All The Bar and Restaurant Openings and Closings This Week

The week before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times of year for bars and restaurants, so new places were scrambling to open to cash in on a little extra business this week. Punch Bowl Social’s new Stapleton outpost has been a couple of years in the works, and the…

Fourth-Generation Coloradan to Open Jewish Deli on Larimer Street

Jerrod Rosen has been immersed in Jewish deli food his entire life. He’s a fourth-generation Coloradan who grew up in Boulder; his father’s parents ran Rosen’s Grocery and his great-grandmother ran Rosen’s Kosher Deli, both in Denver. On his mom’s side of the family, his grandfather owned the Oasis Drive…

Three Places to Satisfy Your Turkey Cravings Before Thanksgiving

Turkey isn’t really a big deal most of the time, but as golden leaves crinkle underfoot and baking pies add wafts of cinnamon, apple and pumpkin to the air, images of a magnificent Thanksgiving feast enter our minds. Deli-style turkey can only substitute for so long before full-on Thanksgiving cravings…

Brett Smith on Fried Chicken, Boulder and the Post Brewing Co.

At the start of November 2017, Dave Query’s Big Red F group rolled out its fourth location of the Post Brewing Co., bestowing on downtown Boulder a fried-chicken joint that also brews its own beer. And it’s not likely to be the last outpost, says chef and partner Brett “Smitty” Smith.

Hosea Rosenberg’s Santo Brings a Taste of New Mexico to Boulder

Taos-native Hosea Rosenberg always wanted to do a New Mexican restaurant, his wife, Lauren Feder says, but until the historic space nestled next to Boulder’s Ideal Market fell into his lap, he had no plans to move forward on that desire. In fact, he was plotting an expansion of Blackbelly Market,…

Shelby’s, a Classic Downtown Bar, Could Soon Be Gone

The building at 519 18th Street has housed a bar of some sort for at least ninety years, according to Howard Nelson, who owns the current incarnation, Shelby’s Bar & Grill, with his wife, Nanette. The Nelsons took over Shelby’s in 1991, but they could soon find themselves without a…

The Juniper Pig Brings Premium Butcher Shop to Stanley Marketplace

The Juniper Pig brings a lineup of cured meats, prime cuts, rotisserie chicken, sandwiches and salads to Stanley Marketplace starting Saturday, November 11. One of the first stores to sign on at the Stanley (2501 Dallas Street, Aurora), the “culinary butchery” and charcuterie shop is one of the last stores to…

Basta Chef Kelly Whitaker to Open the Wolf’s Tailor in Sunnyside

“Everyone knows the story of the wolf in sheep’s clothing — but not a lot of people think of the people who make the wolf’s clothing.” That’s chef Kelly Whitaker’s explanation for the name behind his latest venture, a restaurant in Sunnyside called the Wolf’s Tailor that will build on Whitaker’s…

Readers: We Need More Reasonably Priced Restaurants in Denver

Telegraph closed this week, after a two-year run in a space at 295 South Pennsylvania that had already swallowed up several other restaurants, including Cafe|Bar and Grey Cactus. A few readers like Nikki blamed the closing on the “crappy location,” but others suggest a more likely culprit: value, or lack thereof.

Every Denver Bar and Restaurant Opening and Closing This Week

This was a busy and varied week for restaurant openings, with two coffee shops, Denver’s first distillery-restaurant, an experimental cocktail lab and a bar that sells collectible footwear all joining the dining scene. Red Sauce, from the owner of Bistro Barbes, also started serving up old-school Italian in Park Hill,…

Opening Today: The Bardo Wheat Ridge Is No Longer in Limbo

After more than a year and a half, Chris Graves is finally ready to celebrate the opening of his new coffee shop, the second location of the Bardo Coffee House, at 6150 West 38th Avenue in Wheat Ridge. When Graves opened the first Bardo (named for the Tibetan limbo between death and…

Post Oak Hall Now Open Fridays — With Coffee

It’s been nearly a year since Helliemae’s Caramel maven Ellen Daehnick first rolled out Post Oak Hall in the Wheat Ridge building at 6195 West 44th Avenue where she makes candy. There, she sells her caramels — mainstays like sea salt and the Whiskey Love Bomb, in addition to seasonal…

Maria Empanada Plans Growth After Massive Investment Infusion

Just a few years ago, Lorena Cantarovici was selling empanadas and other South American baked goods out of her home, but today she’s celebrating big news. Venture capital firm Colorado Impact Fund has agreed to infuse Maria Empanada, Cantarovici’s small group of Argentinian cafes, with up to $3.5 million in…