No. 23: Sloppy Joe at Thunderbird Imperial Lounge It’s not often that you see an old-school Sloppy Joe coming from a restaurant kitchen, so when the dish popped up on the menu at this new Highland eatery, we had to try it. Good thing too, because consulting chef Goose Sorensen…
Infinite Harvest has great food, no atmosphere. That’s because Tommy Romano, the aerospace engineer who launched the Lakewood complex, isn’t in the business just to provide high-end restaurants with superior microgreens: He believes Infinite Harvest is a gateway to the food of our future — especially if that future carries us far from Earth.
With so many great restaurants to choose from, cash-strapped Denver newcomers — challenged with rising rents and skinny paychecks — are finding it hard to have a fun night out without blowing the bank. Twenty- Something for Twenty-Somethings will help you find hot destinations where you can enjoy cutting-edge cuisine…
Every strip mall and shopping center in every Denver suburb seems to house a pho joint, usually one with a name that pairs the word “pho” with a number — either the address itself, a lucky number or something personal to the owner. There are so many of these spots…
The Mango House at 1532 Galena Street in Aurora is dedicated to providing services for refugees trying to make a new home in Colorado. The privately funded space includes a medical practice called Ardas Family Medicine, a dental office, a food share for refugees, the office of Project Worthmore, and…
With its short days and frigid nights, February can be a little dreary in Colorado. But not at Denver’s craft breweries and taprooms, which know just how to warm things up. Although there are only 28 days, the month is absolutely packed with brewery anniversaries, celebrations, tappings and small festivals, all of which you can find in our weekly Beer Calendar, which is posted online every Wednesday. In advance of that, here are ten sure bets for the month ahead.
We’ve all been faced with the “Where should we go?” question. Sometimes the answer is obvious, but other times we need help. Whether it’s finding the perfect place to celebrate the right occasion, determining what kitchen can accommodate an unusual dietary restriction, or maybe just discovering a new place to…
February will begin with love already in the air, thanks to Larkburger. But there’s another big holiday coming up: Groundhog Day, traditionally commemorated with Bill Murray and a beer-soaked fest. This week we’ll also see Southern cooking how-tos from Stir Cooking School in honor of Black History Month, and the…
The Blue Parrot, the oldest restaurant in Colorado and a classic red-sauce joint, has closed. While many diners will miss it, one reader wonders where to go for good Italian in town.
How does Denver kick off the first month of 2017 after two years of astonishing restaurant growth? By witnessing some twenty January openings to keep pace with last year’s numbers. From an all-day market restaurant to an Argentinian empanada shop to a glitzy, celebrity-studded steakhouse, here are a dozen of…
The blocks behind Union Station are fast becoming a restaurant destination, even if not many Denverites know about the new maze of offices, hotels and apartments that have sprung up in the past year or two. The area is already home to Honor Society, Public School 303, Ink Coffee, the…
We were expecting the Blue Parrot, Louisville’s 98-year-old Italian restaurant, to close on the last weekend of January, but it looks like the Colacci family decided to serve their last customers a week early. According to the Blue Parrot’s Facebook page, the restaurant sold out of sauce and spaghetti on…
We just named Chop Shop Casual Urban Eatery one of the ten best fast-fine (or fine-casual) eateries in metro Denver, and now chef/owner Clint Wangsnes has added his upscale cuisine to a new neighborhood. A second Chop Shop is now open at 200 Quebec Street, in the former Salty Rita’s…
No. 24: Fish and Chips at Public School 303 There was a time when finding good fish and chips in Denver was a difficult proposition, but fry-cooks got their act together and now its possible to get a decent slab of battered seafood at any number of destinations. Even so,…
There’s plenty to celebrate this weekend, with beer festivals, bottomless crab deals and special events for Chinese New Year filling Denver’s culinary calendar.
The blocks behind Union Station are quickly becoming Denver’s newest dining destination. The Pig & the Sprout arrived last summer and Public School 303 rang its opening bell in October. And this weekend welcomes both Stella’s on 16th and Hearth & Dram, which begins dinner service on Saturday, January 28,…
Variety is the name of the game at Stella’s on 16th, which opens tomorrow (January 27) at 1550 Wewatta Street behind Union Station. The combination market, deli, bakery and restaurant is built to cater to the business crowd downtown as well as to residents of the many new condos and…
As Crazy Mountain Brewery continues to grow into its newish Denver location — Breckenridge Brewery’s former headquarters at 470 Kalamath Street — the brewery is making significant changes to the missions of both that space and to its original brewery and taproom in Edwards. In December, the Crazy Mountain moved…
Although it’s a little newer to the scene than some, the Federal Bar and Grill has garnered a local following in the Jefferson Park and adjacent Highland neighborhood over the past four years. After taking over the space that the Micky Manor bar occupied for 79 years, Christopher and Nikki…
Over the last decade or two, the idea of fast-casual has taken the restaurant industry by storm — much of it emanating from Denver. But, while you can find plenty of quick, easy and semi-wholesome meals for folks on the go, now there’s a push to sit down and enjoy…
Need a little more renewal than the January 1 ushering in of 2017 could provide? You’re in luck; on January 28, Denver’s Asian community will observe the Lunar New Year, an important celebration in many Asian countries that is attended by a number of different traditions representing a fresh start…
Denver Restaurant Week, presented by Visit Denver, launches its thirteenth year with ten days of discounted dinners from restaurants across the metro area from February 24 to March 5. To help you plan your dinner outings, Visit Denver is rolling out more than 150 Restaurant Week menus today at noon…
