Turkey isn’t really a big deal most of the time, but as golden leaves crinkle underfoot and baking pies add wafts of cinnamon, apple and pumpkin to the air, images of a magnificent Thanksgiving feast enter our minds. Deli-style turkey can only substitute for so long before full-on Thanksgiving cravings…
“The cocktail culture in Denver is alive and vibrant, and brunch is no exception,” shares Jason Snopkoski, Avanti Food & Beverage bar manager. The food hall, with seven distinct vendors under one roof at 3200 Pecos Street, is popular after-work and evening staple among in-the-know Mile High food seekers, but…
It’s a lost weekend; no matter what day you make plans, rest assured you’ll float away on a sea of beer foam or sparkling wine. Here’s are seven boozy events from Friday, November 17, through Sunday, November 19 — plus bonus benefits and barbecue. Friday, November 17 This fall’s California…
When last we checked in with pastry chef Joy Williams, she was churning out cheddar cheese ice cream to go with apple pie at Russell’s Smokehouse in her job as the dessert pro at Wednesday’s Pie and other eateries under the Bonanno Restaurant Group. But she just landed a new…
I took me three tries to finally get a drink at the White Horse Bar (or Lounge, depending on whether you believe the sign on top of the building or what the internet tells you). Last winter, I tried to visit the White Horse (5130 West Alameda Avenue) with a friend who…
Sometimes you have to go back to go forward, left to go right, east to go west. That’s the case for Leadville’s Periodic Brewing — the highest-elevation brewery in North America and the second highest in the world — which has taken over the 5,000-square-foot space and bought the brewing…
Unless you’ve spent a little time in New Orleans, or a lot of time watching food shows on TV, chances are you haven’t encountered a real muffuletta sandwich. But you’re going to want to know what a muffuletta is — and where you can get your hands on one right…
There aren’t many things left in the world that haven’t been wrapped in bacon — food or otherwise. So when I stumbled across the bacon-wrapped mochi on the menu at Corner Ramen while prowling the neighborhood for something else entirely (tacos — I admit it), I knew I had found…
Two small, homegrown breweries — both founded in Denver in 2012 — have teamed up on a new distribution arrangement. TRVE Brewing, which started a distribution arm last year to help sell beer for some of its brewery friends in other states (like Burial Beer, Finback Brewry and 7venth Sun),…
The question isn’t “How far would you go for a cinnamon roll?” It’s “How far would you go with a cinnamon roll?” At Dozens, the breakfast and lunch eatery at 2180 South Havana Street in Aurora, the answer for many customers is “around the world.” Dozens started its Cinnamon Roll…
At the start of November 2017, Dave Query’s Big Red F group rolled out its fourth location of the Post Brewing Co., bestowing on downtown Boulder a fried-chicken joint that also brews its own beer. And it’s not likely to be the last outpost, says chef and partner Brett “Smitty” Smith.
The new Whole Foods Union Station is big. In fact, it’s 28 percent larger than the next biggest Whole Foods in Colorado, according to store manager Michael Mead. The Austin, Texas-based chain needs all that square footage to wedge in so many new features that make the market a magnet…
Taos-native Hosea Rosenberg always wanted to do a New Mexican restaurant, his wife, Lauren Feder says, but until the historic space nestled next to Boulder’s Ideal Market fell into his lap, he had no plans to move forward on that desire. In fact, he was plotting an expansion of Blackbelly Market,…
Thanksgiving is a day of indulgence for most of us, and that’s okay. After all, the purpose of the holiday is to celebrate our blessings. But before you enjoy the fruit of your labors, spare a few moments to do something for someone else, too — it’s an even better…
“If you like my little joint, let’s hang out,” says John Benson, owner of Acres. After a meal here, you’ll wish you lived in the neighborhood.
The building at 519 18th Street has housed a bar of some sort for at least ninety years, according to Howard Nelson, who owns the current incarnation, Shelby’s Bar & Grill, with his wife, Nanette. The Nelsons took over Shelby’s in 1991, but they could soon find themselves without a…
The Juniper Pig brings a lineup of cured meats, prime cuts, rotisserie chicken, sandwiches and salads to Stanley Marketplace starting Saturday, November 11. One of the first stores to sign on at the Stanley (2501 Dallas Street, Aurora), the “culinary butchery” and charcuterie shop is one of the last stores to…
“Everyone knows the story of the wolf in sheep’s clothing — but not a lot of people think of the people who make the wolf’s clothing.” That’s chef Kelly Whitaker’s explanation for the name behind his latest venture, a restaurant in Sunnyside called the Wolf’s Tailor that will build on Whitaker’s…
There’s plenty of food for thought on Denver’s culinary calendar from November 13 through November 17, 2017.
Telegraph closed this week, after a two-year run in a space at 295 South Pennsylvania that had already swallowed up several other restaurants, including Cafe|Bar and Grey Cactus. A few readers like Nikki blamed the closing on the “crappy location,” but others suggest a more likely culprit: value, or lack thereof.
This was a busy and varied week for restaurant openings, with two coffee shops, Denver’s first distillery-restaurant, an experimental cocktail lab and a bar that sells collectible footwear all joining the dining scene. Red Sauce, from the owner of Bistro Barbes, also started serving up old-school Italian in Park Hill,…
Plug the address 1380 Horizon Avenue in Lafayette into Google Street View and you’ll see little other than a vast, grassy hill with views of the surrounding countryside and the Rocky Mountains to the west. The plot of land is one of the highest points in the area — and…
