James Beard award’s Colorado finalists announced — including a best new restaurant contender

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/2 8:38A Miguel Otárola

The James Beard Foundation s finalists were unveiled Wednesday in multiple catergories, and Colorado was represented in several major categories. The semi-finalists were announced back in January , with the finalists announced today. The winners...

Tavern on Blake St. won’t be ready in time for Rockies opening weekend

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/2 7:30A Tiney Ricciardi

A popular LoDo bar that’s often a destination ahead of Colorado Rockies games won’t be serving beers in time for home opening weekend. The Tavern on Blake Street, a new concept taking over the building formerly known as Blake Street Tavern , had...

Two of Colorado’s largest independent craft breweries are merging

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/2 6:00A Jonathan Shikes

Two independent Colorado breweries, both longtime backbones of the craft beer industry, will merge into a single entity, according to the owners of both companies. Left Hand Brewing, which was founded...

Vote (again) in the final round of our green chile bracket

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/2 2:00A Jonathan Shikes

After some internal consideration, The Denver Post has decided to hold a recount of our green chile bracket reader contest. The reason, suspected bots that have been submitting votes and changing the...

Bot traffic suspected. Denver green chile winner will have to wait a week.

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/2 2:00A Jonathan Shikes

We ve said it before, and we ll say it again. Green chile inspires fiery passions in Colorado. Sadly, however, it appears that someone or someones went a little overboard, creating online bots that submitted tens of thousands of votes for both...

Popular Denver noodle spot reopening with new location off South Broadway

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/2 1:00A Tiney Ricciardi

A beloved local Thai restaurant is preparing to reopen at a new address just two months after closing its original location. This weekend, Lucky Noodles plans to welcome guests to its new home at 12...

Olive & Finch picks Golden Triangle for sixth location

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/1 3:24A Max Scheinblum

Olive & Finch is flying into Golden Triangle. The local cafe chain, started by Mary Nguyen in 2013, will open a sixth location at 1140 Bannock St. in the fourth quarter this year, according to Callie Sumlin, a spokesperson for the business. The...

Colorado licenses its first psilocybin healing center

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 4/1 2:49A Tiney Ricciardi

Psychedelic-assisted therapy is one step closer to becoming legally available in Colorado, with the state’s first healing center obtaining a license to offer the service this week. On Monday, the state’s Natural Medicine Division issued an...

Four restaurant dishes we loved in March, including Xiquita’s ribeye-and-fries tacos

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 4/1 2:00A Miguel Otárola

Metro Denver’s food scene has never been as vibrant as it is today, something The Denver Post’s food writers and the rest of the staff of The Know understand. That’s why we’re out on the town as much...

Downtown dumpling house expanding to Tennyson Street this summer

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/31 2:00A Miguel Otárola

The blossoming Tennyson Street corridor in Denver will serve as the second location for Bao Brewhouse, an Asian fusion restaurant with a design that will emulate the neon and graffiti-tagged streets...

How a health condition united me with my one true breakfast sandwich love

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/31 2:00A Julie Vossler-Henderson

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 more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden...

Chef Jeff Osaka’s last-standing Denver restaurant, a conveyor-belt sushi spot, is closing

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/28 6:19A Miguel Otárola

One month after closing Osaka Ramen, restaurateur Jeff Osaka announced Friday he is also shuttering his last-standing restaurant in the city, Sushi-Rama. The conveyor-belt sushi spot, at 2615 Larimer St., opened in late 2015, a block away from...

James Beard Award-winning owner of Safta plans Italian restaurant in Denver

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/28 2:00A Miguel Otárola

Chef Alon Shaya is opening a second restaurant at The Source Hotel in Denver. (Provided by Pomegranate Hospitality) Alon Shaya, the two-time James Beard Award-winning owner of Israeli restaurant...

Pep in their step: Women pizza makers are proud — and getting loud

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/28 2:00A Jonathan Shikes

Ashley Grillaert got her first job at age 15 at Zeeks Pizza in Seattle, where she grew up. When she finally left six years later, she had graduated to making pizzas there, which included fermenting...

Recipe: When life gives you strawberries, makes preserves with balsamic vinegar

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 3/28 2:00A Cathy Thomas

When grocery stores offer specials on fresh strawberries this time of year, I jump at the chance to make Strawberry Preserves with Balsamic Vinegar. The balsamic vinegar, aged in special fruitwood...