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Blogs
January 3, 2012
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Barslinger
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a vile plate of chile rellenos from a still-unidentified, seedy restaurant in Commerce City to a panang curry with frozen peas to a cocktail at a splashy new restaurant in the Rocky Mountains. For identifying that cocktail a ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2011
Cafe Society is ho-ho-home for the holidays.
Cafe Society is ho-ho-home for the holidays. The Westword office is closed until 8 a.m. Tuesday, December 27, and Cafe Society scribes will be off-duty -- but still eating and drinking -- until then. There's plenty to savor in the posts below, though, and if you have a pressing concern, leave ... More >>
Blogs
December 19, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Nyzombie1
Lori MidsonCafe Society dished up five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a meaty, medieval-sized lamb shank from Devil's Food Bakery and Cookery to a plate of chicken wings from Russell's Smokehouse to a smashing zombie cake from a supermarket bakery. For identifying that cake a ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2011
Reader: Cafe Society is all about gossip...and we love it!
Will Wild Catch reopen this week, as remaining owner Daniel Kuhlman has promised? Does Lou's Food Bar need a kick in the pants? And what qualifies as a chain restaurant in Boulder, anyway? SALT? Any of Dave Query's spots? These are all hotly debated issues on Cafe Society.
Blogs
November 28, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Ashley H
Cafe Society served up four Guess where contests last week, ranging from a dogcentric beer at Denver Beer Co. to a plate of gruisidos at Los Dos Potrillos to this rabbit cassoulet. For correctly identifying it as coming from Cheeky Monk, Ashley H wins an EatDenver deck.
Blogs
November 21, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Jill5009
Cafe Society served up five Guess where contests last week, ranging from the bread at Coohills, which just opened at the start of the month, to a sandwich at the Porch, to craft-brewed beer and a cone of fries. For correctly identifying them as coming from Mannekin Frites, Jill5009 wins an EatDenve ... More >>
Blogs
November 14, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant if you're deedee
Cafe Society served up five Guess where contests last week, some of them stumpers, including a still-unidentified plate of pasta smothered in fra diavolo. There was also a loaded pizza at MyPie, a pita bread sandwich at Citron Bistro, as well as this soup at what was once the town's top Thai ... More >>
Blogs
October 31, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're
Lori MidsonCafe Society served up five Guess where? contests last week, ranging from a meaty Friday night dinner at Frasca to a still-unidentified avocado margarita to clam linguine at a relatively new strip-mall Italian joint. For correctly identifying the dish as coming from La Scala Tra ... More >>
Blogs
October 24, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Bobby Pinz
Cafe Society served up five Guess where contests last week, ranging from some still unidentified tacos ("Why so much Mexican food lately?" asks Cook1. "Is it because of the myriad of choices to make it hard for us?"), to a hot dog drowning in ketchup at Rock-N-Dogs to the breakfast pictured a ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Joey M
Cafe Society served up five guess where contests last week, ranging from an elk-jalapeno-cheddar dog smothered with pedestrian chili and nacho cheese at Coney Island to a superlative Philadelphia cheesesteak at Large Marge's to these street tacos . For correctly identifying them as coming from Taco ... More >>
Blogs
October 3, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Woody
Lori MidsonCafe Society served up five Guess where contests last week, featuring everything from a still unidentified dish to a breakfast burrito at Twisters to this plate of sushi, the most discussed Guess where? entry ever. For correctly identifying it as coming from Land of Sushi, Woody w ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Juliannemichelle77
Lori MidsonCafe Society served up five Guess where? contests last week, including one focusing on a salad-studded breakfast at Snooze to another breakfast that was really something to crow about. For correctly identifying the above plate as coming from Red Rooster, Juliannemichelle77 wins a ... More >>
Blogs
September 12, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Matt
Lori MidsonCafe Society served up three Guess Where? contests last week, featuring everything from a molcajete that missed the mark to a Greek salad with gyros to a plate of lackluster rotisserie chicken. For correctly identifying that plate as coming from Pearl Street Grill, Matt wins an E ... More >>
Blogs
September 6, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Denverchef
Lori MidsonCafe Society served up four Guess Where? contests last week, featuring everything from a mountain of mac and cheese with pulled pork to that rare bird, broasted chicken, to a plate of soft-shell crabs. For correctly identifying that plate as coming from Pho-natic, Denverchef wins ... More >>
Blogs
August 8, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're KLM
Cafe Society served up five Guess where? contests last week, ranging from a shrimp noodle bowl at Crash 45 to an order of tacos dorados drowning in sour cream at Juarez to a plate of ravioli with what might be the Worst.Sauce.Ever -- and a meatball that was no better. For correctly identif ... More >>
Blogs
July 11, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Nick
Cafe Society served up six Guess where? contests last week, ranging from an incredible bowl of berry/basil ice creams to a sign at the Welcome Inn to a good white clam pizza -- in a town that's definitely short of them. For correctly identifying that pie as coming from Ernie's Bar & Pizza, N ... More >>
Blogs
July 5, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Lisah
Cafe Society served up six Guess where contests last week, ranging from a summery bowl of gazpacho at Vert Kitchen to a jaw-breaking bagel sandwich to a marg on Taco Tuesday in Cherry Creek, right before the crowds descended for the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. For correctly identifying that ... More >>
Blogs
June 27, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're bpalms
