When Annie Stookesberry created the Instagram account 5280_eats nearly three years ago, she saw it as nothing more than a creative outlet for her interest in Denver’s restaurants. “I found myself posting photos of food on my personal Instagram account, and thought, I should do this anonymously,” she says. “I…
Chef Matt Selby has a long culinary resume in Denver. For fifteen years, he helmed the culinary ship at Secret Sauce, rising to prominence with the whimsical, bold cooking that anchors Vesta and its younger siblings, Steuben’s and Ace. Now he’s landed at Bremen’s Wine & Tap, a casual neighborhood joint that opened at 2005 West 32nd Avenue in June.
More than forty restaurants and taquerias will be serving samples of their street tacos at Tacolandia on August 20 at Civic Center Park, and chef Jamey Fader has blocked out his own special area: VIP.
Savory Spice has created a porky new seasoning called Chicharron Salt, which the company will roll out the public beginning Thursday, August 17.
Photographer Brandon Marshall has embarked on a mission to document every bar and restaurant along Colfax, starting at ground zero, where east meets west at Broadway.
What happens when a restaurant group rounds up a few chefs and challenges them to create a new dish? Usually not much. Chefs are great at putting a spin on a dish, reinterpreting a dish, or coming up with a good mash-up. But rarely do we see a whole new…
A year has passed since Paxia Authentic Mexican Cuisine closed at 4001 Tejon Street in the Sunnyside neighborhood. On a block that seems just on the verge of becoming a restaurant destination, things haven’t quite developed — at least until now. Just down the street, a couple of spaces remain…
Denverites hungry for pizza and nostalgia flocked to Godfather’s Pizza when it returned to the metro area after a two-decade absence. A new branch of the Nebraska-based chain settled in at at 2350 East 120th Avenue in Thornton last year, but that’s a long drive for many metro-Denver pie lovers, who…
Not seven months after Stella’s on 16th debuted at 1550 Wewatta Street behind Union Station, the all-day restaurant and market is dark and the phones went unanswered over the weekend. While we were unable to reach owner Brian Cohen for comment, executive chef Thach Tran confirmed that the restaurant closed on…
Can Denver ever have too many craft breweries? Not judging from the number of places that keep opening and others announcing plans to open, including Woods Boss Brewing, which will debut this month. But while readers love beer, they debate the value of gentrification.
August got off to a good start, with Candela Latin Kitchen coming to LoHi to replace Central Bistro & Bar (from the same owner and chef), Cub’s Q Barbeque finding a permanent home in Littleton after several years on the food-truck circuit, and a suburban outpost of Old Spaghetti Factory…
We’ve got a brand new plantain-heavy menu on the Watch List this week, plus a whole selection of new items from established eateries. There’s the return of brunch to one RiNo restaurant, a Japanese lunch special at another. And sandwiches on fresh-baked bread are worth a lunchtime stop at two…
Tour de Fat, New Belgium Brewing Company’s annual celebration of bicycle and beer culture, will have one less stop this year. The brewery has canceled the Denver festival originally scheduled for August 26. “We’ve heard from many of you who are frustrated and disappointed by many of the Tour de…
Oysters are an all-around celebratory saltwater delicacy, from sweet, jagged-edge West Coast varieties to salty-smooth East Coast offerings. So, what’s a Denver oyster enthusiast to do when the nearest body of saltwater is hundreds of miles away? Luckily, several Mile High outposts are going out of their way this Saturday…
Amid all of the construction dust and noise along Brighton Boulevard, a hidden restaurant space has remained vacant in the Industry building since Tengu Ramen closed more than a year ago. But the dust will soon settle and chef Cory Baker of Sushi Ronin (2930 Umatilla Street in LoHi) is…
Sometimes change is good — especially when nobody loses out. Central Bistro & Bar wrapped up a five-year run at 1691 Central Street two months ago, but owner Isiah Salazar and chef Jesse Vega held onto the space, giving it a new name and menu rather than closing up shop altogether…
Hickory & Ash’s Ryan Taylor told us all about growing up as the son of a famous chef in his Chef and Tell interview. Now take a visual tour of his life at work and at home, including what he eats while he’s studying, his go-to home-cooked meal and what’s in his fridge.
Becoming a Certified Master Chef, the highest level of accreditation from the American Culinary Federation, is no easy feat. In fact, there are only 67 chefs in the U.S. who have earned the certification (plus another 11 Certified Master Pastry Chefs). There could soon be a Certified Master Chef in…
Pies have finally stepped into the handheld age. Tyler Walker, owner and baker at Ty Ty’s Mini Pies, started selling his bite-sized pies just six months ago, debuting his buttery, flaky-crusted treats as a guest vendor at the Golden Farmers’ Market (1019 10th Street). “There’s the whole cupcake movement, which…
Ryan Taylor now heads the kitchen at Hickory & Ash; here he talks about how he overcame being a picky eater, the hot sauce he can’t live without, and why the Kevin Taylor Restaurant Group is headed in a more casual direction.
July was a hot month — for both the weather and for Denver restaurateurs, who added to their portfolios with a whole batch of new eateries. Frank Bonanno debuted French 75 downtown; Lon Symensma brought Kaya Kitchen to Avanti Food & Beverage; Park Burger’s Jean-Philippe Failyau launched Birdcall in Five…
A few weeks ago, an Italian flag was seen draped over the rooftop-patio guardrail at 1472 South Pearl Street, former home of Southern eatery Fourteen Seventy-Two. That, along with construction inside the building, gave us hope that an Italian restaurant would soon emerge. The restaurant, Palizo Italiano, is set to open…
