we can’t use our electronics? (Not talk to other people, please dear god, no!) It’s going to be especially mournful for foodies, who skimmed the catalog pages hoping…

Bruxie Will Waffle No More in Glendale

Bruxie, the fast-casual eatery that turned the standard waffle into the base for a host of playful sweet and savory sandwiches opened less than a year ago and made our list of the ten best new fast-casual restaurants in 2014. But a fun menu full of Belgo-American fare and a…

Order Meat-Free Sofritas Today at Chipotle, Get Free Deal Later

The Denver-born Chipotle chain rolled out sofritas at its Colorado stores back in 2013, and the new, meat-free protein was deemed “so freaking delicious that just about everybody will like it” by our Veggie Girl. And today it’s more than meat-free: If you order sofritas in any entree at any…

100 Favorite Dishes: Prawns and Pork Belly at Blackbelly Market

No. 53: Prawns and Pork Belly at Blackbelly Market 1606 Conestoga Street, Boulder 303-247-1000 Shrimp and grits has its origins as a breakfast dish in the Low Country cooking traditions of South Carolina. The popularity and variations of the dish have spread in recent years, popping up on brunch and…

Happy Hour at Lena: A South American Tour on a Budget

It’s not easy to find a happy hour that doesn’t just make you feel full and happy — but one that challenges your palate. Leña, the new spot on the block on South Broadway, manages just this feat. Exploring the cuisine of Central and South America through a hipster-friendly glass,…

Best of Denver 2015 Readers’ Poll: Dish Up Your Favorites!

Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe celebrated its thirtieth birthday on January 17. We were among the regulars who stopped by that day, to chat with members of the Aguirre family and remember the first time we came to this spot on West 33rd Avenue, then a down-and-out neighborhood that was decades…