Will and Coral Frischkorn opened Cured in 2011 with two ideas in mind for their business. The first was that “we wanted a place with what we eat for dinner six nights a week,” says Will. The second was simply this: “Passion.” Four years later, those two ideas have produced…
Bars and restaurants have been rushing to open their doors before the end of summer, the better to snag as much fall business as possible in the busy weeks leading up to the holidays. September looks to be particularly busy, but plenty of places got their doors open, or reopened,…
On Friday Pullman Rail Journeys made its first stop in Denver at Union Station, bringing three restored vintage passenger cars full of riders from Chicago. But it’s not only the cars that are a throwback to the 1940s and 1950s, when trains were a common mode of transportation: The menus speak…
There’s a lot of action these days on Capitol Hill, with much of it centering on East 13th Avenue and Pearl Street, which is about to see three new bars. One of them is Hudson Hill, a concept brought to Denver by Jake Soffes, a New York native who moved…
In a Denver dining scene full of rotating doors, mere survival is an accomplishment — and not only surviving, but thriving for thirty-plus years is a real accomplishment. One of the OG diners in the city, Racines is the go-to place for a predictably solid brunch, where you can reminisce…
South Parker Road, especially the stretch in east Denver before it crosses into Aurora, isn’t exactly one of the city’s focal points for Mexican eateries. If you want to find the kind of restaurant density it takes to do a proper taqueria crawl (you know what I mean: at least…
Earlier today, Patricia Calhoun broke the news that Cafe Options, the downtown breakfast and lunch spot operated by Work Options for Women as a training ground for women at risk of living in poverty, will be closing in mid-September. It’s the second charity-based restaurant to pull the plug recently; Pizza…
Twelve years on Colfax Avenue, where restaurants measure age in decades, isn’t a long time, but Mezcal was beginning to feel like an old favorite after a relatively short time. But certain parts of Mezcal, namely the kitchen, were starting to feel just plain old to owners Chris Swank and…
If you’ve watched the rise and fall of pork belly, Brussels sprouts and kale, you know that foods swing in and out of style. The same is true for beverages, and right now the drink of choice is sour beer. Made in barrels with fermented yeast and bacteria, it has…
The area at East 13th Avenue and Pearl Street in Capitol Hill is witnessing a bar and restaurant mini-revival. Beatrice & Woodsley owner John Skogstad is bringing his whimsical vision to 1310 Pearl Street with Mighty Sparrow & the Sea Captain, while the team behind Beauty Bar will soon re-open…
Minutes count at happy hour, says Gretchen Kurtz. On a recent visit to Bubu Lowry, she found a server willing to stretch happy hour timing, and that made her time there much happier. But Gabor responds: Why should the hospitality be any different than any other industry? It is not a secret…
No. 21: Purple Cow Ice Cream at Little Man Ice Cream Make sure to get plenty of ice cream as the summer winds down, especially if it’s the Purple Cow flavor from Little Man, that 28-foot-tall, giant milk-jug-shaped shop on the hill in LoHi. This dessert combines two of the…
Making gnocchi is a true labor of love, and after making it from scratch once, you’ll appreciate those little pillows of potato heaven even more. This month I had the pleasure of taking a cooking class led by chef Isabel Ranney of the Magnolia Hotel as part of the the…
Mizu was in — and then it was out. But apparently the ground-floor space at 2930 Umatilla Street (on the same hilltop as Linger) is perfect for a sushi bar, because after the lease deal for Mizu fell through last winter, it didn’t take long for Sushi Ronin to snatch…
No. 22: The Parma Italia Detroit Pizza at Blue Pan Pizza Never let anyone say the pies coming out of Blue Pan Pizza in West Highlands are just pizza, especially when it comes to the Parma Italia option. Done “Detroit-style,” this deep-dish pie crackles with baked cheese around the crust and…
Colorado Springs-based Southern Concepts, which currently operates three Southern Hospitilality restaurants along the Front Range, will open Carve Barbecue at 1000 South Colorado Boulevard in the space that was formerly Bruxie. In a recent statement released by the company, CEO Mitchell Roth said that Carve “is barbecue without boundaries” and…
Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Mayan Manjar Yucateco a year ago, finding plenty of big flavors in the tiny Mexican eatery devoted to the cuisine of the Yucatan. While tacos, tamales and burritos were all part of the menu, specialties like juicy, slow-roasted cochinita pibil and dark relleno negro tipped diners off…
In our never-ending quest for good barbecue, we sometimes return to old favorites to see what’s new. At Jabo’s Bar-Be-Q off Arapahoe Road in Englewood, not much has changed over the years in terms of the home-style barbecue, customized sauces and hands-on service, but a stack of red boxes behind…
The 16th Street Mall is about to get several new restaurants — Henry’s will open in the Denver Pavilions on September 6, Melt will open a block away this fall. Meanwhile, two tourists from California who were dining outside at the Rock Bottom two weeks ago wound up beaten by roving…
Go big or go home. That seems to be the motto at Avery Brewing Company, which celebrated its 22nd anniversary this year by decamping to a new $27 million campus in Boulder. But the move did more than up Avery’s production capacity and give visitors a peek into operations via…
Tune in to the Cooking Channel at 8 p.m. MST tonight when the second season of Taco Trip kicks off with chef Aaron Sanchez’s visit to Denver. Sánchez is the chef/partner of Paloma in Stamford, Connecticut, and Johnny Sánchez in New Orleans and Baltimore, along with friend and partner John Besh…