Lori MidsonCafe Society served up five Guess where? contests last week, featuring everything from a still-unidentified plate of figs to a super-bready breakfast sandwich at Salvaggio's Italian Delicatessen to this much-maligned Brussel sprouts-with- bacon dish. For correctly identifying it a ... More >>
Blogs
June 20, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're robwhorocks
Lori MidsonCafe Society served up five Guess where? contests last week, featuring everything from a sidewalk bloody Mary at Gallop Cafe to a great bowl of Pueblo green chile at Diego's Mexican Food and Cantina. And in between, we stopped off at a new food temple for this dish of mussels, amo ... More >>
Blogs
June 6, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Sazcuy
Cafe Society served up just three Guess where? contests during the short last week, ranging from molcajete stew at El Diablo to a massive slab of fried chicken on a biscuit from the Biscuit Bus to this order of chips and queso. For correctly identifying it as coming from Prohibition, which ... More >>
Blogs
May 31, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're coneilldesign
Lori MidsonRow 14's burger rates applause.Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week, including a couple that featured unheralded items at homegrown chains: tacos at Chipotle and chile at Larkburger. And then there was this non-chain burger , an early contender for Best Burger ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're CabelMarco
Lori MidsonCafe Society served up three Guess Where contests last week, featuring everything from the dosa at Jai Ho to a Philly cheesesteak sandwich at Vita to this golden plate of potsticking goodness. For correctly identifying them as coming from Lao Wang Noodle House, CabelMarco wins an ... More >>
Blogs
May 16, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Wermer
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week, including this still-unidentified dish of spinach (creamed or not) , a disappointing rainy-day Reuben at Ship Tavern, and this innovative check-holder (and a giveaway tab). For being the first to tag that tab to La Fogata, Wermer w ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Dawn
All aboard for a Bloody Mary at the Copper Rail.Last week Cafe Society served up five Guess Where contests, featuring everything from the liver and onions at El Tejado to the green chile hash at Lola to a wet-your-whistle drink at a whistlestop on the edge of town. For correctly whistling up ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Steveandtinacater
Lori MidsonLast week Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests, featuring everything from a very controversial Sazerac to an appetizer of sweetbread "sandwiches" at Bittersweet to this plate of falafel and hummus. For correctly identifying it as coming from Udi's, steveandtinacater w ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Chipeater
Lori MidsonLast week Cafe Society served up six Guess Where contests, featuring everything from the skull art at the revived El Charrito to the lamb tongue soup at House of Kabob to this colorful serving of chips and guac. For correctly identifying them as coming from Table Mountain Inn, the ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're eat
Lori MidsonLast week Cafe Society served up four regular Guess Where contests (as well as one tax-return special), featuring everything from a diet-busting plate of breakfast tacos to more eggs, this time deviled, to an unexpected pear and goat cheese salad at a pizza place. For correctly id ... More >>
Blogs
March 28, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're KM
Lori MidsonCafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified (and superlative) mac and cheese to soba noodles at Bones to the huge dessert plate pictured above. For correctly identifying it as coming from Virgilio's Pizzeria and Wine Bar, KM wins ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Simoney
Cafe Society served up six Guess where contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified Italian breakfast (the photo above is another clue) to a breakfast burrito at La Fuente to a plate of crab legs. For correctly those kickers as coming from Shanahan's, Simoney wins an EatDenver deck. ... More >>
Blogs
March 7, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Tdjacks
Lori MidsonLast week Cafe Society served up five Guess Where contests, featuring everything from a breakfast sandwich at the Wooden Spoon to the Best of Denver award-winning nachos at Racines to this serving of queso and chips. For correctly identifying it as coming from Patzcuaro's, Tdja ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Dany
Last week Cafe Society served up five Guess Where contests last week, featuring everything from a big buffalo burger at Walk-In Burgers, to the refashioned green chile from Squeaky Bean that one reader compared to a Willy Wonka birthday party plate, to a delicious piece of pie. For correctly identi ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're AM2011
Lori MidsonCafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week, ranging from a pair of milk shakesat Park Burger to a pan of sizzling shrimp at Farro to this suburban meat and cheese platter. For correctly identifying Wine & Cheese Restaurant and Wine Bar, AM2011 wins an EatDenver de ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2011
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Cherreturns
Lori MidsonCafe Society served up five Guess Where contests last week, with items ranging from hot-and-sour soup at P. F. Chang's (hey, it's no crime to eat at a chain) to a still unidentified pork sandwich to this burrata, which is definitely still in style. For tracing the mozz to Oak at ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2010
Readers: Laura Shunk's meal memories inspire ire
Danny Cordova at the original Chubby's.Cafe Society writers are serving up some of their favorite meal memories of 2010 on the blog this week. Laura Shunk led this trip down memory lane with her "Top Five Meal Memories," which included tasty reminders of meals both near and far. The latter i ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2010
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Davebarnes
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week, with entries ranging from a holiday drink that stirred the finger of an unhappy drinker at the Bar Car (above) to a sad, closed restaurant at 2103 South Broadway, where no one will be eating again. For correctly identifying that sp ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2010
Are you a man suffering from Celiac's Disease?
