At a ceremony on November 10, Mayor Michael Hancock and Brad Buchanan, executive director of Denver Community Planning and Development, honored seventeen projects for excellence in architecture, design and place-making at the 2016 Mayor’s Design Awards ceremony. Several of those projects house restaurants, and one, the home of Torchy’s, might…
Back in 2012, permitting glitches delayed the opening of Aoba Sushi at 1520 Blake Street, in the former home of Organixx (an,d for two decades before that, the Egg Shell) — and in the meantime, LoDo was flooded with plans for other sushi spots, including Hapa Sushi next door at…
After we dished up our list of the ten best macaroni and cheese dishes in Denver, readers were quick to serve up other favorites. How about Dad & Dude’s Breweria Pepperjack and green chile mac? Shanahan’s “awesome” mac and cheese? Interstate Cafe’s offering? Then there’s this from Candice: People, stop…
It was another slow week for restaurant openings this week, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to look forward to — like a big brunch that’s been missing in Denver for a few months. Zengo closed for nearly two months at the end of summer, reopening the first week of…
I was driving down 13th Avenue approaching Broadway when I saw a giant coffee cup on top of a tiny, old Volkswagen Beetle, so I immediately flipped around the block, parked and nearly ran to see what this coffee car was all about. Sure enough, there was a man sitting…
No. 41: The Roti Taco at Mister Tuna When we ordered the roti taco at chef Troy Guard’s hip hot spot in RiNo, we weren’t sure what to expect. The dish claimed it had harissa duck confit, tabbouleh-style salsa and raita, a yogurt flavored with coriander, cilantro and lime zest…
Ellen Daehnick was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and has fond food memories of her years there — and she wants to share those food memories with you. She’s been making caramels and other sweets under the Helliemae’s name for the past few years, but on Saturday, November 19,…
Good news for passionate fans of Hawaiian cooking who have missed Highland’s Ohana Island Kitchen for the past few weeks: the tiny, window-service eatery will open its brick-and-mortar location at 2563 15th Street on Tuesday, November 15. “It’s taken us a lot longer than expected to get open,” says Reagan…
Two very different kinds of barbecue joints just celebrated their first year in business, proving that Denver is hungry for traditional smokehouse grub — no matter the style. Globe Hall serves Texas-style barbecue from a 120-year-old bar in a hidden Globeville neighborhood, while GQue Championship Barbecue serves lunch and dinner from a strip-mall location at a busy intersection in Westminster.
Civic Center Eats — the city’s biggest food truck rally — may have wrapped up for the summer season, but the Civic Center Conservancy isn’t ready to give up on outdoor dining. With an unseasonably warm November, today is a great day to get out, get some sunshine, grab some…
Why isn’t the Denver Police Department clearing out this urban encampment? Well, for one thing, these folks are camping in Glendale, not Denver, and for another, they’re on private property. That parking lot belongs to a brand new Chick-Fil-A that’s about to hatch at 430 South Colorado Boulevard, right next…
Josh Wolkon was only 25 when he took out a sizeable loan to open an edgy restaurant called Vesta Dipping Grill in an up-and-coming part of downtown that people were just beginning to call LoDo. Nearly twenty years later, those loan officers are looking pretty smart as Wolkon has not only…
The Way Back opened in the Tennyson neighborhood just six months ago and quickly became a local landmark. Much has been made of its bar — partner and bartender Chad Michael George is president of the Colorado Bartenders’ Guild and did a long stint at Williams & Graham, and he…
In our story about Colorado chefs and butchers who are turning out some world-class cured meats, we threw out quite a few sausage and meat names — some of which aren’t very common outside of Italy. But you’ll hear them more frequently at various specialty shops around town, which are…
No. 42: Huevos rancheros at Las Potrancas Testament to the strength of the cooking at Las Potrancas is the fact that the restaurant has grown rather quickly: after winning fans with a tiny shop on Wadsworth, it usurped a space near 64th and Simms (11651 West 64th Avenue) that’s been home…
Watching mold grow is the epitome of a boredom-inducing activity — unless your passion is making dry-cured meats. Then you notice every new speck of fuzz on your coppa, lonza, guanciale and sopressata. You catalogue with fascination the daily creep of white film over sausage casings and whole pork cuts…
No. 43: Italian combo #2 at Carbone’s We practically wept when the original Carbone’s closed its doors, making good on a longtime threat from Lonardo family matriarch Rosa to exit the business. The original 38th Avenue storefront was short on space but long on charm, and it frequently commanded long…
The Little Pub Company has been running neighborhood bars since the Spot Bar & Grill opened in the mid-’90s at South Pennsylvania Street and Bayaud Avenue. Most are unassuming joints with basic bar food and a drink roster that flirts with crafty without ever getting esoteric — after all, a…
From breweries to bakeries, there’s plenty of good stuff coming our way in the form of new restaurants, tap rooms, coffee houses and sushi bars — some as soon as this Monday, November 7. Check out these ten upcoming openings, along with links to the stories we’ve written about them…
Maybe restaurateurs were spooked by the idea of opening on Halloween week or the mood across town is tense as we hold our breath before Election Day. Because it was a quiet week for restaurant and bar openings, with only La Güera and La Loma welcoming new customers. And those two…
We’ve all been faced with the “Where should we go?” question; sometimes the answer is obvious, but at other times we need help. Whether it’s finding the perfect place to celebrate the right occasion, determining what kitchen can accommodate an unusual dietary restriction, or maybe just discovering a new place…
No. 44: The Juicy Lucy at the Midwestern Saloon With plenty of imported foods and international cuisines coming to Denver, you may wonder why someone would open a restaurant dedicated to Midwestern fare. Such is the case at the aptly named Midwestern Saloon in Berkeley, and if you need a…
