Brunch at Panzano Is a Posh Affair

Sometimes, you just want to get dolled up and splurge for brunch. And the place to do that? Panzano, located in the swanky Hotel Monaco downtown. This timeless Italian rendezvous has been garnering accolades a Mile High since opening more than fifteen years ago. And like a fine wine, this…

Call to Arms Brewing Opens With Its Own Twist on Beer Culture

“From the beginning, this has always been about challenging ourselves,” says Chris Bell, co-owner of Call to Arms Brewing, which opened late last week in the back half of a refurbished building at 4526 Tennyson Street, in the hot Berkeley neighborhood. And challenged themselves is exactly what Bell, Jesse Brookstein…

Rebel Restaurant Now Serving Modern Ukranian Menu in RiNo

The vision of Rebel Restaurant owners Bo Porytko and Dan Lasiy is finally a reality. The reinvention of the longtime dive bar on Brighton Boulevard and 38th Street began last March on Kickstarter as a plan for a restaurant inside Black Shirt Brewing and and came to fruition on Thursday in the RiNo…

Wednesday Farmers Market in Longmont Ends This Week

Summer is in full swing, but the wet spring put a damper on one seasonal event: The Downtown Longmont Farmers Market will host its last Wednesday market of the year from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22. “This spring’s higher-than-average rainfall placed strains on local farms, causing delayed planting schedules,…

Avanti Close-up: MiJo from Johnny DePierro and Michael Nevarez

Ramen is king noodle in Denver right now, but chefs Johnny DePierro and Michael Nevarez are out to dethrone the popular Japanese dish with udon — which they’re serving several different ways at MiJo inside Avanti Food & Beverage. The two have been mastering their Asian chops at Frank Bonanno’s…

Avanti Close-up: Quiero Arepas From Igor and Beckie Panasewicz

If you haven’t stood in line for one of the Venezuelan street-food sandwiches known as arepas at the Quiero Arepas food truck, you haven’t experienced the anticipation of sinking your teeth into one of the best bites in town — mobile or not. Now that owners Igor and Beckie Panasewicz have…

Dive Inn Owner Has Giant Plans for Fee-Fi-Pho-Fum

Despite being partially hidden by a tree, the newest restaurant sign to sprout on South Broadway is hard to miss: giant all-caps spelling out Fee Fi Pho Fum above a small storefront just north of Arkansas Avenue. It’s a silly name for sure, but it makes a little more sense…

Tavern Hospitality Group in Deal for New Tavern Uptown

A joint venture between Tavern Hospitality Group, Southern Land Company of Nashville and GTIS Partners, a New York-based real estate investment firm, will redevelop the 1.5-acre site on East 17th Avenue that currently houses the Tavern Uptown. The plan calls for an eight-story mixed-use building that will include 315 apartments…