It has been a year and a half since the original Rackhouse Pub closed on South Kalamath Street next to the Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey distillery. But owner Chris Rippe is finally ready to throw open the doors to a new incarnation of his beer-centric pub, this time in partnership with…
No. 2: Fried Chesapeake Oyster at Hideaway Kitchen + Bar Head up Interstate 70 to Genesee Park (it won’t take as long as you think) and then look for the shopping center tucked behind the Chart House. In the far corner, you’ll see the Hideaway, looking more like a neighborhood…
The First Avenue Hotel has seen a lot over the past century, but the wildest chapter started three years ago, in July 2012, when the city slapped a notice to vacate on the circa 1906 building that developer Jesse Morreale had purchased in 2008 and renovated, arguing that the structure was unsafe…
Pete Turner founded Illegal Pete’s in Boulder twenty years ago, when he opened his first burrito joint on the Hill. Yesterday afternoon, he opened his first out-of-state restaurant in Tucson — which attracted a packed house of customers and an estimated fifty protesters with a petition demanding he change the name, claiming that…
Nearly a year ago New Saigon’s owners, husband-and-wife team Thai Nguyen and Ha Pham, were feeling burned out after more than thirty years in the business, so they sold the restaurant and made plans to slowly transition the kitchen to the new owners. They kept New Saigon Bakery next door in…
Pete Turner ran his homegrown chain of burrito joints for for nineteen years without hearing so much as a peep about its name, Illegal Pete’s. But then last year Turner opened a location in Fort Collins — and activists there complained that the name was a slap at the undocumented. “I didn’t…
Over the last eighteen months, several new bars/restaurants have moved into Five Points. First came Rosenberg’s Bagels & Deli, which brought new crowds to the area. Then came Dunbar’s Kitchen & Tap House, followed by Spangalang Brewery, and there are many more to come. But with the additions come losses:…
The Boulder County Farmers’ Markets organization, which operates weekly markets in Boulder and Longmont, has been the envy of Denver food lovers for years. Many of them make regular visits to Boulder; some complain that Denver farmers’ markets tend to be more like flea markets than purveyors of healthy foods…
The Cobbler’s Corner shopping center at 44th Avenue and Alcott Street in Sunnyside is beginning to fill out, with the likes of clothing boutiques, florists and salons already attracting customers. Bacon Social House opened in the back courtyard of the development at the end of November, and now another stop…
As our holiday gift to parents who like an occasional night out with the kids, we just posted The Ten Best Places to Eat in Denver — With a Toddler. And parents definitely appreciated the suggested. Lindsey says, simply: Nice. Thanks for thinking of us. Then there’s this from Betsy:…
Los Parceros, Denver’s only Colombian restaurant, would be easy to miss if not for the bright blue, yellow and red school bus parked in front of its East Colfax Avenue storefront. For owner Joaquin Contreras, the bus is a warm reminder of home, where similar buses, called chivas, were used…
Platform T opened over the summer in Glendale with a wide selection of loose-leaf tea, a full bar with coffee drinks, beer, wine and cocktails, and a small menu of breakfast and lunch items. Over the weekend, a second Platform T began brewing at the corner of First Avenue and…
Last week workers at Simms Steakhouse got a rude surprise: A note posted December 3 in the servers’ area announced that the restaurant would be staying open on Christmas. People in the hospitality industry expect to work odd hours, but they also expect more advance notice when the schedule change…
Sour, sweet, salty and bitter: These are the cornerstone flavors in Western cooking. Add umami, the element of savoriness pinpointed by the Japanese to describe a taste component in seaweed, mushrooms and fermented foods, and you think you’ve got it covered. Tingling and buzzing? Those aren’t pleasant sensations we generally…
There are two indisputable facts about Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizza, the Neapolitan pizzeria that chef/owner Mark Dym opened with his wife, Kristy, on Larimer Street in 2008: 1) Dym makes some of the city’s finest pies in any style, and 2) Having another pizza company named Marco’s move into Denver could…
So you’re hard up for gift ideas this year, like you are every year, because ‘tis the season to stress over who gets what on your holiday list. You don’t know what anyone wants, so shopping sucks. You want to look like you’ve put some thought into it, so cash…
No sooner did we lament the loss of ten of our favorite bars and restaurants this year than another forerunner in Denver’s homegrown food scene pulled up stakes. Fuel Cafe, one of the pioneers of the River North district, is now closed in the TAXI development on Ringsby Court. Chef/owmer…
No. 4: The Jack Broughton at Black Eye Coffee In the early days of bare-knuckle boxing, English pugilist Jack Broughton bashed his way to an undefeated record in the ring. Inspired by his strength and skill, the kitchen at the Capitol Hill branch of Black Eye Coffee came up with…
Are diners beginning to make their restaurant decisions based on the availability of parking? And is that turning what could be destination restaurants into neighborhood joints? That’s what Gretchen Kurtz wondered after reviewing Small Wonder Food and Wine, which is in one of Denver’s hot dining areas with very limited…
The past two years have seen unprecedented growth in Denver’s restaurant scene, but with growth and change comes the painful loss of the old and familiar. This year saw several longtime favorites shutter after decades of delighting guests, but a few shining new stars also called it quits, leaving us…
You can trust in quality, advises the sign that was suddenly revealed as decades of add-ons were stripped off the turn-of-the-last century building at 2801 Welton Street. But can we trust in the developer renovating what was most recently home to BJ’s Port to recognize the inherent coolness of this…
Winter is almost here, but it’s still summer at Four Seasons Farmers and Artisans Market, which is now open in Wheat Ridge. The Four Seasons Farmers and Artisans Market at 7043 West 38th Avenue is a new, indoor farmers’ market dedicated to giving consumers an opportunity to support local farms, gardens,…