Our good deed for the holiday season: A local author -- and pal of several Cafe Society scribes -- is writing a book about his trials and tribulations in overcoming Celiac's Disease, and he's looking for other men in the area willing to talk about their experience with gluten intolerance. (He ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2010
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Johnny Beans
Cafe Society served up four Guess where entries this week, ranging from a mystery crepe -- or is that a tortilla? to a still identified plate of carnitas to this pink drink. For correctly identifying the saketini as coming from Ototo Food and Wine Bar, the restaurant that now occupies the f ... More >>
Blogs
December 3, 2010
Spit or swallow: comment of the week
Today's comment of the day blurs the line between sex and foodWe enjoy reading your comments here on Cafe Society, soaking up the compliments, laughing off the insults and pondering the insights. Sometimes, though, one comment stands out, and we like to acknowledge its specialness with a lit ... More >>
Blogs
November 8, 2010
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Dreyeball
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week (as well as a Guess Which Food Celebrity Drives These Hot Wheels query after Guy Fieri's car was sighted in town), covering everything from nachos at Stoney's to the new TV dinners at Squeaky Bean to a muffaletta at Mangiamo Pronto t ... More >>
Blogs
November 1, 2010
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're NoBo Bear
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where contests last week, featuring everything from a still-unidentified squash salad to a cup of hot chocolate at the Corner Bar at the Boulderado to a bowl of mac and cheese. For correctly identifying that cheesy, creamy mac as coming from Tom's Home Cook ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2010
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're EJ
Lori MidsonCafe Society served up five Guess Where contests last week, featuring everything from a still unidentified duck dish to green chile at Little Anita's to this Italian grinder found at a surprising spot. For correctly identifying it as coming from Kaos, EJ wins an EatDenver deck.
Blogs
October 11, 2010
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Amart
Last week, Cafe Society served up six Guess Where contests (not including this unidentified entry from our seasonal green chile category), featuring everything from a scrumptious shrimp appetizer at the bistro at Tony's Market to spring rolls at Pho-natic to a huge plate of oysters at Elway ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2010
Comment of the Day: You have no honour, you depraved morons!
This octopus got at least one reader pretty riled upThe comments posted here on the Cafe Society blog always provide plenty of food for thought, even when they're not particularly warm or fuzzy or supportive. And sometimes a reader will leave a real gem: a work of literary genius or a head- ... More >>
Blogs
September 17, 2010
Win tickets to Dish this Wednesday
We're no foodies here at Backbeat. We can't even pretend to be well enough to carry on an semi-intelligent conversation with our Cafe Society co-horts. Despite the fact that we're still what you would call "husky," as mom once used to so delicately put it, we have most unsophisticated palate ... More >>
Blogs
August 30, 2010
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're VB
Cafe Society served up just three Guess where contests this past week (our apologies for the hellish computer glitches that affected the comments functionality), ranging from this late summer salad to some still-unidentified carne asada fries to these barbecue sauces. For correctly identifyi ... More >>
Blogs
August 23, 2010
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Bsquared
Cafe Society served up five Guess where? contests last week, featuring everything from this still unidentified shochu margarita to yet another meal at go-to Benny's to a disappointing cioppino. For correctly identifying it (twice!) as coming from Highland Pacific, Bsquared wins an EatDenver ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2010
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Nic
Cafe Society served up six Guess where? contests last week, featuring everything from pork buns at Pho on 6th to a cocktail at Bistro One (a restaurant in the middle of some major changes) to a soothing watermelon salad at Interstate Kitchen Bar. For identifying that first, Nic wins an EatD ... More >>
Blogs
August 9, 2010
Guess where you're eating? At a DINR restaurant, if you're Jim Rome
Mystery melon!Cafe Society served up five Guess where? contests this week, featuring everything from this very scary slice of watermelon served at a still-unidentified restaurant to a surprising cheesesteak at Den Deli to an incredible breakfast sandwich. For correctly pegging that to the Cru ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2010
A big serving of spam from Cafe Society?
We've heard from a couple of faithful Cafe Society readers that our e-mail sent out more than a hundred random e-mails on Friday. We're trying to get to the bottom of the glitch; if you were a victim, could you please e-mail cafe@westword.com? And in the meantime, accept our apologies.
Blogs
April 19, 2010
Guess where you're eating? At a DINR restaurant, if you're Ferris
Cafe Society served up six Guess Where I'm Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from a bowl of chili at the renovated Mountain Ranch Club at Coors Field and white sangria at Cucina Colore to a fennel-stuffed branzino. For correctly identifying that dish as coming from Emp ... More >>
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