Warmer weather signals the return of food-truck season, and the premier gathering of food trucks in Denver — Civic Center Eats — rolls back into Civic Center Park today. Every subsequent Tuesday and Thursday through early October (with the exception of a few days when the space is set up for other…
There’s a sign up at Chubby’s at 1231 West 38th Avenue that reads “Open During Construction” — which is more or less true. But when we dropped in earlier this morning, that construction may have been the cause of a power outage that had employees scrambling. Another sign quickly went…
A fire broke out overnight in an apartment above Roseberg’s Bagels & Deli at 725 East 26th Avenue in Five Points. One person was found dead in the apartment, according to the Denver Fire Department, but the cause of death is not yet known. Reports indicate that the fire broke…
Jim Pittenger, owner of Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs, has been restructuring his mini-empire this spring. After going in on Pop’s Place with chef Stephen Kleinman on Lawrence Street (in the former Lower48 Kitchen space), Pittenger hit one into the ballpark, opening a Biker Jim’s on the third level concourse at…
As early as this week — and no later than mid-May — the Littleton Taco House will reopen after a year-long construction project that started with repairs to the roof, and grew from there. This Taco House, part of a local chain founded in 1958, is one of only three…
The James Beard Foundation will announce the winners in its 2016 Restaurant and Chef categories tonight. Only two Denver area contenders remain in the running for awards: Alex Seidel of Fruition and Mercantile for Best Chef: Southwest, and Frasca Food and Wine for Outstanding Restaurant. But Denver-based Craftsy already came up…
With Cinco de Mayo, Derby Day and Mother’s Day all headed our way, many of us already have full plates. But still, there are culinary events earlier this week you won’t want to miss, including WomenCook! and the start of Civic Center Eats. Keep reading for all the tasty details…
Thanks to all the restaurant action on Tennyson Street and in surrounding areas, Berkeley took top honors as Best New Restaurant Neighborhood in the Best of Denver 2016. And last Sunday, when the weather was lovely, windows were open and people were spilling all over the street; after trying a…
April Started out with a bang, with six bar and restaurants opening in the first two days. Since then, a number of promising eateries have debuted, including two artisan ice cream shops: Frozen Matter in Uptown and Heifer and the Hen in Boulder. Chef/restaurateur Biju Thomas launched two more outposts…
Almost exactly a year ago, a wet spring hailstorm caused water damage to the roof and interior of the venerable Taco House at 1390 West Littleton Boulevard. At the time, minor repairs were being made to the roof of the building, which originally constructed as a burger joint in 1961;…
West-side pizza aficionados will finally be able to get their fix of Neopolitan pie when the third outpost of Racca’s Pizzeria Napoletana fires up the wood-burning oven and swings open its doors at the Colorado Mills shopping center on West Colfax Avenue on Monday. If the name doesn’t quite ring…
Is there such a thing as Colorado-style barbecue? Anna and Jonathon Ortlieb, the couple behind Happy Camper BBQ, think so — because they say they’ve invented it. The two plan to have their mobile barbecue kitchen open by the beginning of June, serving smoked pork with a Colorado twist: Instead…
This weekend we say goodbye to April and welcome May. Close out this month and start the next on a tasty note by attending a few of this weekend’s culinary events. There’s something for everyone, from classes to fundraisers to a beer and food extravaganza; keep reading for all the…
The name Winston Hill will mean something to you if you’re a lifelong fan of the New York Jets — or if you’ve been an even more die-hard fan of Denver barbecue over the past several decades. Hill, a former all-star offensive lineman who helped keep quarterback Joe Namath safe…
In 1986, Patrick McGaughran and a couple of friends from Texas decided to open a Mexican bar and grill centered on margaritas and food like they’d grown up with in the Houston area. They named the tiny joint, located on College Avenue in Fort Collins, the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant and…
After school, my friends and I used to run to the convenience store for the candy and sodas we were denied at home. When the lunch bell rang, we’d pile into a friend’s SUV and try to get a few Double Stacks before class started up again. A plea to…
Lola has been a proponent of Mexican seafood from the day it opened in its original location on Old South Pearl Street in 2002 to its current spot in Lower Highland (where it’s already a revered old-timer), so welcoming Baja California chef/restaurateur Javier Plascencia for a guest lunch and dinner seemed…
The past few months have been brutal for music fans. It seems like the Grim Reaper is purposefully swinging his scythe at some of the greatest icons in the music industry: Bowie, Lemmy and now Prince. If the recent loss of talent has got you down and ready to drink about…
Cafe Aion chef/owner Dakota Soifer has been showing up at the food court of the Boulder County Farmers’ Market with his super-sized paella pan on Saturday mornings all season, and he’s looking forward to the first Wednesday market on May 4 — and anticipating a slightly different atmosphere. “The Wednesday…
Laura Lodge needs a beer. A big beer. After several months of stress and of searching for a new location for one of Colorado’s marquis beer festivals, Lodge and her brother, Bill, have found a new home at the Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center in Breckenridge. That means that…
At the end of January, Ballpark neighborhood watering hole DADA Art Bar went dark, and Iain Chisholm, chef/owner of Americatus just around the corner, told us that he had sold his share of the bar to his partners, who were expecting to reopen under new management. But the DADA space…
Joyride Brewing in Edgewater has hired Chris Marchio, formerly of Fiction Beer Company, as its new head brewer. Marchio, who was featured in a recent Westword story about hazy, New England-style IPAs, will be tasked with helping to expand the already large lineup of beers at Joyride. “We are thrilled to…
