Sara Rosenthal

Sara Rosenthal is a freelance writer based in Denver focused on hospitality, restaurants, real estate, and art. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, hot yoga, hiking, and hanging out with her dog, Lucy.

The skewers at Magna Kainan, a Filipino restaurant opened in Nov. 2024 in Denver. (Connor Stehr)

Magna Kainan brings authentic Filipino fare to RiNo

December 17, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

The new restaurant, helmed by decorated chef Carlo Lamagna, is the sister concept to the Portland-based Magna Kusina.

Chef Ty Leon makes bison mortadella at Restaurant Olivia in Denver on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. It will be served at Leon's new restaurant, Emilia, in 2025.

Bison mortadella will be on the menu at Restaurant Olivia鈥檚 forthcoming sister concept

December 11, 2024 at 3:57 p.m.

Mortadella, a silken, fat-speckled salume from Italy, has found a place on more menus in the United States in recent years. But in Colorado, mortadella has taken a Western turn.

York Street Yards is 37-acre former Army medical depot at York Street and E. 39th Avenue in Denver that has been transformed into an office, industrial and retail complex. (Provided by York Street Yards)

York Street Yards bringing people, business, entertainment to former Army medical depot

December 10, 2024 at 12:34 p.m.

Tucked away in north Denver's Clayton neighborhood, a former medical supply facility built in 1942 for the U.S. Army, is quietly becoming a business and entertainment hub.

Hearth opened its second location on 17th Avenue in Denver in Nov. 2024. (Jeff Fierberg)

Bakery and a new bar will breathe life back into former Denver Bicycle Cafe

December 4, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Hearth debuted on November 15, and Latchkey is slated to open its doors by January.

After a two-month closure, The Family Jones Spirit House reopened in November 2024 at 3245 Osage St. in Denver. (Sara Rosenthal/Special to The Denver Post)

New at Family Jones Spirit House: Duck fat-washed whiskey and pickled carrot martinis

December 3, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

After a two-month closure, The Family Jones Spirit House reopened in November to reveal an updated space.

Unlike many big bacon brands, Justin Brunson鈥檚 is free of nitrates, MSG and preservatives. (Provided by Brunson Meat Co.)

After getting out of restaurants, chef Justin Brunson is bringing home the bacon

November 26, 2024 at 8:54 a.m.

Justin Brunson had never bought meat at a grocery store before moving out of his parents' home on their farm in Iowa at the age of 21. He didn't need...

The caviar at Salt Water Social, a new Cherry Creek restaurant from the owners of STK Steakhouse and Benihana. (Provided by Saltwater Social)

Upscale seafood restaurant opens in Cherry Creek with $40 crab cakes

November 25, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Salt Water Social is a new restaurant concept from Denver-based The ONE Group.

Pan fried pork dumplings stuffed with pork and cabbage), front, and xiao long bao (soup dumplings), which come in a wide variety of flavors, at Dillon's Dumpling House in Aurora. (Sara Rosenthal, Special to The Denver Post)

Family-owned Chinese spot brings authentic dumplings to Aurora

November 20, 2024 at 12:16 p.m.

鈥淢y mom always cooked dumplings for us when I was a kid, and we鈥檇 help her make them. It was the most delicious thing."

Sorry Umma owner Peter Ho slices meats for hot pot at the restaurant in Westminster, Colorado on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Chef Peter Ho trades in Michelin-recommended Oak for Korean hot pot

November 13, 2024 at 7:58 a.m.

Sorry Umma, located next door to H Mart in Westminster, serves up Korean-style hot pot with premium meats.

Ben and Jodi Polson own Mama Jo's Biscuits & BBQ, a former food struck that will open at 3525 E. Colfax Ave., in the former Steve's Snappin' Dogs. (Provided by Jodi Polson)

Biscuits and BBQ will replace Colfax fixture Steve鈥檚 Snappin鈥� Dogs聽

November 6, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

But Mama Jo鈥檚 will keep some of Steve鈥檚 fan favorites in addition to its own Southern cooking

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