Boulder Farmers’ Market, week twelve: Cherries and green beans

This week, the cherries finally appeared at the Boulder Farmers’ Market — and as far as I know, these cherries from First Fruits Organic Farms in Paonia are the only Colorado-grown cherries available in the entire state. In many religions worldwide, first fruits are traditionally offered up to priests and,…

Dunkin’ Donuts rising on Broadway

Here’s the most promising sign we’ve seen all month: A Dunkin’ Donuts is being constructed in the 400 block of Broadway. If all goes according to plan, the store will open in mid-September. Will Denver go for this doughnut chain? Should be a slam-dunk! See also: – The ten best…

Photos: Illegal Pete’s opens on South Broadway

Illegal Pete’s opened the doors to its fourth and newest location in Denver — at 270 South Broadway — on Saturday, June 29. A grand opening celebration July 13-14 will feature live music, tequila, games and an opportunity to win a New Belgium bike. Find more information on the Illegal…

Guess where I’m eating chilaquiles?

Chilaquiles may be Mexico’s answer to breakfast, but it absolutely satisfies as a late lunch, too, and after a long day scouring the produce markets in Brighton and Commerce City, a plate of chilaquiles, coupled with a michelada, was a perfect afternoon pause. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special…

Latkes, burgers and lots of beer: Restaurant Roll Call for June

More than two dozen restaurants opened in the metro area in June, with more to come in these hot summer months. The Whittier neighborhood gained the new Whittier Pub (in the longtime home of M&D’s), but lost Frank’s Kitchen. Boulder lost H Burger, but gained Drakes Haus. And Glendale is…

First look: Big Smoke Burger opens Monday in Glendale

Just what Denver needs — another burger joint, right? Cameron Tune, who’s opening Big Smoke Burger in Glendale on Monday, in the same City Set project that already houses Jax and World of Beer, certainly believes so. In fact, Tune even called Denver’s burger scene “immature” — at least when…

H Burger closes in Boulder; LoDo location soon to follow

The Boulder location of H Burger Co.,1710 Pearl Street, has shuttered, and the LoDo location of the local burger chain will soon follow suit. The leases for both spots have been sold — the Boulder one to a new, yet-to-be-announced restaurant, and the downtown location at 1555 Blake Street to…

Guess where I’m eating a bison sausage and corn pizza?

You won’t find any bison roaming anywhere near this pizza joint, but you will find its meat on the pizzas. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we…

Pizzeria Basta’s Kelly Whitaker opening a new restaurant in Denver

It won’t be Pizzeria Basta, insists Kelly Whitaker, but “I can promise you that it’ll be epic.” Whitaker is describing the new restaurant that he, along with Andrew Birkholz, president of distributorship at Ciao Vino Selections, and Whitaker’s partners at Id Est Hospitality Group, the company that he founded when…

Beer, burgers and bikes on the weekend culinary calendar

Renegade Brewing Company, 925 West Ninth Avenue, will close down the 900 block of West Ninth Avenue for a block party celebrating its two-year anniversary on June 29. The party runs from noon to 10 p.m. tomorrow and features live music from five local bands, including Cousin Jasper, The Stormcellars,…