Golden Banh Mi brings unique twists to Vietnamese sandwiches in Aurora

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 11/18 1:00A Joe Nguyen

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...

30 Denver restaurants that are essential to the Mile High food scene

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 11/12 5:42A Lily O Neill, Jonathan Shikes

How does one measure the quality of a restaurant? Is age a factor? What about the style of its cuisine or the number of awards it has won? Does it capture the moment, or is it timeless? And what makes...

The weirdest, wildest ramen you can eat in Denver

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 11/11 1:00A Jonathan Shikes

Takashi Tamai wanted to cook something no one else in Colorado had thought of. Jeff Osaka was interested in incorporating ingredients with a local bent. Julia Rivera continues to blend Korean and...

3 new Denver-area restaurants, bakeries that will satisfy your sweet tooth

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 11/1 1:00A Jonathan Shikes

Do you have room for dessert? If so, here are three new options where you can satisfy your sweet (or even your savory) tooth with eclairs, crepes, shaved ice and more. Le Clare s This French-style...

Change Please Coffee launches training academy and opens new location in Aurora

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 10/30 1:00A Jessica Alvarado Gamez

Can buying coffee at a cafe help fight homelessness? Well, this nonprofit coffee shop uses 100% of its profits from selling a cup of Joe to help people find employment and a place to live. Change...

Colorado’s new self-serve ramen shops take instant noodles to the next level

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 10/30 1:00A Kathleen St. John

Art, music, history, cuisine and religious practices are the tried-and-true ways to learn about other cultures when visiting another country. But so are convenience stores. That s where you can get a...

Aurora grocery store catering to Hispanics might become national model as ethnic group grows

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 10/26 1:00A Judith Kohler

A new grocery store in Aurora, one of Colorado s most diverse cities, is catering to the increasingly diverse Hispanic populations that are making the community their home. Ahorra Mucho is a...

After delays, Maria Empanada’s East Colfax location plans November opening

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 10/22 1:00A Sara Rosenthal

Maria Empanada is nearly ready to open its East Colfax Avenue location, which has been in the works since 2022 . Delays caused at first by COVID-19 and then a long waiting process for permits from the...

New owners of Anthony’s Pizza eye 200-store expansion — but not just yet

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 10/22 1:00A John Wenzel

Back in 2005, when Garrett Brizendine was a marketing student at Johnson & Wales University, he adopted the Anthony s Pizza & Pasta store at East 29th Avenue and Roslyn Street as his own. I lived in...

Colorado’s dry pepper blends are edging out hot sauces in my kitchen

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 10/22 1:00A John Wenzel

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...

New generation of Asian American restaurant owners using parents’ ingredients and their own...

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 10/16 1:00A Noelle Phillips

Chef Ken Wan grew up behind the counter of a Chinese restaurant in a Boston suburb. He watched his parents serve General Tso s chicken and beef and broccoli to the masses who came through the doors of...

3 famed Denver green chile recipes (and 1 copycat version)

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 10/15 1:00A Jonathan Shikes

Green chile season is wrapping up, and if you re like thousands of other Coloradans, you ve sought out your favorite roasted-chile stand , grocery store or farmers market (or will be soon) in order to...

Colorado beer, cider makers earn 41 medals at Great American Beer Festival

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 10/12 7:53A Tiney Ricciardi

This year’s Great American Beer Festival allowed beverages such as cider and ready-to-drink cocktails to be poured during the event , and cider also was permitted in its prestigious competition for the first time. Colorado cideries made a showing...

Hidden green chile popup in Aurora brings out the flavor of fall

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 10/10 1:00A Kathleen St. John

Surrounded by a swirl of dried corn stalks, hay bales and black-and-orange Halloween festoonery, the Café at Nick’s Garden Center would be easy to miss except for the line. Read more:  Denver’s green...

Odell’s Bagel will raise Denver bagel culture to a (w)hole new level

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 10/9 1:00A Jonathan Shikes

After hand-rolling 20,000 bagels over the past year, you d think Miles Odell would be absolutely sick of them. But when you watch him reverently select one, slice it, and use the inside surface like a...