No. 49: Monkfish and Romanesco at TAG 1441 Larimer St. 303-996-9985 Troy Guard and his kitchen at TAG have made a reputation with bold and assertive Pacific Rim cuisine and glistening raw seafood presentations. But the menu at his flagship restaurant also highlight’s Guard’s deft touch with Mediterranean flavors and…
When it opened in 2006 as a low-maintenance, LoHi watering hole, Highland Tavern quickly became a hangout with a large fan base of regulars, some from the neighborhood, some who came in with their scooter clubs or kickball teams for beers and bloodies. The Tavern kicked things up a notch…
Helping to further solidify River North’s reputation as a burgeoning creative district and hub for new and inventive breweries, Ratio Beerworks will open it’s doors on February 14 on upper Larimer Street. The brewery, founded by Jason zumBrunnen, Zach Lowery and Scott Kaplan, will have six flagship beers on tap…
Other than the inevitable wait for a table, there’s a lot to love at The Post Brewing Company, which I review this week. The chicken, both fried and rotisserie, is terrific. Sides and desserts are no slouch either, and beer, crafted by nationally-recognized brewer Bryan Selders, is a draw in…
Some people become art aficionados to try and appreciate the force of raw creativity. Some love the instant coolness of an art gallery or reception. But if we’re being honest here, it’s really all about the complimentary wine. Yep, a few plastic cups of grocery store Chardonnay and a sugar…
Last month, Glazed by Sasa became simply Glaze after parting ways with sushi chef Wayne Conwell, owner of Sushi Sasa across town. After hiring Kris Paladino, Glaze co-owner Heather Alcott temporarily pulled back to a lunch menu only. Paladino’s creations cover a creative blend of house-baked specialties — this is…
HuHot Mongolian Barbecue, already with several locations in the Denver area, is launching its fast-casual concept, NuHu Mongolian Express, starting tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the Golden Triangle. With a menu of six signature bowls, three style of noodles, rice, a wide variety of fresh vegetables and eight sauces, chief…
The Kitchen Table Cafe opened on a cold day in December 2013, serving hearty, warming Midwestern comfort food from a twenty-seat space in the underserved City Park West neighborhood. The first customers were neighbors and health-care workers from the Presbyterian/St…
You only get one first — and the original Sassafras in Jefferson Park was my first true brunch love in Denver. But let’s be real: it’s hard not to fall in love with chocolate bacon milkshakes, a wraparound patio that would make any Southern belle swoon, a cloth napkin lovingly…
I’m not the cursing type, but when the hostess at The Post Brewing Company told us it would be 45 minutes before two seats opened up, even at one of the four long community counters, a bleep-worthy word raced through…
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After dark, certain stretches of Denver’s suburbs might as well be rural farmland; what few lights there are appear distant and twinkling, and the black silhouettes of trees stand in for strip malls and rows of houses in more populous areas of town. A half-hour drive down Santa Fe Drive…
Restaurateur Troy Guard’s second incarnation of Bubu opens tomorrow in the Hangar 2 development in Lowry, just a few months after the original opened in the former home of TAG| Raw Bar off Larimer Square. This newest member of the TAG restaurant group has a brighter, more lively dining room…
Two local favorites that presaged the Denver restaurant boom by several years and garnered early attention for the city’s national dining reputation reopened this week after makeovers. Rioja swung open the doors on Wednesday to a refresh which modernized the space after ten years on Larimer Square. Fruition is doing…
No. 50: Smothered Breakfast Burritos at Chickee’s Lil Kitchen 4340 Zuni Street 720-329-3980 In a cute neighborhood with a perky name like Sunnyside, what could be more appropriate than a breakfast and lunch eatery so small you have to order from a walk-up window? Owner Harriett Sanchez might be willing…
When you’re looking for a hearty dish that will fill you up without that, “yuck, I just ate my body weight in something I shouldn’t have” feeling, look no further than the sweet potato gnocchi at Harman’s Eat + Drink in Cherry Creek North. This seasonal dish from chef John…
Two new cafes have opened on the west side of town, one in Lakewood and one in an appendage of Denver that pokes into the spawling suburb just off Sheridan Boulevard. The French Press Cafe and Bakery (the second branch of the original in Aurora) was forced to close in…
Not all steaks need sauce. But some do: Filets, for example, often benefit from the added flavor. And even if a steak doesn’t need a pick-me-up, sometimes you want one anyway — just because. That’s why Butcher’s Bistro, which I just reviewed, took a step in the right direction when…
Scott Spears, Arvada native and owner of Scrumptious Ice Cream, just opened School House Kitchen and Libations on Tuesday in Olde Town Arvada in a former school house originally built in 1882. The spacious bar and restaurant features a towering bar of whiskeys with bottles that line shelves all the…
No. 51: Nashville Hot Chicken at Lou’s Food Bar 1851 West 38th Avenue 303-458-0336 On a recent trip to Nashville, Tennessee to scout potential locations for a new incarnation of his East Coast-style deli, Salt & Grinder, Frank Bonanno sampled his way through some of the city’s hot chicken, a…
Chipotle Mexican Grill is everywhere — on street corners and in the news. Yesterday the company announced that its fourth quarter earnings rose 52 percent. Bloomberg Business just published “The Definitive Oral History of Chipotle,” a fascinating look at the $22 billion burrito business that Steve Ells started in a…
Kristen and David Lewis Brewshine BBQ & Tap House 3109 Federal Boulevard 303-561-1111 For Brewshine BBQ & Taphouse, Kristen and David Lewis took over a building near the corner of Federal and Speer boulevards that had recently seen a couple of pizza places come and go; before that, it was…
