While River North, LoDo and the Beermuda Triangle may boast the city’s thickest concentrations of small craft breweries, the Sunnyside neighborhood in north Denver is slowly building a beer scene of its own — one that could make it a new destination for craft-beer drinkers over the next year. Factotum…
When the Blake Street Tavern left its original location for bigger digs down the street (in the cavernous and clubby space that once housed Polly Esther’s), a vacuum was left that sucked in a couple of other eateries that tried to make a go of that space. Brauns moved from…
I’ve always thought that Cart-Driver, with its blistered Neapolitan-style pizzas and lightning-fast kitchen, would be a great lunch spot. Problem was, it wasn’t open for lunch. Starting today, however, that will change. At noon, the doors of this trendy little restaurant sandwiched into the shipping container next to Work &…
Today Dunkin’ Donuts is launching its version of the fading fad-tastic cronut, simply named the Croissant Donut (creativity, naming and trend-necromancy fail). At $2.49 each — the usual single donut price is around a buck — the extra dough lands your croissant donut in a fancy box. Fancy packaging is…
Punch Bowl Social hosted a Game of Thrones costume party on Halloween, and while most of the revelers went with creepy, goofy or sexy costumes that had little to do with the HBO fantasy show, a good time was still had. Fortunately for the line at the door, the weather…
A stop at Williams & Graham for a cocktail on Friday night yielded the expected result: a creative, tasty and unique mixed drink from expert bartenders. But what wasn’t quite so expected was the pork schnitzel on the food menu — a dish that doesn’t show up with much frequency…
The controversy in Fort Collins over the name of Illegal Pete’s — a Boulder-based company that’s slated to open its seventh spot in that city next week — got us thinking about restaurant names that have truly offended local sensibilities. And on Friday, we served up a list of our…
Now that Halloween is over, fall and colder weather are here with a vengeance. But there are plenty of food and drink events to warm your heart — and please your palate. Keep reading for a taste of what’s on the culinary calendar this week. See also: The Ten Worst…
The record pace of restaurant openings slowed a bit in October, but there were still some notable events, including the long-awaited opening of Sarto’s in Jefferson Park. And two of the town’s best Chinese restaurants — Chef Liu’s and East Asia Garden — gave up the ghost, although the latter…
Sarto’s, the much anticipated restaurant from owners Taylor and Kajsa Swallow and chef Brian Laird, opened its elegant gray-and-white dining room in Jefferson Park this week, giving neighbors a taste of pan-Italian cooking with urban flair and ingredient-driven flavors. Laird, whose Italian prowess Denver diners will remember from Barolo Grill…
Fort Collins residents are having a war of words over the new Illegal Pete’s coming to town. Some have taken offense to the use of the word “illegal,” but as restaurant names go, it’s not the worst we’ve seen. Without making judgments about the quality of food or service, here…
Frank Keesling thought he was in trouble nine years ago when he got a call from the Wynkoop Brewing Company asking why there were so many gorillas sitting at the bar. Although the question sounded like the punchline to a joke, it actually came as more of a relief to…
Eden Myles prides himself on his punk, no-hype attitude. He thinks Denver is getting too soft, which is why he injects a bit of punk into it when he can. His new venture making pizzas is a reflection of this attitude and his desire for simple, affordable, quality, Denver-esque food…
Z Living TV may be the ESPN Ocho of food channels, but the healthy-lifestyle network (formerly Veria Living) is giving some national attention to a couple of Denver-area restaurants. Ace and the Kitchen in Boulder will both be featured on the Z Living’s Good Food America, a travel show hosted…
Over the past year, the Boulder-based Brewers Association has repeatedly urged all breweries to get on board with quality control, saying that inexperienced brewers making poor quality beer could jeopardize the industry’s success. The owners of Cerebral Brewing, which will open next year off Colfax Avenue, are keeping that in…
Candy is dandy, but there are many more events on the culinary calendar this weekend — from a First Friday party at Sustainability Park to a Frank Bonanno pie-making class to a rare chance to shop at Grateful Bread. Keep reading for a taste of the treats ahead. See also:…
Halloween is here and Denver will be oozing with costumes, creatures and candy all weekend long. There’s a grab-bag of events to indulge in: some scary, some sexy, and some scrumptious. Build your base for the evening at Chipotle, which is offering its Boorito deal after 5 p.m., selling all…
What do you get when two brothers who love doughnuts team up to bake and sell oversized doughnut holes with a few ball jokes thrown in? If you’re Mitch and Brett Magdovitz, the answer is Bronuts: cream-filled spherical pastries with names like Bleu Balls, Monkey Balls and Chocolate Salty Balls…
When people talk about eating seasonally, they’re usually referring to the harvest: butternut squash in the fall, asparagus in the spring, and so on. But at Stoic & Genuine,the hot new seafood restaurant in Union Station, seasonality refers to something different, something measured not in frost-free days but spawning, catch…
Carrie Shores has been the executive chef at Table 6 since 2013, and now she’d heading off for the next phase of her career. She’ll be starting as the new chef-manager at Cafe Options, the downtown breakfast and lunch eatery operated by Work Options for Women (WOW) that trains impoverished…
Back before LoDo was stuffed with happy hours pushing all manner of liquids and solids, McCormick’s Fish House and Bar — an outpost of the McCormick’s and Schmick’s empire that opened in the Oxford Hotel in 1987 — was legendary for its cheap time, when everything was $1.99. And that…
The beer boom on “the longest, wickedest street in America” will continue next year when Cerebral Brewing opens at the corner of Colfax Avenue and Monroe Street. Owners Sean Buchan, Chris Washenberger and Dan McGuire signed a lease this week for a space in a former Galaxie auto body shop,…
