On July 12, TheBigWonderful — a weekly market and food incubator — will launch in Sustainability Park. And TheBigWonderful wants to help local food entrepreneurs launch, too — by awarding one winning idea $500 in seed money and a month’s free booth rental. See also: The BigWonderful, a culinary no-waste…
LowDown Brewery + Kitchen 800 Lincoln Street 720-524-8065 The jokes started pouring in before we’d even set foot in Lowdown Brewery + Kitchen, a brewpub that opened in the Golden Triangle neighborhood this winter. We couldn’t stop them, not when the door off the street led us through a foyer…
People are passionate about coffee; there’s no denying that. Whole morning routines are devoted to joe, and your day can be destroyed when a cup goes wrong. For coffee done right, hop on the Coffee Crawl by Bus, a caffeinated tour hosted by History Colorado Center, as an extra shot…
The fifth annual VegFest, a vegan-centered fair to promote health and environment awareness, put down roots at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds over the weekend. Advocates and practitioners of the plant-based diet and lifestyle gathered to enjoy vegan and vegetarian food, cooking demos and more. Our photographer was there to capture…
It was just over a year ago that Dina and Frank Berta closed Frank’s Kitchen, the ten-seat spot in the Whittier neighborhood that they’d opened in May 2011. But the space at 2600 High Street was quickly transformed into Jammin’ Joe’s, a barbeque joint that expanded to two more locations…
For months I passed by the future home of Nuggs Ice Cream, watching the construction project and waiting for the hot summer day when the place would finally open and my family and I could mosey on over for dessert. That day came recently when we walked to Marczyk’s II,…
Latke Love, a popular potato pancake eatery, closed its doors in Park Hill at the end of May. But, now the owners of that business seem ready to open new doors — with some help from Denverites. See also: Q’s in the Hotel Boulderado closes, making way for Spruce…
The flood that raged through Lyons last fall left the town temporarily isolated from the outside world. So when the waters receded and the rebuilding began, restaurateurs and Lyons residents Katie Baum and De’Anna Duncan wanted to bring a new community space to Main Street, restoring some of what had…
For more than a year, Mark Antonation ate his way up Federal Boulevard. With that journey done, he’ll now explore different cuisines from around the globe right here in metro Denver, one month at a time, in Ethniche. Yanni’s Greek Restaurant styles itself as a taverna in the traditional sense:…
There’s no better way to enjoy a beautiful Colorado day than sitting outside in the sunshine, enjoying one of Colorado’s liquid assets: craft beer. Fortunately, there are dozens of great brewery patios along the Front Range. Some are intimate backyard spaces, others are expansive parks. And some, like Station 26,…
It’s deal day: IHOP will be celebrating its anniversary by handing out super-cheap pancakes today, and Cheeky Monk will be giving out glasses with special beer purchases tonight. Keep reading for the details… See also: All aboard for Stoic & Genuine, opening Wednesday in Union Station…
Frasca Food and Wine is turning ten in August and will celebrate a decade of serving its nationally acclaimed brand of Italian-inspired cuisine with a special menu for the week of August 4 through August 9. Since that’s a month away, why are we telling you know? In part, because…
Snow cones and crepes; wok-tossed noodles and chocolate chip cookies the size of a small planet; pudgy sausages that stretched for feet and cheesesteaks that fed a platoon. The Fourth of July weekend ignited sparks with all that and more at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, an annual display of…
The Hotel Boulderado opened on New Year’s Day, 1909. Since then, restaurants have operated almost continuously in the hotel, including Q’s, which set up shop there nearly twenty years ago. But yesterday Q’s closed its doors, and a new concept called Spruce will soon take its place, with an expected…
After a five-mile run around Sloan’s Lake, all I wanted was a beer, so my friend and I explored the Berkeley neighborhood, an area that we, as Whittier and Five Points residents, respectively, don’t get to very often. Searching for beer, we found something much more: my current favorite patio…
Even though the official grand opening of the renovated Union Station has been pushed back to July 26, Stoic & Genuine, the seafood restaurant created by Jen Jasinski and Beth Gruitch (the team behind Rioja, Bistro Vendôme and Euclid Hall), is ready to get in the swim, and plans to…
Summer is in full swing and the temperature’s rising. Here are a few happenings around town to keep you cool with beer events, a pool party and an evening movie showing. For the more culinary-minded, Oak at Fourteenth and Beast + Bottle show off their cooking chops with special dinners,…
Colorado’s craft beer scene is getting crowded as a new brewery opens roughly once a week somewhere in the state. But the liquor store shelves can be a bit of a tangle as well, especially as older breweries introduce new or changing products to keep up with the latest thing…
No. 96 Baum cake at Glaze by Sasa 1160 Madison Street 720-387-7890 When the original Glaze bakery closed earlier this year, it was like losing a friend we’d just met. The intricate and time-consuming method — not to mention the special oven imported from Japan — caught our attention at…
As a follow-up to her review of Gozo this week, Gretchen Kurtz explained how the Mediterranean-inflected restaurant almost opened in California’s Sonoma County instead of Denver. Restaurateur Frank Jolley IV must have discerned a level of maturity in the collective palate of Front Range diners, since the eatery landed smack…
Summer is in full swing, and July is packed with food-related events — everything from festivals to block parties to the launch of a unique new market in the heart of town. Here’s a sixpack of the tastiest culinary activities on the culinary calendar for the month. See also: Announcing…
Happy Fourth to everyone! This weekend will undoubtedly be filled with beers, BBQ, and fireworks but if you’re looking for more to do this weekend look no further. Here are several more events to help you celebrate this holiday weekend. See also: Lola unveils new logo and menu in changing…
