More than a year has passed since Osaka Ramen closed its Cherry Creek outpost at 2817 East Third Avenue, and finally the void has been filled. Fortune Wok to Table opened earlier this month, serving lunch and dinner. Fortune specializes in Shanghai-style cuisine, with a brief lunch menu of just…
You’ve just recovered from Thanksgiving — the turkey carcass has been picked clean, the stuffing and mashed potatoes are long gone. Time to start eating again! Here are six of the best food and drink events from Monday, November 27, through Friday, December 1. Monday, November 27 You’re a traditionalist…
What would Denver diners like to see on the local scene? More reasonably priced restaurants.
A smattering of bars and restaurants popped up this week, from the third metro outpost of national chain Growler USA (a restaurant and tap room that can’t actually fill growlers here in Colorado because of state liquor laws) in West Highland, to the Brutal Poodle, which takes over where the…
The holidays are officially upon us. If you’re not still doing your dishes, braving DIA’s holiday hordes or trying to amuse your parents, you just might have time to enjoy one or two of our four favorite food events this weekend.
Gentrification is a serious issue for many Denverites, who feel that the surge of expensive new apartment buildings and businesses in formerly low-rent neighborhoods has driven out longtime residents, leaving fewer and fewer affordable options. Classism and racism go hand in hand with gentrification, opponents of unfettered growth claim. So…
In honor of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, the Block Distilling Co. will be releasing the first bottles of its craft spirits on November. 24 and 25, in advance of its tasting room’s grand opening on December 16. Vodka and an Autumn Gin, with notes of clove, peppercorn and…
Christopher Lin and Jonathan Pinto have worked together in restaurants for years, but not in Denver. Although Pinto grew up in Colorado, he moved to New York City and worked front-of-house positions, where he met Lin, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, who…
If Left Hand Brewing’s lawsuit against craft-brewing yeast supplier White Labs ever goes to trial, the court room is going to look more like a lab than a legal proceeding, with all the microbiology expert witnesses showing up. Colorado’s fourth largest independent brewery has accused White Labs of selling faulty…
‘Tis the season for coffee; our favorite caffeinated beverage is helpful for getting us through the shorter and colder days this time of year. With the holidays around the corner, it’s also the season for giving and volunteering. Here are a list of coffees and a few cafes that give…
Two years ago, Renegade Brewing founder Brian O’Connell posted a treatise on his website calling for an end to the use of the word “craft” to describe, well, craft beer. “The moniker of craft is now being used as a tool by the macro brewers to marginalize and set aside…
The Family Jones serves up a high-end bar program with spirits made in-house. Rob Masters is the distillery; Nick Touch oversees the bar. Here they pour out their story.
Denver International Airport is swarming with travelers during the holiday season. But you can escape the crowds — and get a true taste of the Mile High City’s booming dining scene — at one of the ten best restaurants at DIA.
“Are you sure you want a Havana roll? They have a ton of mayonnaise,” our server warned as we turned in our all-you-can-eat sushi order at Sushi Katsu. She was grossly underestimating my love of mayonnaise but cautioning me fairly, since most people turn away the Havana roll when it…
As part of the ever-growing trend to use as many local products as possible, the upcoming Dry Land Distillers is planning a whiskey made with Colorado heirloom wheat and a spirit made from prickly pear cactus. Those will be the first to roll out of the Longmont distillery when the…
Brewers carefully craft their beer recipes so that when someone drinks the finished product, they notice specific flavors, aromas, textures and colors. If the beer is paired with food, other flavors can come out, or the beer can bring out new flavors in that food. But for the most part,…
On a crisp, sunny Wednesday afternoon in mid-November, the volunteers cleaning tables and chopping vegetables at SAME Cafe skew young: Rock Canyon High School students are here to learn about the restaurant business while helping the nonprofit eatery fulfill the mission captured in its acronym: So All May Eat. The…
Bamboo Sushi came to Denver from Portland, Oregon in the summer of 2016, choosing to debut as a fast-casual counter inside Avanti Food & Beverage. But the company almost did itself a disservice presenting itself as a simplified version of the real deal, judging by the sophisticated new sushi bar…
So maybe it doesn’t quite feel like winter yet, but it’s certainly the right time to start diving into the tasty world of bone broth. Sure, you can call it stock, since bone broth is basically the base of soup made from delicious, nutrient-filled bones that simmer for hours and…
After months of eating and arguing, earlier this month we published “Eat Here: 100 Denver Restaurants We Can’t Live Without.” Now you can search for your favorites.
The week before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times of year for bars and restaurants, so new places were scrambling to open to cash in on a little extra business this week. Punch Bowl Social’s new Stapleton outpost has been a couple of years in the works, and the…
The Colorado-founded C.B. & Potts Restaurant and Brewery chain has closed its longtime location in Broomfield, leaving behind the building and all of the restaurant and brewery equipment. “We are unfortunately closing our doors at Flatiron Crossing and want to thank all of our loyal team members and guests for…
