Food & Drink Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:49:16 +0000 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:49:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 Cult favorite pizzeria in Lakewood closes after 10 years https://www.westword.com/food-drink/lakewood-pizzeria-lui-closes-after-10-years-40909600/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40909600 Antony Bruno https://www.westword.com/food-drink/lakewood-pizzeria-lui-closes-after-10-years-40909600/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:49:15 -0600 Food & Drink

The Neapolitan style pizzeria was one of our favorite additions to the Denver pizza scene.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/food-drink/lakewood-pizzeria-lui-closes-after-10-years-40909600/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Can the Cornish pasty find a place in Colorado burrito country? https://www.westword.com/food-drink/pasty-republic-denver-tennyson-street-40909543/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40909543 Keith McBrayer https://www.westword.com/food-drink/pasty-republic-denver-tennyson-street-40909543/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:41:00 -0600 Food & Drink

“The pasty serves people today the same way it did hundreds of years ago: a great, delicious meal that can be eaten anywhere."

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Also, a bleak future for Portillo’s, a new restaurant in Cheesman Park, and Colorado gets some national media attention.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/food-drink/leftovers-are-changes-coming-to-colorados-tip-pool-rules-40909500/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Acclaimed chef launches Mexican cantina-inspired reboot in Cherry Creek https://www.westword.com/food-drink/cherry-creek-restaurant-reboots-as-mexican-eatery-tequileria-alteno-40909259/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40909259 Molly Martin https://www.westword.com/food-drink/cherry-creek-restaurant-reboots-as-mexican-eatery-tequileria-alteno-40909259/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:32:00 -0600 Food & Drink

The space has been home to many concepts. Will this one stick?

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It’s the second high-profile bakery to close in recent months, but plenty more are expanding.

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It's getting hot out there!

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]]> https://www.westword.com/food-drink/denver-summer-restaurant-openings-2026-40909155/feed/ 0 Denver Westword ChoLon chef Lon Symensma reveals the secret cancer battle that changed everything https://www.westword.com/food-drink/cholon-chef-lon-symensma-reveals-the-secret-cancer-battle-that-changed-everything-40906314/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40906314 Antony Bruno https://www.westword.com/food-drink/cholon-chef-lon-symensma-reveals-the-secret-cancer-battle-that-changed-everything-40906314/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:47:25 -0600 Food & Drink

Denver wasn't supposed to be the beginning. It was supposed to be the end.

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Just-dropped tickets include a Jose Avila mezcal pairing dinner, a legendary Italian winemaker visit and a Thai chef collab.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/food-drink/denver-food-drink-dining-events-this-week-40908870/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Brooke Shields continues her Casa Bonita crusade with nationwide press push https://www.westword.com/food-drink/brooke-shields-casa-bonita-denver-ambush-40908852/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40908852 Antony Bruno https://www.westword.com/food-drink/brooke-shields-casa-bonita-denver-ambush-40908852/#respond Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:46:17 -0600 Food & Drink

National media picks up on a surprise visit the actress paid to the restaurant back in March.

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King Dumpling II specializes in potstickers, wontons and baos made fresh daily, and it shows

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