Originally from Greeley, Delores Tronco was part of the local dining scene for years before moving to New York City, where she opened the Banty Rooster. While that venture ultimately shut down because of COVID, it led to something new: a return to Denver, where Tronco opened the NYC-inspired Greenwich in RiNo. In 2024, Tronco […]
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Chef Aiden Tibbetts was just 22 years old when he helped open this restaurant inside LoHi’s Life House hotel in 2020. In the years since, he’s settled into his role leading the kitchen, creating impressive dishes – often using flowers and produce from his mother’s garden – that manage to evoke the whimsical spirit of […]
A zero-waste mission with an emphasis on grain drives this Michelin-starred tasting-menu restaurant from Kelly Whitaker’s Id Est Hospitality group, which includes its own milling operation, Dry Storage. In the fall and winter, the menu is spurred by a focus on fermentation and other preservation methods inspired by centuries-old techniques from around the world, while […]
No, you’re not seeing double. White Lies occupies the same black-and-gold space as Black Eye Coffee, but Black Eye closes at 4 p.m., and after an hour of downtime, White Lies takes over for dinner service starting at 5. Along with the alter ego comes an expanded menu, including tasty starters and inventive entrees, and […]
Clyde doesn’t look like a traditional wine bar. The walls are white, the chairs are silver. Artwork has been kept to a minimum, with nothing French or kitschy on the walls. All of which makes sense, because Clyde – owned by Jon Lipshutz and Chris Fehlinger, a front-of-house veteran who worked at Union Square Cafe, […]
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Denver musician Nathaniel Rateliff teamed up with a couple of his bandmembers and the owners of the hi-dive to take over the former Bushwacker’s Saloon and unveil it as the Overland in the summer of 2016. But don’t go here because you’re a fan of the Night Sweats; the team has created a bona fide […]
Longtime Denver chef Stephen Kleinman and sausage impresario Jim Pittenger, founder of Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs, teamed up to open an all-day eatery in the Ballpark neighborhood on April 1, 2016 – a decision that Pittenger said would allow him to say “April Fool’s!” if things didn’t work out. But no foolin’, the duo is […]
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This Washington Park eatery is owner Christopher Sargent’s second restaurant. Like Brazen, Sargent’s initial foray into Denver’s restaurant scene, Telegraph boasts a small, tight menu – dinner tops out at thirteen offerings – with the bulk of the plates on the smaller side. Luckily for diners, Telegraph also echoes the elements that made Brazen so […]
Long before there was a renovated Union Station, even long before lower downtown was nicknamed LoDo, there was a Terminal Bar in the neighborhood. It was a down-and-dirty workingman’s joint, named for both the nearby Union Station and the long-gone Terminal Annex Post Office. Three happy hours a day — early morning, late afternoon and […]
The Ballpark neighborhood is experiencing a serious case of sugar shock now that Sugarmill has opened. The charming cafe, dinner joint, dessert bar and lounge – launched by Troy Guard in late 2013 – teases everyone who walks through the door with its extravagant display cases of cookies and cupcakes, French macarons and fat muffins, […]
“I’ve worked in restaurants my whole life,” says Mario Nocifera, who co-owns Lower48 with business partner and executive chef Alex Figura; the pair met while working at Frasca Food and Wine. “I’ve always wanted to build a restaurant — that’s been my dream for years — and our goal is to continue to make Denver […]
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In the summer of 2015, Larimer Square added another high-end option for diners: Milk & Honey Bar-Kitchen. Old-timers might remember chef-owner Michael Shiell as the name behind Michael’s of Cherry Creek, which had a long run in the ’90s. But there’s nothing old about Milk & Honey. Located in an elegantly remodeled subterranean space across […]
Edward Harman was a pioneer in what would become Cherry Creek, and Harman’s eat & drink is exploring new culinary territory in that now-upscale neighborhood. Legendary Colorado restaurateur Mark Fischer, whose first foray into the Denver dining scene was Phat Thai, determined in early 2013 that the Asian-fusion concept wasn’t working in Cherry Creek, and […]
When he opened FATE Brewing in January 2013, Mike Lawinski had a hunch that his two patios might be ideal for watching July 4 fireworks blasting off over Boulder’s Folsom Field. “We almost marketed it last year, but we wanted to test our theory first,” he says. The theory turned out to be correct. FATE’s […]
Epernay opened in early 2013 right in front of the Denver Performing Arts Complex, a place that can certainly use spots that serve stylish, quick snacks before and after shows. And Epernay definitely has the stylish down: The dining room features frosted glass, a bamboo divider and a wall-sized underwater photo that makes you feel […]