The year was 2006, and Kristofor Lofgren liked what he was hearing about sustainability and the farm-to-table movement. But why, he wondered, was the conversation always centered on terra firma? What about applying similar principles to the sea? Naysayers said it couldn’t be done, so Lofgren set out to prove…
Chef/restaurateur Troy Guard made a big splash with the opening of Mister Tuna in RiNo’s Industry building last week, but not so far away, the second outpost of TAG Burger Bar quietly grilled its last burger. The neighborhood eatery at 3759 Lipan Street closed on Sunday, July 17, after taking…
No. 79: Corned Beef Heart at the Way BackWe recently included the Way Back, which opened at 4132 West 38th Avenue in March, on our list of the ten most promising new bars of the year so far. But co-owner Chad Michael George says he considers his hip Highland stop to…
Colorado’s craft-beer scene is known for many things — but its matchmaking abilities have been underestimated. The news that Cheeky Monk was closing up shop at 534 East Colfax Avenue inspired a lot of comments, some from fans and some from foes. And there were also a few surprisingly heartfelt…
Ever since returning from a nine-day trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, last fall, I’ve been contemplating local Mexican restaurants with a different attitude. I used to become annoyed when a restaurateur announced the opening of an “upscale” Mexican eatery; the notion seemed to convey a sense that American chefs and restaurant…
Are you hungry yet? DISH, our annual celebration of Denver’s dining scene, will return to Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex on Sunday, September 25. Our 22nd annual event will again showcase unlimited samples of favorite dishes from dozens of restaurants recommended by Westword food writers and readers, including Adelitas, Syrup, Little…
Chef Kevin Grossi was a mainstay at the Big Red F restaurant group for years, starting at Lola before going on to head the kitchen at Jax Fish House in Fort Collins and then returning to Lola as executive chef for two years. When he left, it wasn’t on bad…
Chef Max MacKissock of Bar Dough and Squeaky Bean co-owner Josh Olsen teamed up last night to present a series of goat dishes at the Acre, the suburban farm that Olsen runs as part of Warren Tech High School’s educational program. The Acre (which was originally founded as the Bean…
Cherry Creek is changing, and changing fast. Some of those changes have occurred at 2900 East Second Avenue, where Harman’s Eat & Drink opened three years ago — after restaurateur Mark Fischer first tried to make a go of a Denver version of his successful Carbondale eatery, Phat Thai, in…
Mark Antonation came to Colorado the same year that John Elway did, and one of the Texas native’s early food discoveries was green chile, in all of its regional versions. He recently wrote about some of those green chile variations — and all their delicious differences. “What I’ve learned over the years almost has…
Sometimes food and drink news doesn’t come from the restaurant world. This week, it came from Denver’s music scene: Musician Nathaniel Rateliff has joined forces with the owners of the hi-dive to unveil the Overland, a bar and eatery — but surprisingly, not a music venue — that will open…
One of the most consistently inventive and satisfying menus in Denver will soon disappear: Harman’s Eat & Drink announced today on its Facebook page that the ownership will not renew its lease at 2900 East Secnd Avenue when it ends in October because of an “unmanageable increase” from the landlord…
We included Shanghai Kitchen, a cozy strip-mall eatery at Belleview Avenue and South Yosemite Street in Greenwood Village, on our annual list of the best Chinese restaurants in Denver, mainly for its roster of traditional dishes that go far beyond standard takeout menus — and not its ambiance. But the once-tiny…
Union Station is celebrating the second anniversary of its rebirth this weekend. Since it reopened in July 2014, the landmark has changed the face and pace of downtown Denver — and the fun’s just starting. This weekend, the station will host a resurrected international buskerfest, as well as its weekly…
Brit Withey, artistic director for the Denver Film Society, has taken a cue from popular food-based film events around the world and added an ongoing Culinary Cinema series to the programming at the Sie FilmCenter. So far this year, Withey, in conjunction with the Colorado Restaurant Association, has presented The Birth…
Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine have traveled around the world looking for stories about sustainable and socially responsible food production while eating plenty of great food along the way. Their online documentary series, the Perennial Plate, started with an exploration of Minnesota, where Klein was living and working, and has…
Situated on a roughly 15,000-square-foot plot of land at 2775 Valmont Road, the Rayback Collective isn’t a new idea, but it’s something that was sorely needed in Boulder. A successfully funded Kickstarter campaign raised more than $40,000 for the project, making it a venue truly built for the people, by…
A beautiful summer day is a perfect time to visit one of this town’s hot outdoor food spots. Foodies is a new farmers’ market that debuted this year at Belleview Station by the Denver Tech Center; it runs every Thursday from 3:30 to 7 p.m., and returns on Sunday. The…
In January, we made a list of eleven vacant restaurant spaces that were calling out for new tenants. Some of those have since been filled, or at least claimed. There’s Sera’s Ramen Enclave, a new favorite that’s now serving noodle bowls in the former Bang! space on West 32nd Avenue,…
Tacos, burgers, Chinese food, steaks and desserts: Chef/restaurateur Troy Guard has covered a wide range of styles at his eateries over the past few years. But his newest venture, Mister Tuna, which opens this Friday, July 15, in the Industry building on Brighton Boulevard, is a little more difficult to…
Union Station, which unveiled its renovation in July 2014, is celebrating its second birthday by giving Denver a couple of presents. One is the Union Station 105th Meridian Buskerfest, a resurrected festival that developer Dana Crawford is bringing back this weekend. And the party won’t end when buskerfest does. The…
Mary Nguyen is no stranger to tough decisions. After pursuing a career in finance, she woke up one day and realized it wasn’t for her. “I found myself spending more time reading books about food and downloading recipes off the Internet than learning about the financial markets,” she says, “so…
