Under the original plan, by now La Loma was supposed to have left its perch in Jefferson Park and moved into the downtown space that once was home to Trinity Grille. But renovations there have taken longer than anticipated, and the move has been pushed back again, until the end…
Argyll Whisky Beer closed this week, and opinions started spilling out quickly about that restaurant and others founded by Robert Thompson, who earned a Best New Restaurant award for Brasserie Rouge, a second for the original Argyll, and now is creating an eatertainment empire with Punch Bowl Social, which got…
The Uptown neighborhood said goodbye this week to two restaurants, both on 17th Avenue, that will be remembered fondly. Restaurateur Robert Thompson closed Argyll Whisky Beer after two years, and Mary Nguyen will do the same with her decade-old P17 just down the street. Both are shuttering their chef-driven eateries…
The sun is finally out and the weekend weather forecast looks stable (although we know how that goes in Colorado), so Denverites will be out en masse to enjoy bites and booze on the city’s many restaurant patios. You could pick one spot to while away the hours with drink…
Soul food restaurants have a way of seeming timeless, or out of time, with service, decor and humble plates that could hold up in any decade over the last half-century. CoraFaye’s Cafe at 2861 Colorado Boulevard is no exception; the quaint dining room feels lived-in and historical, even if the restaurant…
What are the most romantic spots in the city? Visit Denver’s list of the top ten romantic places in the Mile High City features several restaurants, including Barolo Grill, Vesta Dipping Grill and perennial favorite Bistro Vendome, a sweet French spot tucked in the back of Larimer Square. Lindsey agrees…
Beer enthusiasts have plenty to look forward to this weekend, including a couple of beer festivals, a Denver Comic Con beer release, and more. But beer is not the only thing filling this weekend’s culinary calendar. From doughnuts to dumpsters, there’s something for every taste in Denver this weekend. Keep reading…
At 4 p.m. tomorrow, May 20, chef/restaurateur Troy Guard will open the doors to his new Lucky Cat Chinese restaurant, which takes the place of Bubu at 7559 East Academy Boulevard in Lowry. The eatery is Guard’s homage to the Chinese takeout joints of his childhood, with a little Asian culinary…
Chef/restaurateur Kevin Taylor has been helping shape Denver’s dining scene for decades, opening Zenith American Grill downtown in 1987 at the age of 25. He continued with a string of culinary hits from the still-running Palettes in the Denver Art Museum and Kevin Taylor’s at the Opera House to the…
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been an invasion of Texas taco slingers in the metro area. Torchy’s hit big when it landed at 1085 Broadway earlier this year, and new outposts will open soon in Englewood and Northfield. Before that, Forth Worth transplant Fuzzy’s Tacos was already packing the house…
Like The Post in Lafayette, Longmont’s Comida changed restaurant culture in it’s city for good. It’s success was based on the revolutionary idea that the thousands who moved to midsize cities to raise families and toil in the high-tech sector might like somewhere nice to eat. It was far from…
Denver has grown a lot in the twenty years since Great Divide Brewing began making a pale ale named for the city, and next month the beer will change with the times as well. Originally an English-style pale ale, it will be a completely American ale, with a slightly lower…
While some people think of slavery as an archaic practice of a bygone era, many people today are still confined by the shackles of slavery. The numbers are startling. According to Love146, a foundation working to end child trafficking and exploitation, an estimated 20.9 million people are enslaved today. According…
To celebrate American Craft Beer Week, which runs May 16 through may 22, the Boulder-based Brewers Association led a project called the the Biggest Small Beer Ever Made, in which brewers from all fifty states each made the same beer, using the same ingredients. At least two local breweries, Declaration Brewing…
Golden’s beer scene will head in a new direction late this summer when two of the former owners at Mountain Toad Brewing open their own spot, New Terrain Brewing, at the base of Table Mountain. The location, a vacant parcel next to a dog park and a bike trail, was…
Restaurateur Robert Thompson has been expanding his Punch Bowl Social family of gastro-tainment spots nationwide over the past few years, garnering attention as an astute businessman in the process. Earlier this month he was named by Ernst & Young as a mountain-desert regional finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year for…
A year ago, I celebrated my friend’s 30th birthday with tequila shots, enchiladas and a few Ghostbusters from a nearby cosplay convention in an overstuffed booth at Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant in the Denver Tech Center. Waiters carried trays past various Guardians of the Galaxy, stopping to pose for photos and…
Four Friends Kitchen in Stapleton recently brought on chef Scott Parker to head the kitchen at the lively breakfast and lunch eatery. When the restaurant opened just over a year ago, the kitchen at Four Friends was under the guidance of executive chef Larry Shore, who’s moved on to a…
Giles Flanagin and Jeff Smokevitch opened Blue Pan Pizza at 3930 West 32nd Avenue last summer to nearly instant acclaim, thanks to a roster of regional pizzas highlighted by a thick, crusty, Detroit-style pie that has won over West Highland hearts and bellies. This was Smokevitch’s second pizza joint, after…
Littleton Taco House has been at 1390 West Littleton Boulevard for over fifty years — but we’re guessing that the last year was the longest, because the restaurant was closed for thirteen months of repairs and remodeling after storm damage last spring. On Monday, Don and Dora D’Andrea finally welcomed…
The Preservery, which opened in RiNo’s Backyard on Blake development this spring, is a product of its time: part market, part live-music venue, part restaurant and more. The relaxed, community-minded operation is a far cry from the intense, Michelin two-star restaurant in London where chef de cuisine Brendan Russell spent…
Richard Sandoval’s modern Mexican restaurant Tamayo has held down its corner of Larimer Square for fifteen years now. When the restaurant first opened in 2001, it was Sandoval’s first foray outside of Manhattan; today the chef/restaurateur has 44 restaurants in his empire, seven in Colorado — which he now calls home. And…
