Early this September, Colorado celebrated its fourth year being part of the Michelin Guide. The...
Food, drink and the people who make it all possible.
It’s already been quite a few years since the farm-to-table craze pretty much drained the phrase of its meaning. What started as a sincere desire to put ethical supply chains back in the limelight quickly gave way to overuse. Every restaurant, whether they had farms...
Growing up in the Southwest in the 90s and early 2000s, a lot of unfortunate youth only knew Mexican food by way of the casual family-style restaurant. Johnny Curiel hadn’t come to town yet, Manny Barella was still in Monterrey, and it would be many years before...
A good restaurant is built on good cuisine, dedication and consistency. A great restaurant makes you remember the people behind it all. At Brewability, the pizza and brews are just the beginning; what brings it to life are the smiles you receive as you walk in, the...
Every month brings something worth looking forward to. Ours is measured in new discoveries, old favorites and the wonderfully specific moments that make Denver, Denver. At the beginning of each month, the Dive team comes up with our favorite picks in music, food, art,...
Semiprecious looks ordinary enough. But it usually doesn’t take folks more than a drink or two before they start wondering how they managed to get a strawberry Vesper, a green apple swizzle or a pineapple Infante without once hearing the clack of a Boston shaker....
Christina Ludwick loves the restaurant game. Her many Denver restaurants attest to her dedication to the business. But her latest venture, Sandomi, might be the most finely-tuned of the many restaurants she’s opened in the metro area, all of which have explored...
Every month brings something worth looking forward to. Ours is measured in new discoveries, old favorites and the wonderfully specific moments that make Denver, Denver. At the beginning of each month, the Dive team comes up with our favorite picks in music, food,...
Happy (almost) Birthday, Colorado! After 150 years, the Centennial State continues to be shaped by the people who pour the coffee before sunrise, open the shop doors each morning, fire up the grills, fill the market stands and keep the music playing long after the sun...
Even though she didn’t think that she was going to win, Penelope Wong still had her hopes up. This was the third summer she’d kicked off in Chicago, and the fourth year she had received a nod from the James Beard Foundation. She and her entire back-of-house staff were...
Johnny and Kasie Curiel have been on a warpath. For most restaurateurs, opening one fine dining restaurant a year would be enough. But not for these two. The debut of Milpero, a corn-focused 18-course chef's counter in the heart of RiNo, would surely satiate...