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What Has Guy Fieri Done for Denver's Restaurant Scene? Plus, Other Denver Dining News

Posted on August 24, 2023   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Peyton Garcia

Peyton Garcia

Guy Fieri poses in front of the iconic 1968 Chevrolet Camaro from the hit TV series "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives"

Guy Fieri doing what Guy does. (Denis Truscello / Getty Images)

This week on Denver’s dining scene: Early morning travelers at DIA will not be getting any pre-flight Rosenberg’s after all; meet the new culinary team setting up shop in the old Park Tavern space; and a beloved Denver chef is changing course.

📹 The Triple D crew (of Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”) recently revisited two Colorado restaurants previously graced by Guy Fieri’s bleach-blonde spikes and goatee. Both restaurants say business is booming since their time with the Mayor of Flavortown. [Denver Post 🔒]

♐ Here’s the Denver bar you should visit — based on your zodiac sign! [Westword]

🥯 Rosenberg’s Bagels will not be coming to DIA after all. Owner Joshua Pollack says a recent disagreement with the airport concessionaire left the two entities going their separate ways. [Denver Post 🔒]

🎶 A two-day Harry Styles-themed pop-up bar is coming to Denver on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Tickets are $55.

🌮 A new taco and tequila joint (from the team behind Historians and RiNo Beer Garden) hopes to fill the void in the Cap Hill community left by longtime fan-favorite Park Tavern after it closed unexpectedly last July. [Westword]

🐶 Dogs in restaurants — Big no-no, or no biggie? We want to know what you think 📧

🐔 I hope I’ll see you at TONIGHT’S Chicken Fight Fest at Elitch Gardens! You can still nab tickets right here.

🥗 Chef Thach Tran is trading in his Peking duck and bao buns for vegan smoothies and organic oats. The former executive chef of Ace Eat Serve, is leaving his longtime position to take over the health-forward Energy Bar Cafe downtown. [Denver Post 🔒]

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