Verboten Brewing opens second location in Fort Collins

A new brewery with a familiar name is now open in Fort Collins. This week, Verboten Brewing and Barrel Project debuted its second location at 1611 S. College Ave., in the space formerly home to Black Bottle Brewery. It will host a grand opening the weekend of May 3, said co-owner Josh Grenz. Verboten took … Read more

People are only just realising what the olive oil bottle tab is for

People are only just realising what the little plastic tab on olive oil bottles is for – and it’s been labelled a “game changer” in the kitchen. The olive oil bottle can often cause a fuss for home cooks, with many often finding themselves pouring too much oil into their pan while cooking dinner. Moreover, … Read more

Chef Dana Rodriguez closes Cantina Loca in Denver

Celebrated Denver chef Dana Rodriguez has decided to close one of her restaurants. Cantina Loca, at 2890 Zuni St., opened in January 2022 and was billed as Rodriguez’s first solo restaurant project. It specialized in tacos, tequila and mezcal. As of Thursday, it is closed. Cantina Loca is for sale with the intent to transfer … Read more

California schools may be required to provide kosher and halal meals

California schools may soon need to provide halal and kosher meal options for students. Dubbed the Halal and Kosher School Meals Act, a proposed bill in the California Legislature would require schools to provide kosher or halal meals if more than 5% of their students request such. Both kosher and halal meals follow specific Jewish … Read more

Secret menu items bolster Mile High Asian Food Week

The world of Asian cuisine in metro Denver has become deeper, larger and more complex over the past few years as chefs and restaurants have begun focusing on regional cooking styles, elevated fare and fusion dishes that combine multiple kitchen traditions. Local diners, national food media and restaurant critics have taken notice, which has resulted … Read more

Health warning as common foods including bread that have been linked to diabetes

New research shows that certain additives found in common ultra-processed foods could increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.  Emulsifiers, a group of ‘E numbers’, are often found in certain products such as cakes, ice cream, mayonnaise and even bread. Over 100,000 adults’ diets were monitored by scientists from The French National Institute of Health … Read more

Colorado wins 21 World Beer Cup medals in 2024

They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But with the Craft Brewers Conference underway there, the results of the event’s hallmark competition, the World Beer Cup, were bound to get out. On Wednesday night, beermakers from around the globe celebrated their accolades in what’s billed as the industry’s largest and most prestigious competition. … Read more

M&S slammed for selling ‘posh’ egg and cress sandwich for £6

Marks and Spencer has been slammed by shoppers for selling a “posh” egg and cress sandwich for £6 in its cafes. The sarnie is said to contain just 51g more filling than the £2.65 version offered in the store. According to MailOnline, the cafe sandwich says it contains an entire sliced egg that has been … Read more

Restaurateurs discuss Alma Fonda Fina v. My Neighbor Felix dispute

Growing up in Chihuahua, Mexico, chef Dana Rodriguez was used to seeing rows of restaurants serving similar menus all next door to each other. But the idea of a non-compete clause preventing someone from leaving one restaurant and taking a job at another one nearby doesn’t really exist, said Rodriguez, who owns Work & Class, … Read more

Will Denver airport’s Tivoli Brewing ever make beer again?

When Denver International Airport announced in 2015 that it was looking for a local company to build and operate a brewery inside the attached Westin hotel, it was big news. Not only would an onsite brewery highlight Colorado’s exploding craft beer scene, but it would also give DIA some cachet as one of the first … Read more