After a false start in 2015, New Belgium Brewing has finally found a replacement for brewery co-founder and CEO Kim Jordan, who is stepping away from day-to-day operations there. Steve Fechheimer, the former head of strategy for the enormous Beam Suntory spirits company, takes over in August; he will oversee…
Beau Jo’s may very well be the inventor and only practitioner of “Colorado-style pizza,” but soon there will be one less place to partake in the pies that sport a crust nearly cracker-thin in the middle but fat like a bicycle tire around the edge. The pizza chain will close…
Rum might be an island spirit, but Ryan Max Riley, who grew up in Colorado, was convinced it fit well in this state, so he built the Ski Bum Rum distillery in a Golden office park, where he began turning out silver rum, spiced rum and coconut rum in May 2016. Riley went for woodsy notes in his rum, hoping to capture the essence of the Colorado outdoors that had been such a formative part of his childhood.
When chef Sean Kelly opened Desmond Bar & Grill at 2230 Oneida Street in November 2015, it marked not only a return to the roll of restaurateur for Kelly but also an opportunity for his Park Hill neighbors to enjoy a chef-driven menu in a part of Denver short on…
CREATE Cooking School, set to open this fall in Aurora’s Stanley Marketplace, will offer over seventy unique courses for the home chef. Founders Erasmo Casiano and Diego Coconati aim to share their love of cooking with their guests, as well as inspire creativity and confidence in the kitchen.
Morning Collective, which Joseph Strelnik opened in spring 2017 on South Broadway, is a real people-pleaser of a restaurant.
Slow Food Nations kicked off on July 13 with a Slow Food USA delegate reception at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, where Mayor Michael Hancock welcomed representatives from dozens of U.S. cities and Snooze founder Adam Schlegel, the unofficial mayor of Denver brunch, ushered in a night of hospitality and…
When Slow Food Nations descended on Denver, the international organization brought with it nationally known power players in the sustainable food movement who convened seminars to share knowledge and inspire food lovers across geographical regions. But the festival and its many events also gave Denverites a unique perspective on agriculture…
On a chilly December day in 2015, Mark Dym stood on the sidewalk outside his restaurant at 2129 Larimer Street watching workers take down the Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria sign. The place wasn’t going out of business, but was instead changing its name to Racca’s Pizzeria Napoletana. That name change came…
It was never hard to go out and have a good time in Denver. But now, thanks to the recent rise in intravenous (IV) therapy clinics popping up around town, it’s also become a whole lot easier to wake up without a hangover. From mobile units with fully licensed medical…
World of Beer, which opened its first Colorado location in May 2013, will close up shop over the next few weeks, shutting down its two remaining bars in Glendale and Lakewood’s Belmar development. The Florida-based chain’s departure from the state creates a strong opportunity for a local company: Crazy Mountain Brewing…
This week boasts an eclectic bunch of events, including dinner and a movie, the unveiling classic dive-bar remodel and the omnipresent beer fest. But there are also oh-so-trendy cocktail pairings, a craft chocolate tasting, and the ever-welcome free pizza to honor a birthday. Here are seven great food and drink…
There are loopholes that allow those who are underage to drink in Colorado. Here are five of them. We wrote about five of them.
Debbie Kuehn may not be the most recognizable name in the Denver culinary world, but everyone who lives or works downtown knows “the Cookie Lady,” who ran the Santa Fe Cookie Co. on the 16th Street Mall since 2008 and for years before that behind Duffy’s Shamrock and on the…
New restaurants keep popping up, some — like French 75 (which opens Monday, July 17) — with chill summer dishes and others with the hottest food in town. And favorites like Comal Heritage Food Incubator are drawing attention as Slow Food Nations, a weekend-long celebration of good food prepared with…
When CEO Chad McWhinney and his firm MCWHINNEY began plotting the Dairy Block development at 18th and Wazee Streets (a collaborative effort with Sage Hospitality and Grand American, Inc.), they knew a key component would be activating the alley that cuts through the block, so they visited successful alleyway developments all…
Slow Food warriors are heading to Union Station and Larimer Square this weekend for Slow Food Nations, a celebration of traditional and sustainable food production and cooking. The weekend is filled with outdoor markets, cooking demonstrations, presentations and food festivals — enough to wear down even the most earnest food…
A piece of Boulder brewing history is back on the market. Two years after Fate Brewing acquired the leases to Avery Brewing’s famed former warehouses at 5763 Arapahoe Boulevard, along with all of the old equipment, the brewpub is trying to unload the facility, hopefully to another beer-maker. Fate owner Mike…
We’re in the the thick of summer, and that means outdoor events galore. This weekend, sate your appetite for the outdoors with festivals highlighting Orthodox food, craft beer and high-end bites, more craft beer (of course) and a picnic. Can’t stand the heat? Don’t worry, you can still get in…
There’s been a little monkeying around with some monkey art that’s caused some friction between two Denver bars. Jimmy Nigg, owner of the Monkey Barrel at 4401 Tejon Street in Sunnyside, says the Monkey Bar, 1112 Santa Fe Drive, pilfered an image he commissioned and used it for their own…
Chef/restaurateur JW Lee, the owner of Menya Noodle Bar at 951 16th Street downtown, says his ramen shop serves an average of more than 400 customers a day. That’s a lot of noodles. But Lee isn’t resting easy; he just opened another downtown Menya at 1590 Little Raven Street. The…
Slow food is coming to Denver this weekend with a three-day festival called Slow Food Nations. But the Events page of the Slow Food Nations website presents a mind-boggling barrage of lectures, tours, demos, tastings, dinners and outdoor markets. Here are some of the best.
