You can socialize with your friends while your best friend plays with other furry friends at Bark Bar, a new dog park/bar/coffeehouse concept that finally opened in northwest Denver after many delays. See also: Stem Ciders celebrates its grand opening in RiNo on Friday with three new ciders…
Five women strong. That’s the overriding sentiment behind the FIVE class of 2014: Nadine Donovan (Old Major), Aniedra Nichols (Elway’s Cherry Creek), Carrie Shores (Table 6), Elise Wiggins (Panzano) and Jenna Johansen (Epicurean Group), all of whom have been tapped as the chefs who will lead PR consultant Leigh Sullivan’s…
In a city with a burgeoning craft beer and spirits landscape, craft (hard) cider continues to surface as a thriving addition to the mix. On Friday, Eric Foster and Phil Kao, co-founders of the newly-minted Stem Ciders and board members on the Rocky Mountain Cider Association, will hold a grand…
New Belgium Brewing is rolling out its new look on a wide scale this month, after having introduced bits and pieces of it last year. The “portfolio-wide packaging refresh…reimagines New Belgium’s iconic and playful watercolor imagery from the past 22 years through a modern lens,” the Fort Collins company says…
The menu at this longstanding Middle Eastern joint hasn’t changed since, well, ever, and my favorite dish from there hasn’t changed either: It’s still the shish taouk with cubed chicken, rice and vegetables. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a…
UPDATE: Udi’s has chosen not one, but three names — Etai’s, Izzio, and Silvi’s — which is will split between its bakery, restaurant, and catering businesses. “The support for all three finalists prompted us to alter our plans to take one new company name,” explains Etai, CEO of the Baron…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with a spacious kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s best ingredients home with them and cook up a feast, and when they’re not…
In A Federal Case, I’ll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard — south to north — within Denver city limits. I’ll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I’ll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here’s the…
Lori Midson has been writing about food longer than a certain decades-old deli has been serving, so when she stopped by this former Best of Denver award-winner for lunch and was presented with a sandwich featuring bread straight from the freezer (see above), it left her cold…and she shared her…
What’s better than a friendly gathering over wine and cheese? Maybe one that features live jazz, too, in sumptuous surroundings. And what about if the cheese is something you made yourself? See also:Ten best new Denver bars of 2013…
There are certain sights you can count on in early January, including gyms full of people acting on New Year’s resolutions to shed a few pounds, culinary pundits offering off a host of predictions about what to expect in the way of trends…and friends gathering at Racines, a restaurant that…
Next week, tourists, commuters and downtown denizens will have a new eating option on the 16th Street Mall: the breakfast-themed Higher Oats. See also: Planet Sub now open off 16th Street Mall…
Back in December 2012, we broke the news that Dave Query, the mastermind behind Big Red F, the Boulder-based restaurant group that operates numerous restaurants throughout the state, including Lola, Jax and Zolo Grill, was opening a brewery and chicken joint in Lafayette. And on Thursday, Query, along with a…
Here’s a good reason to leave the city in the dust: Next month, on Saturday, February 1, beginning at 10:30 a.m., chef and master butcher Mark DeNittis, the brainchild behind the Rocky Mountain Institute of Meat at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts, is giving food-conscious curiosity seekers and students…
Since beer is made from grain and hops, it makes sense that Christine Wares picked Kokopelli, the Hopi god of agriculture and fertility, for the name and logo of her new brewery. But Wares, who will run Kokopelli Beer Company, 8931 Harlan Street, with brewers Todd Williamson and Rick Holt,…
The stretch of Littleton Boulevard where Pho 007 opened last year — just east of downtown Littleton — boasts a handful of restaurants that all attract a decent amount of business. That isn’t surprising, given the lack of dining options to draw in passersby. But what is surprising is the…
Any deli worth its crust knows better than to serve a sandwich on bread that’s just been pulled from the freezer, but that’s exactly what I got at this decades-old deli that added insult to injury when the plate also came lobbed with a macaroni salad pelted with globs of…
The latest Dunkin’ Donuts to debut in the metro area, at 2001 Sheridan Boulevard in Edgewater, did a real public service by getting its doors open before January 1 — when people eager to buy pot started lining up outside Northern Lights just up the street. The shop did a…
Regulate marijuana like alcohol? Why not celebrate it with alcohol? That’s what West Flanders Brewing in Boulder did last week, changing the name of one of its beers from Woodshed Smoked Porter to Recreational Smoke to celebrate the end of pot prohibition — and help bring competing bud/beer factions together…
After all the big holiday parties and meals, restaurants can be slow in January. But there’s reason to get up and out to Larimer Square, where two sibling restaurants are bringing back their successful Tuesday specials to celebrate the new year: Sips and Snacks at Rioja, and Beer Bites at…
Planet Sub, a sandwich chain out of the Midwest, has been heading west, and opened its first Colorado store in downtown Denver last month. See also: First look: Boone’s Tavern unveils a remodel — and new menu…
This year, Denver will undoubtedly welcome a slew of new Denver bars and breweries to an already burgeoning beer and cocktail landscape–but before we hail the next new thing, we should celebrate the newcomers that graced us in the last year. Here, in no particular order, are our favorite watering…
