Jerrod Rosen has been immersed in Jewish deli food his entire life. He’s a fourth-generation Coloradan who grew up in Boulder; his father’s parents ran Rosen’s Grocery and his great-grandmother ran Rosen’s Kosher Deli, both in Denver. On his mom’s side of the family, his grandfather owned the Oasis Drive…
Just over a month ago, Sloan’s Lake Tap & Burger hosted a fundraiser to benefit the Puerto Rican victims of Hurricane Maria. Owner Juan Padró, who is Puerto Rican, used the proceeds — more than $100,000 — to distribute aid on the island with the help of Dr. Alison Thompson,…
Beet Box Bakery and Cafe is located at the quiet corner of 23rd and Downing streets in Uptown and offers an eye-catching array of pastries and doughnuts baked from scratch….
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…
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…
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…
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,…
“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…
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,…
After more than a year and a half, Chris Graves is finally ready to celebrate the opening of his new coffee shop, the second location of the Bardo Coffee House, at 6150 West 38th Avenue in Wheat Ridge. When Graves opened the first Bardo (named for the Tibetan limbo between death and…
It’s been nearly a year since Helliemae’s Caramel maven Ellen Daehnick first rolled out Post Oak Hall in the Wheat Ridge building at 6195 West 44th Avenue where she makes candy. There, she sells her caramels — mainstays like sea salt and the Whiskey Love Bomb, in addition to seasonal…
Just a few years ago, Lorena Cantarovici was selling empanadas and other South American baked goods out of her home, but today she’s celebrating big news. Venture capital firm Colorado Impact Fund has agreed to infuse Maria Empanada, Cantarovici’s small group of Argentinian cafes, with up to $3.5 million in…
After a series of construction delays, Anecdote on Capitol Hill has softly opened for business. The cafe, at 955 Bannock Street fills the hole left in the Capitol Hill coffee scene when Rooster and Moon shuttered its doors last September after eight years in business.
Everyone loves sandwiches. They’re satisfying, easy to eat on the go and often very reasonably priced. While many believe a sandwich must contain cheese and meat between the bread to be satisfying, there are plenty of vegan options in Denver. Check out these ten tasty plant-based sandwiches. The Breakfast Sandwich…
