Central Bistro and Bar, the bustling urban eatery that has helped anchor the LoHi dining scene since opening in 2102, will serve its last customers this weekend before closing for three weeks to convert to a new concept from current owner Isiah Salazar and chef Jesse Vega. The two will…
Denver was definitely ready for the arrival of Detroit-style pies when Blue Pan Pizza opened at 3930 West 32nd Avenue in the summer of 2015. The tiny shop has been hopping since day one, and business partners Jeff Smokevitch and Giles Flanagin knew almost immediately that there was enough demand for…
Glazed & Confuzed has opened the doors of its new doughnut digs inside the Stanley Marketplace at 2501 Dallas Street in Aurora, where it will be open daily from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., only a month after leaving its original location on Leetsdale Drive. Owner Josh Schwab promises to serve his customers the same…
Burgers, books, barbecue, buskers, billy goats, Bernese mountain dogs and beer (there’s always beer) headline the food and drink happenings this weekend. Here are the best events on the culinary calendar for Friday, June 9, through Sunday, June 11.
Colorado’s robust network of distillers keeps putting forth excellent expressions of their craft. As we round into summer, here’s a trio of local spirits worth seeking out in your favorite cocktail establishment, or adding to your home bar for porch sipping or warm-weather cocktailing. Ski Bum Rum 331 Corporate Circle,…
Saucy Bombay, the fast-casual Indian eatery from Bombay Clay Oven owners Rohini and Marshall Miranda, opens today at 2600 East Colfax Avenue on a stretch ripe for new lunch and dinner options. Saucy Bombay will begin serving Indian cuisine today at 10:45 a.m., right across the street from East High School…
The Lakeview Lounge is one of those places I had always driven past but never managed to visit. The situation was the same for my friend who lives only blocks away, so we made a plan to see what the spot was all about on a recent Sunday. The bar…
Colorado has a new liquid asset. A bottled water company based in RiNo is running an all-Colorado operation, from the source to the store. “There are other Colorado bottled water companies, but they are not truly native-owned,” says Dan Rogers, a salesman at Colorado STRAIGHT UP!, which is owned by Colorado Springs-based MSP, Inc.
Tivoli Brewing, which has looked to historic beers for most of its fermented inspiration over the past few years, has jumped into the future in 2017. Not only is the brewery planning to open a high-profile location inside the Westin Hotel at Denver International Airport this fall, but has added…
When River North Brewery opened in March 2012 at 2401 Blake Street it set the pace for what was to come in Denver — not just with its beer, but with its location and name. But River North itself left in October 2015, after its home was sold. Now, though, the brewery is coming back to RiNo, at 3401 Blake.
Restaurateur Brian Rossi is expanding the footprint of his Mexican food-and-drink business at the corner of South Broadway and Louisiana Avenue. With Adelitas Cocina y Cantina going strong and the newer Palenque Mezcaleria earning admiration for its mezcal and tequila list, Rossi is turning the duo into a trio with the…
Something has been brewing for a while, something mysterious. But now this mysterious something is ready to ferment into a fleshed-out reality: The Colorado Pickle and Beer Society is now here. The first “meeting” of the Society takes place at Spangalang Brewery — which co-founded the CPBS with The Real Dill…
Chef Luke Bergman of Concourse Restaurant Moderne chats about his macrobiotic-vegan upbringing, how some of New York City’s most prolific chefs coached him to victory in a prestigious global competition, and why he was ready to trade the Big Apple and South Florida for Colorado living.
Tex-Mex gets thrown around frequently as a general descriptor of Mexican food that doesn’t fit people’s notions of “authentic,” but there’s a long tradition of Mexican cooks making great food in Texas, dating back long before the Lone Star State gained admission into the United States. What that translates to…
Trattoria Stella on West 32nd Avenue has been serving up a unique style of Italian cooking since 1999, and its younger sibling on East Colfax Avenue, which original opened as Cafe Star, has been doing the same for nearly ten years, adopting the Trattoria Stella name and style in 2008…
The first Chipotle opened in 1993 at 1644 East Evans in Denver and eventually spawned a company that today oversees more than 2,300 locations — and counting — around the world. It also inspired countless copycats and hungry entrepreneurs to rush into what would soon be dubbed the “fast-casual” segment of the restaurant industry, radically reshaping how Americans eat in the process.
Charcoal Bistro, a new American bistro that opened in fall 2016 on South Gaylord Street, seems to be straddling two worlds: not quite casual enough to draw in the hordes of socializing neighbors, not quite polished enough for special occasions.
Happy Negroni Week, Denver. We like fake holidays that give us another excuse to drink, and this one is a special bonus because it’s seven days long and includes Campari, that bittersweet liqueur that is practically synonymous with summer. Moreover, bars officially participating in Imbibe Magazine’s Negroni Week are donating…
Señor Bear, located in the space formerly occupied by Jezebel’s Southern Bistro at 3301 Tejon Street, is finally ready to open and will debut this Friday, June 9, after a week of soft-opening nights. The newest restaurant from Juan Padro and Katie O’Shea-Padro will bring the flavors of multiple Latin American cuisines…
BrothersToshi and Yasu Kizaki, owners of Sushi Den, serve some of the best sushi in Denver by strategically overcoming the struggles of being a sushi restaurant in a landlocked state. Each day, their other brother, Koichi, on the ground in Japan, heads to the Nagahama Fish Market and picks out the freshest fish…
This week is an eclectic one for the Denver food scene. Classic cocktails? Check. Drag queens? Check. Wine dinners? Always. Check out the happenings for the week of June 5 through June 8, with a bonus Friday event to kick off your weekend. Monday, June 5 We can all agree…
Brunch is Denver’s favorite meal, with long lines at the most popular joints, and green chile more common than ketchup. But one reader thinks brunch crowds are a one-world problem.
