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2013 Stories by Lori Midson

• Win two free tickets to EatDenver's Big Eat bash on Sunday (updated with winner)

  published May 24, 2013

  Update: We have a winner of our Big Eat contest giveaway! Last week, we asked Cafe Society commenters to guess how many people attended last year's Big Eat. Congrats to Aida1, who guessed 1150 people... More >>

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  Photos: Corner House, Corner Office, TAG, Central and Le Grand win big at Toques & 'Tails

  published May 24, 2013

  At last night's Toques and 'Tails cocktail and culinary bash at Casselman's Bar and Venue, a lively crowd showed up to sample foodstuffs and sip cocktails from some of Denver's best restaurants. The... More >>

• Win the chance to eat and drink for free at the Full Moon Street Carnival (with winner)

  published May 24, 2013

  Update: We have a winner of our Full Moon Street Carnival contest giveaway! Earlier this week, we asked Cafe Society commenters to guess how many Bonacquisti wine growlers have been sold at the wine... More >>

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  First Look: Frasca crew will open Pizzeria Locale next Wednesday...with a one-of-a-kind oven

  published May 23, 2013

  "We're the slowest movers ever," quips Bobby Stuckey. "We waited six years to do a remodel of Frasca and more than nine years to do something away from our little corner in Boulder." Stuckey, along w... More >>

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  Round two with Nate Bychinski, exec chef of Mateo

  published May 23, 2013

  Nate Bychinski Mateo 1837 Pearl Street, Boulder 303-443-7766 mateorestaurant.com This is part two of my interview with Nate Bychinski, exec chef of Mateo; part one of my interview with Bychinski ra... More >>

• FEAST! Vail kicks off Memorial Day weekend with a slew of star chefs

  published May 23, 2013

  Denver is knee-deep in food-and-drink events this Memorial Day weekend, what with the two-day South Gaylord Street Festival, EatDenver's Big Eat on Sunday and the Full Moon Street Carnival on Friday ... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating spicy Szechuan chickenr

  published May 22, 2013

  Spicy, absolutely, but more to the point, salty -- way too salty, even for someone like me, who will dive for the bag of ridged potato chips long before the slice of chocolate cake. Can you guess w... More >>

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  The Kitchen Next Door, Snooze and a new restaurant and market from Alex Seidel will open in Union Station

  published May 22, 2013

  Today, at 10:30 a.m., in front of the Oxford Hotel, Larimer Associates announced the names of three new restaurants that will take up residence in Union Station, the historic, century-old train depot ... More >>

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  Nate Bychinski, exec chef of Mateo, on cow tongue, TV drama and the McDouble

  published May 22, 2013

  Nate Bychinski Mateo 1837 Pearl Street, Boulder 303-443-7766 mateorestaurant.com This is part one of my interview with Nate Bychinski, exec chef of Mateo; part two of my interview with Bychinski wi... More >>

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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 >>

• 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 >>