Highland Tap and Burger taking over Panaderia Guadalajara

According to the liquor-license notice shoehorned into the window at 2223 West 32nd Avenue, Kevin Eddy, president of the 32nd Avenue Group, is taking over the former Panaderia Guadalajara space, which closed May 24, and turning it into Highland Tap and Burger. And according to the verbiage inked on the…

Coffee at the Point is opening in Five Points this fall

A new coffee and tea lounge will open its doors this fall in Five Points serving java, loose leaf teas, ice cream, pastries and breakfast burritos, with an emphasis on serving products made by local vendors. Coffee at the Point will take over the space formerly occupied by Blackberries, 710…

Guess where I’m eating?

Up there is a plate of really delicious, artfully (and expertly) assembled rolls from a joint that isn’t Sushi Den or Sushi Sasa. My only squawk? The absence of fresh wasabi. Can you guess where I rolled with raw fish? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…

Restaurant Roll Call for May

RESTAURANTS/VENUES OPENING IN MAY * Brandon’s Pub, 2037 East Second Avenue Brothers Bar & Grill, 1920 Market Street Cheeky Monk, 14694 Orchard Parkway, Westminster (Orchard Town Center) Cherry on Top, 3000 East First Avenue (Cherry Creek Shopping Center) Flying Dog Brewery Tasting Room, 2330 Broadway Freshii, 303 16th Street (Republic…

Chef Christopher Cina is jumping for Jax

Christopher Cina, who’s done hard time in galleys all over the metro area, including the Fourth Story, Aubergine Cafe, Tuscany, Zenith and Twig’s Wine Bar and Pickles Deli in Tipsy’s, a Goliath-size liquor store in Littleton, and is now manning the stoves at the Timberline Grill, a steak house at…

Washington Park will soon have the Local Daylight Diner

Back in March, Dino’s Soda Bar, the Washington Park ice cream parlor at 2217 East Mississippi, was shuttered for non-payment of taxes, a move that shattered the lives of god knows how many children. But according to Jeff Estey, who owns Dino’s, along with Washington Park Grille and Max Gill…

Get a pizza the NBA action

The NBA finals are just a double dribble away, and the National Basketball Association has applied some outside-the-box thinking to inside a cardboard pizza box: While watching the game at home, you can now enjoy a pizza with your favorite team’s logo melted onto the pie. Rick Ellison, licensee for…

A new state advisory council aims to make healthy foods more accessible

A bill signed into law this week has created an advisory council tasked with ensuring Colorado residents’ greater access to healthy foods. The thirteen-member Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council will collaborate on such issues as increasing state participation in federal food assistance programs, creating incentives in so-called “food deserts,” allowing…

Guess where I’m eating?

While most of the menu changes with every new chef, the buttery fried rice pummeled with duck, shrimp and pork has been a popular mainstay from day one. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating…

Red Robin wants you to dig out that Etch A Sketch

Like Lite-Brite, Operation and Hungry Hungry Hippo, Etch A Sketch has some major nostalgic cache. Fortunately, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers can appreciate that and is including an “18 & Over” category in its new “Etch A Sketch A Burger” photo contest in honor of the iconic toy’s — wait for…

Hold the sprouts! A new produce recall includes Colorado

Another day, another nationwide recall. This time around the blame is being placed on a usual suspect: alfalfa sprouts. Three different name brands of sprouts have been deemed responsible for a recent salmonella outbreak that, at last count, had stricken at least one Colorado resident. The affected brands — Caldwell…

Fruits and veggies make you go — but also give you an attractive glow

Fruits and vegetables won’t get you laid (in a tanning bed). Forget the fake-and-bake method of tanning; if you really want to look like you’ve had fun in the sun, you should be eating healthy. A new study done at Britain’s Bristol University has concluded that eating fresh fruit and…

Wooden Spoon set to stir up Highland

Highland is already Denver’s hottest restaurant neighborhood, and it’s about to get another eatery: Wooden Spoon Cafe & Bakery, going into the storefront at 2418 West 32nd Avenue, next to Zio Romolo and across from Duo. Here’s the official word from owners Jason and Jeanette Burgett: After many years of…