Jonathan Shikes

Denver

Entertainment Editor at The Denver Post

Entertainment Editor at the Denver Post. Former beer writer for Westword. Author of “Denver Beer: A History of Mile High Brewing.”

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Articles

Call Your Mother plans new pop-up location in Denver

2 weeks ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

Ever-expanding bagel chain Call Your Mother Deli will open its newest mobile location in a neighborhood rich with houses and apartments. The company will set up shop with a bright pink pop-up at 3165 Central Park Blvd. in late May or early June. The location, in the high-profile parking lot that also serves Natural Grocers and FlyteCo Brewing, will serve bagels, sandwiches and its other menu items.
Denver losing another old-school diner — this one after 49 years

2 weeks ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

Bright metro area mornings will be a little less sunny-side up beginning next month when the Breakfast Inn closes its doors for the last time on June 8. The south Denver diner, at 6135 E. Evans Ave., has been a staple favorite since it opened in 1976, serving breakfast and lunchtime classics, including its specialty, sweet cream pancakes. The restaurant is known for the model train that circles the dining room above customers’ heads.
Things to do: Sun Valley Night Market returns, gay pride at A-Basin

3 weeks ago | denverpost.com | John Wenzel |Jonathan Shikes

Grin and beer itFriday-Sunday. Fifteen years ago, there were fewer than 10 breweries in Denver, all of which packaged their beer and sold it in stores or served food like a restaurant. That’s when Tim Myers decided to do something different by opening a straightforward taproom. No bottles, no food. Just beer. What a difference 15 years make.
Burns Family brewery closes after 8 years on South Broadway

3 weeks ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

Burns Family Artisan Ales has held a unique place in Colorado’s craft beer scene: the tiny brewery specializes in rich, high-alcohol beers and has been run, almost entirely for much of its existence, by husband-and-wife owners Wayne Burns and Laura Worley. Despite its family feeling, loyal followers and its highly-rated beers, though, Burns, at 1236 S. Broadway, said Tuesday that it will close its doors on May 31.
Knotted Root opens Circular Lounge dive bar on Colfax

3 weeks ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

Colfax Avenue has inspired a lot of stories over the years, so much so that what’s real and what isn’t sometimes blend into one another. Chris Marchio is aiming for that feeling with the Circular Lounge – something that could be best described as a dive-bar-themed dive bar. One part brewery taproom, one part retro dive bar and two parts make-believe, the Circular Lounge, 5126 E.
Cellar West and MainStage breweries open new Boulder County locations

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

While some of Colorado’s biggest craft brewers have been making moves lately, a few of the state’s smallest beer makers are also growing and changing in order to compete. The two latest, Cellar West Artisan Ales and MainStage, are both in Boulder County. Lafayette’s Cellar West, fresh off its latest medal at the World Beer Cup, plans to open a second taproom and cafe in August in a converted 100-year-old home in downtown Erie. “It’s a super cool space, not huge but lots of character.
Chef Jose Avila's whole-animal barbacoa returns this weekend

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

Three years after ending his weekly whole-animal barbacoa roasts to focus on the award-winning La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal, Denver chef Jose Avila is bringing the tradition back in a large space next door to La Diabla that will eventually have six concepts inside. El Borrego Negro, which attracted a lot of attention in 2020 and 2021, returns May 3-4, from 7 to 10 a.m., at The Warehouse, 2239 Larimer St. (enter through the back alley).
See Colorado's 21 World Beer Cup winners for 2025

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

Some of Colorado’s best breweries continued to show why they lead the pack on Thursday during the World Beer Cup awards at the Craft Brewers Conference in Indianapolis, Ind. Seventeen beer makers took home 21 awards in a wide variety of categories, from light lagers to bold barleywines, IPAs and witbiers. There were 112 beer-style categories in all.
One of Colorado’s most beautiful — and most popular — trails will close for most of the summer

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

One of Colorado’s most scenic trail areas will shut down on June 2 as part of a multi-step plan to improve visitor experiences and ensure its long-term sustainability. The Blue Lakes trailhead, located off of County Road 7, about 12 miles southwest of Ridgway, will remain closed at least through August, or whenever “it is safe to access the area,” according to a Thursday statement from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests.
Split Lip closes at Number 38, but the same chefs have designed a creative new menu

1 month ago | denverpost.com | Jonathan Shikes

There’s good news and bad news for fans of the food at Number Thirty Eight. Split Lip, the scrappy eatery inside the sprawling indoor-outdoor bar and stage, is “taking a nap for the time being,” according to chef and founder Adam Branz. But Branz and his staff, including executive chef Cameron Tittle, are staying on board and adding new regional dishes to the menu. In fact, Branz is now the culinary director for Number Thirty Eight’s parent company.