Despite being Colorado-born and raised, I have a thing for southern food—and especially fried green tomatoes. I got my latest fix at the two-month-old Jezebel’s Southern Bistro + Bar in LoHi. Chef and co-owner Scott Durrah's riff on the caprese salad includes—you guessed it—fried green tomatoes. Thinly sliced tomatoes are densely... MORE

Beer companies come up with plenty of fun, branded giveaways, but this is the first thing I’d covet beyond St. Patrick’s Day: New K2 skis and snowboards feature a Coors graphic that’s cold-activated. Yes, you read that correctly.Just like cans of Coors, which use thermochromic ink to make the label’s mountains turn blue in cold temperatures, these... MORE

Renegade Brewing Company has become a symbol of the success breweries are having amid Colorado's recent craft beer boom. Since opening more than a year and a half ago, Renegade has developed a passionate crowd of regulars at its taproom in the Art District on Santa Fe, put three of its beers—including its flagship brew, Ryeteous Rye—on liquor... MORE

Last February, when I reviewed Row 14, I found the downtown space energizing, the wine list impressive, and chef Jensen Cummings' food innovative but lacking in assertiveness. Fast forward a year. Row 14 is still a great spot to grab a glass of wine before or after the theater but there's a new chef in the kitchen: Tim Payne, who formerly owned... MORE

Radek Cerny, chef-owner of L’Atelier, has always had his own sense of style: a mix of classical cooking and innovative, whimsical twists. Cerny particularly knows his way around seafood, so when I dined recently, I made sure to order the scallops (pictured). Pan-seared Maine day boat scallops arrived atop a creamy smear of puréed... MORE

Chef Frank Bonanno's struggles with the Denver Department of Environmental Health over house-cured meats have been well documented. But it appears that the chef and his wife Jacqueline, who own Luca d'Italia, Mizuna, Bones, Osteria Marco, Lou's Food Bar, Russell's Smokehouse, ... MORE

Denver may be the 24th largest U.S. city by population, but it hosts the largest Restaurant Week in the nation. With more than 350 restaurants participating this year, we've even surpassed our own record last year of 339 restaurants. Among those eateries, several of our 25 Best Restaurants of 2012 will be wining and dining Restaurant Weekers... MORE