The Seven Best Events on the Culinary Calendar This Week

This week boasts a badass bushel of bites, from booze to Brunson to bison. There are plenty of food and drink events for charitable causes too, if you want to make your dining dollars count. Keep reading for the best seven events on the culinary calendar from Monday, October 16…

All the Bar and Restaurant Openings and Closings This Week

If you’re like many other Denver residents, you might be planning a trip downtown this weekend to check out all the new restaurants in the blocks behind Union Station. Save room for dessert if you go, because the brand-new Wewatta Point at 1607 Wewatta Street has a nine-layer coconut-mango cake…

Justin Brunson Scores Seariously Meaty Food Network Pilot

The nation’s food lovers are taking more notice of what’s going on in Denver restaurants. Prime evidence: chef/restaurateur Justin Brunson — of Old Major, Masterpiece Deli and Culture Meat & Cheese fame — now has his own Food Network show. Like his restaurants, the show, called SEARious Meats, will focus…

Choice Market Gears Up for Opening Today

When Mike Fogarty first conceptualized Choice Market a few years back, he dreamed of upending the convenience-store industry by scuttling the ubiquitous subpar foods and brands and replacing them with locally sourced grab-and-go options, premium ingredients and nicer products. Today his vision comes to life: Choice Market opened at 5…

Seven Spectacular Events on the Culinary Calendar This Weekend

Crisp autumn days are upon us, and this weekend boasts events to warm every part of you: fundraisers to warm your shriveled-up little soul, coffee and breakfast burritos to warm your chilly hands, and feasting with family to warm your belly and heart. Here are seven of the best events…

QuickFish Poke Bar Moves Into Avanti Food & Beverage

Plenty of fish — big and small — are jumping into Denver’s poke pond. The latest is Portland, Oregon’s QuickFish Poke Bar, a spinoff of Bamboo Sushi, which landed at Avanti Food & Beverage just over a year ago. QuickFish takes over Bamboo’s Avanti stall on the upper floor of…

Dog Haus Brings Gourmet Sausages and a Biergarten to Stapleton

The Shops at Northfield Stapleton are welcoming a new tenant, the Dog Haus Biergarten, and held a recent ground breaking at 8316 Northfield Boulevard on October 3. Owner and franchisee Jason Bell is planning to open the doors of his second Dog Haus in December; the first location at 12023 East…

The Magnet Inn Is One of a Dying Breed in Englewood

A friend of mine recently moved to downtown Englewood — if that’s a thing (I’ve always referred to her new area as “You know, down near the Gothic”). So we decided to set out on a Saturday night tour of her new stomping grounds and check out…

Ten Fun Facts About Colorado’s Booze Industry

We all know that craft beer is big in Colorado; in fact, the state’s beer industry contributed $3.07 billion to our economy in 2016 alone. But cider, wine and spirits are also developing a presence on the Front Range, in the Rocky Mountains and on the Western Slope. Here’s some fun…

Liquid Assets: The Facts on Colorado’s Heady Booze Industy

It’s no secret that people in Colorado love to try and purchase locally made goods, be they wares, food or booze. Especially booze. Why else would the state have such a burgeoning beer, wine and spirits scene? Every year the number of craft breweries, distilleries and wineries grows, adding to…

Emmerson Launches Breakfast and Lunch Service

When Emmerson opened at 1600 Pearl Street in Boulder in mid-August, it was the intention of founder Ben Kaplan and his team to be a full service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Two months later, Emmerson has achieved that goal, launching breakfast and lunch service this week. Kaplan says that…