When summertime hits, chef Kenta Kamo has a nostalgic craving for kakigori, a kind of Japanese shaved ice flavored with sweet syrups.
Growing up, the co-owner of Michelin-recommended Temaki Den split time between his hometown in Louisiana and Japan, where his parents were from, with dual citizenship.
Despite being hobby homebrewers and longtime craft beer enthusiasts, Aaron Uhl and Dan Colbourne had never visited Renegade Brewing Co. in Denver before this spring.
For months prior, the two Coloradans had been prospecting locations to open a new brewery.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
One of the Front Range’s most well-known full-service Mexican food restaurants is preparing to serve diners in Denver for the first time in its 22-year history.
Los Dos Potrillos announced plans for its seventh location at 4100 E.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Columbine Steak House and Lounge has been burglarized three times in the last two years. And the only thing the thieves have stolen are steaks.
“No liquor, no beer, no money, just the steaks, and this time, they’ve caused quite a bit of damage,” said co-owner Irene Apergis.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Months ahead of the annual Denver Burger Battle, The Cherry Cricket hosts its own internal beefy brawl.
Chefs from each of the burger institution’s three locations submit two to three options in May as possible contenders for the contest, which takes place this year on Aug.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Moe’s Broadway Bagel is slicing further into the Denver market.
The Boulder-based chain has leased space in the Century 21 Plaza retail center at 1390 S. Colorado Blvd. for its second location in the Mile High City.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Sputnik, the enduringly hip bar and restaurant on South Broadway, is changing hands for the first time in its 21-year history.
“I worked at Sputnik for 10 years and I’d stayed in contact with (owners) Matt LaBarge and Alison Housely,” said Joe Phillips, who’s buying Sputnik, 3 S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Dear Eric: My brother is always struggling financially. Because I am between jobs, instead of turning to me, as he has in the past, he recently turned to our sister, who is very well off.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Mark Brinkerhoff got his first job at 13 years old, working in the men’s locker room at the Castle Pines Golf Club.
Now 41, he’s found himself embroiled in a legal conflict with the überexclusive club that once employed him over a hummingbird logo.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Dear Eric: My husband and I recently attended a destination wedding 1,500 miles away for the daughter of friends we have known for more than 50 years. We gave a very generous cash gift, despite the fact that we are retired and on a fixed income.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
When that sweet tooth hits, it helps to have a quick remedy. The Post Chicken & Beer is lending a hand with its new walk-up window selling freshly baked cookies, iced coffee and milkshakes.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
A nonprofit that recognizes bars around the world for their energy, enthusiasm and the “collective sharing of ideas,” announced the results of its annual award contest on Thursday, naming a Denver cocktail bar and a longtime local bartender as the best in the nation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareBreckenridge Brewery, one of the oldest craft beer makers in the state and the subject of two separate corporate buyouts over the past decade, will open yet another chapter in its long life in August by moving into a storied Colorado beer market: Fort Collins.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareDear Eric: My husband of 24 years has no interest in me. He’s a hard worker and stays busy all the time. I asked for a divorce, but he won’t do that.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
A hidden gem of nostalgia and adventure lies in the vast expanse of the San Luis Valley and endless stretches of open road: a restored drive-in movie theater that offers accommodations for overnight stays.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Dear Eric: I’m 26 and have been living on my own in an apartment for two years. I ran into some financial difficulties and had to get some money from my grandpa and parents.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Dear Eric: I have been fortunate to have met a number of well-known people and visited many locales worldwide, often, due to my business, places where tourists don’t go.
Occasionally, someone in a group I am with mentions reading about a person or place I know something about from personal experience.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Dear Eric: My daughter is dating a young man whose parents, at one point, belonged to some religious group that believed in having lots of children — so they had 12.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
The Clayton Hotel & Members Club is checking in a big local name.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareDear Eric: My son recently announced that he and his wife are divorcing. Shortly after that, I found out my son had an affair with the daughter of my ex-husband’s wife.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Dear Eric: I am a youngish widow with an empty nest. Last year I moved to be near my daughter to help her with her young twins. My daughter and her husband have jobs that require them to leave home at about 6 a.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Dear Eric: My grandchildren, ages 10 and 14, have not been to a dentist since long before Covid. I have brought up the subject with their mother and she agrees they need to see a dentist, but it has not happened.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced this week that it will open two new Colorado locations before the end of July.
The Denver-born brand, now based in Newport Beach, Calif., is opening its 11th Denver and second Boulder outlets, each with an innovative twist.
Love tequila cocktails or sampling a variety of smoky mezcals? Denver’s cocktail connoisseurs are eager to introduce you to sotol the next time you sidle up to the bar.
Earthy and herbaceous, and sometimes kissed with smoke, the desert spirit actually dates back 800 years to Chihuahua, Mexico, where sotol plants were roasted in cooking holes, and the juice was fermented and then served like beer.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
With the Colorado peach harvest underway, shoppers are already seeing locally grown fruit in stores, at farmers market stands and on restaurant menus.
This year, locals may also notice price increases.
Food festivals like The Big Eat, which took place July 18, can be a fascinating way to pinpoint food and beverage trends. Set against a clear blue sky at the open-air Galleria at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, this year’s event attracted 1,200 attendees and 80 vendors, and it didn’t disappoint. The excitement (and hunger) was palpable.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareDear Eric: Our daughter is expecting her first child, our first grandchild, in a couple of months. Our daughter and son-in-law live about an hour closer to his family than they do to us.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Gelato Boy is growing up.
The local chain of scoop shops opened its fifth location — its third in Denver — on May 22 at 4022 Tennyson St.
“Tennyson had been on our radar for at least a couple of years,” said founder Bryce Licht.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
New royalty is moving into the Breakfast King’s former palace.
La Reyna Azteca plans to open at the former home of longtime diner The Breakfast King at the corner of Santa Fe Drive and Mississippi Avenue, owner Josefa Trujillo Castillo said Tuesday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
It’s hard to go wrong with beef, cheese and bread.
Cheeseburgers? Magnificent. Cheesesteaks? Sumptuous. But a third member of this holy trinity only recently gained notice in Denver and across the country: New York City’s chopped cheese.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share