Staff Pick – The Way Back’s Beef Heart
"The Way Back's Beef Heart" sounds more like an abstract line from a poem than a food recommendation, but there you have it. The new Berkeley restaurant opened ...
Matthew Hedgpeth
Staff Pick – TAG Burger Bar’s Truffle Shuffle Burger
I'd like to say Troy Guard's TAG Burger Bar had at me "Truffle Shuffle," but that would be disingenuous. Truth be told, in the few years I've lived down the str...
Food News – James Beard Award Finalists & South Broadway Expansions
Two South Broadway concepts announce second openings, a national fast casual chain enters Colorado and a Front Range restaurant and chef receive 2016 ...
Body of Work – Steven Waters from Black Eye Coffee
This is the first entry in an ongoing series for 303 Magazine, which will profile a range of industry professionals and the stories behind their tattoos. It is ...
Drink Up – Call to Arms Brewing Company
Unsure of what you should do this weekend? The 303 Food + Booze staff has you covered with our weekly suggestion on what to eat, drink, or check out.
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South Broadway Sinclair Gas Station Searching for Restaurant Tenant
A new tenant has been announced. Snarf's Sub Shop will take over the South Broadway stop according to Business Den. The location will be only the second Snarf'...
Hop Alley Part 2 – The East Asian Culinary Renaissance
Hop Alley. Photography by Noah Berg.
Over the last few years, Denver restaurants focusing on East Asian and Southeast Asian gastronomy have carved out...
Hop Alley Part 1 – The Serendipitous Evolution of 3500 Larimer
Tommy Lee’s debut restaurant Uncle was an overnight sensation with a caveat: customers were prone to scratching their heads at the name. As a result, Lee would ...
Best of 303: Denver Brunches, 2015 Edition
2015 was my first full calendar year covering the brunch beat for 303's food desk. While I considered the flexible, fashionably lateness of brunch enough to mak...
Food News – Acorn Gears Up to Open Brider, New Menus & More
As the New Year approaches, we are pleased to report that the Mile High's juggernaut food and beverage industries show no sign of slowing down. No doubt the twe...
A Look Inside Bacon Social House, Opens Today
The food writer often works his or herself into a corner trying not to overuse the word “restaurant” in a piece, painstakingly re-working sentences that would n...
Six Breakfast Bakeries You Have to Visit
Cementing the art of baking into a common practice is one of the many historical advancements we owe to the Roman Empire. Particularly in Europe the development...
Matthew Hedgpeth
Food & Booze Writer
Matthew is a writer and musician from New England. He travels often and is always eager to explore the Western landscape, but a good book, a beer and a comfortable chair are just as well.