Craft beer consolidation continues as Left Hand absorbs another Colorado brewery

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 2/18 6:02A Jonathan Shikes

Colorado s wave of craft beer consolidation continued Wednesday as Left Hand Brewing announced that fellow Longmont company Bootstrap Brewing would join its Left Hand Collective entity. The transaction will result in Bootstrap’s owners acquiring...

Michelin Guide expands coverage to include all of Colorado

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 2/11 5:11A Miguel Otárola

When the Michelin Guide first launched in Colorado in 2023, its authors specified it only covered restaurants in a few select cities: Denver, Boulder, Aspen, Vail, Beaver Creek and Snowmass Village. The reason had to do with which municipalities...

VW dealerships sue Colorado to stop Scout Motors from selling direct to consumers

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 1/24 1:00A Justin Wingerter

Ten Front Range auto dealerships are suing the state over its decision to allow Scout Motors, a Volkswagen-backed manufacturer, to sell its off-road electric vehicles to Coloradans. “Colorado law prohibits Porsche, Volkswagen or Audi from owning,...

Old-school Denver diner offers corned beef hash two ways — canned or scratch-made

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 1/19 1:00A Barbara Ellis

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites . Each week, we give our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and...

Here’s which Colorado gas stations pumped contaminated gas

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 1/14 7:34A Katie Langford, Lauren Penington

Dozens of gas stations across Colorado s Front Range sold contaminated fuel to customers last week after an HF Sinclair terminal in Henderson distributed regular unleaded gas that also contained diesel, according to state officials. Related...

Are Denver restaurants ready for composting requirements in 2026?

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 1/4 1:00A Miguel Otárola

Nearly everyone in the food business who champions composting can pinpoint a reason why sustainability became one of their top pursuits Christi Turner was living in an apartment and frustrated that...

Colorado’s most heartbreaking brewery closures of 2025

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 12/31 1:00A Tiney Ricciardi

There’s no sugarcoating it: 2025 was a pretty tumultuous year for Colorado’s beer industry. More than 40 breweries closed statewide this year, according to the Colorado Brewers Guild . That number is...

Denver’s biggest restaurant openings of 2025

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 12/23 1:00A Miguel Otárola

Standout chefs and restaurateurs continued to push Denver s food scene forward in 2025, bringing new life into neglected spaces and introducing diners to novel flavors from around the country and...

9 locally made gifts your foodie friends and family will actually want

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 12/3 1:00A Patricia Kaowthumrong

Let’s be honest: Generic gift baskets and bottles of wine are decent gifts for the food and drink lovers in your life. But this year, give them something they’ll actually be excited to dig into. These...

How Wilding Brands hopes to reshape the craft beer industry and keep the indie brewer spirit alive

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 12/2 1:00A Tiney Ricciardi

Charlie Berger, Eric Foster and Brad Lincoln aren t naive about the headwinds facing the craft beer industry. As the founders of Denver Beer Co., Stem Ciders and Funkwerks, respectively, they’ve been...

Edgewater first to table with tip credit boost to buttress suburb’s restaurant scene

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 11/26 1:00A John Aguilar

Edgewater took a big step Tuesday toward decoupling increases in the city s minimum wage from the lower wage collected by tipped workers, which would make it the first city in Colorado to take advantage of a new state law . That law allows...

Michael Diaz de Leon’s one-of-a-kind tortillas raise the bar at Molino Chido

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 11/19 1:00A Miguel Otárola

After leaving Bruto with a Michelin star, chef Michael Diaz de Leon said he felt emboldened to build a restaurant for the people, a place where you can get Michelin-style service, but it’s affordable and approachable for anyone in the city. Two...