Percolate through Denver’s coffee scene today

People are passionate about coffee; there’s no denying that. Whole morning routines are devoted to joe, and your day can be destroyed when a cup goes wrong. For coffee done right, hop on the Coffee Crawl by Bus, a caffeinated tour hosted by History Colorado Center, as an extra shot…

Photos: VegFest 2014 brings herbivores together

The fifth annual VegFest, a vegan-centered fair to promote health and environment awareness, put down roots at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds over the weekend. Advocates and practitioners of the plant-based diet and lifestyle gathered to enjoy vegan and vegetarian food, cooking demos and more. Our photographer was there to capture…

Jammin’ Joe’s BBQ dries up in the Whittier neighborhood

It was just over a year ago that Dina and Frank Berta closed Frank’s Kitchen, the ten-seat spot in the Whittier neighborhood that they’d opened in May 2011. But the space at 2600 High Street was quickly transformed into Jammin’ Joe’s, a barbeque joint that expanded to two more locations…

What’s the scoop on the skimpy sampling at Nuggs?

For months I passed by the future home of Nuggs Ice Cream, watching the construction project and waiting for the hot summer day when the place would finally open and my family and I could mosey on over for dessert. That day came recently when we walked to Marczyk’s II,…

Latke Love needs some Denver love to find new location

Latke Love, a popular potato pancake eatery, closed its doors in Park Hill at the end of May. But, now the owners of that business seem ready to open new doors — with some help from Denverites. See also: Q’s in the Hotel Boulderado closes, making way for Spruce…

LOCAL Eat + Drink freshens up the flood-damaged town of Lyons

The flood that raged through Lyons last fall left the town temporarily isolated from the outside world. So when the waters receded and the rebuilding began, restaurateurs and Lyons residents Katie Baum and De’Anna Duncan wanted to bring a new community space to Main Street, restoring some of what had…

The ouzo still flows at Yanni’s Greek Restaurant

For more than a year, Mark Antonation ate his way up Federal Boulevard. With that journey done, he’ll now explore different cuisines from around the globe right here in metro Denver, one month at a time, in Ethniche. Yanni’s Greek Restaurant styles itself as a taverna in the traditional sense:…

Reader: Stapletonians have nearly ruined Station 26

There’s no better way to enjoy a beautiful Colorado day than sitting outside in the sunshine, enjoying one of Colorado’s liquid assets: craft beer. Fortunately, there are dozens of great brewery patios along the Front Range. Some are intimate backyard spaces, others are expansive parks. And some, like Station 26,…

Frasca to create anniversary menu from guest favorites

Frasca Food and Wine is turning ten in August and will celebrate a decade of serving its nationally acclaimed brand of Italian-inspired cuisine with a special menu for the week of August 4 through August 9. Since that’s a month away, why are we telling you know? In part, because…

Photos: Food for thought at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival

Snow cones and crepes; wok-tossed noodles and chocolate chip cookies the size of a small planet; pudgy sausages that stretched for feet and cheesesteaks that fed a platoon. The Fourth of July weekend ignited sparks with all that and more at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, an annual display of…

Q’s in the Hotel Boulderado closes, making way for Spruce

The Hotel Boulderado opened on New Year’s Day, 1909. Since then, restaurants have operated almost continuously in the hotel, including Q’s, which set up shop there nearly twenty years ago. But yesterday Q’s closed its doors, and a new concept called Spruce will soon take its place, with an expected…

Patio of the Week: Drinks in the Gutter at Local 46

After a five-mile run around Sloan’s Lake, all I wanted was a beer, so my friend and I explored the Berkeley neighborhood, an area that we, as Whittier and Five Points residents, respectively, don’t get to very often. Searching for beer, we found something much more: my current favorite patio…

100 Favorite Dishes: Baum cake from Glaze by Sasa

No. 96 Baum cake at Glaze by Sasa 1160 Madison Street 720-387-7890 When the original Glaze bakery closed earlier this year, it was like losing a friend we’d just met. The intricate and time-consuming method — not to mention the special oven imported from Japan — caught our attention at…

Reader: Baker needs a few more adult places and a few less Punch Bowls

As a follow-up to her review of Gozo this week, Gretchen Kurtz explained how the Mediterranean-inflected restaurant almost opened in California’s Sonoma County instead of Denver. Restaurateur Frank Jolley IV must have discerned a level of maturity in the collective palate of Front Range diners, since the eatery landed smack…

A six-pack of the tastiest culinary events in Denver in July

Summer is in full swing, and July is packed with food-related events — everything from festivals to block parties to the launch of a unique new market in the heart of town. Here’s a sixpack of the tastiest culinary activities on the culinary calendar for the month. See also: Announcing…