Restaurateur Alan Zizmor closed Hideaway Kitchen & Bar in Genesee last winter for a makeover, reopening in April with not just a new look, but also a new chef: the young but seasoned Nick Shankland. The chef, who has done time in some of Denver’s top kitchens, quickly installed a…
Zolo Grill is teaming up with Isabelle Farm for their annual Isabelle Farm Dinner this evening. The chefs at Zolo will be using farm-fresh ingredients from Isabelle to cook up a five-course meal that celebrates community, sustainability and fresh ingredients. The menu will feature dishes like watermelon chile gazpacho, Tender Belly pork…
Taste of Highlands drew neighbors to West 32nd Avenue on Saturday for bites and beers from local restaurants and breweries. More than fifteen eateries served everything from grilled sausages to haute-cuisine small bites. This was the third annual Taste of Highland and this year included newcomers Solitaire, Brazen and Small…
Habit Doughnut Dispensary and Carbon Beverage Cafe opened on Platte Street this morning, in the former home of longtime cool-kid hangout Paris on the Platte, which closed early this year. While Habit features bright colors and bold street art in a space that falls somewhere between a convenience store and…
While some gravitate towards the hearty egg and other protein-rich brunch dishes, there’s an equal consortium that goes for the sweet treats: the pancake, waffle and crepe creations. Whether you’re a savory or sweet morning person, these decadent treats are too good to pass up. If your sweet tooth is…
Last Monday, when we took a trip down the 16th Street Mall at high noon, almost every seat outside was filled with people grabbing lunch — including Little Devils from the Lechugas kiosk on the edge of Patio 16 — or just a few minutes of sun. There was a…
Great tacos are a balance of flavorful fillings and a tortilla treated with respect. If a tortilla doesn’t get a quick crisp on a hot griddle, preferably anointed with a little lard, something else must be done to bring out the best of the corn flavor to meld it with…
In Colorado we like our food fresh and local, and today you can help make one of the staples of the state’s farmers’ markets the top spot nationally. Before 10 a.m. this morning, you can vote for the Boulder Farmers’ Market on USA Today’s 10 Best Farmers Markets list; it takes…
Among this weeks openings and closings was the City Park Le Peep, surprising only because we were amazed it was still open. The building itself had taken on the aspect of a rundown country-club pool house and the menu had lost its luster among a host of newer, trendier breakfast…
Pizza Fusion opened in May 2011 not only as a pizza joint serving Colfax Avenue but as a vocational training center in partnership with the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. Today the pizzeria announced that although the training program has been a success over the last four years, pizza sales have…
Earlier this year, Torchy’s Tacos, a Texas chain that got its start as an Austin food trailer in 2006, announced its intention to expand outside of the Lone Star State — starting with a new location at 11th Avenue and Broadway in a former Arby’s. Not much happened after that,…
After twelve years as a mainstay on East Colfax Avenue, Mezcal closed in May for a reboot of both Mezcal’s look and menu, with new direction from longtime owners Chris Swank and Lori Venegas and Chris Douglas taking over the kitchen. “We want to keep the things that give Mezcal its identity,”…
This weekend you can enjoy your beer with a side of classic cars or rugby stars. If you’re not into beer, you can take a caffeinated tour of Denver, sip some newly released wine, hang out with master chefs or bite into ripe Palisade peaches. And there’s even more on…
The West Highland neighborhood lost a gem when chef/owner William Wahl closed Indulge French Bistro in February after seven years in business. It didn’t take long for the space to be claimed, though: In May, a new sign went up announcing that Revelry Kitchen would move in, bringing breakfast, lunch…
Western Europe? That’s so 2006, darling. Everyone’s thinking Scandinavia these days, thanks to Frozen, sexy Nordics cropping up all over pop culture, and the trickling infiltration of Scandinavian cuisine into American dining culture. The invaders have staked their claim in Denver for close to four years now at Chef Ryan…
No one will forget the historic floods that ravaged Colorado’s Front Range in 2013 — particularly not the owners of Spirit Hound Distillers in Lyons, where three feet of water inundated the distillery that year. But at least one good thing came of the floods: Spirit Hound is celebrating the…
The Curtis Club, Denver’s new old-west saloon, will be hosting a Grand Ol’ Reopening Party this Saturday August 15 to unveil their new menu food and cocktail programs. Head chef Chewey Peralta collaboratively with owner Scott Bagus and GM Jeremy Randall made the menu more accessible to the working class…
Pizza, burgers and barbecue are still hitting the Denver restaurant scene hard, with new fast-casual concepts falling like cheese from a shaker onto the metro area. With openings from today through the next few months, our options — in quantity, if not in variety — keep expanding. Here are few…
No. 27: The Papa Bear at Cub’s Q Barbeque The Cub’s barbecue truck has made a semi-permanent home for itself in a parking lot at the corner of South Broadway and Dakota Avenue, where mornings bring the sweet smell of wood smoke to the neighborhood and lunchtime brings piles of…
The last Griff’s will soon leave Colorado. The burger chain got its start in Wichita in 1960, and this summer still had two locations in metro Denver. But the Arvada Griff’s is already gone, and the Griff’s at 742 South Broadway will close by the end of the month, inspiring…
Goose Sorensen, chef/owner of Solera Restaurant, and five other top chefs from the Denver area are teaming up at Solera Restaurant for an event supporting Project Healing Waters starting at 6 p.m. today. Chefs for Vets will feature culinary collaborations from Sorensen, Jamey Fader of Lola and Jax Fish House,…
What’s it take in this town to get a vegetarian sandwich that’s not a total cop out? Repeatedly it seems the veggie sandwich is ubiquitous with hummus and a few veggies. Every now and then you’ll find joy out of a pesto spread or some feta cheese, but since most…
