There are two things that restaurateur and Food Network chef Keegan Gerhard wants you to know about the new incarnation of D Bar: the new location at 19th and Pennsylvania is finally opening this Friday after a couple of months of delays, and it’s not a dessert bar. Or more…
When Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project opened its showplace tap room inside the urban-chic Source market a year ago, owner Chad Yakobson planned to start brewing there right away. But for month after month, his shiny new equipment sat empty as he and Zeppelin Development, which owns the building, tried…
It’s that time of year again: time to celebrate Thanksgiving with a gigantic feast — and then head out to stand in line in various dark and chilly parking lots for early Black Friday barbarian raids shopping. Our dinners of thanks usually include a large hunk of roasted protein (not…
The Denver Diner has been an institution for decades, one of the few 24/7 spots around, a hang-out for people coming off work or a night of partying. But the place has been closed since October 12, after an early-morning fire cleared the room. The Denver Diner is still wrapped…
Blackbird, the latest from Table to Tavern partners Rob Lanphier and Angie and Brian Midtbo, who also own Atticus and Boone’s Tavern, is opening today at 3 p.m., in the space that formerly held HandleBar Tavern and Abo’s. A grand opening is scheduled for next Monday, December 1, at which…
The holiday season is the time for giving, but it’s also one of the busiest times of the year. Fortunately, there are places around town where you can enjoy a good, fast meal — while also doing good for others. Keep reading to learn about six of these special places…
Denverites love their burgers, and many of them really love burgers at the Cherry Cricket. That’s what we heard from dozens of readers responding to one commenter’s reaction when we included the Cricket on our list of the Ten Best Burgers in Denver; he called the seventy-year-old institution in Cherry…
Thanksgiving is almost here, and that means family, football and feasts wil abound. But that’s not all that will be cooking in Denver this week. Keep reading for a taste of what’s on the culinary calendar for this week… See also: House for All Sinners and Saints Makes Working on…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz declared Chop Shop a “quick hit,” but suggested that the crowd-averse hit this popular new fast-casual eatery later in the day. Mark Antonation met with the four owners of Bonfire Burritos, who bought the tiny Mexican food trailer in Golden after years of…
If you’re looking for an interesting volunteer opportunity this Thanksgiving, give House For All Sinners and Saints a call. In an effort called Operation: Turkey Sandwich, the ministry, which became an official congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America this year, is making more than 1,000 bagged Thanksgiving-themed lunches…
When Humble Pie closed its shop in the Baker neighborhood this fall, the owners said they hoped to re-open in a bigger space and expand the concept with a full bar and larger menu. Now co-owner Jessica Dolgan says the deal is done: Humble Pie will reopen next year in…
On Wednesday the New York Times online Cooking blog featured Thanksgiving recipes from across the nation, with the stated goal to “evoke each of the 50 states.” While some of the recipes seemed either invented on the spot or dug up from a dusty Ladies Auxiliary cookbook, regional ingredients and…
The 2014 baseball season didn’t work out so well for the Colorado Rockies, but it was a grand slam for Oskar Blues, which sold nearly 50,000 burgers at the CHUburger restaurant on the new rooftop deck at Coors Field. The location also poured 43,000 beers, although that total was split…
Gretchen Kurtz just reviewed Chop Shop Casual Urban Eatery, a new spot on East Colfax Avenue that’s a great place to grab a fast, grown-up meal — but also a good spot to take the kids. And while pizza and burger joints are often the go-to choices for family meals,…
This weekend could be a hair-raising experience, with Movember moustache parties, Beaujolais and Burgundy festivals, and a celebration of craft-beer all in the can. Keep reading for a taste of what’s on the culinary calendar… See also: Celebrate Rioja’s Tenth Anniversary With These Ten Memorable Moments…
In July 1973, Charlie Wilson, a graduate of the University of Denver’s Hotel and Restaurant Management School, opened White Fence Farm on his parents’ property on what was then rural land in Lakewood. It took a year to convert the working hay and cattle farm into a dining hall and…
Tennyson Street is sizzling with new restaurant activity, with several new eateries scheduled to open in the Berkeley neighborhood in the coming months. Changes for existing places are afoot, too: Big Hoss Bar-B-Q has been sold to new owners, who will debut a new name — Tennyson Street Barbecue –…
On November 22, 2004, when Jennifer Jasinski and Beth Gruitch opened Rioja in Larimer Square, that block wasn’t the dining destination that it is today — and chef Jen was far from a household name. Fast forward ten years, and Larimer Square is an eating Eden, with Gruitch and Jasinski…
To a restaurant, happy hour is many things: a way to fill up the slow early afternoon hours, an effort to build a loyal following in the neighborhood, and a means of offloading cheap food and liquor stock. But how do places with a holistic approach to cooking and dining…
Russo’s Kitchen + Tavern closed at Vallagio in Englewood in April 2012 and has been vacant ever since. Sandwiched between the southern outpost of Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizza and Mary Nguyen’s Street Kitchen Asian Bistro, Russo’s struggled to find its identity, especially after chef Brian Laird (now garnering attention at Sarto’s)…
Wynkoop head brewer Andy Brown, who is credited with updating the beer recipes at Colorado’s oldest brewpub to fit the modern craft-beer market, said this week that he is leaving the job after six and a half years. Mike Hall, the head brewer at Phantom Canyon Brewing in Colorado Springs,…
The Best of Denver is just four months away, and our Cafe Society crew has already started eating, and eating, and eating, to narrow down the field to the winners who will be announced on March 26, 2015. One of the most competitive categories is Best Burger, last year won…
