Nob Hill Inn 61 years 3 TIME BEST OF DENVER WINNER BEST DIVE BAR -2009 AND 2021 BEST CRACKHEAD DETERRENT -2006 Celebrating of loyal service. Big Thanks Sending a to all of our customers and people that have voted us the best in our class! 420 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 303-860-7557 Food and Drink continued from page 88 Best Restaurateur Caroline Glover, Annette 2501 Dallas Street, Aurora 720-710-9975 annettescratchtotable.com More than a (very talented) chef and (suc- cessful, well-liked) business owner, Caroline Glover emerged as an inspirational, honest industry leader over the course of the pan- demic. Never shying away from sharing her struggles, fears or wins, Glover took a totally transparent look at the reality of pivoting, from fi guring out the logistics of curbside pick-up to building greenhouses on Annette’s patio to choosing to cut brunch service in or- der to improve the quality of life for herself and her staff. Plus, her pastries are the stuff of sweet dreams, her burger on a housemade English muffi n is fast becoming one of the city’s most iconic foods, and she has a fl air for making perfect deviled eggs and pork cutlets. ® We Deliver RedGingerDenver.com 720-627-5769 Best Chef New to Denver Justin Freeman, The Greenwich 3258 Larimer Street 720-868-5006 thegreenwichdenver.com When restaurateur Delores Tronco returned to Denver from New York City to open the Green- wich, a restaurant inspired by NYC with hom- ages to the city fi lling the space, she brought along chef Justin Freeman. He, in turn, brought years of cooking experience — and his wife, infant son and sourdough starter, which he held between his knees while he drove to keep it safe. He uses that starter in the dough for the Green- wich’s stellar pizzas, which are topped smartly with combos like Colorado lamb meatballs and honey labneh. Then there are the heap- ing plates of perfectly roasted chicken, and the freshly baked bread, and the elevated takes on simple veggie dishes like creamed spinach with brown-butter hazelnuts and fresh horserad- ish. This is supremely shareable food that is supremely executed; we hope Freeman keeps cooking it for Denver for a long time to come. 90 Best New Restaurant La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal 2233 Larimer Street 720-519-1060 ladiabladenver.com We may live in a taco-saturated city, but it’s impossible to beat Jose Avila’s dedication to traditional Mexican dishes and cooking tech- niques that are uncommon in Denver. He’s a 2022 James Beard Award fi nalist in the Best Chef, Mountain division for his Sunday-only series, El Borrego Negro, in which he cooks sheep barbacoa Hidalgo-style, in an hoyo (an outdoor pit oven). But you don’t have to wait until Sunday to get a taste of Avila’s talent thanks to La Diabla, which he opened in June 2021. It’s Colorado’s fi rst pozoleria, where you can get huge bowls of the soup in four varieties (blanco, negro, verde and rojo). But pozole is just the start. Here you can also fi nd specialties like relleno negro (turkey cooked in a black sauce), costras (meat wrapped in griddled cheese), pambazos (sandwiches dipped in guajillo chile sauce) and much more. And if you see a rotating stack of slowly roasting meat on a trompo outside of the restaurant, you know the fi rst thing you must order. Open everyday 11am – 9pm Dine-in · Takeout · Delivery 4660 S Yosemite St, Greenwood Village dumplingfactoryco.com (720) 420-9461 APRIL 7-13, 2022 WESTWORD | BACKBEAT | MUSIC & VENUES | FOOD & DRINK | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | SHOPPING & SERVICES | CONTENTS | westword.com
