Zoës Kitchen is the newest out-of-state chain to make its way to Colorado, with a goal of bringing the freshest and healthiest food possible in a fast-casual setting to what Zoës CEO Kevin Miles calls the “birthplace of fast-casual.” The inaugural metro Denver location, at Southwest Plaza in Littleton, is set…
Denver Restaurant Week may be over, but some of the participants will continue their specials this week, adding to a cornucopia of other culinary events, including a big chef benefit for the National Kidney Foundation. Keep reading for the tasty details. Monday, March 7 The Alamo Drafthouse will be hosting a…
A new Lucile’s recently opened at 999 East Evans Avenue — which is good news for anyone who’s ever waited, and waited, in line for brunch at the Lucile’s that opened at 275 South Logan in 2005, or any of the other outposts, including the original in Boulder. Says Ben:…
After a proposal to establish spots where people could consume marijuana was pulled out of consideration last year, activists went back to the drawing board. And now Denver NORML has submitted a draft of the Responsible Use Initiative that would “legalize venues known as ‘Private Marijuana Social Clubs’ and establish a…
A new restaurant from a familiar name opened at the end of 2015 in Park Hill. Desmond is the creation of chef Sean Kelly, who Gretchen Kurtz talked to this week about the last thirty years of the Denver dining scene and running a restaurant in his own neighborhood. Mark…
No. 90: Green Chorizo at Los Compadres South Broadway from Alameda Avenue all the way down to Evans Avenue has become a stop-and-go traffic nightmare over the last year or so, with the population density along the street adding to the number of cars coming and going at all times…
It’s not easy to be all things to all people, but for the past five years, the Denver Bicycle Cafe has tried, operating a spot that’s a combination of cozy coffeehouse, bike sales-and-repair shop, and beer bar noted for its focus on small local breweries. This month, DBC will try to…
Dave Query, founder of Jax Fish House and the Big Red F restaurant group (which now totals eleven eateries), has been running an annual oyster contest in some form since 1998, the year he launched the first Jax Oyster Eating Contest. The event has grown and evolved over the years…
On Tuesday, a Denver City Council committee approved a contract for a joint venture between Denver’s Consumer Concept Group, owners of the Smashburger chain and Tom’s Urban Diner; Tivoli Brewing and Michigan’s Midfield Concession Enterprises, which runs 45 outlets in nine airports across the country (but none in Denver); the…
The Boulder Blind Cafe, which got under way yesterday, continues this weekend with dinner shows at 6 and 8:30 p.m. tonight and tomorrow; grab tickets at theblindcafe.com. But there are plenty of other events lighting up the culinary calendar this weekend; keep reading for the tasty details. Friday, March 4 …
A few years ago, I asked the then-mayor of Lakewood to suggest the worst dive in his city. His answer came back quickly: Hart’s Corner Bar & Restaurant, where one customer had bitten another customer’s ear the weekend before. Sold! I visited Hart’s, right on the corner of Morrison Road…
Zoës Kitchen is the newest out-of-state chain to make its way to Colorado, with a goal of bringing the freshest and healthiest food possible in a fast-casual setting to our lovely state, or as Zoës CEO Kevin Miles calls it, the “birthplace of fast-casual.” (We’ll take it.) But Zoës feels…
Mike Henderson, beverage director for Root Down, Linger and Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, is out to prove that Denver’s cocktail scene is one of the best in the country. On Monday, he competed in the regional semifinal of the Bartender of the Year event hosted in New Orleans by Heaven Hill…
Denver Restaurant Week can change the heart of a kitchen: For ten days, eateries in the city steel themselves for big crowds and plate after plate of risotto, roasted chicken and flourless chocolate cake. You can tell a lot about a restaurant from how well it handles the event and…
Remember the uproar when Gabor’s closed four years ago? The beloved watering hole at 1233 East 13th Avenue had been purchased by the owner of the Providence Tavern in Edgewater, who was going to turn the space into a Capitol Hill companion of his Edgewater bar. Regulars loudly lamented the…
The Blind Cafe lit up back in 2010 as the bright idea of Boulder musician Brian Rocheleau, known as Rosh, and friends Rick Hammond and chef Marcus Mccauley. After experiencing a cafe in the dark in Iceland while on tour as a singer-songwriter, Rosh was inspired to put on his…
New Belgium forged new ground two years ago when it released Snapshot, a sour wheat for the masses that was available in both twelve-ounce cans and bottles. Now Epic Brewing in Denver is taking things a step further with Tart ‘n Juicy Sour IPA, which it calls “a unique fusion…
Late last year, chef/restaurateur Lon Symensma, the mastermind behind Cholon Modern Asian Bistro and Cho77, announced plans to open a new restaurant in the Eastbridge Stapleton development that’s currently under construction. He has already tapped a chef, Luke Bergman, who he met while the two were students at Culinary Institute of…
Burgers and beer are big business in Denver, and plenty of the 54 million travelers who passed through Denver International Airport last year have probably tried plenty of both. Burgers and beer will be even bigger business at the airport next year, though, after a Denver City Council committee approved…
February was a tumultuous month for established Denver restaurants, with name changes, rebrandings, moves and closures both temporary and permanent. We lost longtime favorites in Jus Cookin’s Restaurant, DaLat Vietnamese Cuisine and the Trinity Grille downtown. Meanwhile, quaint Cherry Creek cafe So Perfect Eats went on an extended hiatus while…
Yesterday Mark Antonation offered a tale of two tacos, comparing a pair of taco joints in the 1000 block of Broadway: the modest Quijote’s and Torchy’s, an Austin-based import that has many fans and was a hot-hot spot when it opened earlier this year. But some Denver diners feel burned…
As one long-standing Capitol Hill spot goes out of business, a new place right across the street is just getting started. Across East 13th Avenue from the Gypsy House Cafe (which closes on March 14), the Marion Street Tavern has quietly opened its doors in the former Gabor’s location. Four…
