The aroma of fresh-baked cookies is once again wafting above Republic Plaza on the 16th Street Mall. Alexis McLean, niece of the original Santa Fe Cookie Co. owner Debbie Kuehn, reopened the shop on October 2 after the bakery closed earlier this summer. Kuehn, known to her faithful customers as “the Cookie…
The Brewers Association has, for the past ten years or so, been a little slow to respond to trends, changes and issues in the craft-beer industry. This is both a little strange, since the organization is the primary trade group for independent breweries nationwide, and understandable, since the BA is…
As ticket holders for the Great American Beer Festival gear up for three days of beer saturation, it’s easy to see why beer is on our brain. But those who can’t make it to the annual extravaganza of fermented beverages should consider eating their hops instead…or at least nibble on tasty…
Details about restaurants and retail in the Dairy Block development downtown keep rolling out, but a Denver restaurant family is ready to introduce something on a grand scale that will change the cityscape in a big way. Restaurateurs Frank and Jacqueline Bonanno have confirmed that they’ll join the party with…
Before moving to Boulder to open Emmerson, Michael Gibney and Jeb Breakell amassed star-studded New York résumés. Here they discuss their goals for the restaurant, what’s challenged them in their relocation to Boulder, and why you should always order dessert when you’re dining at Emmerson.
How many breweries does Denver have? People ask me that question all the time, and I don’t have a good answer. Why? Because it is complicated. Some breweries have two locations where they brew and serve beer, while others have two locations, but only one with a taproom that is open…
Based on the size of his beer cellar, you might think Adam Avery was the sentimental type. Over the past fifteen years, he’s collected hundreds — make that thousands — of bottles of his own beer: one-off sours, barrel-aged stouts, discontinued high-gravity ales that used to sell out on the…
Blueberry pop-tarts smothered in a foie gras-enriched sauce; popcorn served with jet-black huitlacoche-and-squid-ink butter; deviled eggs stuffed with steak tartare: does this sound like just another RiNo bar? Kendra Anderson’s Bar Helix opens tonight at 3440 Larimer Street with all this and more. Anderson, a sommelier and former caterer better…
Juicy Burgers & Dogs has been attracting burger lovers from the Denver Tech Center and surrounding areas for the past seven years — so much so that the place was running out of room, especially on its tiny patio. But another longtime favorite, Karl’s Deli, closed up shop earlier this…
With more than 200 wines, visiting wine experts and delectable pairings, the 2017 Boulder Burgundy Festival, an event 600 years in the making, comes to the St. Julien Hotel (and several other Boulder restaurants) from October 13-15. Tickets are selling fast. A Saturday night dinner with New York Times wine critic…
When Rob and Karin Lawler, owners of Truffle Cheese Shop, decided to open a wine and cheese bar, they discovered that Denver diners “didn’t want to treat it like an educational experience,” Rob remembers. So instead they created a winsome neighborhood spot.
The Great American Beer Festival has always been a little geographically lopsided. Since the annual event — which begins Thursday — was founded 36 years ago in Boulder, it’s no surprise that Colorado is the most heavily represented state. California also brings the brews with more than 150 breweries at…
Puerto Rico, Florida and Texas have all been hit hard by hurricanes this fall, and the latest relief efforts are focusing on Puerto Rico. Here are two ways to help out our fellow citizen on the Caribbean island, along with a pizza fundraiser for the American Lung Association. Pizzeria Locale…
When Franco Ruiz, the chef de cuisine at Fruition, visits the Union Station Farmers’ Market on Saturdays, he always brings his daughter Luna along with him. After all, he says, why bother with the museum or zoo when there’s so much fun to be had among the candy-colored stands of…
What kid doesn’t want a fresh, warm cookie after a long day at school? Under the Umbrella Cafe and Bakery will soon be serving up treats along with a breakfast and coffee menu at its second location in the heart of the Baker neighborhood beginning mid-October. The building at 300…
Torchy’s Tacos is known for their delicious creamy queso. Making it at home is a great way to put your own twist on it and save a few bucks!
If you don’t like beer, then Great American Beer Festival week, October 2-8, is a great time to head for hills to take in the beautiful reds, yellows and golds of Colorado’s fall colors. But if beer is your passion, then those reds, golds and yellows are all right here in town —…
It’s almost all beer, all the time this week as the Great American Beer Fest floats into town on a river of lavender RyePAs and session Imperial saisons. But you do have alternatives to the GABF: Many spots around town are holding their own beery events, and some are even…
Denver’s Dive Bar Beer just unveiled Nice Dart American Lager, which is modeled after PBR and the rest of the cheap, easy-drinking lager brands that are found in dive bars. But craft-beer lovers may not buy the concept behind the new brew.
If you’ve lived in Denver for a while and you like craft beer, chances are you’ve been to the Great American Beer Festival at least once — and maybe you’re even a seasoned veteran. Chances are better that you now like to regale people with tales about how crowded the…
Are we just getting used to this? Another month, another twenty new restaurants — ho hum. What’s not so ho hum is when the food is unique, fun or flat-out spectacular. Sandwiches are nothing novel, but the Obey Sandwichery team — the same chefs braising whole animal heads at Rebel…
A brewery should be a place where everyone feels comfortable. “There shouldn’t be constraints based on your race or your ethnicity, or what language you speak or who you want to kiss,” says Tamir Danon. “Nothing should make you feel alienated in the brewing community. If you are from a…
