Biju Thomas, founder of Biju’s Little Curry Shop, says he only has two speeds; the hand gestures he uses to indicate them translate to “full-speed ahead” and “full stop.” And because he’s only one man (although with all his appearances at local and national events, we sometimes wonder), he surrounds…
Along with every other kind of edifice springing up in RiNo these days, there are at least a couple of hotels expected to open in the near future. One of them is the Source Hotel at 3350 Brighton Boulevard, part of the overall Source Hotel & Market project (of which…
Masterpiece Delicatessen’s younger sibling at 1710 Sherman Street in the Uptown neighborhood got a name change and menu overhaul earlier this year, turning into Masterpiece Luncheonette. But that wasn’t enough to boost sales to meet the expectations of chef/owner Justin Brunson and his business partners, so they’ve closed the eatery…
Two love stories intertwine for Caleb and Jeannie Sprenger as they prepare to open Sapor Coffee & Concepts at 2785 Speer Boulevard. When Caleb went to work at his uncle’s coffee roastery four years ago, he didn’t know he was going to fall in love. He had no previous knowledge of coffee,…
We were looking forward to announcing a new Berkeley neighborhood brewery opening in the next week or two, but fate stepped in and put a hold on Dan Appell’s plans to launch his Grateful Gnome Sandwich Shoppe & Brewery at the corner of West 44th Avenue and Stuart Street. Construction…
Keith Arnold and Stephanie Bonin, owners of Highland neighborhood restaurant Duo, announced last week that they’d be implementing a new 2-percent “kitchen livable wage surcharge” on Friday, June 16. And after a weekend of dinner service with the new fee, intended to provide additional income for non-tipped restaurant employees, Arnold…
The wait is over: Bremen’s Wine & Tap opens today in the former Rosa Linda’s space at 2005 West 33rd Avenue. Owner Dina Castillo has been working on her new restaurant for more than a year and has transformed the three-room Mexican cafe into an open, airy eatery and bar…
Restaurants are popping up so quickly in Denver, it’s easy to forget what this scene was like two years ago, let alone three decades ago. Racines has been a witness to the incredibly evolving dining scene, all the while serving its hearty breakfasts, fish and chips, and nutty cheese salads to scores of regulars who fill the dining room. The longtime menu at Racines is currently getting an update, but that’s not all: For the first time in its 35-year history, the restaurant is rolling out a happy hour.
Chicken sandwiches are fryer-hot in San Diego, just as they are in Denver. But changing laws can make it tough for a mobile kitchen to find a stable place to roost. After two years feeding the San Diego brewery circuit, Chicken Rebel owner Lydie Lovett found herself displaced by a…
Southern cooking may be hotter than a buttermilk biscuit right now, but Southern Hospitality is on the skids — at least in Denver. The two locations of Southern Hospitality, at 1433 17th Street downtown and 7431 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree, have gone dark, along with parent company Southern…
Denver and Boulder have their share of big-name chef/restaurateurs who have built up the dining scene over the past decade or more, but there are also the people with ideas and money who keep the gears turning behind the scenes. Most Front Range restaurant-goers haven’t heard the name Ben Kaplan,…
Playful, inventive and evolving, the Way Back is many things — but it’s never the same thing. It’s gone from a cultish bar to a cultish eatery, and a meal here shows the way forward for Denver restaurants.
Under the shadow of a 28-foot tall milk can, a Little Man Ice Cream employee hands over the shop’s two-millionth scoop of ice cream, receiving cheers from those who’ve come to the shop to help celebrate this monumental milestone — and to get some of Little Man’s famous ice cream…
Our first taste of the Colombian street food of La Chiva came at Civic Center Eats two summers ago, when chef/owner Jorge Aguirre would park his brightly colored truck and hand out light, crispy empanadas made from scratch. By then, the truck had been operating for a year and Aguirre…
WTRMLN WTR has moved from New York to RiNo, adding another healthy product to Denver’s lineup.
Everyone’s heard of LoDo, RiNo and LoHi in Denver. But moniker mania is spreading south to SoDo, which most people know as the University of Denver area or perhaps even Rosedale. SoDo Village Market, a new organic grocery store, opened June 17 at 2395 South Downing Street.
Tomorrow, June 18, is National Sushi Day, so we thought we’d feed you a few ideas on where to eat some great fish and rice. To start your mouth watering, here are ten of our recent sushi stories, along with links to our original coverage. And because we know you…
We’ve got five ways to help you keep cool this week, including a nice cold Zima — yez, it’z back! You’ll also be able to indulge in summer ice cream flavors, grab a Vietnamese banh mi with a chilly beverage, indulge in cool coastal Mexican bites and hang out on…
Restaurants in Denver and across the country are coming up with different ways of addressing the growing disparity in pay between tipped employees and back-of-house staff. Minimum wage hikes are only marginally narrowing the gap, while increased menu prices only result in higher tips for waitstaff, since tips are based…
With so many hot, trendy places popping up in RiNo (as areas from Globeville to Five Points are now being called), opening reports start to seem like another small-plates-this, a craft-cocktails-that or, even more often, an artisan-brewery-everything. So when something truly different comes along, it catches our attention. That’s the…
Finding the right mix of flavors and prices to fit the neighborhood can be tricky business for a new restaurant — and it can be even tougher when a chef is trying to introduce something unique. Residents in the Platte Park neighborhood surrounding Old South Pearl were slow to respond…
During the summer, ice cream cravings hit almost daily and kids and adults flock to the city’s sweet shops for cool treats. But instead of reaching for that sugar cone topped with a chocolate scoop, why not get a little funky this season? Instead of playing it safe, try something…
