It’s been a big month for the Illegal Pete’s chain — and it’s not over yet. Two weeks ago, founder Pete Turner opened his first location in Fort Collins — after a complaint over the Illegal Pete’s name made national news. This morning, Turner will close the doors on the…
Jeff Cleary Grateful Bread Company 425 Violet Street, Golden gratefulbread.com Bread before dinner at a restaurant is something we take for granted, a minor distraction that’s usually there to fill the gap between cocktails and entrees. But every once in a while, the bread becomes the star, making us stop…
The Squeaky Bean 1500 Wynkoop Street 303-623-2665 If The Squeaky Bean were a person, it would be the kid making wisecracks in the back of the class, smart enough to ace the test without cracking open a book. It knows the rules but chooses to break them — first in…
Chances are you know a vegetarian/vegan or two and they just might be coming over for Thanksgiving dinner. So this year, instead of panicking over what to serve either yourself or your non-turkey consuming guest, stop by Nooch Vegan Market and for a few specialty items from Watercourse Foods to…
You guys, I found a unicorn — that rare and perfect sports bar where you can get an amazing brunch and have awesome views of the game from any seat in the house while still being able to hear yourself talk, all with no wait. It really does exist: Tell…
Sometimes even the most exotic meal is just dinner — a warming plate of food and a couple of beers in a quiet booth. The spices and presentations may seem a little unfamiliar, or at least far from the American comfort-food canon, but as long as there’s nothing too fussy…
Denverites love brunch, and they really love brunch with bottomless mimosas. And lately, it seems like Denver has a bottomless number of restaurants offering this all-you-can-drink beverage. Last week, we served up the Ten Best Bottomless Mimosas in Denver, and we could hear glasses clinking all over town. See also:…
Country Time BBQ has been one of our favorites over the years: We awarded it Best Barbecue in Denver in 2012 and included it on our list of the ten best smokehouses in town earlier this year. While the takeout-only shack wasn’t much to look at, the barbecue pits out…
There are two things that restaurateur and Food Network chef Keegan Gerhard wants you to know about the new incarnation of D Bar: the new location at 19th and Pennsylvania is finally opening this Friday after a couple of months of delays, and it’s not a dessert bar. Or more…
Blackbird, the latest from Table to Tavern partners Rob Lanphier and Angie and Brian Midtbo, who also own Atticus and Boone’s Tavern, is opening today at 3 p.m., in the space that formerly held HandleBar Tavern and Abo’s. A grand opening is scheduled for next Monday, December 1, at which…
The holiday season is the time for giving, but it’s also one of the busiest times of the year. Fortunately, there are places around town where you can enjoy a good, fast meal — while also doing good for others. Keep reading to learn about six of these special places…
Denverites love their burgers, and many of them really love burgers at the Cherry Cricket. That’s what we heard from dozens of readers responding to one commenter’s reaction when we included the Cricket on our list of the Ten Best Burgers in Denver; he called the seventy-year-old institution in Cherry…
This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz declared Chop Shop a “quick hit,” but suggested that the crowd-averse hit this popular new fast-casual eatery later in the day. Mark Antonation met with the four owners of Bonfire Burritos, who bought the tiny Mexican food trailer in Golden after years of…
On Wednesday the New York Times online Cooking blog featured Thanksgiving recipes from across the nation, with the stated goal to “evoke each of the 50 states.” While some of the recipes seemed either invented on the spot or dug up from a dusty Ladies Auxiliary cookbook, regional ingredients and…
Gretchen Kurtz just reviewed Chop Shop Casual Urban Eatery, a new spot on East Colfax Avenue that’s a great place to grab a fast, grown-up meal — but also a good spot to take the kids. And while pizza and burger joints are often the go-to choices for family meals,…
In July 1973, Charlie Wilson, a graduate of the University of Denver’s Hotel and Restaurant Management School, opened White Fence Farm on his parents’ property on what was then rural land in Lakewood. It took a year to convert the working hay and cattle farm into a dining hall and…
Tennyson Street is sizzling with new restaurant activity, with several new eateries scheduled to open in the Berkeley neighborhood in the coming months. Changes for existing places are afoot, too: Big Hoss Bar-B-Q has been sold to new owners, who will debut a new name — Tennyson Street Barbecue –…
On November 22, 2004, when Jennifer Jasinski and Beth Gruitch opened Rioja in Larimer Square, that block wasn’t the dining destination that it is today — and chef Jen was far from a household name. Fast forward ten years, and Larimer Square is an eating Eden, with Gruitch and Jasinski…
Russo’s Kitchen + Tavern closed at Vallagio in Englewood in April 2012 and has been vacant ever since. Sandwiched between the southern outpost of Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizza and Mary Nguyen’s Street Kitchen Asian Bistro, Russo’s struggled to find its identity, especially after chef Brian Laird (now garnering attention at Sarto’s)…
The Best of Denver is just four months away, and our Cafe Society crew has already started eating, and eating, and eating, to narrow down the field to the winners who will be announced on March 26, 2015. One of the most competitive categories is Best Burger, last year won…
Instacart, an online and mobile app-based grocery-delivery company, debuted its service in Denver earlier this year, offering delivery from a number of metro-area supermarket chains. Customers can place orders of $10 or more with Safeway, Whole Foods, King Soopers and Costco and have them delivered in as little as an…
Don’t be fooled by the shiny new façade, the Buff is still the same place you’ve always known and loved. A Boulder landmark since 1995, the restaurant moved in January to a bigger space across the street, adding 700 square feet and more parking spaces. But the menu remains unchanged…
