When Amar and Autumn Singh switched up the concept of their already successful fast-casual eatery, Bombay Bowl, to the slightly more upscale Taja Indian in April 2015, they did it with the goal of making Taja easily scalable for potential franchisees. The result is a streamlined menu, some behind-the-scenes technology, and…
After blending the flavors and street-food stylings of Mexico, Korea and other Asian and Latin American countries at his food truck, Chuey Fu’s, for years, Joe Knoblich finally has a permanent home for his efforts. Chuey Fu’s Latin-Asian Grub is open at 1131 Santa Fe Drive, in a space that…
Chef Troy Guard’s restaurant empire keeps growing. The latest to take shape is Mister Tuna, which is scheduled to open in mid-July in the Industry building on Brighton Boulevard. Guard grew up in Hawaii and Mister Tuna is the nickname his father earned as an avid boater, fisherman and outdoor…
Joe Knoblich has been blending the flavors and street-food stylings of Mexico, Korea and other Asian and Latin American countries from his food truck, Chuey Fu’s, for the past three and a half years. But he has now found a permanent home; Chuey Fu’s Latin-Asian Grub is now open at…
When Andy Ganick opened the Berkshire in Stapleton nine years ago, the neighborhood was just beginning to boom. Now he’s opened a second restaurant, The Pig & the Sprout, on Chestnut Place in another up-and-coming area: the space between Union Station and Commons Park. When he reported on the Pig’s…
Denver isn’t the one-horse steakhouse town it used to be. But excitement over this city’s culinary coming of age didn’t make it any easier for Dan Kane to handle the closure of Sullivan’s Steakhouse a year ago. “It was emotional, standing in an empty kitchen — no equipment, no nothing,”…
Sana Hamelin opened Denver’s first cat cafe in 2014 and since then, fans of felines have been flocking to the Denver Cat Company to keep company with cats over cups of coffee. Now Hamelin is ready to expand her kitty empire and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money…
A new neighborhood sprang up seemingly overnight between Union Station and Commons Park (trendsetter alert: time to come up with another clever neighborhood name!); it’s home to a spacious King Soopers, a dog park and a warren of apartments, condos and offices that make you wonder exactly what city you’re…
This past weekend Mark Antonation discovered that Moxie had opened on Broadway. But while the little eatery opened very, very quietly, chef/owner Dylan Moore has made a big impact on the Denver dining scene in years past. Says Jane: So glad to hear that Dylan Moore is back on Broadway. I…
Roasting food on skewers is likely the second-oldest form of cooking over fire. Right after early humans got sick of burning their fingers every time they reached for a hunk of charred mastodon resting directly on hot coals, they started poking sharpened sticks into their meat to make a handy…
Some food trends don’t make much sense in Denver’s dining scene. Take octopus, for example: While tentacles are wiggling their way onto more and more menus, much of the octopus being plated comes from half way around the world, is difficult to catch without destroying delicate reef environments, and takes…
Artemisia & Rue, a sunny little apothecary at 70 Broadway, has disappeared and in its place is a new restaurant called Moxie Eatery. According to Moxie’s Facebook page, the kitchen is open daily for breakfast, lunch and early dinner from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Moxie’s owner, Dylan Moore, is…
In honor of International Falafel Day last week, we served up our list of the Ten Best Falafel Spots in Denver, and included both longtime late-night mainstay Jerusalem and Garbanzo, the homegrown chain that now has 22 locations across the country. But while we appreciate those places, some readers do not…
On this beautiful almost-summer weekend, people will be eating brunch — Denver’s favorite meal — at spots all over town. This week we served up our 2016 edition of the Ten Best Restaurants for Brunch in Denver, and found that choosing ten still left a lot on our plate. Or, as…
If all had gone according to plan, La Loma would already have been serving for two months in its new home at 1801 Broadway, in the former Trinity Grille. But when you’re renovating a thirty-year-old restaurant space, things rarely go according to plan — and La Loma will be staying put a…
This was a big week in Colorado beer news as the Colorado Brewers Guild was shaken by defections to a new organization called Craft Beer Colorado. A statement from Breckenridge Brewing and its parent company AB InBev was released today decrying the split and a claiming a “willingness to work…
Last month, chef Elise Wiggins left her longtime post at Panzano in the Hotel Monaco downtown with the goal of opening her own restaurant. At the time, she was in the process of hammering out a lease and so couldn’t talk about the location or name. But that deal is…
Mezcal is finally beginning to earn respect in Denver, as was evidenced last night at a mezcal dinner hosted by Adelitas Cocina y Cantina. The dinner featured the spirits of Nuestra Soledad and El Jolgorio and proved enough of a draw to fill the dining room at Adelitas as well…
Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant is hosting a thirtieth-birthday block party all-day on Saturday, June 18, in Fort Collins, where it all began. We caught up with co-founder and owner Pat McGaughran for a Facebook Live chat this week, and guess what everyone wanted to know? The secret behind the Rio’s…
When chef/restaurateur Justin Cucci opened Root Down in 2008, guests were wowed by reclaimed gymnasium floors, a room divider festooned with old telephones, and remnants from the building’s previous incarnation as an auto mechanic’s garage cleverly given a second life. That year was the beginning of the Great Recession, though,…
When the team behind Oak at Fourteenth and Acorn hired pastry chef Michael Conti to preside over the dessert and pastry program at both of those restaurants, as well as Brider, which opened in December, then-restaurant critic Gretchen Kurtz applauded. Although she liked both Oak and Acorn, she’d found their…
Ahead of Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant’s thirtieth birthday block party on Saturday, we’re catching up with co-founder and owner Pat McGaughran on Facebook live today around 3:15 p.m. Participating is simple. If you haven’t already, like us on Facebook. Visit our page around 3 and join the conversation by asking any questions you…
