A few weeks ago, an Italian flag was seen draped over the rooftop-patio guardrail at 1472 South Pearl Street, former home of Southern eatery Fourteen Seventy-Two. That, along with construction inside the building, gave us hope that an Italian restaurant would soon emerge. The restaurant, Palizo Italiano, is set to open…
Low Country Kitchen owes its Southern soul to owners Brian and Katy Vaughn; and their menu reads like a love letter to the South. Themost satisfying way to approach a meal here is to stick with traditional Southern entrees, then supplement as necessary with starters and small plates. But don’t miss the grits.
What happens when parents can’t pay outstanding debts on school lunch? Denver Public schools says, “Let them eat graham crackers and milk.”
Queso lover and self-described Chipotle fan Joe Niehaus knew important things were afoot when he learned that his favorite burrito chain would be adding cheese dip to its menu for the first time in its 24-year history. On a hunch, he checked to see if chipotlequeso.com had been registered yet…
Great Divide Brewing has made a wardrobe change. The female farmhand on the label of its Colette Farmhouse Ale has traded in her short skirt and stiletto heels for some work-appropriate pants a pair of sturdy boots. It was a subtle change, but one that may resonate in the craft-beer…
Just past South Sheridan Boulevard on West Mississippi Avenue in Lakewood, tamales and burritos are the staples that have held down the corner for years. Tamales Moreno, Tamale Kitchen and Alameda Burrito have been the primary choices for neighbors, along with Hart’s Corner, which is now another in a series…
There are simple pleasures (free doughnuts, a childhood movie classic) and not-so-simple pleasures (tasting menus set to a pop star’s music, picking and choosing from a plethora of events on a wine festival’s schedule) but there are no guilty pleasures in this edition of the culinary calendar — mostly because…
Vesta just celebrated twenty years on the Denver restaurant scene, and owner Josh Wolkon’s toast was so moving that we asked to share it with readers.
July has been blazing hot — with restaurant openings as well as the weather. But it seemed like for every new eatery that popped up, another favorite went dark. Here are the most recent restaurant openings and closings in Denver, along with links to our original coverage. And for a…
Recent restaurant closings have begun to take their toll on the Denver dining scene, with old favorites like Beau Jo’s exiting Denver city limits this Sunday, July 30, and newcomers like the Thunderbird Imperial Lounge bowing out suddenly in a Highland space that’s had trouble gaining traction over the past…
The Brown Palace Hotel has been holding down its pie-shaped piece of Denver for 125 years. But when it came time to brew a beer to commemorate that anniversary, the historic hotel only gave itself, and Strange Craft Beer Company, five months to prepare. Time has a funny way of…
What an educational weekend Denver has in store for you, the intrepid seeker of culinary knowledge. Choose from a seminar on surf-and-turf, a tea school, a cheese conference and a Peruvian festival, you’re sure to learn something new if you just apply yourself. And if you’re not the studious type,…
Over a year after Katie Mullen’s Irish Restaurant and Pub shuttered its doors at 1550 Court Place, right on the 16th Street Mall, the space has finally been claimed by Hacienda Colorado, a homegrown chain that bills its fare as “Mexican Food With Altitude.”
The Way Back has gone from a cultish little cocktail bar to a much-buzzed-about commodity in recent months. Once Denver diners started catching on that the food at 4132 West 38th Avenue was every bit as good as the drinks, the ownership team of Chad Michael George, Kade Gianinetti and Jared…
There have been many momentous occurrences in the history of cheese in America. In 1831, Wisconsin’s first farmstead cheese factory was opened in the town of Koshkonong. In 1918, Velveeta was invented by Emil Frey of the Monroe Cheese Company in Monroe, New York. And in July 2017, Chipotle Mexican Grill reversed…
The American Cheese Society is hosting its annual conference and Festival of Cheese (an event that’s open to the public on July 29) in Denver this week, aptly naming the entire group of events Cheese With Altitude. So what better time to talk about Colorado’s own awesome cheese makers —…
Tooey’s Off Colfax has it’s own thing going on. From punk rockers hanging out before or after a show at the Ogden Theater, to the industry crowd grabbing happy hour on their day off, to a healthy group of soul fans dancing on “Soul Night” on the fourth Saturday of…
As pressure builds on craft breweries across the country, some are taking unusual steps to keep themselves competitive and avoid selling out to large beverage companies like Anheuser-Busch InBev and Heineken. On Tuesday, July 25, the Brooklyn Brewery, the nation’s eleventh largest independent beer maker, announced that it had taken…
Earlier this summer, the Emich sisters announced that they would be moving Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place from its home at 2027 13th Street to a new location outside of downtown Boulder. They’ll keep Shine open there until September, but speculation as to who would take over the address, complete…
After months of research, and a few delays, Left Hand Brewing in Longmont is finally releasing Nitro Milk Stout in a can — and is calling it “the first ever U.S. production run of a U.S. made nitro widget can.” Several breweries in the United Kingdom, like Guinness, have been…
Walking through the continuous construction zone that is downtown Denver, it’s not easy to find much of the wild-west romance that has charmed visitors to the Mile High City for decades. Rail tracks have been torn up and old brick buildings have been torn down. Even the confluence of Cherry…
Adrian and Brenda Bonilla are veterans of the west Denver street-food scene, having launched Mega-Burger in 2006 on Federal Boulevard and then briefly serving Mexican-style hamburgers under the Las Hamburguesas name inside the Valverde Country Club (a now-defunct dive bar on West Alameda Avenue). The couple’s latest venture, with partner…
