Willy Wonka take notice: Denver has its own magician of all things sweet. Chef and inventor Ian Kleinman opened the Inventing Room, his science-lab dessert bar in the Ballpark neighborhood in October 2015, offering liquid-nitrogen ice cream, grape-jelly cotton candy, exploding whipped cream and plenty of other delights. Kids and adults alike queued up to […]
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This legendary and well-loved New Mexican (not Mexican) joint has received national acclaim, and that’s because chile man Jack Martinez knows what his customers want. First, there’s the good, honest New Mexico-style green chile he’s been dishing up since his days as a chile importer. Then there’s the succulent shrimp, juicy chicken and exceptionally potent […]
In September 2023, Brasserie Brixton co-founder chef Nick Dalton and friends William Steck and Simon Rochez debuted their take on a neighborhood French bistro in LoHi. The space is decked out with luxurious deep-green booths, marble-topped tables and plenty of gold accents. While Jacques feels upscale enough for a special occasion, any reason is a […]
Owner and chef Jay Solomon teaches cooking classes, writes cookbooks, and owns and operates two Jay’s Patio Cafe locations ? one in Highland and one in the Denver Tech Center. Both restaurants have upscale American bistro atmospheres and menus featuring freshly prepared breakfast items, soups, salads and sandwiches. Early-bird customers can break their fasts with […]
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All the pieces come together in kitchen at Julia Blackbird’s. Although the dining room looks like something concocted by the Santa Fe tourism board, the menu offers very genuine fare. This is classic, homegrown New Mexican comfort food, everything from simple burritos and calabacitas to an excellent posole, grilled elote, fideo and rellenos (fried hard, […]
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The Tiffany-blue interior of this tiny Highland spot is as soothing to the eyes as the menu is to diners who are trying to avoid grains. From paleo devotees to celiac sufferers, owner Jennifer Peters offers support with her gluten-free, grain-free kitchen that turns out tasty food no matter what diet you’re following. Roasted veggies, […]
Inspired by Japanese izakayas, chef/restaurateur Bill Taibe founded the original Kawa Ni in Westport, Connecticut, in 2014. Nearly a decade – and many dumplings, bao buns and inventive plates – later, he debuted the second Kawa Ni in LoHi after falling in love with the neighborhood, which has embraced it right back. The buzzy dining […]
Named for family patriarch Enrique Silva Figueroa (aka Kiké), who spent much of his life working in restaurants and managing kitchens in Jalisco, Mexico, this business started as a food truck in 2021, just as birria tacos were taking hold all over social media and restaurant menus. In 2023, it moved into a brick-and-mortar location, […]
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Sourcing local is key at Knockabout, which opened inside Avanti Denver in the summer of 2020. Behind the concept is chef Brandon Spain, who previously owned Fort Collins-based food truck Tramp About, and his partner, Kaitlyn Peot, who worked at New Belgium Brewing for a decade. Now the duo is fully focused on burgers ($14-$15 […]
Some people consider cooking a chore, but if the activity at Kobe An Shabu Shabu, a niche Japanese restaurant that opened in Highland in summer 2014, is any indication, people are not only willing to cook, they’ll pay good money to do so
Corey Baker has had a two-decade-long career in some of Denver’s most renowned sushi spots, so when he teamed up with chef Max MacKissock and the Culinary Creative Group in 2023 to open a new spot in LoHi, the bar was high. What this team has delivered is a place that should be on every […]
The tiny kitchen at La Fuente – a groovy, low-rent Mexican joint – turns out big flavors in all its food, but one of the largest draws to this Highland eatery is the plump breakfast burritos. There are nearly a dozen manifestations of them, all featuring soft scrambled eggs and shards of crisp-edged potatoes with […]