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2013 Stories by Lori Midson

• Guess where I'm eating "homemade" spaghetti and meatballsr

  published May 29, 2013

  I've apparently been duped...for decades! During dinner last night at a red-sauce Italian joint, I ordered "homemade" spaghetti and meatballs, only to learn from our server that the noodles aren't ho... More >>

• Cooking with Pete and Barb Marczyk: Milwaukee "caviar"

  published May 29, 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 the... More >>

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  Jimmy Bernat, exec chef of Jimmy's Urban Bar & Grill, on chewing, spitting and Go Fast

  published May 29, 2013

  Jimmy Bernat Jimmy's Urban Bar & Grill 1530 Blake Street 303-298-5000 lodojimmys.com This is part one of my interview with Jimmy Bernat, exec chef of Jimmy's Urban Bar & Grill; part two of our chat... More >>

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  Esquire magazine names Williams & Graham and Ship Tavern two of the best bars in America

  published May 28, 2013

  New York City -- one of the most captivating cocktail capitals of the country -- gets no love from Esquire magazine in its recently published list of the top seventeen bars in America. But, guess wh... More >>

• Guess where I'm eating a charred (because I like it that way) pizzar

  published May 28, 2013

  Yes, that pizza is charred -- not because the pizza yanker screwed up, or the oven was at the wrong temperature, but because I like a little char and blister with my chew. Can you guess where I'm e... More >>

• Photos: FEAST! Vail makes an impressive debut

  published May 28, 2013

  FEAST! Vail descended upon the alpine mountain village over the Memorial Day weekend, and for a first-year event, this was definitely a winning feast fit for foodists, cocktail connoisseurs, oenophil... More >>

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  EatDenver's Big Eat bash was a culinary smash

  published May 28, 2013

  Forty Denver restaurants, including Biker Jim's, Euclid Hall, Jonesy's Eat Bar, Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar, Linger, Panzano and Pinche Tacos, along with beers from Breckenridge Brewery, Great Divid... More >>

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

  published May 28, 2013

  Cafe Society served up three Guess Wherer contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified flight of craft beers from a brewery whose suds you'll never find in liquor stores, to a spicy Szechuan... More >>

• 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 >>