There’s still time to find a local, hand-crafted gift for the special people in your life, and there are plenty of places where you can find them. A new apron could be perfect for the family chef, or a bottle of Colorado bubbly would look good under the tree. This…
How can a brewery that specializes in sour beers explain to customers that it has made something that isn’t sour? Simple: call it “sourless.” That’s what Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project did a couple of months ago when it tapped Sourless IPA for the first time in its taproom. Since…
Fried chicken has been on our minds lately; it’s a homey dish suited for family gatherings where platters of crispy, aromatic bird can be passed around a lively table — along with mashed potatoes, gravy, greens and other Southern and Midwestern sides. Whether you like yours with a thick, spicy…
Restaurant openings in November started out slow but then came on strong, far outpacing the closings. But there were a few surprise shutterings, including the Cherry Cricket and the Inventing Room, both of which plan to reopen in 2017. Here’s our complete list of restaurant and bar openings and closing…
I am not a cigar smoker, and neither is my friend who invited me on my first expedition to Devon’s Pub, a modest-looking bar and cigar store in the Happy Canyon shopping center in University Hills. She just likes to smoke clove cigarettes indoors and watch free comedy shows. I…
What to get that drinker in your life.
A building with a long history as a neighborhood hangout is about to reopen in its newest incarnation: The Thunderbird Imperial Lounge, a joint effort from restaurateur Jesse Morreale and property developer Larimer Associates, will begin pouring drinks for the public at 8 p.m. this Saturday, December 3. The project…
Nights like these call for a hot mug of comfort. You can find one at Frisco’s iconic Wassail Days festival, which starts this Friday, or stick close to home and check out gifts for sale and booze for drinking at the Denver Flea in its new location. The culinary calendar…
A Boulder-based company making liquid cacao has scored some sweet deals recently with craft brewers around Colorado and in other states, too. Cholaca mixes up its own beverages from the organic cacao, coconut sugar and water, but the product also works well for breweries making chocolate beers. Breweries that have…
This week’s Denver dining scene brings something new to the Ballpark neighborhood with brunch at Latigo; seasonal fireside cocktails at the Hotel Teatro; and a chance to give to a great cause while enjoying food and drinks out on the town. Keep reading for the details of each. Dining Out…
You can get just about anything at the drive-thru these days, from tacos, burgers and shakes to hotdogs, custard, coffee and paninisSo why not craft beer, made on site? In January, a Boulder County family plans to open Uturn BBQ, a brewery and barbecue joint that will serve up six-packs…
When Ellen Daehnick launched Helliemae’s five years ago, she had no professional experience in food or hospitality, much less candy-making. But she quickly built an enthusiastic audience for her sultry salted caramels, which are dark, chewy and richly complex. As Daehnick’s business grew, she bought a building in Wheat Ridge,…
No. 38: Toomkha Soup at US Thai Cafe The first time I tried the toomkha (often spelled tom kha) soup from US Thai, it was in a plastic pint container and part of a much larger order that consisted of way-too-spicy pad see ew and massaman curry. While the heat…
Over the past three decades, Vietnamese cuisine has become a mainstream staple in the Denver area — to the point where diners are now comfortable with many of the basic ingredients, flavor combinations and dishes. That’s what Loc Nguyen, owner of Nom Nom Asian Grill, is counting on. Nom Nom…
Stuffing a Christmas stocking can be one of the best parts about the holidays. After all, it’s all about little, tasty and useful things that will fit inside a giant-foot-shaped vessel. With the days counting down, you should be thinking about what to get for the food lovers in your…
The streets of the Cole and Whittier neighborhoods in north Denver are dotted with little corner shops and markets, some of which have been open for decades and others of which are recent arrivals. There’s the Whittier Pub, at Race Street and East 28th Avenue (which took over the vacancy…
Josh Wolkon, founder of Secret Sauce restaurant group, hasn’t jumped on the obvious bandwagons. He hasn’t opened a taco joint or an intensive nose-to-tail program. He hasn’t ventured into an abandoned warehouse in RiNo or joined the crowd on Tennyson Street, and he doesn’t grow his own produce on a…
Last month, we reported that the Denver Wrangler, now located at 3090 Downing Street, had kicked out Mary Jane’s Pizza, the late-night pizza kitchen that had opened just a few weeks after the longtime gay bar debuted in its new home in August. (Jay Bianchi is opening Be On Key Psychelic…
The home of the original Spicy Pickle, which opened in 1999 at 988 Lincoln Street, is vacant once again with the closing of RT Cafe & Bar, which opened in the space two years ago, nearly to the day. The spot started out as a breakfast restaurant but soon added dinner…
The first Mile High City Green Chile Master Champion of Denver contest got Capitol Hill cooking on November 26, when aspiring chefs and their fans met outside Landmark Tattooing to celebrate local businesses, the flavor of the neighborhood — and great green chile. After hours of stirring, drinking, shopping and…
While shops and restaurants all over Cherry Creek took advantage of Black Friday and the stream of shoppers coming to the neighborhood, one typically packed eatery was unusually quiet. The Cherry Cricket stood closed and dark, with signs on the doors explaining that a kitchen fire was the reason for…
Bird is the word around town. Big Red F, which earned raves for its fried chicken at Post Brewing Company in Lafayette, is getting ready to open Post Chicken & Beer at 2200 South Broadway. While some consumers give the company’s policies the bird, new Chick-fil-A outlets are drawing crowds…
