What would you do to improve the 16th Street Mall? The Downtown Denver Partnership and the Downtown Denver Improvement District are hosting the Prototyping Festival this summer to illustrate some of the options for enlivening the mall. The organizations are asking Denverites to suggest their own ideas, too; the deadline is…
Sports fans have a lot to be thankful: With the NCAA basketball championship game today and the Rockies’ home opener this Friday, the work week is book-ended with exciting events. Foodies also have plenty to be look forward: everything from a Top Chef dinner to the Denver Art Museum’s Uncorked…
Another sunny Sunday in Denver, which means that brunchers will be packing patios across Denver — especially at spots in LoHi that still have their views of downtown. Avanti Food & Beverage is a good bet, as are eateries along Central Street — Masterpiece Deli, Central Bar & Bistro, Ale House…
Last year Denver Deep Dish moved out of Bar Car and into its own space at 1200 West 38th Avenue, on the edge of Highland, where it’s creating pies good enough to snag the Best Chicago-Style Pizza award in the Best of Denver 2017. But readers have been quick to…
The pace of restaurant opening increased dramatically over March and into this week, culminating in what almost seemed like an April Fool’s Day joke, with six bars and restaurants opening today or tomorrow. March saw Justin Brunson’s new American grill, Masterpiece Kitchen, open in Lowry; a second Steuben’s debut in…
Damn, this is a state full of pranksters — especially joke-loving business owners who have pretty amazing graphics departments. From a meow-thful of new beer from New Belgium, to a magical blend of coffee that you can actually buy from Huckleberry, to the newest barber shop in town specializing in…
No. 86: Brisket and Ribs at GQue Championship BBQ Barbecue isn’t just food, it’s a competitive sport. And GQue Championship BBQ owner Jason Ganahl has proven himself on the competitive circuit with high marks at events in both Colorado and in the American South, where good ‘cue is taken seriously…
Today the former LimeXS at 730 East Sixth Avenue will be resurrected as the $5 Buck Drinkery, featuring food and drink menus with nearly everything priced at five dollars or less. Owner Curt Sims says he wants to give the neighborhood a gathering space, explaining, “Clearly there’s always a market for inexpensive things.” And…
The brothers behind Seedstock Brewing had been waiting, and waiting, and waiting — almost an entire year past when they’d originally planned to start pouring beer at 3610 West Colfax Avenue, suffering through a variety of delays related to its gas and power lines. So when UPS delivered their “Open” sign…
Goodbye March, hello April. Denver is slowly inching closer to summer, and while that means longer days, warmer weather and grilling season, it also means the end of ski season; several events this weekend will help ween you off the white stuff. April is also Autism Awareness Month, and…
If you’ve got a little spare change to blow and a few hours of free time tonight, a quick call for reservations and a drive up to Vail — scratch that — a private plane to Vail will net you a six-course wine dinner at Matsuhisa with German winemaker Richard…
They say that if you want to get something done, ask the busiest person you know. Busy folks are easy to find in the food-service business, with 24-hour days a common occurrence for restaurateurs juggling multiple eateries while dealing with hiring, developing menus, pleasing customers and often building new restaurants…
A new all-day market, deli, restaurant and music venue is coming to the RiNo neighborhood this week. The Preservery will have its grand opening this Friday, April 1, in the Backyard on Blake development at 3040 Blake Street. The Preservery is the culmination of more than two years of planning…
I just can’t help it, y’all. Just when I thought I had enough of these slick, modern pizza bars after my visit to Gozo, I find myself at Bar Dough, which is floating on a wave of good buzz and steady business. BD lost out on our Best of Denver…
Diebolt Brewing is a tiny beer marker in Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood. But the company recently faced a billion-dollar conundrum: fight a trademark battle over the name of one of its best beers, The Commodore, or acquiesce to the requests of another brewery that makes a beer with the same name…
Get ready to head to hog heaven when Baur’s Restaurant and Listening Lounge hosts a Nose-to-Tail Dinner from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight. The dinner will include five courses focusing on different parts of a whole pig, from nose to tail, and each course will be served with a cocktail or beer…
Chipotle recently teamed up with master sommelier Richard Betts to come up with a streamlined beverage program that would complement the food menu while hewing close to the burrito chain’s “food with integrity” mission. The new beverage roster, which comprises cocktails, beer and non-alcoholic drinks — debuts this week at…
Whole-animal butchery is already a big part of the program at chef Hosea Rosenberg’s Blackbelly Market, but customers will soon have even more options when it comes to beef, pork and lamb cuts and housemade charcuterie — and more space to hang out for breakfast and lunch. Rosenberg is in…
March is stats month for the Boulder-based Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade group representing thousands of craft breweries nationwide. So far, the organization has released several interesting numbers (a more comprehensive look will arrive soon). For starters, the number of operating breweries in the United States grew 15 percent in…
After several days of stress tests to put the kitchen and waitstaff through their paces, Josh and Jen Wolkon opened Steuben’s Arvada last night at Ralston Road and Wadsworth Boulevard in a revamped space that was formerly a Gunther Toody’s Diner. While vestiges of the building’s previous life are still…
The masterminds behind the well-known Denver Passport Program, Two Parts, launched a new passport concept this week, bringing coffee lovers a new excuse to overcaffeinate (or bribe friends with coffee). The Fika Passport contains two-for-one coffee drinks for 24 separate coffee shops around the city. The new passport is named…
Although people lament the lame barbecue options in Denver, we’ve found plenty of places that serve up worthy platters of ‘cue, including the spots on our list of the Ten Best Barbecue Joints in Denver. We’re about to reveal our favorite in the Best of Denver 2016 — and in…
