There was a time when restaurants were simply places where people went to eat. There was no fanfare, no celebration of celebrity chefs, and no hot new dishes. But these days, food is news, whether it’s the next big restaurant opening, a TV appearance from one of our favorite cooks,…
Here are the ten best dishes I ate in Denver this year, amazing discoveries that show just how good this city’s restaurants can be.
This past year has seen an amazing number of restaurants open. But amidst the boom, there’s also been a bust. Here readers remember the restaurants they’ll miss.
As the year grinds to a close, new bars and restaurants are still trying to get in under the wire. Kazan Ramen Bistro hopes to land some new customers in the Berkeley neighborhood just days before Christmas, while longtime Wash Park dive reopened with a refresh that should appeal to…
With so many great restaurants to choose from, cash-strapped Denver newcomers — challenged with rising rents and skinny paychecks — are finding it hard to have a fun night out without blowing the bank. Twenty- Something for Twenty-somethings will help you find hot destinations where you can enjoy cutting-edge cuisine in…
Denver temperatures are plummeting and a hot bowl of soup is a great solution for staying warm. Fortunately, Kazan Ramen Bistro will debut at 5 p.m. tonight (Friday, December 22) at 3901 Tennyson Street, in the former home of Axios Estiatorio. Kazan is a project from the owners of Miyabi Jr…
Aspen real estate may be even pricier than here in Denver. So when the building that houses Zocalito Bistro was scheduled to be demolished in the mountain town, chef/owner Michael Beary didn’t waste much time looking for a new Aspen spot. Instead, he looked to Denver and found the perfect…
Karen D’Onofrio has studied theology and religion throughout her adult life, but when she finally found herself working in a church, it was as a chocolatier using a church’s kitchen to make candy. After more than a year of operating out of the basement of Christ the King church, D’Onofrio just…
Remember when McDonald’s owned a stake in Chipotle? From 1998 to the mid-2000s, the folks behind the golden arches made decisions that helped the burrito company grow rapidly. Meanwhile, another burger-burrito pairing was helping enfold the nation in soft flour tortillas. Denver-born Qdoba was purchased by Jack in the Box…
With so many new and exciting places to eat in Denver, it’s easy to overlook old favorites and neighborhood standbys…and that can be deadly for those restaurants. Increased competition and shifting demographics, trends and neighborhood needs can mean the demise of eateries that previously attracted crowds. Here are the ten…
Tucked beneath a modern residential building in LoHi resides There…, a restaurant that now serves fresh gelato under the name Bici. The idea, says co-owner Oren Cohen, is to provide an array of housemade “adult snack food”: hummus, roasted nuts and dipping sauces, for example. It also includes a whole…
Isabel Ranney, who took over the burners at Bremen’s in August, talks about her drive to consider the planet in her cooking, working at a woman-owned, women-run restaurant, and the herbs you should be eating now.
Kevin Taylor, one of the preeminent names in the Denver dining scene over the past three decades, has had an up-and-down year. Just two months after opening Hickory & Ash in Broomfield with his son Ryan in July, Taylor closed Palettes after a twenty-year run at the Denver Art Musem…
As a Puerto Rican, chef Jesse Vega of Candela Latin Kitchen knew he had to do something to help his fellow borinqueños recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. Sending money didn’t seem like enough — and he wasn’t sure which organization would best utilize any donation he might…
Arugula, at 2785 Iris Avenue, has been a fixture of the Boulder dining scene for the past nine years under chef/proprietor Alec Schuler. But the restaurant’s lease expires next summer and Schuler plans to close his eatery rather than renew at a higher rate. The news was announced in Arugula’s…
Denver history is worn into the formica tabletops and vinyl booths of timeless diners scattered across the city. The scent of coffee, fried potatoes and burger grease wafts through the murmuring dining rooms, carrying with it memories of meals past. Places like the Breakfast King, Lookin’ Good and Swift’s Breakfast…
Angry Chicken’s soft opening on December 6, 2017, was hugely anticipated by the neighborhood — so much so that the restaurant ran out of chicken after just five hours. “We didn’t expect the first day to be so busy,” says John Kim, owner of the first Korean-based Angry Chicken franchise…
After nearly a decade at 950 Broadway, Tony’s Market is pulling out of downtown for a new home in south Denver. The company, headed by CEO/president Daniel Rosacci (son of founder Tony Rosacci), will close up shop on December 31 and open in the spring of 2018 in a new…
Some readers support Birdcall, but others agree with Gretchen Kurtz’s assessment that its chicken sandwiches won’t fly.
Here’s our complete list of bar and restaurant openings and closing for the week of December 11-17, 2017.
Have you seen that luminous new skyscraper poking up from the cityscape at 15th and Lawrence streets downtown? The one that looks just a little bit like a giant glass toaster on top? The building is called 1144 Fifteenth and it’s still vacant until construction is completed, but one of…
When the Panzano executive-chef position opened up, Nic Lebas leaped at the opportunity to move to Denver and to draw from his French roots to refine the Italian menu of the Hotel Monaco restaurant.
