Get Cooking: A summer recipe from the Middle Ages

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/21 9:33A Bill St. John

One September, a friend gave me a ginormous zucchini from his garden. In this country, cooks typically make zucchini bread with such beasts, or just stow them on the counter until the squash is tossed, the cook ceding to guilt or the zucchini to...

Falling Rock Tap House, Denver’s pioneering craft beer bar, closing after 24 years

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/21 8:50A Tiney Ricciardi, The Know

Denver’s craft beer scene was dealt a crushing blow over the weekend when Falling Rock Tap House, a pioneer in serving and supporting America’s microbreweries, announced it will soon close. Brothers Chris, Al and Steve Black opened the bar in...

Oven fries by way of Bahrain, New York and London

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/21 5:00A The New York Times News Service

By Yotam Ottolenghi , The New York Times LONDON I’ve been waiting for the perfect dish to reintroduce my test kitchen colleague Noor Murad. I think this may be it. We’ve been working together for a while now, so I could have chosen from many...

Women in Colorado’s craft beer industry are taking a stand against on-the-job sexual harassment

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/21 2:39A Tiney Ricciardi, The Know

The fact that sexism has been pervasive in America’s craft beer industry is not breaking news to any woman, whether brewery owner or casual drinker. Social media is filled with stories of customers...

Denver’s newest brewery melds Jamaican flavors, Colorado craft beer

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/18 5:11A Josie Sexton, The Know

Harsha Maragh and Jesse Brown have accomplished two things that many have dreamed of but few have attempted over the past year: 1. They got married, back in October. 2. They left their previous careers to become small-business owners. If you go...

How to grill just about any vegetable

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/18 5:00A The New York Times News Service

The summer grilling season is upon us, and so are the vegetables. When it comes to cooking summer’s bounty, it is hard to surpass an open fire. Grilling maximizes a vegetable’s flavor, with minimal...

Get Cooking: What kids can cook for Dad this Father’s Day

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/17 1:20P Bill St. John

OK, kiddos, Sunday, June 20, is Father’s Day. Time for you to cook for Pops, the Old Man, Daddy, Papí, Father, Papa. For Dad. Maybe you’ll need some helping hands from Mom (or Mother, Mamí, Mommy ) or an older sib, but turning the chairs at the...

Indiana chain Parlor Doughnuts’ second Colorado location rising in Aurora

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/17 8:34A Lily O Neill

Sean Harshbargar never imagined his hometown pastor would eventually become his boss. The 32-year-old Denver resident opened Colorado’s first Parlor Doughnuts, which is based in his hometown of...

Amazon Fresh replacing former Safeway in southeast Denver

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 6/17 3:46A Thomas Gounley

A second Amazon Fresh grocery store is in the works locally, this time within Denver city limits. The company plans to take over the former Safeway building at 4950 E. Hampden Ave., within the Happy Canyon Shopping Center, according to multiple...

Oasis bar and restaurant patios to escape the heat in Denver and Boulder

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/17 2:47A Josie Sexton, The Know

Editor’s note:  This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we will offer 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...

About that surcharge you’ve noticed on your dinner tab: Get used to it.

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/16 2:57A Josie Sexton, The Know

By late 2020, just before the minimum wage in Denver rose to $14.77 an hour and the tipped minimum wage increased to $11.75, restaurant owners searched for a way to make up the difference, even as their businesses in the pandemic stayed shuttered....

Oliver’s Meat Market survives the pandemic, nears 100 years in business

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/16 2:52A Josie Sexton, The Know

Jim and Rich Oliver have been coming to work at their family meat market on Denver’s Sixth Avenue for nearly 50 years now. The sign outside Oliver’s Meat Market on Friday, June 11. (Photo by Eric...

A local butcher’s tips on what to give — and grill — this Father’s Day

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/16 2:45A Josie Sexton, The Know

A year after closing his flagship restaurant, Old Major, Denver chef Justin Brunson is all in with another local food business, River Bear American Meats . The chef-turned-butcher has a new line of charcuterie — from salami to bresaola and...

Amazon delivery hub in Arvada rejected, city council votes down annexation request

The Denver Post (Food Retail) 6/15 2:19A John Aguilar

The Arvada City Council turned down a controversial plan by Amazon to build a delivery hub on the city s west side, voting 5-2 early Tuesday to reject an annexation request by the online behemoth. The council s vote came after a nearly eight-hour...

Watermelon margarita recipe

The Dever Post (Food & Dining) 6/14 5:00A The New York Times News Service

By Scott Loitsch , The New York Times My dreamiest summer dish is a perfect watermelon, but just as good? A watermelon margarita. Beatriz Da Costa, The New York Times Watermelon margarita in New York,...