Butter Beer at Green Russell “People come here for the showmanship, and for all the touches we put on drinks,” says Alex Lerman, bar manager at Green Russell, Denver’s first speakeasy-style cocktail bar. Those touches made for some sophisticated sipping, but they took time, too. Guests loved the intricate potions poured…
Choosing the Best Burger in Denver always involves an orgy of eating as we try out new spots and return to old favorites, all in our quest to find the perfectly cooked patty. A good bun and great toppings help, too, and this year our Best Burger was the beefy…
The sign above the door at the Amira Bakery has been recently updated to read Amira Grill — the old sign was a simple vinyl banner, but the new one looks much more permanent — but the breads are still the main attraction at this Lebanese joint. Manaeesh (often spelled…
Today you can celebrate nearly a century of frozen flavors for just over a buck, take a culinary tour of Mexico City, or enjoy a multi-course wine dinner. Not bad for a Tuesday! Baskin Robbins is celebrating seventy years of scooping up 31 flavors by offering a special treat on…
In case you’re heading over to the Source for dinner tonight, Acorn just posted a message on its Facebook page earlier today that the restaurant be closed from tonight through Thursday night for “repairs.” Acorn expects to be back open in time for lunch on Friday, April 3. You’ll want…
No. 40: Nachos al Pastor From the Tony Guacamole Food Truck One of the great things about the recent craft brewery explosion is that even if you’re not a fan of craft beer, you can still join in the patio-sitting, cornhole-playing fun without ever touching a brew. Just track your…
When the clock strikes four, restaurants all over the city start slashing prices and bringing out drinks and snacks to those looking for some mid-afternoon or late-night comfort. The happy hours arms race in Denver means that whether you’re headed to a dive bar or a chef’s flagship restaurant, you’ll…
Throughout the year, we eat countless burgers in every dive bar, dining room and neighborhood joint imaginable, looking for the perfect bite of beefy satisfaction. The criteria are simple: if the patty itself isn’t perfect, nothing else matters, and anything else between the buns is there to enhance the ground…
Aurora is awash lately with some of the most diverse ethnic cuisine in the Denver metro area, and the cultural landscape is primed with every kind of dining from the fine-ish to the loveable ratchet. Havana Street in particular is dotted with mom and pop eateries from Ethiopian food to…
When you imagine a traditional Easter brunch you probably picture a stuffy hotel buffet with the post-church crowd bathed in a slew of florals, pastels and oversized hats. Zzzz. How about instead of the tired, overpriced eggs-traveganzas, this year we celebrate with a feast of epic proportions at one of…
What’s the Best New Restaurant in Denver? After months of eating and weighing the merits of hundreds of eateries that opened in 2014, we tapped Mercantile Dining & Provision for top honors in the Best of Denver 2015, which came out last week. People stop at Mercantile to grab coffee…
March is going out like a lamb with some delicious seasonal spring menus, as well as other delicious events — including the Star Chefs program at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, featuring some of Denver’s star female chefs on April 2. Keep reading for a taste of what’s on…
Our annual Best of Denver edition hit the streets — and the Internet — on Wednesday, giving a thorough rundown of the finest that our city’s service industry has to offer, with everything from Best New Restaurant and Best Chef — Mercantile Dining & Provision and Steven Redzikowski of Oak…
Oskar Blues, which is one of the fast growing independent breweries in the country, said today that it has purchased Perrin Brewing, a medium-sized Michigan brewery that had been in business less than three years. Management of the two companies got to know each other late last year through their…
As impressed as we were by all fifteen of the eateries we selected for our year-end list of the Best New Restaurants in Denver for 2014, we decided to update it — as we narrowed down our choices for our Best of Denver 2015 edition — based on the consistency,…
Every March, a crew of chefs and others in the restaurant business meet up at White Fence Farm to celebrate birthdays and the start of spring. This hip group’s most recent visit was this past Sunday, and “It was great,” says Patrick Kneese, manager of Lola. “At a table full…
It may not be your traditional hair of the dog (or any type of hangover cure for that matter), but by our estimation, a glass of wine with breakfast on the weekend offers just the right buzz to put some pep in your step and get a move on the…
When you find yourself in a paradox of craving something comforting yet healthy at the same time, but you don’t want to compromise taste and nutrition, don’t give up and settle for another lackluster veggie burger. You CAN have it all. Formerly known as Jonsey’s, The Centennial Tavern is one…
When he moved from Poland to Denver a decade ago, Cezary Grosfeld realized that few places served the food of his home country, and he jumped into that gap. He opened Polished Tavern in 2011 and also launched a food truck, Pierogies Factory, that visits farmers’ markets. And now he’s…
As March winds to a close, Denverites will start pulling out the flip flops and putting away the snow gear. But hold onto that parka, because this weekend you can enjoy skiing with a side of food and beer. And don’t forget that Saturday is Something on a Stick Day,…
When Jet’s Pizza opened in Littleton last summer, it introduced something that most Denverites didn’t even know existed: Detroit-style pizza. While a growing number of pizza parlors in Detroit and the surrounding area have been attracting praise ever since Buddy’s Rendezvous started dishing up square pies baked in auto-parts pans in…
You can throw off the checkered tablecloths and add a fresh coat of varnish, but you can’t erase the spirit of a good old Italian restaurant. Gaetano’s Restaurant has been ladling red and pouring white in North Denver since 1947, but a change of ownership in 2005 (when the venerable…
