The holidays are over, but there are plenty of gifts to look forward to in 2024 when it comes to the food scene in Denver and surrounding areas. Chefs are stepping up their game to make this leap-year worth it, while the Michelin Guide’s anonymous reviewers continue to scope out the risk-takers they might have … Read more
Many of Baba & Pop’s loyal customers now have a freezer full of handmade pierogi. The Polish restaurant at 9945 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora closed up shop on Jan. 4 after selling off its leftover stock of frozen pierogi packages. Provided by Baba & Pop’s Pierogi Jeremy and Katherine Yurek of Baba & Pop’s … Read more
TGI Fridays is no longer a Colorado resident. The Dallas-based casual-dining bar-and-grill chain said Wednesday that it is closing 36 “underperforming locations” as “part of the brand’s ongoing growth strategy,” including its two remaining Colorado restaurants. TGI Fridays also sold eight previously corporate-owned restaurants in the northeast to its former CEO Ray Blanchette. “By strengthening … Read more
There’s another bagel shop in town worth calling your mother about. Washington, D.C.-based Call Your Mother Deli opened its third Denver location last week. The restaurant: Call Your Mother Deli, 217 S. Holly St., Denver About: This trendy bagel shop made its Denver debut in May at 3870 Tennyson St., which garners lines so long on the … Read more
Il porcellino salumi will be closing its deli doors at the end of the month, but owner Bill Miner has left the shop in trusted hands. Blackbelly Market is opening its first Denver location in the space at 4324 W. 41st Ave., just off Tennyson Street, in late February. Il porcellino salumi’s smoked turkey sandwich … Read more
There’s a buzz in the Denver air, and it’s not just the holiday spirit. The local restaurant scene has been riding high the past year, and new restaurants want to get a taste of the action. Of course, we’ve had some tough closures, but Denver chefs are still taking risks and offering exciting new happy … Read more
Johnny Curiel grew up in his parents’ “fonda” – “a mom-and-pop place, where blue-collar workers go for lunch” – in downtown Guadalajara, Mexico. “I was inspired by what they did, but not necessarily the lifestyle,” Curiel added. “But the more I started growing up, the more I fell in love with hospitality.” Curiel’s parents still … Read more
Thoa Nguyen struggles with the feeling that she disappointed her family “by leaving the family business that was built for me,” she said Monday on the final episode of “Holiday Baking Championship,” a competition show that has been airing on the Food Network. But after making it into the final four — and garnering praise … Read more
Losing a favorite go-to restaurant can feel like a stab to the heart, especially if it was the kind of place that always had an extra smile ready for you, or where everyone knew your name and your order. Saying goodbye to that part of your routine stings. While the city has been riding a … Read more
When chef Michael Diaz de Leon took over Bruto in 2020, he was handed “four walls, a hearth oven and a couple of induction burners,” he said. Three years later, Diaz de Leon has transformed Bruto into a Michelin-starred restaurant with a Michelin sustainability award and a 2023 James Beard nomination. “No one really understands … Read more
