The story is a familiar one in the restaurant business: a corporate employee from outside the food world — maybe a sales rep or a project manager or a VP of operations — is forced by circumstances to make a life-changing decision and determines to follow a dream. The usual…
Tickets to the Great American Beer Festival, slated for October 2, 3 and 4 at the Colorado Convention Center, go on sale to the general public today at 10 a.m. and will likely sell out within seconds. The festival itself, run by the Boulder-based Brewers Association, continues to grow while…
Wine & Whey’s Custom Crush gives enthusiasts the chance to crush their own grapes and create their own unique wines. The process includes everything from wine-making classes to grape selection and the grape crush, but it all starts today with a tonight’s wine-tasting. See also: Sierra Nevada Beer Camp was…
The Kitchen Next Door Glendale 658 South Colorado Boulevard Boulevard 303-757-0878 You know how forty is the new thirty, and green is the new black? In restaurant terms, The Kitchen Next Door is the new TGI Fridays. If that sounds like a slur rather than a compliment, you’re too young…
After Restaurant Kevin Taylor and Prima closed in the Hotel Teatro earlier this year, the hotel spent a pretty penny on renovating the space (which encompassed more than just the restaurant footprint). In May, the hotel announced that a new restaurant, called the Nickel, would open featuring rustic charm and…
The Kitchen Next Door Glendale wasn’t conceived as a “destination experience,” says Kimbal Musk, co-founder of The Kitchen, which opened in Boulder in 2004. “We wanted it to be a neighborhood restaurant.” This makes sense, given that Next Door — which got its start in Boulder, too, is the more…
No. 87 Kimchi and sausage torta at City O’ City 206 East 13th Avenue 303-831-6443 A fact about vegetarians: Most of them didn’t quit eating meat because they didn’t like the taste. While some plant-eaters eschew mock meat on principle, as many or more relish those guilt-free alternatives. Rather than…
The bunker-like space on the ground floor of a condo building on Tennyson Street wasn’t very lucky for former tenants. Tastes Wine Bar lasted five years in the spot, but fizzled along with then-owner Daniel Kuhlman’s short-lived Wild Catch on East 17th Avenue, while the art bar that took its…
After two years, Harold’s and the Bayonet Room, the farm-to-table restaurant in Longmont’s Best Western Plaza Hotel, served its final dish this past Saturday. Fortunately for hungry Longmont residents, the space is now being renovated for a new concept from Dave Oehlman, owner of the two Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ &…
Coffee at The Point, has a new look: Owners Ryan and Donovan Cobbins installed an 800 square-foot patio on the East 26th Avenue side of the restaurant last week. The addition was a good move for the cafe, which is on a busy Denver intersection in Five Points but partially…
While Chipotle has been on a roll, with a fantastic quarterly earnings statement, Taco Bell is making a serious effort to get a chunk of Chipotle’s customers — adding a Cantina Power Menu to its healthier Cantina Bell menu. But as Jenn Wohletz notes in her top five reasons why…
So far in a month of eating Greek, I’ve come across some filling and wolfable short-order sandwiches at Yianni’s, a fresher and lighter version of similar food at Melita’s, and an old favorite in a newish location — Yanni’s in Greenwood Village — that’s putting out plates of what’s as…
Colfax is notorious — not just here in Denver, but across the nation. But while the longest continuous street in America has enjoyed a somewhat shady reputation in the past, today Colfax offers an incredible blending of cultures and some of Denver’s most unusual culinary experiences. Tasty ones, too. See…
Taco Bell has been making a serious effort lately to get a chunk of Chipotle’s customer demographic and failing at it, but the Bell’s new strategy to beat out Chipotle may be as ineffective as it is cunning. Taco Bell, piggybacking on its healthier Cantina Bell menu, is rolling out…
Sierra Nevada Brewing didn’t provide the double rainbow that arched across the sky above Civic Center Park last Friday. But the Chico, California-based brewery certainly took care of all the other details at Beer Camp Across America, a roving seven-city festival that will end in Mills River, North Carolina, on…
Row 14 Bistro and Wine Bar showed early promise when it opened in the glitzy new Spire Building in 2011. Arik Marcus, the restaurant’s opening chef, was getting press and praise almost before he’d made his first knife cut; a few months later, our restaurant critic at the time, Laura…
Sunshine, clouds, a little rain and a double rainbow that led directly to a golden pot of craft beer entertained beer drinkers last Friday in Civic Center Park, where California’s Sierra Nevada Brewing hosted its traveling Beer Camp Across America beer festival. Attendees found beers from more than a hundred…
No. 88 Aburi sushi at Sushi Den and Izakaya Den 1487 and 1487A South Pearl Street 303-777-0826, 303-777-0691 Sushi means more than just raw fish and California rolls. At most American sushi restaurants, diners are content to nosh on salmon, tuna, shrimp and maybe a little unagi. Trying something new…
People watching is more than just a way to pass time while sipping drinks; it’s a form of entertainment, a game even — if done right. One of the benefits of public patio lounging is people watching — but you have to choose the right location to get a quality…
After two years, Drew’s Deli has closed and its space on Lincoln Street is for lease…again. Brothers Andrew and David Marx opened their deli in the home of the original Spicy Pickle in the fall of 2012; Andrew already had experience in the sandwich business at Jimmy & Drew’s in…
Denver is a town starved for good barbecue, so when CJ Johnson opened Kings BBQ, Gretchen Kurtz was eager to try it — especially because since this modest spot in northwest Denver was getting good word of mouth from barbecue fans. And while Kings wasn’t the barbecue joint of her…
It’s almost August, but there’s still plenty to enjoy in July. This week’s culinary calendar includes a trash-fish dinner, a cooking lesson with Richard Sandoval, and a restaurant/pub crawl along Denver’s most colorful strip. Keep reading for a taste of what’s in store… See also: State of the Union: A…
