From cats to dogs, a second helping of Cafe Society, August 4-8

This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed To the Wind Bistro, a tiny -- but mighty -- new restaurant that she considers a breath of fresh air. For Chef and Tell, Mark Antonation visited Sushi Den and spoke with Yasu Kizaki, one of the brothers who landed on South...

By Westword Staff

August 8, 2014

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This week in Cafe Society, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed To the Wind Bistro, a tiny -- but mighty -- new restaurant that she considers a breath of fresh air. For Chef and Tell, Mark Antonation visited Sushi Den and spoke with Yasu Kizaki, one of the brothers who landed on South Pearl Street thirty years ago and put Denver on the international sushi map. And our photographer stopped by the Denver County Fair, where our apple pot pie won second place. (See the full pie-eating contest -- no pot -- slide show here).

We served up our summer 2014 edition of the Ten Best Hipster Bars in Denver, shared the story of a woman who wants to open Denver's first cat cafe, and took a trip to Highlands Ranch to see the second brick-and-mortar Biker Jim's.

OPENING THIS WEEK Biker Jim's, 1601 Mayberry Drive, Highlands Ranch Dorchester Social Eatery, 1448 Market Street Einstein Bros. Bagels, 555 Broadway Lena, 24 Broadway PMG Wine Bar, 2018 10th Street, Boulder

CLOSING THIS WEEK Zocolo, 12 East 11th Avenue (seized by the state for back taxes)

Keep reading for more photos of the Denver County Fair eating contests...

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