Stones on 32nd opened quietly last month at 3211 Pecos Street, right across from Avanti in the booming Highland neighborhood. Owner Mike Stone turned a former garage that was last the home of Sportique into a restaurant specializing in “Colorado Comfort Food” with an unusually comforting amenity for this part of town:…
Brian Wilson has heard a Beach Boys joke or two in his life — but music isn’t a laughing matter for this executive chef, who hails from a line of professional musicians and even studied jazz performance and composition in college. For the past eight years, however, Wilson has fine-tuned…
Colorado may not be known for its lakes, but assuming the rain stops, you can enjoy a mid-week party on the water today. LIVE! at the Lake kicked off last week at The Marina at Cherry Creek, with musical guest Danny Shafer and food from Relish. The fun continues today,…
May has come and gone, bringing with it some new restaurants — and taking away a few. A number of openings, closings and other changes came from some of our favorite chefs and restaurateurs this month. Patrick Mangold-White, who brought Uno Mas Cantina y Taqueria and Kaos Pizzeria to Old…
One Illegal Pete’s burrito is generally more than enough for most folks, but competitive eater Joey Chestnut managed to pack in 14.5 of the foil-wrapped bombs in ten minutes as he took the $5,000 grand prize at the Denver Outlaws World Burrito Eating Championship on Saturday, May 28. The event…
Qdoba has been a Denver staple in the fast-casual scene since it opened more than twenty years ago. If you don’t remember the name from the mid-1990s, you may recall that the company was once called Z-Tecas — and Zuma before that. Over the years, the name and ownership have…
After a two-decade absence, Godfather’s Pizza is back in metro Denver. Franchisees Cody Wickham, Jake Smith and Adrienne Wood took over a space that was previously a convenience store in Thornton, gave it a new look and opened for business on Memorial Day. But is this pizza an offer you…
The word “serendipity” derives from a Persian fairy tale about the three princes of Serendip, who were blessed with fortunate coincidences, so it seemed somehow appropriate that after exploring three international markets (none Persian), I serendipitously came home with all the makings for traditional Salvadoran pupusas — when I’d started…
Denver’s a sunny city, according to weather statistics, but sometimes you want to have it (dinner, that is) made in the shade. Eats and drinks on a secluded, quiet patio can be nourishing for both the belly and the soul. Here’s our list of the ten best hidden patios in…
Eat too much over the holiday weekend? This week you can sign up for several food-related courses that will fill your brain as much as your stomach. But there are also feasts in which you can indulge, including a crawfish boil. Keep reading for the ten tastiest events on the…
El Charrito didn’t open yesterday, after a fire in the alley Saturday night knocked out the power to the bar at 2100 Larimer Street. But El Charrito was back in business today, opening just in time for the Coors Field crowd — even though the bar is usually closed on Mondays…
The wait is over: Godfather’s Pizza returns to the Denver metro area today after nearly twenty years away when a new franchise of the Nebraska-based chain opens at 11 a.m. at 2350 East 120th Avenue in Thornton. While the city has plenty of other pizza options to choose from, Midwesterners…
Sounds like it was a hot night at El Charrito — so hot that the fifty-year-old dive bar turned hipster hangout on Larimer Street will not be open for brunch today…and the rest of its entertaining entertainment schedule (comedy, Nerd Nite) is up in the air. Here’s the word on…
Memorial Day Weekend serves as a sort of signpost to summer. Sure, summer doesn’t officially start until June 20, but we all know that when the three-day weekend rolls around it’s time to break out the grills, flip flops and tank tops. Denver will be sizzling with events all weekend…
You’re starting your three-day weekend, and there’s only one way to start it right: with a long, leisurely brunch. Here’s an option: Beast + Bottle opens at 10 a.m. this morning, but if you can wait to order until 12:30, you can indulge in the Beastly Brunch Burger special, which will…
There were plenty of Japanese eateries in the news this week, starting with Monday’s opening of Bamboo Sushi, serving certified-sustainable seafood inside Avanti Food & Beverage. For Chef and Tell, Gretchen Kurtz tracked down the globetrotting Nobu Matsuhisa to talk about his newest Matsuhisa restaurant in Cherry Creek as well…
In less than a year, Black Eye Cap Hill has become the object of lust for coffee drinkers, food enthusiasts and design junkies alike. Among a handful of awards, the coffeehouse and eatery’s commitment to creativity earned a Colorado Restaurant Association award for Best Restaurant Design earlier this month. And earlier…
Another Korean restaurant opened in Aurora earlier this month, which is not exactly a rare phenomenon these days. But this one’s a little different — in more ways than one. Soban took over the space formerly occupied by K-Pub at 12101 East Iliff Avenue, bringing with it an impressive pedigree…
Matsuhisa opened in Cherry Creek this spring, and when chef/founder Nobu Matsuhisa was at the restaurant earlier this month, Gretchen Kurtz met with him for this week’s Chef and Tell. This is the third Matsuhisa in Colorado, and the group of restaurants is continuing to grow as it approaches its…
Yes, there are lots of tasty events on the menu, but let’s remember why we have a three-day weekend: Memorial Day, a holiday to honor those who have served our country. Max’s Wine Dive is showing its appreciation to active military and first responders by offering a free appetizer and…
Not too much time passed between when Billy’s Gourmet Hot Dogs closed at 2950 South Broadway in Englewood and when new banners appeared announcing the imminent arrival of Grillerz Pub, a new eatery set to open on June 1. Manager and co-owner Kathleen Thompson says she had to move quickly to…
Menu Spanish isn’t too difficult to pick up in Denver, with plenty of Mexican restaurants — and a few Central and South American eateries — to let you work on your language skills while enjoying delicious food. But the Spanish names of meats can get a little confusing to those…
