The sign at southbound I-25’s exit to Speer Boulevard gives no hint that you’re about to enter one of Denver’s hottest dining neighborhoods. Instead, the hungry traveler sees that a Starbucks and Subway are just ahead. But LoHi is home to dozens of restaurants, both big and small. And the…
Denver bartenders, are you feeling inspired? If so, shake up your creative juices, because Bombay Sapphire’s Most Imaginative Bartender Competition is coming to town on Monday, August 4 — and the deadline to enter the contest is July 14. The yearly competition asks bartenders to craft their most compelling cocktails,…
Federal Boulevard is filled with constantly evolving views of construction, commerce and change. No sooner does a Vietnamese restaurant close up shop than a new pho joint opens in its place. There’s a little less churn with Mexican eateries, but new spots occasionally pop up. Driving up Federal this week,…
There are some standard hot topics in the restaurant industry: What constitutes good service, what’s a fair tip — and when and where are kids welcome? Last week — just in time for the holidays — we posted a list of ten great craft-beer patios to try this summer, and…
It will be hot in Denver this weekend — and we’re not just talking temperature. The culinary calendar is packed with activities, including an eclectic new food market, Breck Brewery’s annual bash and a mermaid mashup. Keep reading for a taste of what’s ahead… See also: History Colorado’s menu collection…
If you live in an area that you love but have to leave every time you want a quality drink or meal, you know how Sita Kedia and her husband, Dipesh Amin, felt as they looked around their East Colfax neighborhood, always feeling like something was missing. But rather than…
After more than four years of serving food along with its hand-crafted beers, Golden City Brewery has decided to shutter its kitchen and rely on food trucks instead. “We were already really small, and the health department changed their requirements for what we had to do to have a kitchen,”…
It’s been a long haul, but after months of construction and permitting delays, Syntax Physic Opera should finally open this weekend — if it gets the green light from the city — and start a new chapter as a restaurant/venue devoted to telling stories at the same time it serves…
At LowDown Brewery + Kitchen, which I review this week, pizzas make up nearly half the food sales, which can easily be chalked up to the crisp crusts and creative toppings that executive chef Brendon Flood heaps upon them, everything from pulled pork to pickles and ground beef. But I…
The popularity of salad restaurants rises and falls as quickly as health and diet fads in this country. One year will see a proliferation of salad-bar eateries with lines of calorie-conscious customers waiting to fill plates from crocks chilling under a sneeze guard, but come back in a few years…
No. 95 Goat Hot Pot at Viet’s 333 South Federal Boulevard 303-922-5774 Viet’s, tucked into the corner of the always bustling Far East Center, doesn’t stand out as a destination dining spot. But despite its hidden location and competition from scads of other well-known Vietnamese eateries within a few packed…
Eat Boston and Water for People are teaming up to bring you a rebellion of the tastiest variety tonight. Whiskey Rebellion, a showcase of American brown spirits that highlights the role of water in the American whiskey distillation process, will take over the Curtis Hotel from 6 to 8:30 p.m…
Cafe critic Gretchen Kurtz stopped by Nuggs Ice Cream with her family one recent Friday night for a cool treat, and what she found there has led to a hot discussion on Cafe Society. Unlike other ice cream spots she’s frequented around town that happily hand out samples, the Nuggs…
What did your grandparents eat when they stopped for a bite on the road? What kind of Colorado cuisine was served to tourists fresh from Stapleton Airport? And what did Playboy Bunnies graze on in-between dances? At 11 a.m. today at the History Colorado Center, Library Director Laura Ruttum Senturia…
Walk quickly past the fitness facility that shares a building with LowDown Brewery + Kitchen, which opened this winter in the Golden Triangle. You don’t come here to eat a big meal. You come to sit at the bar and watch a game. You come to play bean-bag toss on…
“For the most part, Colorado knows an awful lot about beer,” said Todd Leopold, head distiller at Leopold Bros. distillery. “They can tell you about different styles, and what breweries they like and why, but when it comes to spirits, people are just starting to dip their toe in the…
Now we know what’s taking the place of the Five Star Burgers that closed at 555 Broadway earlier this year: another outpost of Einstein Bros. And while the Colorado-based Einstein is expanding, Five Star appears to be shrinking, at least in metro Denver: A second location at 2330 East Arapahoe…
If you’re like most Denver restaurant fans, you’re already familiar with the shipping-container restaurant, retail and office venue named 25th & Larimer (because of its location at, um, 25th and Larimer streets). Just about every resident of this town has already fought for a seat at the crazily popular Work…
Barrels & Bottles released three flagship beers this week, all of them created by new head brewer Kim Collins. The beers are Piney the First, a 5 percent ABV all Chinook-hopped pale ale; Lil’ IPA, a 5.2 percent ABV session IPA; and Hot Lips, a 3.7 percent ABV sour mash…
If you’re the President of the United States, where would you eat in Denver? After landing here late yesterday, President Barack Obama headed to the Wazee Supper Club for dinner with five citizens who’d sent letters requesting the pleasure of his company, then strolled around LoDo before heading to the…
Two and a half years after Union Station closed for a major renovation, the century-old facility is almost ready for its close-up — and the first restaurant tenant, Stoic & Genuine, will open at 11 a.m. today, more than two weeks before the official grand opening of Union Station on…
While chicken and waffles haven’t overtaken bacon as the king of food fads, they’ve been a big trend over the last few years, flying into the danger zone between comfort food and high-end food fussiness. Whether or not there’s a fathomable reason for why these two foodstuffs originally shacked up…
