After a decade of selling ice cream with wacky toppings and in all kinds of shapes and sizes, Denver’s Ice Cream Riot, 1238 E. Colfax Ave., has announced that it is closing soon. The store was known for its breakfast cereal-inspired ice creams, like Fruity Pebbles, along with Pop-Tarts ice cream sandwiches and of course, … Read more
By Yewande Komolafe, The New York Times As a young pastry cook in the early 2000s, my 2 p.m. shift at the restaurant Tatin in Baltimore would begin with a list of doughs to prepare for the next morning. I would start with ciabatta, a wet, almost runny dough with a seemingly endless pull. It … Read more
Denver International Airport is about to get a little fatter. On Monday, the Denver City Council approved a contract that will allow an airport concessionaire to open a Fat Sully’s Pizza restaurant inside Concourse A. Known for its ginormous New York-style pies, Fat Sully’s is owned by the Atomic Provisions group, which also owns Denver … Read more
One Colorado-made bourbon was recently named among the “most exciting” whiskeys of 2023 by the experts at Whisky Advocate magazine. Each year, the publication ranks its top 20 whiskeys of the year based on price, accessibility for buyers and, of course, taste, including scores from a blind panel of international judges. Old Elk Distillery (253 … Read more
By Emily Weinstein, The New York Times It’s Cookie Week, haven’t you heard? We just published seven new cookie recipes with videos on New York Times Cooking, and there are many more from years past on our YouTube channel, in case you want to revisit Eric Kim’s frosted sugar cookies or Vaughn Vreeland’s eggnog snickerdoodles. … 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). Travel guides, transplants (and even this publication) have plenty of thoughts about Colorado’s best … Read more
McDonald’s is expecting to go through a growth spurt. The Chicago-based burger giant wants to establish thousands of new locations around the globe in the next few years, aiming to have 50,000 locations operating by 2027. That’s up roughly 25 per cent from more than 40,000 McDonald’s locations in operation today. The company says its anticipated expansion would represent the … Read more
Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey is taking it back to the beginning. The whiskey maker, which was founded in 2004 and has often been billed as the first new distillery to open in Colorado since Prohibition, plans to debut a new tasting room, Stranahan’s Whiskey Lodge, sometime this winter in Aspen, according to the company. This “marks … Read more
When siblings Paul and Aileen Reilly debuted a new restaurant inside the Hyatt Centric Downtown Denver hotel two years ago, it felt like a real win for the fans of their old Uptown farm-to-table spot Beast + Bottle. Beast + Bottle, which highlighted seasonal Colorado ingredients, had closed its doors in June 2021, but Apple … Read more
By JOSE HERRERA LOS ANGELES — The City Council approved and finalized recommendations Friday to create a permanent al fresco program on private property, intended to bolster outdoor dining and support local restaurants. Council members voted 14-0 in favor of a report detailing standards and policies of the al fresco program. The council requested the … Read more
