The Post Brewing Company spread its wings a little further in Boulder County this week, opening a new location (complete with a brewing system) on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall to join the original Lafayette fried chicken joint. Other recent new arrivals include a Mexican-style hamburger and hot dog joint on…
In an inauspicious strip mall in Parker, Croatian winemaker Marko Copic is reviving the ancient practice of making wine in clay amphorae — and the results are exquisite. Purgatory Cellars (18921 Plaza Drive) makes thirty traditional and amphora-aged wines for consumption in its cozy Old World tasting room and for sale…
Down an alley between Larimer and Walnut streets, past flowing street-art murals, there’s an inconspicuous doorway that could be the back entrance to an office or kitchen. No sign tells you that you’ve arrived at Greenlight Lab, but if the green light is on above the door, you’ll know that…
Wait, what? I could swear it was just the middle of summer and I was drinking juicy IPAs. But, no, we’ve blazed right through pumpkin-beer season, fresh hops and Oktoberfest, landing squarely in the realm of dark beers: winter, that is. But November may be one of the best months…
It’s the weekend after Halloween and things are slowing down — a bit. There’s still plenty to do in Denver, and some of it still involves dressing up. Here are the six best events on the culinary calendar from November 3 through November 5….and other dates to save in the…
The colorful sign in front of the restaurant at 3500 Morrison Road reads “Peppers Restaurant” for the passersby on the busy roadway, but for the owner of Peppers, it could read “The American Dream on a Plate.” That owner is George Strompoulos, whose southwest Denver restaurant has made an impact…
Tavernetta — the much-anticipated Denver debut from Frasca Food & Wine’s Bobby Stuckey, Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, Peter Hoglund and partner Mark Falcone — was barely a week into service when tragedy struck: a fire broke out during dinner service on September 21, eventually requiring an evacuation — and forcing the restaurant to shutter. A…
When Bremen’s Wine & Tap opened in June in the former home of Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe (2005 West 33rd Avenue), one of the attractions was breakfast all day starting at 10 a..m. daily. But at the end of August, opening chef Matt Selby departed, and his colleague, Isabel Ranney,…
The Zephyr Lounge, the legendary bar at 11940 East Colfax bar in Aurora, turns seventy years old this year. If you haven’t made it to this unique neighborhood spot that provides just the right ambiance with a mix of wood paneling, random art, thrice-a-day happy hours, karaoke, live music, neon…
The “lovers’ booth” isn’t just a nook at a 1950s-style diner for sipping a double-strawed chocolate milkshake. At Thai Basil, 2710 South Havana Street, the Lovers’ Booth is an antique, hand-carved teak wedding bed imported from Asia and transformed into a private, romantic seating area for two people (or as…
Lady Justice Brewing, the tiny Mountain View brewery that donates the majority of its profits to organizations that support “the status of women and girls” in Colorado, is introducing a new series of American strong ales that will be sold through the brewery’s membership model. Lady Justice will sell 150 memberships…
Alicia Luther Clardie moved to Denver from Los Angeles a little over two years ago specifically to take a job as the pastry chef at Black Eye Coffee in Capitol Hill. That job ended in June (and Black Eye is now closed), but since then she’s been making plans to…
Team, it’s pho season! The weather is chilly and there’s almost nothing better than a huge steaming bowl of noodles and broth. Pho looks simple enough on the surface: broth, noodles, some protein and toppings galore. But, the real trick to any good pho is the soup base. I recently…
Industry experts are beginning to buzz about the restaurant bubble that they’re predicting could soon burst. But here in Denver, the scene keeps on expanding, with very few closings to let the wind out. How much of it is just hot air? That’s hard to answer, but at least new,…
Gaetano’s has an offer you can’t refuse: Seventy years of tasty history. Chef Kevin Savoy talks about how the Denver restaurant will celebrate the anniversary in November 2017.
Chef and steak expert Tyler Wiard didn’t take long to find a new home after his departure from Elway’s earlier this month. The TAG restaurant group, headed by chef/restaurateur Troy Guard, just announced that Wiard has joined the team as executive chef of Guard and Grace, the group’s upscale steakhouse…
Lisa Wong, owner and operator of the WongWay Veg food truck, has always had a passion for good food. With a desire to change the perception that vegan and vegetarian food as boring and bland, the concept for WongWay Veg was born. We talked to the chef about her food…
Dave Query, founder of the Big Red F restaurant group, is heading back to Boulder with his next project. His tried-and-tested chicken and beer concept, the Post Brewing Co., will become the second full brewery and kitchen in Query’s lineup when it opens on Thursday, November 2, at 2027 13th…
When it opened this summer, French 75 became the tenth restaurant in the local empire created by Frank Bonanno. This one is a French bistro, dressed to impress. But it doesn’t.
In my quest for the best street food in Denver, I’ve had a tough time tracking down a Sonoran hot dog that does justice to the Mexican original or stateside versions that have become common in Tucson, Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Diego. A handful of half-hearted substitutes can be…
Far away from the wildfires that devastated parts of California’s wine country in recent weeks, Chad Yetka, co-founder of Bigsby’s Folly Winery & Restaurant at 3653 Wazee Street in RiNo, and I discussed the fire’s impact on the wine business. The grim subject seemed out of place in the sunlit…
The farmers’ market at Union Station (part of Boulder County Farmers’ Markets) is officially over — for this year, anyway. But as one thing ends, another begins. In this case, it’s a new restaurant at the station called Ultreia, the latest venue from Beth Gruitch and Jennifer Jasinski’s Crafted Concepts…
