Laws Whiskey House this weekend will unveil the pièce de résistance of the two-story addition to its Denver distillery: A sprawling upstairs bar and lounge with a twilight view of the mountains. Distillery co-founder Al Laws spent seven years overseeing the construction of the 4,000-square-foot Whiskey Sanctuary, located at 80 W. Arkansas Ave. between South … Read more
Denver’s Whittier neighborhood and the surrounding streets have built a little bit of a restaurant culture in the past few years, from standards like Genna Rae’s Wings & More and The Plimoth to newcomers like Point Easy, Luchador Taco & More and Sesame Sandwiches. On Dec. 4, the neighborhood welcomed its newest addition, Whit’s End, … Read more
A new nonstop United Airlines flight from Denver International Airport will carry travelers 5,563 miles to Rome, the latest route to expand Colorado’s global connections. This seasonal flight starting May 1 marks the first nonstop flight scheduled between Denver and Rome. It will operate daily on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner through Sept. 24, United officials announced … Read more
Before the end of the year, two restaurants that have been dishing out casual Mexican food for decades will close as their owners focus on their suburban businesses. The owners of Taco House, a Tex-Mex diner that has served customers from its original location at 581 S. Federal Blvd., since 1958, gave their news at … Read more
More than 450 people gathered at the JCC Denver last Sunday for a latke competition, and the aroma of potato pancakes filled the air outside the building and into the parking lot. The Latkes and Lights event – which also featured vendors, a menorah competition and live music – attracted some of the biggest restaurant … Read more
Sometimes, due to schedules or budgets, it’s impossible to plan a big vacation in the winter or during the holidays, or maybe you want to stay close to home and not travel a long distance. It can be a thrill to play tourist in your city or take a short excursion within an hour’s drive, … Read more
Wash Park Grille, the longtime restaurant that was seized by the city earlier this month for back taxes, reopened last week and is working to remedy its recent financial woes. “Our priority now is to get the employees paid as soon as possible,” said owner Jeff Estey. “Then my other priority is to get vendors paid. So, … Read more
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems) Awakened in the middle of the night recently in a backcountry hut on Shrine … Read more
The cuisine of the Latin American diaspora can be found all over Denver. To taste the differences is to understand how countries, cultures, and immigrants to this nation have taken foods common in the largely Spanish-speaking continent and splintered them into their own special creations. Take the empanada. There are varieties of it all over … Read more
By Emily Weinstein, The New York Times We just published our 50 most popular new recipes of 2024, the bangers of New York Times Cooking. Simplicity shines on this list, because simplicity always shines in home cooking — the promise of a recipe that is more magic than chemistry, greater than the sum of its … Read more
