During the five years I lived in Denver, I found my way around the city through food. I started on South Pearl Street — where I was crashing on my sister’s couch — falling in love with the shops and restaurants underneath her quaint walk-up apartment. But I’ve also lived on South Broadway, where I … Read more
If you’ve secured a golden ticket for a seat at Casa Bonita, consider yourself lucky. More than a year in, the general public is still wondering when exactly the Pepto Bismol-pink gates will open for everybody. For now, diners can still snag a table only via an email lottery — but owners and “South Park” … Read more
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
The restaurant: The Hampton Social, 2501 16th St., Denver About: Summer in the Hamptons doesn’t have to require a plane ticket. Chicago-based Parker Hospitality made its Colorado debut with the opening of The Hampton Social in the former Ale House space this week. Ale House, owned by Breckenridge-Wynkoop, closed two years ago after sales struggled to rebound … Read more
Denver’s Union Station just wrapped up an $11 million renovation, but that wasn’t enough to keep its first restaurant tenant in the house. Stoic & Genuine was the first restaurant to open in the historic building when it reopened with a hotel, shops, restaurants and bars in 2014. But restaurant owners Beth Gruitch and Jennifer … Read more
D Bar is ending its Uptown era with a bittersweet goodbye. Standing in front of their commissary kitchen, owners and chefs Lisa Bailey and Keegan Gerhard announced in an Instagram video on Thursday that they will be closing their dessert-centric restaurant at 494 E. 19th Ave. in Denver on Sunday. “Unfortunately, it won’t be possible … Read more
From a seat at Xiquita’s new sleek bar, guests have a clear view of Ana Cristina, who’s in charge of making hundreds of corn tortillas and masa dough for the Mexican restaurant. It sets the perfect scene for the restaurant, which chef Erasmo Casiano and business partners Diego Coconati and Michelle Nguyen, will open on … Read more
Metro Denver’s food scene has never been as vibrant as it is today, something Denver Post restaurant writer Lily O’Neill and the rest of the staff of The Know understand. That’s why we’re out on the town as much as possible. Each month, we’ll provide you with recommendations about a few of the dishes we … Read more
When Pete Turner saw a recent thread on Reddit criticizing Illegal Pete’s queso, “it hurt our hearts,” he said. “We were at the Illegal Pete’s downtown this week and got the queso, as always,” the Reddit user wrote on the Denver foodie page. “Only to find out it’s no longer the glorious, gooey flavorful recipe. … Read more
When chef Lon Symensma opened his fine-dining French restaurant in 2018, “it was initially a great idea,” he said. But six years later, the ongoing reconstruction of the 16th Street Mall has taken the light out of Bistro LeRoux’s chandeliers and champagne service. Symensma and business partner Christopher Davis-Massey permanently closed Bistro LeRoux, 1510 16th … Read more
