Laws Whiskey House this weekend will unveil the pièce de résistance of the two-story addition to its Denver distillery: A sprawling upstairs bar and lounge with a twilight view of the mountains. Distillery co-founder Al Laws spent seven years overseeing the construction of the 4,000-square-foot Whiskey Sanctuary, located at 80 W. Arkansas Ave. between South … Read more
Denver’s Whittier neighborhood and the surrounding streets have built a little bit of a restaurant culture in the past few years, from standards like Genna Rae’s Wings & More and The Plimoth to newcomers like Point Easy, Luchador Taco & More and Sesame Sandwiches. On Dec. 4, the neighborhood welcomed its newest addition, Whit’s End, … Read more
Before the end of the year, two restaurants that have been dishing out casual Mexican food for decades will close as their owners focus on their suburban businesses. The owners of Taco House, a Tex-Mex diner that has served customers from its original location at 581 S. Federal Blvd., since 1958, gave their news at … Read more
More than 450 people gathered at the JCC Denver last Sunday for a latke competition, and the aroma of potato pancakes filled the air outside the building and into the parking lot. The Latkes and Lights event – which also featured vendors, a menorah competition and live music – attracted some of the biggest restaurant … Read more
Sometimes, due to schedules or budgets, it’s impossible to plan a big vacation in the winter or during the holidays, or maybe you want to stay close to home and not travel a long distance. It can be a thrill to play tourist in your city or take a short excursion within an hour’s drive, … Read more
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems) Awakened in the middle of the night recently in a backcountry hut on Shrine … Read more
The cuisine of the Latin American diaspora can be found all over Denver. To taste the differences is to understand how countries, cultures, and immigrants to this nation have taken foods common in the largely Spanish-speaking continent and splintered them into their own special creations. Take the empanada. There are varieties of it all over … Read more
A skateboarder loving burgers isn’t rare, but Chicago’s Neen Williams has turned his passion for them, and a key friendship, into seven restaurants dishing out a chomper of a cheeseburger. The Not A Damn Chance Burger cheeseburger at the Denver location in Larimer Square. (Miguel Otarola/Denver Post) Williams last week opened the seventh location of … Read more
Picture this: Daylight is petering out behind the snow-capped Rockies, and it’s getting cold — really cold. You’re comfortable, though, sipping loose-leaf tea from a pot, nibbling on delicate, scratch-made pastries. Afternoon tea is a delightful ritual that Anna Maria Russell, Duchess of Bedford — one of Queen Victoria’s besties — improvised in England in the … Read more
Chef Carlo Lamagna’s journey has been full of twists and turns. But Denver has been in his plans for about a decade. Last month, those plans came to fruition when he opened Magna Kainan, a modern Filipino restaurant at the base of Novel RiNo, a luxury residential highrise. Magna Kainan is a sister concept to … Read more
