The twin restaurant spaces at 1617 California street downtown have seen a few eateries come and go: Fontano’s Subs, An’s Lemongrass Grille — and most recently, Planet Sub, which closed on October 7. And while Larkburger is currently making a go of it in the right-hand space, reader Jason Dennee…
Allegro Coffee is expanding from roasting to serving. The company’s beans are already available at Whole Foods, as well as at a small shop in the Adams 12 administration building in its home base of Thornton. And next month, Allegro will open a stand-alone coffee shop in a a 4,000 square-foot…
A secret really isn’t much of a secret if it’s plastered on signs all over town, but sometimes the message gets lost among the many distractions of urban strip malls advertising everything from foot massages to children’s dental clinics. But if you look closely and pay attention, the word “taqueria”…
The weather may be cooling off, but the dining scene is heating up. This week you can partake of everything from a food film festival to dinners in the dark; keep reading for the tastiest events on the culinary calendar. Monday, October 19 The Flatirons Food Film Festival get cooking…
Project Angel Heart held its annual Taste for Life fundraiser dinner on Tuesday night at the Hyatt Regency downtown, with food and beverages from more than twenty restaurants and other vendors. The final figures are in and between ticket sales, the proceeds from live and silent auctions, the price of…
Allegro Coffee Company has been a staple for Colorado coffee drinkers for decades; the company started in Boulder in 1977 and began importing and roasting its own beans in 1985. And while Allegro coffee has been available at plenty of coffee shops, restaurants and grocery stores, until now there hasn’t…
Restaurateur Christopher Sargent, who opened Brazen on West 38th Avenue a year ago, is bringing his second eatery, Telegraph, to the former home of Cafe|Bar and the Grey Cactus. Telegraph opens to the public tonight night at 5 p.m., featuring what Sargent describes as “flavorful and approachable” food from executive chef Brian…
Deschutes Brewery is based in Bend, Oregon, but it sends a traveling pop-up pub around the country, and tomorrow the 402-foot custom bar will land on 21st Street between Blake and Larimer streets from 2 to 10 p.m. Deschutes will be pouring and selling beers from forty taps; it will…
This weekend an Oregon brewery brings a roving, pop-up pub to Denver for a good cause, caffeine connoisseurs can celebrate by raising a cup at the Grand Coffee Bazaar, and there will be a handful of other tasty events cooking around town. Dig into all the delicious details below. Friday, October 16 Museo…
Salati means savory or salted in Italian, and a new eatery called Salati Italian Street Food is bringing savory Mediterranean bites to Northfield Stapleton. Salati opened today at 11 a.m. (in the space that was formerly Euro Cafe) with a concept built around piadina and other street fare that owner…
Michael Shiell of Milk & Honey Bar-Kitchen and Solitaire’s Mark Ferguson are borrowing a page from a pastry chef’s playbook, adding foie gras to dishes like truffles and bread pudding. But they aren’t the only chefs around town cleverly blurring the lines between sweet and savory and, in the process,…
It starts with sweet tea, the saccharine lubricant to any good Southern meal. Prepare it wrong, and you’ll be revealed as a damn Yankee packing Celestial Seasonings. Do it right, and Southern hospitality is just a few sips away. Jezebel’s Southern Bistro & Bar is an oft-overlooked juke joint on…
Planet Sub opened on California Street just off the 16th Street Mall in January 2014. But the sandwiches never caught on and now signs are up on the door announcing that this location has closed. Planet Sub originated in Lawrence, Kansas in 1998 but traces its roots back to a…
Paul Prudhomme, the king of Cajun and Creole cooking, passed away right before National Gumbo Day. In his honor, we served up five places with great gumbo in Denver, where you could raise a spoon to one of the first celebrity chefs. Readers agreed with our picks of Bayou Bob’s, Gumbo’s…
Charity, cinema and seafood: All three are on the menu today. You can crack into a special seafood celebration at Baur’s, “Wok” to the future for a children’s charity, or roll to the Sie Film Center for a a tasty flick. Keep reading for all the tasty details on today’s…
Mondays used to be pretty miserable for anyone who wanted to go out to eat in Denver, but deals are beginning to emerge that should make the first day of the work week a lot more palatable. Every Monday night in October, for example, if you show up at one…
Mell’s Cheese is now open at 3000 Zuni Street in Lower Highland — but you’ll find far more than cheese here. Owner Paula Dick has created a sunny cafe and wine bar to go along with a tantalizing selection of imported and American artisan cheeses and meats. Mell’s — named for…
The brand-spanking-new, four-story RH Denver, The Gallery at Cherry Creek was dedicated this morning at 2900 East First Avenue. And tonight this upscale offshoot of Restoration Hardware will be celebrated at a big charity bash, where the liquor will be flowing. But the rest of the time? RH Denver will be…
When massive floods hit the Front Range two years ago, Boulder County, including the towns of Lyons and Longmont, was particularly hard hit. In response, Oskar Blues Brewery founder Dale Katechis founded CAN’d Aid to provide assistance to those struggling to rebuild after the waters receded. CAN’d Aid lived on after…
No. 11: The Polpetto Sandwich at Sarto’s Sarto’s is a little tucked away on its corner in the Jefferson Park neighborhood off Federal Boulevard, but the bright, elegant dining room and novel — at least for Denver — chef’s ciccetti bar have made it a draw since it opened last…
Fried chicken is sizzling hot around Denver these days — whether you’re enjoying the Japanese version, kara age, at one of the spots Mark Antonation touts, such as Sakana — or at the Post Brewing Company in Lafayette, whose brined fried chicken is so crackling good it won our Best Fried Chicken award…
Soon after my salad and dried-out meatballs arrived at Brik on York, I began to wonder: Had Elvis left the building? The thought persisted, buzzing about my head, on that night and others. I tried to shoo it away, looking for signs of greatness in the Neapolitan-style pizzas I’d heard…
