The owners of Spanky’s Urban Roadhouse in the University of Denver neighborhood, the Wazee Supper Club downtown and multiple Dusty Boot steakhouses throughout Colorado are expanding their lineup this month. Roadhouse Hospitality Group will unveil the Tstreet Roadhouse in Belmar on Wednesday, March 30. The company began construction on the…
No. 87: Chirashi at Izu Sushi Ordering chirashi at a sushi bar is like ordering a bartender’s choice cocktail: You may not know exactly what you’re going to get, but the surprise is part of the fun. At Izu Sushu (next door to Voodoo Doughnut on East Colfax Avenue), the…
Illegal Burger, a homegrown chain that got its start in Evergreen, just opened its third spot in late January, at 1512 Larimer Street. And despite delays in getting that store open, owner Jim Nixon hasn’t given up on Denver. In fact, business is so good downtown that he’s signed on…
Who has the best fried chicken in metro Denver? Readers have been debating that forever, but the conversation heated up after we posted our list of the Ten Best Places in Denver for Fried Chicken, which concluded with the 2015 Best of Denver winner, the Post Brewing Co., in the…
When he was young, Todd Somma was diagnosed with a severe peanut allergy. Someone else might have taken that as a sign to avoid the food industry, but not Somma. While he studiously avoids restaurants where his allergy might be a problem — for example, he’s only eaten at two…
Kevin Morrison, the brains behind Denver’s two Pinche Taquerias on East Colfax Avenue and West 32nd Avenue, wants to do for seafood what he’s already done for tacos. His new project is called Fish N Beer, which he plans to open next fall at 3510 Larimer Street. And he’s just…
The Squeaky Bean has been growing almost since the day it first opened in Lower Highland in 2009 — growing vegetables, that is. What started with a tiny herb garden behind the Bean’s original location at West 33rd Avenue and Tejon Street has blossomed into a three-acre farm and education…
Who knew? Judging from the response to our story that Godfather’s Pizza is coming back to Colorado after a twenty-year absence, people are hungry for the pizza you can’t refuse. Says Leonard: About time. I’ve been waiting for Godfather’s Pizza to come back to Colorado. I used to work for Godfather’s…
Guthrie’s Old Fashioned at Fort Greene Eleanor Cheetham worked behind the bar for three years at Crash 45, a neighborhood bar in Globeville. When the owner wanted out, she and a partner bought it, remodeled it with a Brooklyn aesthetic and renamed it Fort Greene. When her partner wanted out,…
When I moved to Lower Highland two decades ago, the closest restaurants were My Brothers’ Bar and La Loma — but you wouldn’t walk to either after dark. Now this neighborhood is the hot, hot LoHi, with streets safe enough to walk at all hours and an abundance of cool…
A trip down South Parker Road yields many options for a hungry driver, with Mexican, Japanese and Korean eateries beckoning alongside American barbecue, burgers and bar food. But lurking in the strip malls and shopping centers are also culinary rarities that challenge any claims that Denver and its surrounding suburbs…
If you know anything about Soylent Green, you know that the future of food has the potential to be a terrifying ordeal. Luckily for us, we have chefs like Ian Kleinman who are steering the culinary odyssey in a much tastier direction. Tonight, join the DaVinci Institute and chef Ian …
The Mediterranean Restaurant — better known around Boulder as simply the Med — has been serving up tapas and other noshes from Spain, Italy and Greece for more than a quarter century. Its younger sibling just across the street, Brasserie Ten Ten, has already eclipsed the decade mark as a…
There were at least 85 different beers served Saturday at Collaboration Fest — so sadly, there was no way I could get to them all. But I did try quite a few, and they were almost all good. Really good. In fact, one of the common themes I kept hearing from…
Christian Toohey is a farmer and a member of the Boulder County Farmers Market board, and he’s looking forward to the opening of the first markets of the year in Boulder and Longmont on Saturday, April 2. These will run until November 19, and a regular Wednesday evening market begins…
If you were in college in the ’80s or ’90s when a well-rounded dinner meant a Taco Pie from Godfather’s Pizza and a six-pack of light beer, you’ll be pleased to hear that you’ll soon be able to get back in college form. Godfather’s Pizza is returning to the metro…
Golden Moon Distillery bottled and released its newest product last week: Colorado Single Malt Whiskey. The new spirit is modeled after single malt whisky made in Scotland but with a few modifications to give it a Colorado identity. Distiller Stephen Gould produced only one barrel of the new whiskey —…
As people for their favorite barbecue spot in the metro area, and the conversation immediately gets hot. But as the Best of Denver 2016 approaches, one reader wants to get right to the meat of the matter. Asks Pat: Where’s the best barbecue? ‘Cause I’m from the hood, and I have not found…
Spring has officially sprung in Denver and as the weather heats up, so will the culinary calendar. There’s a tasty array of events ahead this week, including enchilada and mole festivals, a full-moon party and more. Keep reading for the details. Monday, March 21 Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse will…
What better way to celebrate this first day of spring than with a delicious fresh pastry? We just rounded up the Eleven Best Bakeries in Denver, and while readers wondered why certain spots didn’t make the cut — where was Grateful Bread? Taste of Denmark? Gateaux? GoochieCakes? — several of…
Colorado celebrated National Ag Day this week, as members of the Colorado Ag Council showed off their skills — and products created in Colorado — during a Colorado Ag Day luncheon at the State Capitol. But is there really such a thing as a free lunch? Says Sandee: Would be nice…
This week, Gretchen Kurtz chatted with chef Max MacKissock, chef/partner at new Italian sensation Bar Dough, who dished on his favorite hidden gems in Denver, including Buchi Cafe Cubano. Across town, Mark Antonation visited another Cuban gem, the Cuba Bakery & Cafe, which has been run by Miami transplant Orlando…
