Chef Luke Bergman of Concourse Restaurant Moderne chats about his macrobiotic-vegan upbringing, how some of New York City’s most prolific chefs coached him to victory in a prestigious global competition, and why he was ready to trade the Big Apple and South Florida for Colorado living.
Tex-Mex gets thrown around frequently as a general descriptor of Mexican food that doesn’t fit people’s notions of “authentic,” but there’s a long tradition of Mexican cooks making great food in Texas, dating back long before the Lone Star State gained admission into the United States. What that translates to…
Trattoria Stella on West 32nd Avenue has been serving up a unique style of Italian cooking since 1999, and its younger sibling on East Colfax Avenue, which original opened as Cafe Star, has been doing the same for nearly ten years, adopting the Trattoria Stella name and style in 2008…
The first Chipotle opened in 1993 at 1644 East Evans in Denver and eventually spawned a company that today oversees more than 2,300 locations — and counting — around the world. It also inspired countless copycats and hungry entrepreneurs to rush into what would soon be dubbed the “fast-casual” segment of the restaurant industry, radically reshaping how Americans eat in the process.
Charcoal Bistro, a new American bistro that opened in fall 2016 on South Gaylord Street, seems to be straddling two worlds: not quite casual enough to draw in the hordes of socializing neighbors, not quite polished enough for special occasions.
Happy Negroni Week, Denver. We like fake holidays that give us another excuse to drink, and this one is a special bonus because it’s seven days long and includes Campari, that bittersweet liqueur that is practically synonymous with summer. Moreover, bars officially participating in Imbibe Magazine’s Negroni Week are donating…
Señor Bear, located in the space formerly occupied by Jezebel’s Southern Bistro at 3301 Tejon Street, is finally ready to open and will debut this Friday, June 9, after a week of soft-opening nights. The newest restaurant from Juan Padro and Katie O’Shea-Padro will bring the flavors of multiple Latin American cuisines…
BrothersToshi and Yasu Kizaki, owners of Sushi Den, serve some of the best sushi in Denver by strategically overcoming the struggles of being a sushi restaurant in a landlocked state. Each day, their other brother, Koichi, on the ground in Japan, heads to the Nagahama Fish Market and picks out the freshest fish…
This week is an eclectic one for the Denver food scene. Classic cocktails? Check. Drag queens? Check. Wine dinners? Always. Check out the happenings for the week of June 5 through June 8, with a bonus Friday event to kick off your weekend. Monday, June 5 We can all agree…
Brunch is Denver’s favorite meal, with long lines at the most popular joints, and green chile more common than ketchup. But one reader thinks brunch crowds are a one-world problem.
We recently brought you our list of the twenty hottest restaurants to open so far in 2017 — and we’re quite certain you’ve worked your way through those and are looking for something even fresher. We’re looking ahead for what’s coming soon, so here are ten openings that have us on…
This was a slow week for restaurant openings, but overall the pace for May picked up speed compared to the rest of 2017 so far. Not as fast as the sale of doughnuts in Aurora, though. Doughnut lovers took advantage of National Doughnut day today and completely bought out the…
Even if you frequent the Uptown neighborhood, it’s possible that you’ve walked right past Blueprint Bar without realizing it. The second restaurant from Ryan DiFranco, after DiFranco’s on Lincon Street, opened almost a year ago at 450 East 17th Avenue, on a quiet corner that previously housed Caveau Wine Bar…
If you’re a jazz fan in Denver, you probably spent some time at Dazzle, where live music kept the Golden Triangle and Capitol Hill neighborhoods swinging for nearly twenty years. But the hip hangout closed in May, leaving a void in the scene — that is, until last night, when…
It doesn’t take much to fill up a weekend in June. There are so many choices in Denver, from hiking and biking to concerts, comedy and culture. But you should leave room for craft beer as well because many breweries bring out their biggest and best events during the warmer…
The buzz for this weekend is simple: bikes, bars, beers and the Bard (some of them all at once). Surely one of those will grab your attention. Here are the best food and drink events on the culinary calendar for the weekend of June 2 through June 4. Friday, June…
Born in Pennsylvania in 1808, William Larimer went on to become a merchant, a railroad baron, a western land speculator, a leader of the Pennsylvania militia and, in 1858, the founder of Denver. His name appears downtown on Larimer Street and Larimer Square, and up north in Larimer County. One…
The corner restaurant spaces at 15th and Arapahoe streets downtown seem to have revolving doors — at least when it comes to the establishments serving food. Less than a year has passed since Cool River Cafe moved in at 1480 Arapahoe Street, while III Forks Steakhouse moved in next door…
Riff Roasters Coffee wants to teach you the right way to drink your coffee: slurping it, in the name of science. Generally, it’s considered rude to slurp your drinks or food — but according to Riff, co-founders and owners Dave Lash and Matt Schaefer, who actually encourage the practice. In…
Along the ever-changing artery of Denver known as Colfax Avenue, some bars change and adapt with the times and the trends, or are bought and sold more times than you can count. In contrast, a few throwbacks like the PS Lounge bravely and defiantly stick to their guns and their…
Last week, Fort Collins Brewery became the latest beer maker to be acquired by another company — part of a wave of buyouts, mergers and consolidations that are sweeping the craft-beer industry. In this case, the buyer was Canada’s Red Truck Beer Company, which said it plans to close FCB…
Outspoken, brash, passionate. Chris Black has never minced words when it comes to beer, and for twenty years, he’s been telling it like it is at Falling Rock Taphouse, the LoDo bastion of craft beer. Beginning une 2, Black and Falling Rock will begin a ten-day birthday celebration of two…
