Less than five months after fully opening a second taproom in Aurora, Cerebral Brewing said Monday that it will open a third location at 3257 Lowell Blvd. in northwest Denver. The building — a former church — was previously occupied by Oasis Brewing, which closed last December after five years. The high-profile location is just … Read more
Pizza is emotional. Ask a pizza lover about their favorite pizza place and prepare for a short lecture on the superiority of the crust, the perfection of the cheese blend, and the sauce ratio. Bring up their beloved childhood pizza parlor and you might induce a misty-eyed reminiscence about the smoky spot they visited every … Read more
Denver native Tony Garcia remembers filling up on enchiladas at Chubby’s when he was a college student in the early 1970s. “It was fast food — but it was good food,” he recalled of the original location of the legendary Mexican restaurant, 1231 W. 38th Ave., which still draws crowds hankering for burritos, hamburgers and … Read more
On the hunt for the best steak, a perfectly buttery croissant or melt-in-your-mouth sushi? Look no further than Yelp’s new ranking of Denver’s 50 best restaurants released this month. Denver diners will see plenty of familiar favorites on the list, including Cherry Cricket, Cart-Driver and Sam’s No 3. The review site’s Top Places to Eat … Read more
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems.) As a spicy-foods obsessive, I’ve added dozens of local hot sauces to my cabinet … Read more
Back in 2005, when Garrett Brizendine was a marketing student at Johnson & Wales University, he adopted the Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta store at East 29th Avenue and Roslyn Street as his own. “I lived in President’s Hall at the corner of 17th and Quebec, about five minutes away,” Brizendine said, “so that Anthony’s was … Read more
There’s a new cowboy in Denver: Urban Cowboy, a 16-room boutique hotel in Capitol Hill’s historic George Schleier Mansion, officially opens its doors on Oct. 19. The Brooklyn-based brand already launched its restaurant and bar, Urban Cowboy Public House, on Sept. 13. The cozy eatery, designed to evoke a 19th-century Denver saloon, serves slices from … Read more
It’s officially the time of year when pumpkins start to show up just about everywhere: On your doorstep, in your beer, spicing your latte and starring in baked goods. Even still, you probably never expected a pumpkin cocktail to extend the summer spritz season or a pizza to be made with a creamy pumpkin sauce … Read more
A survey of 400 university students who have lived in student accommodation revealed that a whopping 65% have had their food nicked. The most commonly stolen items were milk (45%) and bread (33%), with leftover pizza (18%) also proving irresistible to some. Over half (52%) of the respondents said that food theft was one of … Read more
Denver Beer Co. is preparing to fly south this winter to start a new brewery with a new name. The company is expanding to Phoenix under the moniker Formation Brewing., said CEO Robert MacEachern. Construction is currently underway on an existing 10,000-square-foot building in an art district called Roosevelt Row. He anticipates it will open … Read more
