When Steve Ells launched the first Chipotle in a former Dolly Madison ice cream parlor on East Evans Avenue nearly 25 years ago, it was the start of a revolution that would dramatically reshape the restaurant industry, making Denver the fast-casual capital of the country in the process. Today, the company announced that Ells’s time in the CEO role is coming to a close: Chipotle’s founder and leader is stepping down.
Bo Porytko and Dan Lasiy planted Rebel in an old dive bar at the edge of RiNo two and a half years ago, and they’ve been trying to persuade Denver to eat more adventurously ever since. Self-described opposites in their kitchen-management style, the lifelong friends nevertheless share creative control, fueled…
We’re all plagued by construction these days, with projects creating everything from road closures and traffic jams to the dust from a neighbor’s scrape-and-build and noise bouncing of the concrete canyons downtown. But when you’re trying to launch a new restaurant and the city tears up the sidewalks in front…
Where a quick-service Mongolian barbecue failed, pizza will give it a go. Pieology, a pizza chain based in California, will take over the space at 1147 Broadway where NuHu Mongolian Express closed just over a year ago. Pieology kicks off business tomorrow (Wednesday, November 29) with a giveaway that could…
Bringing your dog to the bar has been a thing for eons, but what if we told you that your dog can knock back a cold one with you? Thanks to Brandon Zavala of Apollo Peak, makers of Cat Wine and Fur Loco, Fido now has his own artisan beverage…
Play it safe at Senor Bear and you don’t be disappointed. But at its best, the restaurant is playful, creative and rooted in Latin tradition.
The final piece in Zeppelin Station’s food hall has fallen into place; chef Cindhura Reddy and her husband, Elliot Strathmann, are adding Namkeen, a fast-casual counter that will focus on South Indian street food. You may have eaten Reddy’s cooking, but it probably wasn’t Indian — unless you’re a friend…
There may not be a better name out there for a food-service company than Radical Sasquatch Dumpling Company. It simultaneously commands attention and creates a dumpling craving — just what founders Lucas Doverspike and Matt Faurot were hoping for. The two launched their food truck in August and have been…
More than a year has passed since Osaka Ramen closed its Cherry Creek outpost at 2817 East Third Avenue, and finally the void has been filled. Fortune Wok to Table opened earlier this month, serving lunch and dinner. Fortune specializes in Shanghai-style cuisine, with a brief lunch menu of just…
What would Denver diners like to see on the local scene? More reasonably priced restaurants.
A smattering of bars and restaurants popped up this week, from the third metro outpost of national chain Growler USA (a restaurant and tap room that can’t actually fill growlers here in Colorado because of state liquor laws) in West Highland, to the Brutal Poodle, which takes over where the…
Gentrification is a serious issue for many Denverites, who feel that the surge of expensive new apartment buildings and businesses in formerly low-rent neighborhoods has driven out longtime residents, leaving fewer and fewer affordable options. Classism and racism go hand in hand with gentrification, opponents of unfettered growth claim. So…
In honor of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, the Block Distilling Co. will be releasing the first bottles of its craft spirits on November. 24 and 25, in advance of its tasting room’s grand opening on December 16. Vodka and an Autumn Gin, with notes of clove, peppercorn and…
Christopher Lin and Jonathan Pinto have worked together in restaurants for years, but not in Denver. Although Pinto grew up in Colorado, he moved to New York City and worked front-of-house positions, where he met Lin, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, who…
‘Tis the season for coffee; our favorite caffeinated beverage is helpful for getting us through the shorter and colder days this time of year. With the holidays around the corner, it’s also the season for giving and volunteering. Here are a list of coffees and a few cafes that give…
The Family Jones serves up a high-end bar program with spirits made in-house. Rob Masters is the distillery; Nick Touch oversees the bar. Here they pour out their story.
“Are you sure you want a Havana roll? They have a ton of mayonnaise,” our server warned as we turned in our all-you-can-eat sushi order at Sushi Katsu. She was grossly underestimating my love of mayonnaise but cautioning me fairly, since most people turn away the Havana roll when it…
On a crisp, sunny Wednesday afternoon in mid-November, the volunteers cleaning tables and chopping vegetables at SAME Cafe skew young: Rock Canyon High School students are here to learn about the restaurant business while helping the nonprofit eatery fulfill the mission captured in its acronym: So All May Eat. The…
Bamboo Sushi came to Denver from Portland, Oregon in the summer of 2016, choosing to debut as a fast-casual counter inside Avanti Food & Beverage. But the company almost did itself a disservice presenting itself as a simplified version of the real deal, judging by the sophisticated new sushi bar…
So maybe it doesn’t quite feel like winter yet, but it’s certainly the right time to start diving into the tasty world of bone broth. Sure, you can call it stock, since bone broth is basically the base of soup made from delicious, nutrient-filled bones that simmer for hours and…
After months of eating and arguing, earlier this month we published “Eat Here: 100 Denver Restaurants We Can’t Live Without.” Now you can search for your favorites.
The week before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times of year for bars and restaurants, so new places were scrambling to open to cash in on a little extra business this week. Punch Bowl Social’s new Stapleton outpost has been a couple of years in the works, and the…
