For years, the mansion-turned-restaurant at 1446 South Broadway has been packed with antiques and decorated in a hodgepodge style somewhere between classic and classy, first as the Black Crown and then as the Crown Social. But the Crown Social was evicted in the spring, and with it went all of…
The Palm, which got its start in New York City almost a century ago, is celebrating its twentieth birthday here in Denver with a one-day only Prime Time at the Palm Restaurant. From 5 to 7 p.m. tonight, July 20, the restaurant is serving specially priced Bar Bites with a…
The year was 2006, and Kristofor Lofgren liked what he was hearing about sustainability and the farm-to-table movement. But why, he wondered, was the conversation always centered on terra firma? What about applying similar principles to the sea? Naysayers said it couldn’t be done, so Lofgren set out to prove…
Chef/restaurateur Troy Guard made a big splash with the opening of Mister Tuna in RiNo’s Industry building last week, but not so far away, the second outpost of TAG Burger Bar quietly grilled its last burger. The neighborhood eatery at 3759 Lipan Street closed on Sunday, July 17, after taking…
No. 79: Corned Beef Heart at the Way BackWe recently included the Way Back, which opened at 4132 West 38th Avenue in March, on our list of the ten most promising new bars of the year so far. But co-owner Chad Michael George says he considers his hip Highland stop to…
Colorado’s craft-beer scene is known for many things — but its matchmaking abilities have been underestimated. The news that Cheeky Monk was closing up shop at 534 East Colfax Avenue inspired a lot of comments, some from fans and some from foes. And there were also a few surprisingly heartfelt…
“The original idea was to be in a band and tour the world, and that didn’t quite work, so we decided to bring the bands to us,” says Harry Smith of Black Sky Brewery, a Denver collective where different brewers come together to make a variety of styles of beer…
Ever since returning from a nine-day trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, last fall, I’ve been contemplating local Mexican restaurants with a different attitude. I used to become annoyed when a restaurateur announced the opening of an “upscale” Mexican eatery; the notion seemed to convey a sense that American chefs and restaurant…
Are you hungry yet? DISH, our annual celebration of Denver’s dining scene, will return to Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex on Sunday, September 25. Our 22nd annual event will again showcase unlimited samples of favorite dishes from dozens of restaurants recommended by Westword food writers and readers, including Adelitas, Syrup, Little…
The owners of the Cheeky Monk Belgian Beer Cafe and Lost Highway Brewing next door are closing the restaurant after ten years and moving the brewery to a new location, where they will begin canning beer. The restaurant shut its doors today, while the brewery will stay open through the…
Chef Kevin Grossi was a mainstay at the Big Red F restaurant group for years, starting at Lola before going on to head the kitchen at Jax Fish House in Fort Collins and then returning to Lola as executive chef for two years. When he left, it wasn’t on bad…
Last week we scoped out scoops, dishing up our list of the ten best ice cream places in town. But there’s more to a getting a good brain freeze than just ice cream, especially here in Denver, where endless sunny days give rise to creative, chilly desserts. Here, presented in…
Chef Max MacKissock of Bar Dough and Squeaky Bean co-owner Josh Olsen teamed up last night to present a series of goat dishes at the Acre, the suburban farm that Olsen runs as part of Warren Tech High School’s educational program. The Acre (which was originally founded as the Bean…
Cherry Creek is changing, and changing fast. Some of those changes have occurred at 2900 East Second Avenue, where Harman’s Eat & Drink opened three years ago — after restaurateur Mark Fischer first tried to make a go of a Denver version of his successful Carbondale eatery, Phat Thai, in…
This week you can celebrate two of life’s purest joys — food and music — at two musically-inspired events. You can also sip and snack your way through wine and beer dinners, celebrate a couple of anniversaries and an opening, and much more. Keep reading for all the tasty details…
Mark Antonation came to Colorado the same year that John Elway did, and one of the Texas native’s early food discoveries was green chile, in all of its regional versions. He recently wrote about some of those green chile variations — and all their delicious differences. “What I’ve learned over the years almost has…
Just in time for National Ice Cream Day, we dished up our list of the ten best ice cream shops in Denver. And since then, we’ve been taking a licking from readers who didn’t spot their favorites: Where was Nuggs? Ice Cream Riot? Sweet Cow? But amidst all this debate, one reader…
Sometimes food and drink news doesn’t come from the restaurant world. This week, it came from Denver’s music scene: Musician Nathaniel Rateliff has joined forces with the owners of the hi-dive to unveil the Overland, a bar and eatery — but surprisingly, not a music venue — that will open…
One of the most consistently inventive and satisfying menus in Denver will soon disappear: Harman’s Eat & Drink announced today on its Facebook page that the ownership will not renew its lease at 2900 East Secnd Avenue when it ends in October because of an “unmanageable increase” from the landlord…
Nearly two years have elapsed since Stanley Marketplace announced that it would be converting the former Stanley Aviation Building, where airplane ejector seats were once manufactured, into a multi-vendor indoor market at 2501 Dallas Street in Aurora. Some six months later, restaurateur Robert Thompson revealed that he’d be adding Punch…
We included Shanghai Kitchen, a cozy strip-mall eatery at Belleview Avenue and South Yosemite Street in Greenwood Village, on our annual list of the best Chinese restaurants in Denver, mainly for its roster of traditional dishes that go far beyond standard takeout menus — and not its ambiance. But the once-tiny…
Union Station is celebrating the second anniversary of its rebirth this weekend. Since it reopened in July 2014, the landmark has changed the face and pace of downtown Denver — and the fun’s just starting. This weekend, the station will host a resurrected international buskerfest, as well as its weekly…
