Earlier today, Patricia Calhoun broke the news that Cafe Options, the downtown breakfast and lunch spot operated by Work Options for Women as a training ground for women at risk of living in poverty, will be closing in mid-September. It’s the second charity-based restaurant to pull the plug recently; Pizza…
Twelve years on Colfax Avenue, where restaurants measure age in decades, isn’t a long time, but Mezcal was beginning to feel like an old favorite after a relatively short time. But certain parts of Mezcal, namely the kitchen, were starting to feel just plain old to owners Chris Swank and…
If you’ve watched the rise and fall of pork belly, Brussels sprouts and kale, you know that foods swing in and out of style. The same is true for beverages, and right now the drink of choice is sour beer. Made in barrels with fermented yeast and bacteria, it has…
The area at East 13th Avenue and Pearl Street in Capitol Hill is witnessing a bar and restaurant mini-revival. Beatrice & Woodsley owner John Skogstad is bringing his whimsical vision to 1310 Pearl Street with Mighty Sparrow & the Sea Captain, while the team behind Beauty Bar will soon re-open…
Minutes count at happy hour, says Gretchen Kurtz. On a recent visit to Bubu Lowry, she found a server willing to stretch happy hour timing, and that made her time there much happier. But Gabor responds: Why should the hospitality be any different than any other industry? It is not a secret…
No. 21: Purple Cow Ice Cream at Little Man Ice Cream Make sure to get plenty of ice cream as the summer winds down, especially if it’s the Purple Cow flavor from Little Man, that 28-foot-tall, giant milk-jug-shaped shop on the hill in LoHi. This dessert combines two of the…
Making gnocchi is a true labor of love, and after making it from scratch once, you’ll appreciate those little pillows of potato heaven even more. This month I had the pleasure of taking a cooking class led by chef Isabel Ranney of the Magnolia Hotel as part of the the…
Mizu was in — and then it was out. But apparently the ground-floor space at 2930 Umatilla Street (on the same hilltop as Linger) is perfect for a sushi bar, because after the lease deal for Mizu fell through last winter, it didn’t take long for Sushi Ronin to snatch…
No. 22: The Parma Italia Detroit Pizza at Blue Pan Pizza Never let anyone say the pies coming out of Blue Pan Pizza in West Highlands are just pizza, especially when it comes to the Parma Italia option. Done “Detroit-style,” this deep-dish pie crackles with baked cheese around the crust and…
Colorado Springs-based Southern Concepts, which currently operates three Southern Hospitilality restaurants along the Front Range, will open Carve Barbecue at 1000 South Colorado Boulevard in the space that was formerly Bruxie. In a recent statement released by the company, CEO Mitchell Roth said that Carve “is barbecue without boundaries” and…
Gretchen Kurtz reviewed Mayan Manjar Yucateco a year ago, finding plenty of big flavors in the tiny Mexican eatery devoted to the cuisine of the Yucatan. While tacos, tamales and burritos were all part of the menu, specialties like juicy, slow-roasted cochinita pibil and dark relleno negro tipped diners off…
In our never-ending quest for good barbecue, we sometimes return to old favorites to see what’s new. At Jabo’s Bar-Be-Q off Arapahoe Road in Englewood, not much has changed over the years in terms of the home-style barbecue, customized sauces and hands-on service, but a stack of red boxes behind…
The 16th Street Mall is about to get several new restaurants — Henry’s will open in the Denver Pavilions on September 6, Melt will open a block away this fall. Meanwhile, two tourists from California who were dining outside at the Rock Bottom two weeks ago wound up beaten by roving…
Go big or go home. That seems to be the motto at Avery Brewing Company, which celebrated its 22nd anniversary this year by decamping to a new $27 million campus in Boulder. But the move did more than up Avery’s production capacity and give visitors a peek into operations via…
Tune in to the Cooking Channel at 8 p.m. MST tonight when the second season of Taco Trip kicks off with chef Aaron Sanchez’s visit to Denver. Sánchez is the chef/partner of Paloma in Stamford, Connecticut, and Johnny Sánchez in New Orleans and Baltimore, along with friend and partner John Besh…
Arizona-based bar and eatery Postino WineCafe will open the doors to its new space in Lower Highland tomorrow at 11 a.m. The sunny, mid-century modern restaurant is the first to open in the renovated Denver Book Bindery building, which will soon also include Recess Beer Garden. Postino features a menu…
No. 23: The Emma Farms Wagyu Burger at Edge Restaurant & BarEdge Restaurant & Bar is located in the Four Seasons Hotel downtown, where tourists and businessmen converge on Denver from all over the globe — but the beef that makes up the scrumptious house burger only travels about three…
Brandon Bortles and Barry Dobesh — “the Bs,” to their friends — have been working at a furious pace to open their new Golden restaurant, Abejas. The only thing missing was a liquor license, but with that now in hand, they’ll open the doors for business tonight at 5 p.m…
A third Denver Biscuit Company just opened in the Berkeley neighborhood. In honor of that, Lauren Monitz decided to return to the original Denver Biscuit Company in the first Atomic Cowboy on East Colfax Avenue for a delicious, biscuit-filled brunch. But even with three outlets of the Denver Biscuit Company, there’s…
Two teenagers became high-school sweethearts in Westchester County, New York, a few decades ago — but as happens with most young romances, they drifted apart. So how is it that years later, the two wound up running a seafood restaurant together in Denver? For Matt and Carrie Stein, owners of…
No. 24: A Hamburger at Bob’s Atomic Burger Bob’s Atomic Burgers in Golden doesn’t have a roster filled with goofy names and crazy ingredients. If you want a burger, it’s just called a hamburger. Extras are either free — like the tomato, onion and pickled jalapeños on the mountainous mouthful…
