Our Chef and Tell interview with Todd Somma of Hop Alley made for some tasty reading on a snowy day. The chef talked with Gretchen Kurtz about everything from food allergies to learning to cook authentic Chinese dishes. “Hop Alley is a Chinese restaurant,” he said. “It’s an opportunity for…
The owners of Spanky’s Urban Roadhouse in the University of Denver neighborhood, the Wazee Supper Club downtown and multiple Dusty Boot steakhouses throughout Colorado are expanding their lineup this month. Roadhouse Hospitality Group will unveil the Tstreet Roadhouse in Belmar on Wednesday, March 30. The company began construction on the…
No. 87: Chirashi at Izu Sushi Ordering chirashi at a sushi bar is like ordering a bartender’s choice cocktail: You may not know exactly what you’re going to get, but the surprise is part of the fun. At Izu Sushu (next door to Voodoo Doughnut on East Colfax Avenue), the…
Illegal Burger, a homegrown chain that got its start in Evergreen, just opened its third spot in late January, at 1512 Larimer Street. And despite delays in getting that store open, owner Jim Nixon hasn’t given up on Denver. In fact, business is so good downtown that he’s signed on…
Who has the best fried chicken in metro Denver? Readers have been debating that forever, but the conversation heated up after we posted our list of the Ten Best Places in Denver for Fried Chicken, which concluded with the 2015 Best of Denver winner, the Post Brewing Co., in the…
When he was young, Todd Somma was diagnosed with a severe peanut allergy. Someone else might have taken that as a sign to avoid the food industry, but not Somma. While he studiously avoids restaurants where his allergy might be a problem — for example, he’s only eaten at two…
Kevin Morrison, the brains behind Denver’s two Pinche Taquerias on East Colfax Avenue and West 32nd Avenue, wants to do for seafood what he’s already done for tacos. His new project is called Fish N Beer, which he plans to open next fall at 3510 Larimer Street. And he’s just…
The Squeaky Bean has been growing almost since the day it first opened in Lower Highland in 2009 — growing vegetables, that is. What started with a tiny herb garden behind the Bean’s original location at West 33rd Avenue and Tejon Street has blossomed into a three-acre farm and education…
Who knew? Judging from the response to our story that Godfather’s Pizza is coming back to Colorado after a twenty-year absence, people are hungry for the pizza you can’t refuse. Says Leonard: About time. I’ve been waiting for Godfather’s Pizza to come back to Colorado. I used to work for Godfather’s…
When I moved to Lower Highland two decades ago, the closest restaurants were My Brothers’ Bar and La Loma — but you wouldn’t walk to either after dark. Now this neighborhood is the hot, hot LoHi, with streets safe enough to walk at all hours and an abundance of cool…
A trip down South Parker Road yields many options for a hungry driver, with Mexican, Japanese and Korean eateries beckoning alongside American barbecue, burgers and bar food. But lurking in the strip malls and shopping centers are also culinary rarities that challenge any claims that Denver and its surrounding suburbs…
The Mediterranean Restaurant — better known around Boulder as simply the Med — has been serving up tapas and other noshes from Spain, Italy and Greece for more than a quarter century. Its younger sibling just across the street, Brasserie Ten Ten, has already eclipsed the decade mark as a…
Christian Toohey is a farmer and a member of the Boulder County Farmers Market board, and he’s looking forward to the opening of the first markets of the year in Boulder and Longmont on Saturday, April 2. These will run until November 19, and a regular Wednesday evening market begins…
If you were in college in the ’80s or ’90s when a well-rounded dinner meant a Taco Pie from Godfather’s Pizza and a six-pack of light beer, you’ll be pleased to hear that you’ll soon be able to get back in college form. Godfather’s Pizza is returning to the metro…
As people for their favorite barbecue spot in the metro area, and the conversation immediately gets hot. But as the Best of Denver 2016 approaches, one reader wants to get right to the meat of the matter. Asks Pat: Where’s the best barbecue? ‘Cause I’m from the hood, and I have not found…
What better way to celebrate this first day of spring than with a delicious fresh pastry? We just rounded up the Eleven Best Bakeries in Denver, and while readers wondered why certain spots didn’t make the cut — where was Grateful Bread? Taste of Denmark? Gateaux? GoochieCakes? — several of…
Colorado celebrated National Ag Day this week, as members of the Colorado Ag Council showed off their skills — and products created in Colorado — during a Colorado Ag Day luncheon at the State Capitol. But is there really such a thing as a free lunch? Says Sandee: Would be nice…
This week, Gretchen Kurtz chatted with chef Max MacKissock, chef/partner at new Italian sensation Bar Dough, who dished on his favorite hidden gems in Denver, including Buchi Cafe Cubano. Across town, Mark Antonation visited another Cuban gem, the Cuba Bakery & Cafe, which has been run by Miami transplant Orlando…
Colorado’s homegrown chains continue to expand both locally and across the country. Larkburger got its start in Colorado in 2006 with a fast-casual spinoff of Thomas Salamunovich’s Vail fine-dining destination, Larkspur Restaurant. Since then, the company has added eleven other burger spots throughout the state. But early next year, the first out-of-state…
It’s official: On March 15, Denver City Council approved the MCE-DIA LLC proposal from Michigan-based Midfield Concession Enterprises and partners Smashburger and Tivoli Brewing to put a craft brewery in the new Westin Denver International Airport Hotel, a coffee bar by the new DIA transit center, and two burger spots…
Spring is nearly here, despite what the snow outside is telling you, and with it comes menu changes. A new sushi bar in the south suburbs just added a fun new beverage program to help you celebrate the end of winter, and a classic Russian bistro downtown has spruced up…
The initial list of semifinalists for the James Beard Awards touted many people and places in Colorado, including Jennifer Jasinski in the Outstanding Chef category, and Frank Bonanno for Outstanding Restaurateur. But when the James Beard Foundation revealed the finalists this week, only two Colorado connections remained: Frasca Food and Wine in…
