Saturday is Earth Day, and there are plenty of things to celebrate about this big old world of ours — whether you’re a tree-hugger or not. From KFC (Korean fried chicken) to creamy ginger-beet soup, from gose to stout, from high-end shopping to porch drinking, there’s something for everyone this…
It’s April 20, but Mason Hembree isn’t celebrating. Instead, the owner of Dad & Dudes Breweria will be fighting the federal government over a beer brewed with non-psychoactive CBD. Last September, Dad & Dudes was the talk of the town when it became the first brewery in the country to…
Phillip Simonson is obsessed with chocolate — but not just any chocolate. As a kid, he eschewed cheap, mass-produced milk chocolate and finally developed a love for the good stuff as an adult, when he discovered artisan, small-batch producers. He founded Chocolate Lab and introduced his truffles to Denver seven…
Last weekend, I went from doing perhaps the most hipster thing to the least hipster thing a person could do metro Denver in one night. The most hipster thing was attending opening night of Divisions, the collaboration between Denver hip-hop act the Flobots and local ballet company Wonderbound. Wonderbound is…
There’s a new bakery in Denver, rising from some familiar names in the restaurant world. Alex Seidel and Matt Vawter of Fruition and Mercantile Dining & Provision have teamed up with Keegan Gerhard and Lisa Bailey of D Bar to form Füdmill, a wholesale pastry production company that launched this week…
Forty ounces to freedom. Yes, the famous 40-ounce bottle of rosé wine that the country is suddenly thirsting for can be purchased in Denver.
Elite Brands of Colorado, which has specialized is distributing craft beer in Colorado for nearly fifteen years, won the Craft Beer Wholesaler of the Year award from the Brewers Association at the annual Craft Brewers Conference trade show, which took place last week in Washington, D.C. “The national award recognizes…
We’ve all been faced with the “Where should we go?” question. Sometimes the answer is obvious, but other times we need help. Whether it’s finding the perfect place to celebrate the right occasion, determining what kitchen can accommodate an unusual dietary restriction, or maybe just discovering a new place to…
Chad and Branden Miller’s father always told his sons to do one thing and do it better than anyone else. It was advice that stuck with them, so when they opened Black Shirt Brewing in 2011, that one thing was to make amazing ales, all of them in shades of…
Nearly a year ago, Elise Wiggins left her longtime position as executive chef at Panzano to pursue her vision of opening the Italian restaurant she’d always wanted. And the day has finally come; Cattivella opens to the public on April 19 at 10195 East 29th Avenue.
Louie and Regan Colburn, the husband-and-wife team behind Ohana Island Kitchen, were inspired to start their eatery because they wated to serve up a taste of Louie’s upbringing.They started small, but Ohana quickly became a big hit.
Brewing beer can be fun for the people who love it. But it can also be dangerous. Last week, Charlie Gottenkieny, head brewer and part owner of Bruz Beers in north Denver, was severely burned when a batch of beer he was making boiled over the top of the mashtun and…
With so many great restaurants to choose from, cash-strapped Denver newcomers — challenged with rising rents and skinny paychecks — are finding it hard to have a fun night out without blowing the bank. Twenty- Something for Twenty-Somethings will help you find hot destinations where you can enjoy cutting-edge cuisine…
If pounding the pavement with homemade signs isn’t your style of activism, the Resistance Diner offers a tasty alternative: a four-course meal accompanied by wine, beer and fellow rebels. Created by local chefs Madeline and Chris Jang after they found themselves distraught at the results of the last election, the diner hosts a monthly pop-up dinner and donates a portion of the proceeds to a nonprofit of choice.
The Royal opened on Tennyson Street just over two years ago, serving burgers and burger accoutrements in an up-and-coming Denver neighborhood. The original owners were Josh Epps and Christina Smith, who also run two locations of breakfast eatery Jelly, at 1700 East Evans Avenue and 600 East 13th Avenue. But there’s a…
The big game is about to begin, you’ve rounded up the usual posse to cheer for the home team, you’re ready for beers and bar food: So what’s it going to be? If you’re bound by tradition (or superstition, because eating the same dish just before the national anthem has…
Though it’s been slow to come, Denver has been getting into the Nashville hot chicken trend as more and more places have started serving up this spicy Southern staple. Given the dish’s natural heat, it’s not surprising Coloradans are taking to the dish. We do, after all, love a bit…
When Four Friends Kitchen opened in Stapleton two years ago, the ownership group wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the neighborhood. But nearby residents responded quickly and enthusiastically to the restaurant’s Southern-inspired breakfast and lunch menu, turning the place into a perpetually busy destination. Using that success as a…
San Diego-style Mexican food isn’t common in Denver, outside of the Tacos Rapidos family and a couple of other independent eateries in the suburbs. And late-night Mexican grub is even rarer — and I don’t mean what most Denverites consider late-night, where you’re home before midnight with TV remote in…
This is the week of April 20, and venues and parks will be full of parties. But if smoking a bowl in public isn’t your thing, consider these food and drink events — after all, man cannot live on Totino’s Party Pizzas alone. Here are the eight best culinary events…
Metro Denver has a mini-boom in Korean restaurants, and as we worked on the Best of Denver 2017, we tried them all. We presented our favorites in our list of the Ten Best Korean Restaurants, but one reader took issue with several of our picks.
Juicy, sloppy cheeseburgers that barely hold together — the kind of sandwich that requires both hands — are the stuff of American dreams. Here are ten photos of some of Denver’s best hamburgers, along with links to our original stories. Grab a napkin and pass the ketchup! Larkburger Introduces Its…
