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.

Co-owner Rachel Dunhoff, who owns Fox Fungi with her husband Kevin Fox, is pictured in the small store in the front portion of Fox Fungi Urban Mushroom Farm in Denver on Oct. 28, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Denver farmers market vendors team up to survive during the winter

October 31, 2024 at 12:56 p.m.

As winter approaches and outdoor farmers markets wind down, many small businesses that rely on summer sales are now faced with the difficult task of planning for their off-season.

Some of the dinner items at Saverina at the Kimpton Claret Hotel near the Denver Tech Center. (Provided by Saverina)

Hotel restaurants are no longer the ugly duckling of the culinary world

October 29, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

鈥淗otel operators are starting to see restaurants as not just an amenity but as a way to drive traffic, and it抖阴ap important that these restaurants stand on their own as...

Gino Panino Josie (rosemary ham with romaine, mascarpone, and dijon on 鈥淣onna G鈥� roasted garlic and herb sourdough focaccia) at Rebel Bread in Denver on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Rebel Bread’s new pop-up is making internet-famous focaccia sandwiches

October 23, 2024 at 1:44 p.m.

Gino Panino, a new pop-up from the team behind Rebel Bread, is bringing those viral Italian focaccia sandwiches you鈥檝e seen all over social media to Denver.

Empanadas from Maria Empanada, which is opening its newest location on East Colfax Avenue in November. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

After delays, Maria Empanada鈥檚 East Colfax location plans November opening

October 22, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

The new store will also showcase alfajores, Argentine sandwich cookies filled with sweets.

The chorizo breakfast burrito from Sm艒k Barbecue in the Source Hotel in Denver on Friday, Sept. 05, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

What happens when a Denver dish goes viral?

October 16, 2024 at 10:46 a.m.

What do BBQ breakfast burritos, hot stone pho, and croissants all have in common? Each of these dishes has gone viral in Denver in the last year.

The copper clawfoot tubs at Urban Cowboy, a 16-room boutique hotel in Capitol Hill鈥檚 historic George Schleier Mansion. (Ben Fitchett)

A Brooklyn-chic boutique hotel prepares to open in Capitol Hill

October 8, 2024 at 12:23 p.m.

Urban Cowboy features copper clawfoot tubs in the bedrooms and pizza slices at the bar.

The Miami-based Salty Donut chain opened a location on Denver's Tennyson street in Sept. 2024. (Provided by Salty Donut)

Pop culture-influenced doughnut shop opens today on Tennyson Street

September 30, 2024 at 9:32 a.m.

Today, Salty has grown to 15 locations and counting throughout the Southeast, with its new Colorado shop marking its first outpost in the Western United States.

Marisol Jurado and business partner Alex Merriex recently opened Migas in Five Points. (Provided by Migas Coffee)

Colorado coffee chains are growing. What抖阴ap driving the caffeine boom?

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

Independent shops hope there is enough room for them to survive.

Chef Zuri Resendiz servers patrons at his new restaurant, Luchador, in Denver. (Christopher J. Davies)

Mexican wrestling meets Food Network flair at new Denver restaurant

September 25, 2024 at 12:54 p.m.

鈥淓verybody is a luchador here in America. Everybody wakes up, puts that mask on, and goes to work every single day 鈥� it doesn鈥檛 matter what you are or what...

The tables at Table, a new restaurant from New Image Brewing. (Provided by New Image Brewing)

Arvada brewery opens farm-to-table restaurant

August 27, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.

鈥淢y entire adult life I鈥檝e sought out great beer paired with great food, but you don鈥檛 often find those things in the same space,鈥� said New Image founder Brandon Capps.

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