“Red or green?” the server asks yet another customer during lunch service at Little Anita’s Foods of New Mexico, a Denver branch of an Albuquerque original that’s been smothering stacked enchiladas and burritos for more than forty years. She doesn’t have to ask the question of every diner; regulars blurt…
3 Freaks Brewing in Highlands Ranch posted a message on its Facebook page on Saturday saying it would be closed temporarily because it had inadvertently failed to renew its state licensing. The brewery, located at 7140 East County Line Road, was opened in June 2014 by Jeff Atencio. Atencio declined…
Customers looking for a hot breakfast and a cup of coffee at DJ’s 9th Avenue Cafe (865 Lincoln Street) this morning were instead greeted with note on the door explaining that the breakfast eatery is now closed. The sign reads “Thanks again for making the last 12 years of our lives…
News came down last week that Steve Ells is resigning from the CEO position at Chipotle, closing the door on a nearly 25-year chapter during which he grew the burrito company from a tiny shop on Evans Avenue — originally intended to be a cash cow for the fine dining…
Chai beers are nothing new, but they’re also not that easy to find. For years, Yak & Yeti in Arvada was the only local brewery that made a brew with Indian spices on a regular basis, and that experience showed: brewery-restaurant won a silver medal for its chai milk stout…
Chef Pino Saverino remodeled his Italian restaurant, Pino’s Place (1400 East Hampden Avenue in Cherry Hill Village), just over a year ago, but in mid-October an allegedly drunk driver tried to do a little extra renovation. A minivan jumped the curb and punched a hole in the exterior wall of the…
Ratio, repeals, rouge and ribs are all on the culinary calendar this week. Relish Denver’s remarkable range at these seven events this week…and keep reading for more food for thought in the weeks ahead. Monday, December 4 Ratio Beerworks is kicking off December with an ambitious Twelve Days of Giving…
In-N-Out Burger, a legendary chain that got its start in California seventy years ago, is finally coming to Colorado. But some readers aren’t rejoicing.
The restaurants keep coming, even if the rest of us just want to hibernate for the remainder of 2017. Fortunately for hungry bears looking to pack on some winter fat, there’s plenty of variety for foraging: sushi and other more esoteric Japanese cuisine, comfort food with a little rock ‘n…
November was the month for doubling down. Ambli, Bardo Coffee House, Godfather’s Pizza, the Post Brewing Company, Punch Bowl Social and the Soul Kitchen all made it a duo with new locations of their existing operations. In addition, the owners of Blackbelly, Bistro Barbes and Historians Ale House all opened…
Brrrr, these sixty-degree days are really chilling, um, nothing. But that’s okay, our internal body clocks know it’s winter, and so do Colorado’s breweries. That’s why they are unleashing a host of wintry beers and hosting the best holiday-themed beer bashes imaginable. So, grab your ugly sweaters (and flip-flops) and…
Have you had the spicy chicken white pie at Pizzeria Locale? Those guys make it look easy, but you can make a pretty good version at home too.
This weekend has something for everyone. Whether you’re into craft fairs (hipster or OG), communal eating, creepy dolls (there’s no other kind, really) or cleverly named cocktails, the Denver dining scene has your back. Here are eight great events from Friday, December 1, through Sunday, December 3. Friday, December 1…
TRVE Brewing, which has always eschewed trends in favor of doing things their own way, will release one of the company’s most unusual bottled beers to-date on Saturday, December 2. Wavering Radiant is a wild/sour ale that was spontaneously fermented using yeasts and microbes that are floating in the air…
The Wazee Lounge & Supper Club moved into an old plumbing shop at the corner of Wazee and 15th streets almost fifty years ago and has held court there ever since, standing as a reminder of a bygone era as lower downtown became LoDo and Denver’s urban core gentrified around it…
Local lovers of In-N-Out will soon have a reason to drive to Colorado Springs. The popular West Coast burger chain is developing a restaurant at the Corner of Interquest and Voyager parkways.
What’s celebrity chef Hugh Acheson doing in an Airstream trailer whipping up tacos in Denver? He’s busy promoting his latest cookbook. It may surprise fans of this Top Chef judge and two-time James Beard Award winner (one for his cookbook, A New Turn In The South: Southern Flavors Reinvented for…
Denver has never been much of a late-night city outside of a few club zones, but with the influx of service industry employees moving to town to fill restaurant jobs, more and more Denver residents are looking for food and drink options past 10 p.m. Corey Baker, chef/partner of Sushi…
I’ve been starting to run short on Denver neighborhood bars to visit, so it was time for another trip to Lakewood with a friend of mine who lives out that way. West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood is full of amazing-looking dive bars, so we decided to shoot for that general…
On Tuesday, Boulder’s Avery Brewing announced that it had given up a thirty percent stake in the company to Spanish brewing giant Mahou San Miguel. The sale keeps Avery founders Adam and Larry Avery in charge of the brewery’s future, but it means that the beer maker, founded in 1993,…
Dive Bar Beer will take a bit part in a new TV comedy series from writer-director Peter Farrelly (Dumb And Dumber, There’s Something About Mary) and Emmy-winning writer Bobby Mort (The Colbert Report). The show, Loudermilk, which airs on the Audience Network, stars Ron Livingston as Sam Loudermilk, a recovering alcoholic and…
When Steve Ells launched the first Chipotle in a former Dolly Madison ice cream parlor on East Evans Avenue nearly 25 years ago, it was the start of a revolution that would dramatically reshape the restaurant industry, making Denver the fast-casual capital of the country in the process. Today, the company announced that Ells’s time in the CEO role is coming to a close: Chipotle’s founder and leader is stepping down.
