Food & Drink

California-based vegan restaurant chain Native Foods Cafe opened five stores in the Denver-Boulder area over the past several years, but the expansion plan may have been too aggressive. The Lakewood branch closed last year and now two more locations are gone: The Native Foods in the Denver Pavilions downtown and…

More people seem to be commenting on the disappearance of Wurstküche from 2036 Broadway than ever ate there. Many of the comments focus on the gall of a California concept coming to peddle sausages in Colorado — when so many other places do it well here, including Biker Jim’s and Uber…

During the usual round of food-trend stories at the beginning of the year, Filipino cuisine was cited as one of the big culinary fads for 2016 (and if USA Today spots a trend, you know it’s going mainstream). Metro Denver has seen a few Filipino restaurants come and go over…

Juice cleanses were once fad diets where practitioners sipped nothing but lemonade spiked with cayenne pepper  but have evolved into sophisticated blends of raw fruits and veggie juices designed to detox your overworked organs. Not to be mistaken for meal replacements or protein shakes, juice cleansing is a love-it-or-hate-it kind…

Cherry Hills Village will get a rare new restaurant when Cherry Hills Sushi Co. opens at 11 a.m. today in a shopping center at the corner of Hampden Avenue and South Lafayette Street. The minimalist eatery is the project of chef Bradford Kim and his wife, Olivia Maeng; they’re focusing…

The renovation of its Denver home lasted longer than Wurstküche itself did in Denver. After major work to the triangular space at 2036 Broadway — the former home of the infamous Triangle gay bar and, later, Rockaway — this outpost of the Los Angeles sausage peddlar opened last February. But…

After more than three years at 1530 Blake Street — not a bad stretch for a restaurant on that eatery-heavy block — Jimmy’s Urban Grill is closing at the end of service today; the owners decided not to renew their lease rather than sign on for a rent increase. Regulars…

Brunch could be Denver’s favorite meal — for suburban families and urban hipsters alike. Lauren Monitz recently tried what could be Cherry Creek’s hippest brunch, at Harman’s Eat & Drink. But her description of that meal prompted a reader to point out that brunch does not have to be hip. Still,…

This week’s food adventures included a slippery, savory stew from Akwaba Restaurant in Aurora’s Afrikmall; cricket tacos at Linger; and Spanish Morcilla sausage, which can be found at a number of Denver-area restaurants and markets. But burgers and sausages were off the menu — at least temporarily — as sausage griller…

Los Angeles-based sausage peddler Wurstküche wedged itself into the triangular space at 2036 Broadway last February with a long list of links and plenty of German, Belgian and American suds. But after less than a year, the grills have gone cold and the umlaut-riddled name above the door is gone…

Use the phrase “alternative protein” and most people think turkey instead of chicken. But at Edible Beats, the group that operates Linger, Root Down, Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox and the soon-to-open Vital Root (on Tennyson Street), the culinary team has been introducing yak, ostrich, goat, tempeh and other sources outside the…

Independent outfits, including craft-beer breweries, are popping up in the suburbs. Arvada will soon get its own Steuben’s — but it just lost the four-year-old Arvada Beer Company in Olde Town.  Why? Says Hallie:  Rent is at a premium in Olde Town…and there are too many similar restaurants and not much parking, which…

Rincon Argentino has been serving the hot pockets of South American goodness known as empanadas for more than three years in Boulder. In the fall of 2014, owners Christian and Karley Saber expanded into the space next door, doubling the restaurant’s seating capacity. But the Saber family thinks the demand…

January 29 marks the second anniversary for one of Denver’s favorite restaurants, Work & Class. And in true W&C fashion, owners Delores Tronco, Tony Maciag and Dana Rodriguez will be throwing a huge party on Monday, February 1, and giving all the proceeds to charity. Tronco explains that another year…