Osaka Ramen wins food bracket

After six weeks of blood, sweat, and miso ramen so spicy it could bring tears to your eyes, we have finally crowned a winner in The Denver Post’s annual food bracket challenge. This year, we pitted 32 of the best ramen purveyors against one another and, as always, we threw it open to readers to … Read more

Avanti will open a $4 million food hall on Vail Mountain in 2025

Avanti Food & Beverage is bringing its third food hall to Vail Mountain skiers and snowboarders. The Denver-based business and Vail Mountain announced on Tuesday that they are making a joint $4 million investment to build an Avanti food hall next year in place of Larkspur Restaurant, which has operated in the Golden Peak base … Read more

City Street getting incentives to bring beer garden to Arvada

City Street Investors is raising a glass in Arvada. The Denver-based company that develops, owns and invests in retail and restaurant properties is building another beer garden project — similar to existing ones in Edgewater, Lowry and Green Valley Ranch — at 9248 W. 58th Place. Co-founder Joe Vostrejs said the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority … Read more

Colorado lawmakers aim to protect gender identity in hate crimes law

Transgender and nonbinary people would receive more explicit protections in Colorado’s anti-bias and harassment law if a newly introduced bill becomes law. Advocates characterize the bill as a simple legislative fix to ensure gender identity and expression are protected across state law, while also sending a message about Colorado’s values. “(The bill) ensures nonbinary and … Read more

Denver Nuggets championship beer now available, from Breckenridge Brewery

The reigning NBA Championship-winning Denver Nuggets are dribbling toward another playoff run. Now that calls for a toast, and Breckenridge Brewery has just the beer. This week, the brewery announced a limited-edition release called the Championship Edition Mile High City Golden Ale, “an easy-drinking, light ale,” according to a statement. The can features a rainbow-colored … Read more

Former gubernatorial hopeful Greg Lopez gets the GOP nomination for 4th District special election

Republicans in Colorado’s sprawling 4th Congressional District on Thursday night chose former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez as their nominee to appear on the June 25 special election ballot to fill out the rest of former Rep. Ken Buck’s term. Lopez, a conservative who ran unsuccessfully for Colorado governor in 2018 and 2022, has said publicly … Read more

Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans, AP-NORC poll shows – The Denver Post

By BILL BARROW and LINLEY SANDERS (Associated Press) ATLANTA — Many Americans are unenthusiastic about a November rematch of the 2020 presidential election. But presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump appears to stoke more anger and fear among Americans from his opposing party than President Joe Biden does from his. A new poll from The Associated … Read more

Vegan corndogs at Denver’s Sputnik on South Broadway are a must

A beef corndog with fries, served with sriracha ranch and BBQ sauce at Sputnik on March 19, 2024. Sputnik is a dive bar located on South Broadway in Denver. (Tynin Fries, The Denver Post) Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that … Read more

ChoLon owners open third location, Gusto Italian restaurant next door

Two new residents have docked at the twelve-story luxury Lakehouse condo building across the street from Sloan’s Lake. Chef Lon Symensma and Christopher Davis-Massey are finally debuting their two highly anticipated restaurants: Gusto, opening March 22, and ChoLon Modern Asian’s third location, opening March 27, on the ground floor of Lakehouse at 4200 W. 17th … Read more

La Foret, offering French bites in a woodland setting, opens

The restaurant: La Forêt, 38 S. Broadway, Denver About: Owners Mike Huggins and his wife Lenka Juchelkova have taken over the former Beatrice & Woodsley space on South Broadway, and decided to keep the urban forest that brought in many admirers over the years. Beatrice & Woodsley closed during the pandemic and never reopened. The … Read more