Room for Milly Balances Excess and Elegance with New Bar on Platte Street
Legendary 1920s socialite Milly Parker was known for trysts, travel and a general commitment to extravagance. On Friday, February 28 Room for Milly — a namesake...
Colin Wrenn
A New Sushi Restaurant in Avon Is Worth the Drive and the Splurge
There's no better way to enjoy sushi than omakase. A chef's selection often yields the freshest fish and the most apprized dishes. Even at its worst, omakase wi...
What You Missed From Opening Weekend of Thrice’s French Punk Pop-Up
It's hard to capture the spirit of love, especially on Valentine's Day when Hallmark expressions and rom-com scenarios have done a fairly good job of monopolizi...
Top Chef Carrie Baird on Her Departure From Bar Dough
Come early March, Denver darling and Top Chef-alumni Carrie Baird will take her talents Boulder to open an American concept at Rosetta Hall. Rose's Classic Amer...
A First Look at Zeppelin Station’s New Concepts La Rola and YA•YE
Zeppelin Station's dynamic dining just welcomed two additional options. La Rola Urban Colombian Food and YA•YE ( You Are what You Eat) both joined the roster, s...
Lea Jane’s Hot Chicken Lands at Avanti
On Monday, February 17 Lea Jane's Hot Chicken will open on the second floor of Avanti. Replacing QuickFish Poke Bar, the new concept from veteran chef Nick Grav...
Ivy on 7th Delivers a Classic Brunch With Sophisticated Flair in Governor’s Park
A quick glance at Ivy on 7th's menu would indicate a fairly ordinary spread of breakfast and lunch options — simple cafe food built to accommodate palates of al...
Chicken Rebel Spreads its Wings With LoHi Brick and Mortar And All Day Brunch
For anyone who has dined at Chicken Rebel, the eventual arrival of a brick-and-mortar would have seemed only inevitable. Lydie Lovett's famed menu has been chan...
Restaurant Olivia Finally Claims its Corner of Wash Park With a New Italian Concept
On Saturday, January 14 the space that formerly held Cafe Marmotte reopened as Restaurant Olivia. It was an unusual transition. The team — consisting of Mizuna ...
Meet the Company Behind the Design of Many of Your Favorite Denver Restaurants
Scrawled in bright neon lights across the exposed brick wall of the Xan Creative offices in Five Points are the words "Enemies of Sameness." The phrase serves a...
A Month-Long French Punk Pop-Up is Taking Over Dairy Block
On February 14, pop-up extraordinaire Thrice will open a French Punk-themed event series celebrating rebellion and the universality of love through food, drink ...
Grow + Gather Transforms Former Auto Shop into Locavore Paradise
When Jeff Johnston and George Gastis first took to the noble task of transforming the old Bill's Auto Service in Englewood into a location bent on bringing the ...
Colin Wrenn
Staff Writer
Born and raised in Colorado, Colin has spent many years navigating the excellent Denver dining scene. Food, books and beverage occupy most of the man's time.