Food & Drink

Should diners be able to openly carry guns in restaurants? Chipotle Mexican Grill doesn’t think so. The chain, founded in Denver by Steve Ells just over two decades ago, is asking customers not to bring firearms into its restaurants. The request follows a recent incident in which open-carry enthusiasts brought…

Latke Love apparently wasn’t getting a lot of love from its landlords, and the spot on East 28th Avenue will close at the end of May as a result. It had only been open as a brick-and-mortar store for a little over a year, after a test run as a…

Heading for the hills this holiday weekend? A breakfast tradition at this spot, the posole will bowl you over — and is so popular that the hostess will even hand you the recipe on request. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…

The Colorado School of English is doing more than just helping foreign students master the complex language of English. It’s also teaching them to give back to the communities that help them. As part of the service learning component of the curriculum, students do a volunteer project every twelve weeks;…

From its modest start in an old Dolly Madison ice cream store, Steve Ell’s Chipotle Mexican Grill has grown into a very big deal, with over 1,500 stores around the world. And lately it’s been making some very big news: Chipotle is being attacked from the outside, as the focus…

Denver’s first High Point Creamery, its second Adagio Bakery and its fourth Park Burger have all taken spaces in the tiny shopping center at the corner of Holly and Cedar streets in the Hilltop/Crestmoor area. >See also: Fat Jack’s now open in LoHi…

Family owned Fat Jack’s Supersubs has has been dishing out sandwiches to Denverites for the last fourteen years. And now it’s just opened its fifth location, this one in LoHi. See also: Fat Jack’s Subs coming to LoHi…

Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week, featuring everything from a less-than-appetizing carne adobada at D’Corazon to a fantastic corned beef hash at Creekside Cafe in Steamboat and more. See also: Guess where I’m eating asparagus salad?…

Brunch is definitely Denver’s favorite meal, and diners were out in force yesterday at local eateries to enjoy the sunshine and seasonal fare — including this asparagus salad. Too bad the kitschy coffee mug wasn’t as fresh… Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first…

The Colorado School of English is doing more than just helping foreign students master the complex language of English. It’s also teaching them to give back to the communities that help them. As part of the service learning component of the curriculum, students do a volunteer project every twelve weeks;…

Daniel Bradley, the focus of our current Chef and Tell interview, is the chef at 5280 Burger Bar, which opened earlier this year in the Denver Pavilions. “I love the smell of roasting green chiles,” he told Lori Midson. “We go through tons of roasted green chiles every day, and…

This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Palettes, Kevin Taylor’s restaurant in the Denver Art Museum, where the service is sometimes far from artful. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson interviewed Daniel Bradley of 5280 Burger Bar, who talked about his lifelong love of burgers, his hatred of fast…

Chipotle eaters may not be too thrilled the next time they head to their nearest location: the Denver-based company has raised its prices by about 25 cents per item — bringing chicken tacos and burritos up to $6.75 and after tax, $7.02. It’s the first time in three years that…