But Call will close for several months beginning September 29 to reconfigure its interior space, since currently it only seats about a dozen. Fortunately, Lieberman also owns Beckon next door — and Bon Appétit has taken notice. The magazine just came out with its list of fifty nominees for best new restaurants, and Beckon is on it, along with two other Denver establishments.
Chef Duncan Holmes runs Beckon as an eighteen-seat chef's counter specializing in multi-course tasting menus that change with the seasons. The layout and service come across as casual and intimate — almost as if you're at a neighbor's dinner party — despite Holmes's lofty culinary goals.
The Wolf's Tailor follows up its James Beard Award nomination with a nod from Bon Appétit.
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Bon Appétit cast its net wide this year, also naming counter-service bakery Reunion Bread Co. among its top fifty, specifically calling out owner Ismael de Sousa's churro croissants. Reunion, located inside the Source, is so small that it lacks its own seating, but de Sousa has been turning out some of the city's best bread and pastries — influenced by France, Portugal and Venezuela — since opening at the beginning of this year.
Congratulations to all three businesses for earning this recognition — and for helping make Denver a great place to eat.
