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2013 Stories by Lori Midson

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  Ghost Plate & Tap will shutter on Friday

  published May 21, 2013

  Next month, Ghost Plate & Tap, an elevated pub with a formidable beer list and an excellent cocktail program, would have celebrated its second anniversary downtown, but the Wynkoop/Breckenridge conce... More >>

• Win two free tickets to EatDenver's Big Eat bash on Sunday

  published May 21, 2013

  On Sunday, EatDenver, the city's network of independently-owned restaurants, is hosting the Big Eat, a blowout culinary bash at Sustainability Park, 2500 Lawrence Street. The eco-friendly festival, w... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a Greek saladr

  published May 21, 2013

  Thanks to a recent influx of pizza palaces, I've eaten way, way too much of the stuff over the past week, including at this restaurant, which, while new, isn't as new as some. In fact, it's been arou... More >>

• Win admission for two to Toques and 'Tails on Thursday, May 23, at Casselman's (with winner)

  published May 21, 2013

  Update: We have a winner of our Toques and 'Tails contest giveaway! Last week, we asked Cafe Society commenters to guess how many Culinary Connector tours owner Becky Creighton has conducted in Denv... More >>

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  Exclusive first look: Live Basil Pizza opens Thursday in south Denver

  published May 20, 2013

  Tom Ryan and his partner Rick Schaden are on a roll -- a burger roll, a 24/7 restaurant roll and a pizza roll. The two men, both of whom are the entrepreneurial brains behind Consumer Concept Group,... More >>

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  The Squeaky Bean's Crickett Burns tapped as the kitchen manager at the Truffle Table

  published May 20, 2013

  After nearly eight years cooking alongside Max MacKissock, chef-owner of the Squeaky Bean, Crickett Burns, the sole woman in McKissock's kitchen, is stepping away from the Bean team to join Rob and K... More >>

• Guess where I'm drinking a flight of beers, none of which are sold in liquor storesr

  published May 20, 2013

  I spent a lot of time drinking in tap rooms over the weekend, including this one, where none of the house-brewed beers are sold at any liquor stores -- and that's a huge bummer, because it's a long t... More >>

• Guess where you're eatingr At an EatDenver restaurant if your name is NickCO

  published May 20, 2013

  Cafe Society served up four Guess Wherer contests last week, ranging from a mouth-numbing Colorado spirit poured at an Italian restaurant that has yet to be identified, to a old-fashioned from Bull & ... More >>

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  Williams & Graham and Sean Kenyon both finalists for Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards

  published May 17, 2013

  Westword bar columnist Sean Kenyon just landed in New York City about an hour ago for the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, and once he turned his cell phone on, it started buzzing like a palpitating heart ... More >>

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  First look: Jimmy's Urban Bar & Grill opens in LoDo

  published May 17, 2013

  You likely won't notice that the front door of Jimmy's Urban Bar & Grill slants, if only a little. It has something to do with luck -- good luck -- and Alicia Bernat, along with her husband Jim and t... More >>

• Guess where I'm drinking mouth-numbing Tingalar

  published May 17, 2013

  I can't imagine what you'd do with this Colorado spirit, which makes your mouth, lips and gums go numb -- a lot like Sichuan peppercorns -- but there's at least one restaurant and bar that's conjurin... More >>

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  Exclusive first look: Pizza Republica opens tomorrow in the downtown theater district

  published May 16, 2013

  Pizza palaces, as we reported earlier today, are peppered throughout the downtown Denver restaurant landscape, and while some of those same pizzerias that opened within the past year have since shutte... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating cheap (and good) tacosr

  published May 16, 2013

  Talk about a cheap lunch: six tacos and a large pineapple agua fresca for $14. And these aren't your average street tacos. In fact, in my humble opinion, these are the best street tacos in town -- an... More >>

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  Round two with Cory Treadway, exec chef of the Wynkoop

  published May 16, 2013

  Cory Treadway Wynkoop Brewing Company 1634 18th Street 303-297-2700 wynkoop.com This is part two of my interview with Cory Treadway, exec chef of the Wynkoop; part one of our conversation ran yeste... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a scallop in squid inkr

  published May 15, 2013

  At last night's dinner -- a birthday celebration for one of the most amazing fathers I've ever known -- we feasted on everything from beet carpaccio to sweetbreads, but the star of the show was the s... More >>

• Cooking with Pete and Barb Marczyk: Vidalia onion and Ritz-crust quiche

  published May 15, 2013

  Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of thei... More >>

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  Red Star Deli and Studio F shutter in the Icehouse

  published May 15, 2013

  A "rising star." That's how Westword restaurant critic Gretchen Kurtz described Red Star Deli, a smashing sandwich joint that opened in the Icehouse, along with Studio F, a spacious culinary stage --... More >>

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  Cory Treadway, exec chef of Wynkoop Brewery, on smartphones, fried squirrel and heaven

  published May 15, 2013

  Cory Treadway Wynkoop Brewing Company 1634 18th Street 303-297-2700 wynkoop.com This is part one of my interview with Cory Treadway, exec chef of the Wynkoop; part two of our conversation will run ... More >>

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  100 Favorite Dishes: Schezuan beef in numbing chile oil from Chef Liu's Authentic Chinese Cuisine

  published May 14, 2013

  Suffice it to say that I eat out more than the general population, unless, of course, the general population can catalogue more than 450 restaurant meals in a year -- which is about the number of bre... More >>

• Win two seats to Trillium's Norway dinner on May 17 (updated with winner)

  published May 14, 2013

  Update: We have a winner of our Trillium Norway dinner! Last week, we asked Cafe Society commenters to guess how many pounds of gravlax, on average, chef Ryan Leinonen serves in a month at Trillium. C... More >>

• Guess where I'm drinking an Old-Fashionedr

  published May 14, 2013

  Before I drank beer and long before I drank wine, I was drinking classic Old-Fashioned cocktails, probably because that's what my parents drank nearly every night while I still lived at home. And now... More >>

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  Photos: the sweet smells -- and tastes -- of the Colorado Chocolate Festival

  published May 13, 2013

  I'm officially a few pounds heavier today -- and it's not because of my Mother's Day stomach crush at Paxia (which was excellent, by the way). No, today's increase in poundage has everything to do w... More >>

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  Fooducopia's Corner Store and Cafe has a liquor-license hearing tonight -- and a fight

  published May 13, 2013

  Tonight, at 6 p.m., Fooducopia's Corner Store and Cafe, a charming market that sells a huge array of local products -- and serves many of those products in its adjoining little restaurant, will appea... More >>

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  Spuntino closes for a renovation and will reopen later this week

  published May 13, 2013

  Back in December, we broke the news that Spuntino, chef John Broening and pastry chef Yasmin Lozada-Hissom's neighborhood restaurant in Highland -- a restaurant that turns out everything from unassa... More >>

• Guess where you're eatingr At an EatDenver restaurant if you're mariannemyers

  published May 13, 2013

  Cafe Society posted five Guess Where We're Eating contests last week, ranging from a carne asada plate from the new (and festive) Adelitas Cocina y Cantina, to some lovely spot prawns from Super Star... More >>