Chef Marco Albertin is opening La Vietta, a traditional Italian trattoria, in the former Brider space on Platte Street this July. The menu will focus on pastas and imported Italian goods.

Colorado’s first Taco Bell Cantina quietly opened inside Concourse A at Denver International Airport and is running a limited menu ahead of a June ribbon‑cutting.

Denver’s Post Oak BBQ is opening a second outpost near the University of Denver with a bigger kitchen and an October 2026 target. The move follows strong sales at the Tennyson original.

A Denver whiskey bar quietly pivoted to burgers after its chef crowdsourced menu ideas on Reddit, now serving cold‑smoked Colorado Wagyu smashed burgers.

The Colorado House cleared the so-called Tamale Act to let home cooks legally sell certain refrigerated foods. Supporters hail new opportunity; health officials warn of inspections and safety risks.

Dion's Pizza broke ground in Green Valley Ranch on a roughly 4,750‑sq‑ft restaurant slated to open this fall, with the chain planning to hire about 75 people.

Pigeon is a new Capitol Hill listening bar that opened in April, swapping screens for rotating records, light-up chess tabletops and hand‑mixed sodas.

Smalls Sliders is expanding in Denver with a seven‑unit south Denver deal and a pipeline of Colorado locations, following a Northglenn debut earlier this year.

Thornton council approved a market-and-restaurant plan with live music at Thornton Parkway and Huron. The site was previously home to the Village Pub.

Fourth annual Mile High Asian Food Week runs April 26–May 3 with more than 70 AANHPI-owned vendors and an extra day of specials across the Front Range.

Little Man Ice Cream will fold Sweet Cooie’s, The Constellation and Old Town Churn into the Little Man name, with free‑scoop openings set for mid‑May.

Marczyk Mighty Market opened a 450‑sq‑ft outpost at Denver Milk Market, bringing ready‑to‑eat meals, housemade breads and pantry staples to LoDo. A ribbon cutting with Pete Marczyk is planned on Wednesday.

D.C.-born Call Your Mother filed permits to open at 1106 Washington Ave in Golden; city documents show demolition is under way at the site. The chain’s site lists multiple Colorado locations and teases new out‑of‑state stores.