The Union Station Farmers’ Market kicked off its inaugural season on Saturday, June 4, with a multitude of produce, meat and prepared-food vendors set up on the plaza outside the train station on 17th Street downtown. The farmers’ market is run by Boulder County Farmers Markets, a non-profit that until…
Two years have passed since I began my exploration of Denver’s international food scene with the Ethniche series. Originally a monthly study of a single cuisine, it morphed into a look at individual dishes and their provenance, as well as a study of interpretations of specific preparations across various cultural…
Yesterday Teague Bohlen posted his latest installment on neighborhoods in Denver, this time revealing what makes residents of Cherry Creek very, very mad. One of those things: lines outside the Cherry Cricket, one of the few independent restaurants left in the area. Says Nathan: Having been involved with one of the…
A few weeks ago, we stopped in at Hamburguesas Don Jesus to check out one of west Denver’s Mexican specialists, where hamburgers are constructed street-style as they’re done in Juarez. We dug into the Torta Burger, a massive mound of beef, pork, cheese and guacamole big enough to feed two…
Driving on Federal Boulevard on a Sunday night isn’t the best idea, unless you’re into souped-up Honda Civics, Japanese motorcycles and the slow crawl of cruisers checking each other out. But at least the walking pace of traffic allows a person to have a good look around at the changes…
Our recent coverage of the return of Godfather’s Pizza to Denver led to discussions of White Castle and In-N-Out Burger…and now, to one reader’s take on a real benefit of the boom: new and better restaurants, including our Best New Restaurant in the Best of Denver 2015, Mercantile Dining & Provision. Says…
The reappearance of Godfather’s Pizza in Denver has fans hungering for other hard-to-find tastes, including White Castle. But while that chain has plenty of defenders, hundreds of readers chimed in with what they’d like to see in this city — and what they definitely don’t want to see. Says Robert: Seriously,…
Union Station unveiled its renovation in the summer of 2014, and now it’s making a good thing better, with some tweaking of the eating options: Acme Burger has become Acme Delicatessen, for example, and that front patio is turning into a beer garden. And this morning, the Union Station Farmers…
It was a slow week in restaurant openings and closings, with only Godfather’s Pizza making a splash on Monday in Thornton and Red Octave playing its final note on East Colfax Avenue. But we found a new eatery on West Mississippi Avenue called Fritangas La Pili serving dangerously big quesadillas…
Last week we brought news that a new Korean restaurant, Soban, had opened in May in Aurora. The eatery comes to Colorado from Los Angeles with a reputation among fans of Korean cuisine because of restaurant critic Jonathan Gold’s attentions. We stopped by Soban again this week to sample a…
The new Blue Moon brewery and restaurant is taking shape at 1910 38th Street, just a short distance north of the original Blue Moon Brewing Company at the Sandlot inside Coors Field, where the Coors-owned company got its start in 1995. Founding brewer Keith Villa expects a soft opening in the…
The return to Denver of Godfather’s Pizza has people talking about all the other places they’d like to see back in town — or come here for the first time. Says Michael: Denver has more than enough pizza places already. It doesn’t need any more. Godfather’s adds no value whatsoever…
With the explosion of new restaurants hitting Denver over the last two or three years, heads are spinning trying to figure out which eateries are worth the time and money. Food quality isn’t the only concern; diners want a complete, seamless experience when they’re dropping big bucks for increasingly expensive…
A Mexican eatery called Fritangas La Pili recently took over a bar and nightclub space at 1733 West Mississipi avenue in the Athmar Park neighborhood, offering a few street-food specialties not found in many other Denver restaurants. Pambazos — tortas soaked in guajillo chile sauce — and sopes are a…
Grillerz, a new sports bar, hasn’t yet opened in the former home of Billy’s on South Broadway, but already readers are giving the place a grilling — over its spelling, if nothing else. Says Matthew: We should go here! A restaurant with the letter “Z” in it is just like spelling…
The joined houses at 4900 East Colfax Avenue have served as a restaurant site for decades, with the likes of Tante Louise, the Cork House and the Cork House Broker filling the space. After a brief vacancy, Red Octave Kitchen & Bar moved in, offering a more casual atmosphere with…
Stones on 32nd opened quietly last month at 3211 Pecos Street, right across from Avanti in the booming Highland neighborhood. Owner Mike Stone turned a former garage that was last the home of Sportique into a restaurant specializing in “Colorado Comfort Food” with an unusually comforting amenity for this part of town:…
Brian Wilson has heard a Beach Boys joke or two in his life — but music isn’t a laughing matter for this executive chef, who hails from a line of professional musicians and even studied jazz performance and composition in college. For the past eight years, however, Wilson has fine-tuned…
May has come and gone, bringing with it some new restaurants — and taking away a few. A number of openings, closings and other changes came from some of our favorite chefs and restaurateurs this month. Patrick Mangold-White, who brought Uno Mas Cantina y Taqueria and Kaos Pizzeria to Old…
Qdoba has been a Denver staple in the fast-casual scene since it opened more than twenty years ago. If you don’t remember the name from the mid-1990s, you may recall that the company was once called Z-Tecas — and Zuma before that. Over the years, the name and ownership have…
After a two-decade absence, Godfather’s Pizza is back in metro Denver. Franchisees Cody Wickham, Jake Smith and Adrienne Wood took over a space that was previously a convenience store in Thornton, gave it a new look and opened for business on Memorial Day. But is this pizza an offer you…
The word “serendipity” derives from a Persian fairy tale about the three princes of Serendip, who were blessed with fortunate coincidences, so it seemed somehow appropriate that after exploring three international markets (none Persian), I serendipitously came home with all the makings for traditional Salvadoran pupusas — when I’d started…
