Oh, brother! Jim and Angelo Karagas bought an old saloon at 2376 15th Street more than forty years ago, transforming it into My Brother’s Bar, an institution so beloved in Denver that it needs no sign. But for more than twenty years, it did have an actual sibling: While Jim…
By statute, this session of the Colorado Legislature must end on May 12. Lawmakers have a lot of work to do before then. The two hottest measures of this legislative session — medical marijuana regulations and the education reform bill — will both hit the House today. In the case…
The former Fidel’s Cantina (and before that, Fat Daddy’s) at 12 East Eleventh Avenue is being transformed into Zocala, which two former managers at Benny’s behind the project. The building already has a new coat of paint; look for Zocalo to open in a week or two…
Smashburger is building up to that big holiday — National Burger Day, on May 28 — with a series of specials and giveaways. The search for the biggest burger fan is already under way: Send a YouTube video or picture illustrating your love of what Jason Sheehan dubbed Smashburger’s “meat…
Cafe Society served up six Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from a Miint Julep at Delite’s new Sunday brunch to the politically incorrect wop burger at the Blue Parrot to an unexpected Scotch egg. For identifying that starter at Lola, Sam K wins a DINR deck…
Oh, brother! Jim and the late Angelo Karagas bought an old saloon at 2376 15th Street more than forty years ago, transforming it into My Brother’s Bar, an institution so beloved in Denver that it needs no sign. But now, another Brothers is entering the market: Brothers Bar & Grill…
Linger has a date with the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses on May 26. Justin Cucci, chef/owner of Root Down, has signed on for a second space a few blocks away from his restaurant at 1600 West 33nd Avenue. This one is in the old Olinger’s building that’s been…
Chris Romer’s “long, strange trip” is almost over. The state senator who last fall decided to take on the task of shepherding legislation through the Statehouse that defines and regulates this state’s booming medical marijuana industry saw House Bill 1284 pass the Senate yesterday, 26-9, with a major bipartisan push…
“What a long, strange trip it’s been,” state senator Chris Romer said earlier this week, as he contemplated the full Senate hearing of House Bill 1284, which will formalize the medical marijuana dispensary system in this state. And after a few detours to add more amendments, the long, strange trip…
The amazing saga of Amazing Jake’s will draw to a close on Saturday, when the entire contents of the 65,000 square-foot facility at 1400 South Abilene in Aurora will be auctioned off by Super Auctions. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for anyone to bring their favorite entertainment experience into the…
Cinco de Mayo wasn’t really patio weather after all — a lucky break for the Blue Bonnet, the deceivingly named Mexican restaurant now finishing a patio expansion project that will increase its outdoor seating by 30 percent. “We’re on the tail end of it,” says owner Gary Mobell. “Weather permitting,…
With the ground-breaking for an IKEA store in Centennial this week, Colorado came one step closer to becoming a shopper’s mecca. But the state took a step back yesterday when HB 1279, which would have expanded alcohol sales in grocery stores, was killed — and that means that Coloradans may…
What’s in a name? For Jim Karagas, absolutely everything. For four decades, he’s been the man behind My Brother’s Bar, the watering hole at 2376 15th Street that’s such a Denver landmark it has no sign above the door and has never really needed one — until now. The history…
John Hickenlooper has been officially out of the restaurant business for more than two years — ever since the trust he’d put his business interests in when he was first elected mayor sold his remaining ownership of seven restaurants for $5.8 million back in 2007. One of those restaurants was…
Moe’s Original Bar B Que is moving up Broadway. The ‘Bama-style barbeque chain that got its start in the Vail Valley came down to Denver two years ago, moving next to the Gothic at 3295 South Broadway. And as the photo above shows, a second Denver Moe’s — this one…
A sunny Cinco de Mayo — what are you still doing inside on a computer? Below are ten places, listed in no particular order, where you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo and enjoy the weather. (And if you know of other good celebrations, please share them in the comments below.)…
When the Rocky Mountain News folded in February 2009, food editor Marty Meitus’s job disappeared, too — so she approached the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant and Children (WIC), administered by the Tri-County Health Department, with an idea for a pilot project: “a program in which the parents and…
Breakfast burritos could be Denver’s official food, but Hi*Rise’s new breakfast sandwiches could give them a run for the money. “Breakfast burritos start the day for so many people,” says Doug Anderson, who opened Hi*Rise at 2162 Larimer Street in March 2009. “It became a challenge to see how we…
The Daily Show’s “Gone to Pot” segment on Denver’s medical marijuana industry didn’t do much for this city’s rep as a mecca for smarties (we put the “duh” in Denver), but it will certainly boost the Mile High’s status as Cannabis Capital of the World. As correspondent Jason Jones says…
This could be the most politically incorrect sandwich in all of Colorado. 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 posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we select one lucky winner who’ll…
The original Tamales by La Casita.Tamales by La Casita just got approved for a liquor license. No, not the original Tamales by La Casita at 3651 Navajo Street that’s owned by Paul Sandoval and his wife, state legislator Paula Sandoval, one of ten candidates vying for the District 1 Denver…
“What a long strange trip it has been,” state senator Chris Romer wrote early this morning, at the end of a note with his latest round of proposed changes for the bill that would drastically restructure this state’s medical marijuana industry. The Colorado Legislature has just seven more days in…
