Blake Street has long been LoDo's dining anchor. But in recent years, the scene has begun spreading out. It started about two years ago when Fogo de Chao [2] opened on a then-lonely corner of Wynkoop and 15th streets, a stone's throw from the Museum of Contemporary Art [3]. Then, in February 2010, H BurgerCo. [4] took up residence in the SugarCube [5], and, in April, Backcountry Provisions [6] went in on Wazee Street. A few months later, both FreshCraft [7]and ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro [8] entered the scene. This past May, Marg's Taco Bistro [9] opened down the block from Fogo de Chao, and now the month-old TD's All American Hot Dogs & Hamburgers [10] is operating out of the old Marrakesh on Blake Street.

And that's just the beginning.

What we're witnessing is the manifestation of a build-it-and-they-will-come mantra: On Monday, Coohills [11] opens, adding weight to LoDo's northwest corner. A few blocks away on Wazee, New York restaurateur Charlie Palmer [12]'s District Meats [13] will begin serving mid-month in Big Game's former location. (Palmer's Wazee Wood-Fired Pizza will follow a couple weeks later.)

The Kitchen [14] plans to open on the corner of 16th and Wazee in the spring, and Lucky Pie Pizza & Tap House [15] is going in across the street in half of the old Dixons' space. Given all this growth, I can't imagine that Organixx and 8 Rivers' shuttered locations will remain empty for long.

With 5280's offices sitting right in the middle of this growing restaurant triangle, I have a unique vantage point—and I can't wait to see (and taste) what's next.