If you’re increasingly disillusioned by the rising cost of going out to eat in metro Denver, you’re not alone. The price tag for dining out increased by 5.7% in July compared to the same month in 2023 because of increased labor and lease costs, according to federal inflation data. But plenty of restaurants are still … Read more
Alex Seidel is starting to feel the weight of his 36-year career in the kitchen. Just in the past five, he’s had surgeries on his feet and back as a result of “long hours and standing,” he said. James Beard Award-winning chef Alex Seidel has sold a majority stake in Mercantile, his Union Station restaurant. … Read more
Olive & Finch, the 11-year-old cafe and restaurant from chef Mary Nguyen, will open a new location inside Denver Union Station in early 2025, according to a Wednesday statement. The company currently operates its original restaurant at 1552 E. 17th Ave., and a second location in Cherry Creek. It also runs Little Finch, a quick-serve … Read more
The Cherry Cricket’s meticulous, months-long taste test trial to perfect its Denver Burger Battle contender paid off once again this year. More than 1,500 Denver Burger Battle attendees helped crown the Cricket’s over-the-top Cry Baby burger as the People’s Choice award winner last week on the Auraria campus’s Tivoli Quad. The Cry Baby featured a … Read more
Denver’s Union Station just wrapped up an $11 million renovation, but that wasn’t enough to keep its first restaurant tenant in the house. Stoic & Genuine was the first restaurant to open in the historic building when it reopened with a hotel, shops, restaurants and bars in 2014. But restaurant owners Beth Gruitch and Jennifer … Read more
When chef Lon Symensma opened his fine-dining French restaurant in 2018, “it was initially a great idea,” he said. But six years later, the ongoing reconstruction of the 16th Street Mall has taken the light out of Bistro LeRoux’s chandeliers and champagne service. Symensma and business partner Christopher Davis-Massey permanently closed Bistro LeRoux, 1510 16th … Read more
Happy hour deals are like Batman signals to downtown Denver offices in the summer. On a Friday afternoon, when the sun is beaming down, and you’ve sent those last few emails at work, it’s easy to convince yourself that 3 p.m. is the new 5 p.m. Especially if you’re headed out to happy hour with … Read more
After 14 years in a cramped kitchen, Zoe Ma Ma has outgrown its original space in Boulder. The Taiwanese restaurant plans to relocate from 2010 10th St. to a larger space just around the corner on Pearl Street. “The kitchen was so tiny that we were really limited in our offerings and held back on … Read more
After five months of renovations, Denver’s Union Station building is set to fully reopen to the public Friday with a redesigned Great Hall and remodeled guest rooms at the Crawford Hotel. The work was the first major makeover since the completion of a $54 million overhaul of the building a decade ago as part of … Read more
Denver is getting a taste of Aspen. AJAX Downtown, sister restaurant to AJAX Tavern in the award-winning The Little Nell hotel at the base of Aspen Mountain, will make its debut behind Union Station in August. In May 2023, Denver-based Continuum Partners sold the Kimpton Hotel Born, which opened at 1600 Wewatta Street behind Union … Read more
