Last year was a busy one for restaurant openings, with more than 220 debuting in metro Denver in 2016. And so far, 2017 is looking to keep pace. Two eateries opened this week; many more are scheduled to arrive in January and the months ahead. Here are the two that got out of the gate fast this week, along with eight more to look forward to.
A new year begins, and with it, the count of restaurant openings and closings resets. We’re already off to a good start, especially where familiar breakfast joints are concerned. The team behind the two DJ’s Cafe locations (in Berkeley and on Lincoln Street) opened a third on East Colfax Avenue,…
Black Pearl restaurant closed at 1529 South Pearl last summer, leaving a note on its website that read: “In partnership with friends, neighbors, and our fellow local restaurateur, we have an exciting new concept for our location.” Just down the street, Gaia Bistro’s days were numbered as the cottage-turned-eatery was…
With so many new restaurants opening in the past few years and unemployment dropping to its lowest since 2008, finding qualified line and prep cooks has become increasingly difficult for restaurant owners. But a recent endeavor at the Emily Griffith Technical College is addressing the issue by getting service-industry hopefuls…
Would you stand in line for an hour on the coldest night of the winter — just to get even colder? That’s what plenty of ice cream fanatics did last night at Little Man Ice Cream, which dropped the price of a pint of its finest flavors to $1 to…
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 Twentysomethings will help you find hot destinations where you can enjoy cutting-edge cuisine in a stylish setting — all within a twenty-something budget ($29 or less per person). And you don’t need to be under thirty to take these recommendations; just be ready for a great eating adventure. For our inaugural twenty-something meal, we’re exploring There…, the bar and kitchen with the quirky name at 3250 Navajo Street in LoHi.
Colfax Avenue may be the longest, wickedest street in America, but it’s not long enough — or oriented in the right way — to make it to Centennial. That doesn’t mean the owners of Lost Highway Brewing can’t relocate to the southern suburb, though. James and Tina Pachorek, who opened Lost…
As the 2017 Big Beers Fest gets under way in Breckenridge — for the first time after more than a decade in Vail — unofficial hosts Broken Compass and Breckenridge Brewery embody the changes in the craft brewery industry.
The National Western Stock Show gallops into town on January 7. The annual extravaganza is not often associated with culinary delight, but the burgeoning BBQ Throwdown may soon change that. Also pulling into Denver: The Winter Park Express, a new ski train, which has inspired tonight’s neon ski party at Union Station. Keep reading for the five tastiest events in Denver January 6-8, 2017.
The closing of McCormick’s Fish House & Bar — a mainstay in LoDo for thirty years — signals the end of another Denver tradition: $1 Irish coffees at the bar whenever it snows. But tonight’s the night for another cool tradition: Pink Cheek Pints at Little Man Ice Cream.
Is it soup yet? We think so — especially as the snowflakes swirl and the ice continues to build up on un-plowed city streets. Here are ten great places for a warming bowl, from spicy Asian sizzlers to Midwestern home-style warmers. Soup’s on!
The words fresh and seasonal both come to mind when contemplating Italian cooking. While Colorado winters can make it tough to find great seasonal dishes in Denver, here are two Italian restaurants finding creative ways to add cold-weather fare. Read what these two new Italian eateries are doing to combat…
When I go to the Hornet, it usually involves one of two things: Either I am there on a Tinder date, or I run into one of my friends who lives in the neighborhood. Or actually, three things, if I include summertime visits for a show during the concert festival…
Breweries nearly replaced local bars as community gathering places and watering holes in many towns and neighborhoods across Colorado in 2016 — a trend that isn’t likely to slow down any time soon. But what is even more stunning than the number of breweries that currently operate in the state…
The first new restaurant of 2017 isn’t exactly new to Denver. Instead, it’s the third location of a familiar breakfast eatery. DJ’s Colfax Cafe opened on January 2 at 1490 Eudora Street in the restaurant space that was most recently Red Octave. This marks the third DJ’s, after the original…
Two Colorado breweries closed their doors in December, which wouldn’t seem that unusual aside from the fact that almost no breweries have shuttered over the past five years. One of them, 1933 Brewing in Fort Collins, will reopen under new ownership and with a new concept in a few months…
No. 29 & 28: Comfort Food at Ohana Island Kitchen and the Kitchen Table Lunch is an excellent time for exploring the local, the mom-and-pop, the hole-in-the-wall joints. Expectations are set for good food without the bells and whistles; you can save the wow-factor of expensive decor and ingratiating service…
A little over a year ago, we were reporting on the transformation of what was then Hamburger Mary’s into M Uptown, a new face for a decade-old business at 700 East 17th Avenue after its owners decided to scrap the Mary’s franchise for an independent, local and, most important, still…
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…
McCormick’s Fish House & Bar at 17th and Wazee Streets served New Year’s Eve dinner downtown and then called it quits. But the thirty-year-old seafood restaurant attached to the Oxford Hotel wasn’t the only establishment on the corner to go dark at the end of the year. Across the street,…
Happy 2017, Denver! Here’s round two of our interview with local chefs and hospitality professionals, wherein they share their opinions and predictions on rising stars, old favorites, the service-industry labor shortage and the rise of gratuity-free restaurants. Read part one of the Q & A, which includes pleas for better…
Last fall chef/restaurateur Jennifer Jasinski announced that she and business partner Beth Gruitch would be adding a Spanish-style tapas bar called Ultreia to their roster of downtown restaurants, joining Stoic & Genuine at Union Station. As the plans shape up, a few changes to their other eateries — under the…
