30 essential food spots, dining options

30 essential food spots, dining options

How does one measure the quality of a restaurant? Is age a factor? What about the style of its cuisine or the number of awards it has won? Does it capture the moment, or is it timeless? And what makes it essential to the people who live nearby? For this list of Denver’s 30 required … Read more

Denver’s 50 best restaurants, ranked by Yelp Elite reviewers

Denver’s 50 best restaurants, ranked by Yelp Elite reviewers

On the hunt for the best steak, a perfectly buttery croissant or melt-in-your-mouth sushi? Look no further than Yelp’s new ranking of Denver’s 50 best restaurants released this month. Denver diners will see plenty of familiar favorites on the list, including Cherry Cricket, Cart-Driver and Sam’s No 3. The review site’s Top Places to Eat … Read more

Cherry Cricket and Ultreia win Denver Burger Battle 2024

Cherry Cricket and Ultreia win Denver Burger Battle 2024

The Cherry Cricket’s meticulous, months-long taste test trial to perfect its Denver Burger Battle contender paid off once again this year. More than 1,500 Denver Burger Battle attendees helped crown the Cricket’s over-the-top Cry Baby burger as the People’s Choice award winner last week on the Auraria campus’s Tivoli Quad. The Cry Baby featured a … Read more

Cherry Cricket spends months perfecting Burger Battle contender

Cherry Cricket spends months perfecting Burger Battle contender

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. 1. They consider texture, acidity, how toppings complement the … Read more