After a one-month turnaround, Ignite Ale House & Kitchen opens today in a former Woody’s Tavern in Aurora. This is the second Ignite from Concept Restaurants, the group that also runs Humboldt, Stout Street Social, the Rialto Cafe and several other restaurants around town. Expect this version of the group’s…
Back when John Hickenlooper and his partners founded the Wynkoop Brewing Company, Hickenlooper was insistent that Colorado’s first brewpub pronounced its name “WINkoop.” As he would tell anyone who would listen, “After all, we don’t produce WINE.” But Colorado definitely does, and its current governor – one John Hickenlooper –…
Last week we named the Ten Best Places for Late-Night Eats in Denver, and the response was immediate. Where was Jerusalem? Breakfast King? Chubby’s? And the inclusion of Mary Jane’s on the list made it a “joke,” says one reader. Adds James: You should rename this the best late-night hipster places in Denver…
Filled with everything from fried chicken to a biergarten festival, the culinary calendar is sizzling this week. Here are twelve of the tastiest events on the menu: Monday, July 6 It’s National Fried Chicken Day and Max’s Wine Dive is celebrating by offering a buy one, get one free deal…
Before you tune out for the Independence Day holiday weekend, there are a couple of things you might want to know, especially if you’re planning on heading to Old Major next week — or if you happen to like hot dogs. Old Major has been consistently packing the house since…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued a recall today on Natural Grocers brand Caribbean Nut & Fruit Mix due to potential salmonella contamination of the macadamia nuts in the mix. No illnesses have been reported so far, according to the agency’s web page. The affected product was…
“Money is not the goal,” says Eric Wallace. “It’s a means to an end.” And the end? To support his community, to provide a stable living for himself and his employees. Oh, and to “change the world” with craft beer. On Thursday, Wallace, who co-founded Longmont’s Left Hand Brewing in…
The Berkeley neighborhood’s historic watering hole, the Rosa Mia Inn, which opened in 1966, recently sold and will reopen as the Nip & Sip Neighborhood Lounge. The new ownership group includes J.D. Dossett, Margaret Moore, and Leigh Jones — of Jonesy’s Eatbar fame, who also runs the Horseshoe Lounge, Inga’s…
Biscuits seem simple enough. Just twist open the can and put them in the oven, right? Not exactly. In the South, where biscuits are woven into the fabric of the culture, these baked treats are subject to endless variations, made with everything from buttermilk to lard to sweet potatoes. At…
The romance of train travel hasn’t disappeared just yet. The renewed and revitalized Union Station offers the Brief Encounter magic of a mid-century rail station, without having to climb into a train and spend countless hours next to a musty grandpa who gasps like a fish in his sleep. At…
Denver diners love breakfast, and brunch could be the official meal of the city. This week Gretchen Kurtz reviews Four Friends Kitchen, a worthy newcomer in the breakfast/brunch/lunch arena. And a longtime favorite with fans of morning meals is adding another link: Lucile’s is coming to Evans and South Ogden…
Start celebrating the July 4th weekend by getting blasted. Starting today, and every following Thursday in July, Chipotle will be offering two-for-one margaritas, because there is no better way to start the weekend than to throw back a marg, or two. After those margs you can keep the good times rolling…
Good beer and good marketing have gone hand in hand at Oskar Blues for as long as the brewery has been canning — and one of the key components to that marketing has always been the aluminum vessels themselves. Oskar Blues hands empty cans out by the hundreds at festivals…
Breakfast lovers, fans of New Orleans cuisine and residents near the University of Denver will be excited to know that Lucile’s Creole Cafe will be opening a new location at the corner of Evans Avenue and Ogden Street, in a building that was formerly Home and Hearth Outfitters (a fireplace…
Thai Mai Tai at Nocturne “I had very little exposure to music growing up,” says Topher Hartfield, lead bartender at Nocturne, a new jazz venue and supper club that opened in March in the Ballpark neighborhood. But when he opened Nocturne with owners Scott and Nicole Mattson and chef Dustin…
Last week Chris Utterback tried the happy hour at Bayou Bob’s, which has been serving up Cajun food in downtown Denver for almost thirty years. The dishes are hot stuff, the drinks are stiff and the good times definitely roll here. Says Jeff: Bayou Bob’s is a good place to drink and…
The restaurant scene did some shuffling in June, with Taste of Thailand moving from its longtime Englewood location to a new spot in Denver on South Broadway, Pho Duy moving one storefront north (into the short-lived Wonderbowl space), and Blue Pan Pizza bringing Detroit-style pies to West 32nd Avenue after…
There is no food more evocative of the Fourth of July in America than watermelon. It comes into season right about now and serves as the perfect refresher on a hot summer weekend full of barbecues and beer. But, what’s that? You’d like to combine your watermelon with your beer?…
Families comprise a big part of the clientele at Four Friends Kitchen, a breakfast-and-lunch spot that opened in Stapleton this spring. That’s why the eatery hands out retro Etch A Sketches, crayons and activity books by the armful, and why banquettes are lined with jokes such as “Why was the…
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is holding its first women-only Colorado whiskey tasting today at 7 p.m., the first in a series of three. The restaurant will be pouring and exploring three local whiskeys — Double Diamond, Dancing Pines and Breckenridge Bourbon — each paired with fruits. On July 29, WTF’s second Women &…
As Colorado’s brewery scene expands, there continue to be changes at the top of the brewhouse ladder. The most recent comes from Dry Dock Brewing, which has hired Alan Simons to run its production facility. For the past seven years, Simons held the top job at Backcountry Brewery in Frisco, where…
High Plains Bison maintains the second-largest herd of bison in the world, according to Kevin Lamar, chief customer officer for the bison company’s new weight-management branch, Plainsmart. So it’s no wonder that when the company decided to jump into the weight-loss industry, it built a menu making its own bison meat…
