This Week On Denver’s Dining Scene:
🌭 Dishing up hot dogs and wine, Denver’s Yacht Club bar nabbed a spot on Esquire’s 2023 edition of “Best Bars in America.” [Westword]
😢 Dos Luces, the South Broadway brewery that specializes in pre-colonial South American brews and beverages has announced plans to close this summer citing a “tough five years” between the pandemic and a car recently crashing into the taproom. [Denver Post 🔒]
👨🍳 The man who cooks for the Denver Nuggets, Chef Daniel Young, is planning to open a health-focused restaurant in Concourse B of DIA next spring. [BusinessDen]
🏀 Speaking of the Nuggets, check out these local NBA Finals food and drink specials. [Westword]
🏳️🌈 Celebrate Pride Month at these three queer-owned food and drink spaces. [5280]
🍜 A Vietnamese restaurant, Sap Sua, that is gearing up to open in Congress Park sometime this month recently made Bon Appetit's list of “most-anticipated restaurant openings” in the country. [Denver Post 🔒]
🏆 While no Colorado chefs nabbed a James Beard Award this year, chef Michael Diaz de Leon — the only local chef to make the cut for finalists — says it was a dream come true to make it as far as he did. [Westword]
🍦 It’s almost summertime, so our next food battle is going to be sweet, creamy, and cool — send us your best ice cream bets, and maybe you’ll hear your rec on the show!
