There’s a whole lotta shaking going on in Denver’s burger scene. Last week Shake Shack, the fast-expanding chain founded by Danny Meyer in New York City in 2004, announced on its website that it is coming to Colorado this year: “Ain’t no mountain high enough! Shake Shack is trekking to…
The West Highland Neighborhood has changed immensely over the years, but Mead Street Station has been a fixture for locals since 1994. I have always appreciated the bar for remaining casual and friendly in the sometimes hoity-toity strip of West 32nd Avenue near Lowell Boulevard that seems to sprout new…
No. 26: The Chicken Shawarma Sandwich at Edri’s International Market Edri’s International Market, at 3126 South Parker Road in Aurora, has a hidden surprise inside: a small eatery within the grocery store called Madinah Bakery & Open Flame Kabab. There you’ll find what appears to be a standard range of…
Some of Colorado’s oldest breweries — including New Belgium, Great Divide, Avery and Left Hand, have revamped their beer lineups in recent months, and now one of the younger ones will make a big change as well. Boulder’s Upslope Brewing will stop canning Upslope Pale Ale — the first beer…
The secret to small-batch or craft coffee roasting is flexibility — because while mass production facilities are trying to carbon-copy their signature blends, the coffee geeks are trying to improve with each batch. “It’s an agricultural product,” owner of Jubilee Roasting Co. Peter Wanburg explains. “Instead of trying to mask…
Fine-dining veterans Alex Figura and Spencer White have teamed up at Dio Mio, a fast-casual pasta joint.
The National Western Stock Show is in full swing and beef is on our minds — both on the hoof and on the plate. Fortunately, the same goes for downtown steakhouse Elway’s, which is serving up a meaty flight until January 22. For $70, you’ll get a trio of beef…
The building at 2376 15th Street has held a saloon since 1873. For the last 47 years, it’s been My Brother’s Bar. And although ownership is changing, this Denver icon will remain a landmark. And a great bar.
What most bar-hoppers refer to as “South Broadway” actually straddles the line – Ellsworth Avenue – marking the beginning of official “South” street addresses in Denver. So some SoBo favorites – the Hornet, Punch Bowl Social, Historians Ale House – aren’t even in SoBo proper. As you head further down…
Zamzam is the name of the holy well in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia; legend has it that water miraculously sprang from the desert to ease the thirst of Abraham’s infant son, Ishmael. Zamzam is also the name of a local Middle Eastern market, deli and bakery that makes…
“Unfortunately, no, we don’t have any immediate plans to come to Colorado,” said an In-N-Out spokeswoman in response to a fake news story that the famous chain would be coming to Colorado.
STK brought its chic steakhouse/lounge combo to Denver with VIP parties over the weekend as a warm-up for opening to the public tonight. With outposts in posh locations like Ibiza, Milan, Las Vegas and South Beach, the restaurant group still has a commitment to local talent; STK’s opening chef is…
Craft beer has always been about the little guy. That’s part of its appeal, part of what attracts people — not just to the breweries themselves, but to the culture around them. So, it makes sense that a tiny craft-beer distributor might be able to forge a path as well,…
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…
Sydney Stroup, owner of Lechuga’s at 3609 Tejon Street, isn’t content to wait for inevitable gentrification to sweep her old-school eatery into the heap of lost northside restaurants. Instead, since taking over from Chuck Lechuga and Rachel Vigil in 2014, she’s been extending the Lechuga’s brand. First she added a kiosk on…
Denver food events are coming fast and furious in the new year, with Stock Show-inspired functions, tasty fundraisers, new bold beers, sumptuous dinners and a long-anticipated fried chicken joint opening its doors. Here are the ten tastiest food events this week.
The news that Shake Shake is coming to town later this year had many Denver diners talking about the burger joints that they’d like to see open up in the Mile High City. Once again, In-N-Out and White Castle topped the list…for some.
Comida Cantina and Tacos Tequila Whiskey (formerly Pinche Tacos) are inspirational leaders in the mobile food business that made the leap to brick-and-mortar locations. Since those two made it big, others have followed in their tracks. Here are six other Denver food trucks that have put their vehicles in park…
Burgers and tacos and empanadas, oh my. There were plenty of noshables in this week’s restaurant news, as New York City’s fast-food phenomenon, Shake Shack, announced plans to come to RiNo later this year — just as locavore burger bar American Grind was getting ready to sizzle as the newest…
For the first time in its 23-year history, Great Divide Brewing made less beer during a twelve-month period than it did the year before — and not just by a little bit. The brewery produced 35,300 barrels of beer in 2016, down 16 percent from 41,900 barrels in 2015. “We…
There’s been a void in the Ballpark empanada scene ever since Buenos Aires Pizzeria closed down last fall, but that changes today. Lazo Empanadas is now open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the same location — 1319 22nd Street — that Buenos Aires previously occupied. Lazo started…
No. 27: Rocky Mountain Oysters at Lulu’s Inn Yeehaw! The National Western Stock Show is in town, which means that Lulu’s Inn, a rollicking restaurant and bar just off I-70 in Watkins, will be jumping all month, the parking lot full of pickups, the tables inside full of hungry ranchers…
