Avanti Food & Beverage opened in Lower Highland in July 2015, one of the first of what would become more than 20 upscale food halls in metro Denver. Since then, Avanti has also opened in Boulder and, most recently, Vail. Now, in advance of its 10th anniversary, Avanti, 3200 Pecos St., has closed the first … Read more
It brought 40 cooks through its kitchen and spawned businesses for at least six of its alumni. Now, the Comal Heritage Food Incubator in Denver’s River North Art District is preparing to send off its final class of students. The training kitchen and restaurant on 1950 35th St. will serve one last lunch Friday, Feb. … Read more
He traveled the world, worked in steakhouses and made a name for himself in Denver with a fleet of his own food trucks. But to find the inspiration for his first storefront restaurant, Mathew Yamali had only to look down at the red checkerboard floors of his commissary kitchen. “It reminds me of home,” Yamali, 31, … Read more
A Denver Thai restaurant, cherished for its service and “secret menu,” is closing this month as its owner seeks to relocate away from Colfax Avenue. Lucky Noodles on 1201 E. Colfax Ave. will have its last day Friday, Jan. 24, the restaurant announced on social media last week. “We would like to thank … all … Read more
The team behind Cart-Driver is ready to reopen its location in the city’s Highland neighborhood after plumbing issues took the restaurant out of commission for more than a year. The popular pizza, seafood and happy hour destination, at 2239 W. 30th Ave., will be back Thursday, Jan. 16, according to Cart-Driver’s newsletter. Parties of four or … Read more
The walk-in order counter, claimed for more than two decades by Benny Blanco’s before the pizza joint left Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, wasn’t vacant for long. Jonathan Mora, a New York-via-Florida transplant from a family of pizza makers, moved into the narrow kitchen on 616 E. 13th Ave. in December. His two concepts, Tua Mama’s … Read more
The number of restaurants in Denver has dropped by 22% over the last three years, a stark figure that is indicative of the challenges eateries continue to face beyond the coronavirus pandemic. There were 2,166 restaurants in the city at the end of 2021, and 2,118 at the end of 2022, according to Denver’s Department … Read more
The namesake for Peter’s Chinese Cafe in Denver’s Congress Park neighborhood is retiring after 40 years behind the counter — and he’s passing the restaurant, which has become an institution, along to his employees. Peter Chan first opened his restaurant, at 2609 E. 12th Ave., in 1985 after moving to the United States from Hong … Read more
What dishes did Denver try making at home in 2024? Part of that answer can be found within the city’s libraries, which loaned cookbooks to thousands of hungry readers over the year. They include volumes on purely soups, one-pan meals and healthy and sustainable cooking. Ina Garten’s memoir from this year was a New York … Read more
Three restaurant concepts are bringing dinner service and afternoon drinks to mountain resort towns at the peak of Colorado’s winter ski season. The owners of Tavernetta Denver, which Michelin inspectors praised on their Bib Gourmand list last year, opened a new location at the Four Seasons Resort and Residences in Vail. It’s the first venture … Read more
