Last winter, pork lovers noticed something missing in their burritos, tacos and bowls at Chipotle: the carnitas. The burrito chain that got its start in Denver had decided to stop serving pork rather than risk selling meat that didn’t meet the company’s animal welfare standards. According to Chipotle’s website, the…
This past weekend Pueblo hosted its 21st annual Chiles and Frijoles Festival, which celebrates the bounty of Colorado’s farms — and the great chiles grown there. Farmers brought in Pueblo, or Mirasol, chiles; Anaheims and Big Jims; scorching Dynamite and lesser-known varieties like Mosco and Marconi — and there wasn’t…
The story of Onefold is not a cautionary tale. There are no lurking dangers from which to learn, no pitfalls trapping overextended chefs, no overwrought concepts so common in the restaurant industry. Instead, this humble eatery with its simple decor and even simpler menu is more of a pep talk…
Fans of good deals, mark your calendars. Visit Denver has announced the dates for Denver Restaurant Week 2016. The 12th annual citywide dining event will take place from February 26 to March 6 next year. And like the previous two years, dinner at participating restaurants will cost $30 per person. Registration…
Chef/restaurateur Michael Shiell’s Milk & Honey has been turning heads in Larimer Square with its swanky subterranean setting and equally opulent menu. That menu reflects Shiell’s vision and his collaboration with chef de cuisine Lance Barto, who signed on at Milk & Honey shortly before the restaurant’s June opening. “We…
Tomorrow we’ll publish our Restaurant Roll Call for September, compendium of all the openings and closings around town. And there were plenty of closings — some expected, some not. The original Las Delicias shuttered its doors, but promises to return to its Uptown home next spring after a big remodeling…
Presto change-o! Ian Kleinman is finally ready to throw open the doors of the Inventing Room — his Willy Wonka-inspired dessert emporium in the Ballpark neighborhood that will harness the power of liquid nitrogen to wow customers with flash-frozen treats and other outlandish snacks that up until now have only…
Although Monkey Barrel, a bar and music venue that opened two years ago at 1611 Platte Street, will relocate in early 2016 to 4401 Tejon Street, the move comes with some definite advantages: Not only will the location be larger and feature a kitchen, but that kitchen will also serve…
A year has passed since we first wrote about the coming of the Stanley Marketplace to the south side of Stapleton, in the former Stanley Aviation building. At the time, restaurateur Kevin Taylor had committed to opening a beer hall in the 100,000 square foot space, but not much else…
The 21st annual Pueblo Chile and Frijoles festival hit the streets of Pueblo over the weekend with a celebration of Colorado’s finest chiles. The three-day festival blocked off streets and took over downtown Pueblo with trinket hawkers, political booths, heavy-metal cover bands — and, most important, the intoxicating aroma of…
After two years on the 16th Street Mall, the curbside outpost of Cafe 180 has closed. You could eat at Cafe 180’s bright-green stand at 16th and Arapahoe streets more cheaply than just about anywhere on the mall — or all downtown, for that matter — with salads, wraps and soups…
Tom+Chee, a fast-casual concept that takes its name from the tomato soup-and-cheese sandwich combo we all loved as kids, got a big boost when it was featured on Shark Tank in 2013; the chain now has more than forty locations across the country, and just opened its first Colorado spot last…
If you considered yourself a Denver Diner regular, then it feels like forever since the 24-hour greasy spoon suddenly closed its doors after a kitchen fire. In reality, it’s been just under a year since the popular diner at 740 West Colfax Avenue, a classic ’60s-era White Spot that was…
There will be plenty of craft beers consumed at the Great American Beer Festival tonight, but the festivities end at 10 p.m., which means that thousands of buzzed and hungry beer drinkers will spill out onto the streets looking for good eats. Pinche Taqueria has planned ahead: While the the…
There aren’t many options for a good cup of coffee along the West Colfax Avenue corridor. The Strong, Smart & Bold Beans coffee cart nestled inside the Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales library is changing that. The cart, a social enterprise of Girls Inc. of Metro Denver, is serving up good coffee for…
When Gretchen Kurtz visited Baur’s Restaurant and Listening Lounge, the hostess asked if she planned to stay for the music that night, because the band could get loud. And so could the band’s sound check, Kurtz notes in this week’s review of Baur’s, where she discusses the challenges of trying…
Not so long ago, there was a kiosk at Streets of Southglenn called Yo’Cheese that sold grilled cheese sandwiches and other comfort-food classics. In the winter, there was an outdoor ice-skating rink next to the kiosk where scarved and mittened teenagers made turns around the rink before fueling up on…
Finding funding to open a restaurant used to be a simple matter. Either you’d write up a business plan and account for every penny to be earned and spent and head to the bank hoping for a sympathetic loan officer, or you’d rustle up a few of your richest acquaintances…
Barbecue and beer: Everyone has opinions about those. But while people uniformly praise Colorado craft beers, opinions of this state’s barbecue offerings are much more mixed. Last week we served up our updated list of the Ten Best Barbecue Joints in Denver, which includes Brewshine — a place that happens…
For years, there were hard-and-fast rules about restaurant criticism. Critics shall remain anonymous. Critics shall not accept free food. Critics shall eat more than one meal before forming an opinion, and won’t have said meals until the restaurant has been open long enough to work out the kinks. The Internet…
Earlier this year, Food Network host Guy Fieri rolled into town in his red Camaro convertible and dug into meals at several of our favorite Denver eateries. One of those was Lorena Cantarovici’s Argentinian cafe, Maria Empanada, on South Broadway. The cozy bakery will be featured this Friday, September 25,…
Michigan native Ryan Leinonen had worked the burners in several restaurants in Boulder and Denver — including The Kitchen and Q’s (now Spruce), as well as Colt & Gray and Root Down — when he decided to strike out on his own, drawing knowledge from his experience and inspiration from…
