Modern American Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:56:01 +0000 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:56:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 1515 Restaurant https://www.westword.com/location/1515-restaurant-5161496/ https://www.westword.com/location/1515-restaurant-5161496/ https://www.westword.com/location/1515-restaurant-5161496/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:41:49 -0600 Gene Tang is the consummate host. For close to two decades, he’s overseen every aspect of 1515 Restaurant, which occupies a Victorian storefront in LoDo — greeting guests, checking on table settings, asking diners if everything is to their liking (it usually is). While the first floor is home to a comfortable bar whose crowds […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/1515-restaurant-5161496/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Abejas https://www.westword.com/location/abejas-6944941/ https://www.westword.com/location/abejas-6944941/ https://www.westword.com/location/abejas-6944941/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2015 08:52:14 -0600 Since Abejas opened in downtown Golden in 2015, the intimate eatery has become a standout for fine dining in the western suburbs. The name is Spanish for “bees,” after founders Brandon Bortles and Barry Dobesh, who were called “the Bs” by their friends – and it’s still buzz-worthy, thanks to its eclectic, seasonal roster of […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/abejas-6944941/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Acova https://www.westword.com/location/acova-10373419/ https://www.westword.com/location/acova-10373419/ https://www.westword.com/location/acova-10373419/#respond Thu, 31 May 2018 11:58:42 -0600 The owners of the Hornet have already had success building a neighborhood spot on Broadway. Now they’ve done the same at Acova, which opened in the spring of 2018 in the space that was Patsy’s for almost 100 years. Extensive renovations have resulted in a contemporary, whimsical and welcoming restaurant, with ostrich heads painted on […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/acova-10373419/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Ad Hominem https://www.westword.com/location/ad-hominem-10175957/ https://www.westword.com/location/ad-hominem-10175957/ https://www.westword.com/location/ad-hominem-10175957/#respond Fri, 06 Apr 2018 15:18:53 -0600 After Charcoal closed in 2017, the Golden Triangle was in need of a dining room serving creative, chef-driven cuisine that didn’t feel stuffy or uptight. Ad Hominem is the answer, offering a tight menu of seasonal creations with equal hints of whimsy and comfort. A glowing, glass-encased herb garden to the side of the dining […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/ad-hominem-10175957/feed/ 0 Denver Westword American Elm https://www.westword.com/location/american-elm-11673210/ https://www.westword.com/location/american-elm-11673210/ https://www.westword.com/location/american-elm-11673210/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:47:50 -0600 American Elm opened in 2019 with a seasoned pro calling the shots. Taking inspiration from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where owner Bob Reiter previously lived, the restaurant is a neighborhood bistro with an elevated approach that makes it worth a trip to Highland, if that doesn’t happen to be your neighborhood. And the bar offerings are among […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/american-elm-11673210/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Annette https://www.westword.com/location/annette-8762170/ https://www.westword.com/location/annette-8762170/ https://www.westword.com/location/annette-8762170/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2017 15:34:10 -0700 In 2022, Annette chef-owner Caroline Glover became Aurora’s first James Beard Award winner, five years after she opened her first solo venture. During its run, this Stanley Marketplace anchor has only gotten better as Glover plays with seasonal ingredients to keep things fresh while also revisiting past favorites from time to time. The beef tongue […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/annette-8762170/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Beckon https://www.westword.com/location/beckon-10661661/ https://www.westword.com/location/beckon-10661661/ https://www.westword.com/location/beckon-10661661/#respond Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:07:29 -0600 When Beckon opened in 2018, it was the city’s first chef’s-counter restaurant. Now, more and more high-end tasting-menu options are available, but Beckon continues to stand out with a menu created by chef Duncan Holmes and his team that changes quarterly, an approach inspired by the Earth’s connection to the moon. Tucked off busy Larimer […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/beckon-10661661/feed/ 0 Denver Westword The Bindery https://www.westword.com/location/the-bindery-7737033/ https://www.westword.com/location/the-bindery-7737033/ https://www.westword.com/location/the-bindery-7737033/#respond Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:00:34 -0600 Linda Hampsten Fox opened her LoHi eatery – part market, part all-day dining destination – in 2017. Seven years later, the menu continues to show off her passion for highlighting seasonal ingredients in unexpected ways as she composes dishes inspired by memories from her childhood, her travels and a thirty-year-plus career in restaurants.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/the-bindery-7737033/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Blackbelly https://www.westword.com/location/blackbelly-5184330/ https://www.westword.com/location/blackbelly-5184330/ https://www.westword.com/location/blackbelly-5184330/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2014 06:32:10 -0600 After winning Top Chef in 2009, chef Hosea Rosenberg launched a food truck and catering company before opening Blackbelly in 2014. Now he’s expanded the business even more, creating what the team calls a “culinary campus” complete with an upscale dining area, private dining room, two patios, and a market that showcases its in-house butchering, […]

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]]> https://www.westword.com/location/blackbelly-5184330/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Bramble & Hare https://www.westword.com/location/bramble-and-hare-5180876/ https://www.westword.com/location/bramble-and-hare-5180876/ https://www.westword.com/location/bramble-and-hare-5180876/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2014 05:50:11 -0600 Bramble & Hare opened in 2012 with the aim of being a more accessible lunch-and-dinner version of its older sibling, Black Cat Bistro (which is located next door). While it has since dispensed with lunch service, it remains true to its original vision of offering a prix fixe menu that changes daily based on the […]

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