Colorado Restaurant Association

Leo Goto memorial set for Friday

Leo Goto, the legendary restaurateur who passed away on March 3, will be remembered with a Requiem Eucharist at 1 p.m. Friday, March 15, at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, 1350 Washington Street in Denver. Goto, who opened his first restaurant, Leo's Place, in 1969, was the youngest person ever ind ... More >>

Check, please! Keeping tabs on Denver's restaurant-inspection policy

"Drinks With Dad" proposal dries up in Senate committee

Raise a glass to the death of this year's dopiest bill -- so far. Senator Greg Brophy had proposed that parents be able to buy grown-up beverages at Colorado bars and restaurants for children over seventeen. But yesterday a Senate committee decided that Brophy's "Drinks With Dad" proposal was all we ... More >>

The Common Link food truck could be a link to the Stock Show's future

See also: It's time to take stock of the Stock Show

Chain Restaurant Consumers' Choice Award winners announced -- and local spots make the list

Technomic Inc. has released its inaugural list of Chain Restaurant Consumers' Choice Award honorees, winners, chosen from 115 fast-food, fast-casual and full-service restaurants, with the winners selected by consumers. So now for the two pressing questions: What, exactly, is Technomic, and which r ... More >>

Colorado tourism budget comes back to life

Colorado tourism got an injection of life with its smart new "Come to Life" campaign. And while it had looked like the Colorado Tourism Office's budget might be headed for life-support, it just got an injection of of new/old money.

Colorado Restaurant Association announces Spotlight award-winners

The Colorado Restaurant Association usually waits until its annual dinner celebration to announce its Industry Spotlight Awards. But this year, it's revealed more than a dozen people who'll be honored at the April 4 event at the Ritz Carlton, including the new additions to the Colorado Food Service ... More >>

Reader: Initiative 300 will encourage workers to stay home with hangovers, not flu

At 10 a.m. today, the Colorado Restaurant Association and other organizations that oppose Initiative 300, the Paid Sick and Safe Leave proposal on Denver's upcoming ballot, will host a "300 against 300" rally in Skyline Park, just off the 16th Street Mall at Arapahoe. The organizers are trying to br ... More >>

Get your Dish ticket for $15 this weekend

​For the past seventeen years, Westword has celebrated the Denver dining scene with its annual Dish event (formerly known as Menu Affair). And now we're transforming Dish into an even more delicious celebration of the dining scene, working in partnership with Denver Food and Wine and the Color ... More >>

The light stuff: SB 60 passes a House committee vote

​Turn that frown upside down! Yesterday, a bill that would remove restaurants and bars from the archaic, post-Prohibition laws regulating the sales of low-alcohol beers in convenience and grocery stores made it out of the House Economic and Business Development Committee -- 13 to 0. Senate Bi ... More >>

Light beer ban at restaurants to be lifted?: Last chance for Colorado House to see the light

​One last beer bill is still alive at the legislature -- which means legislators still have a chance to do the light stuff. Although proposals involving which stores can sell what beers have all died, Senate Bill 60 would allow restaurants and bars to sell any beer.

Will the House see the light on SB 60?

​One last beer bill is still alive at the legislature -- and it could be good news for bars and restaurants, not to mention their customers. Although earlier this week Senator Betty Boyd essentially killed her bill that would have allowed convenience stores to sell any beer, not just 3.2, she' ... More >>

Food-truck task force looking at fast fixes for spring

Then-mayorJohn Hickenlooper visited a food truck in Civic Center Park.​With the warm weather rolling into Denver, can a fleet of gourmet food trucks be far behind? Last year, the truck trend took the town by storm -- but by the end of 2010, things were looking stormy, with Sean and Denon Moore ... More >>

Sociable City Forum puts the spotlight on LoDo nightlife

​As anyone who's been in LoDo at closing time can attest, when 10,000 drunks pour into the street at the same time, it's like the fan just waiting to get hit by the, well, you know what. So how do you stop shit from happening? With "nighttime economies" becoming major revenue generators, that ... More >>

Hot tamale! HOSTPAC endorses Denver City Council candidate

Paula Sandoval and her husband own Tamales by La Casita.​John Haney is a Denver cop who happens to own a neighborhood joint, Haney's Coffee Shop. Susan Shepherd is a Highland Mommy who's all about urban farming. Jon Lehmann even has a campaign chef. They're all among the ten candidates runni ... More >>

Plenty of food for thought in the District 1 council race

The Colorado Restaurant Association wanted to encourage a restaurateur to run for the District 1 seat on Denver City Council that Rick Garcia's vacating, and so far it has two, sort of, and a third candidate who's a leader in the urban farming movement. John Haney, a Denver police detective who co- ... More >>

Northwest Denver restaurateurs: If you can stand the heat, get on council

Tocabe's Ben Jacobs could have Denver rolling in dough.​If you own a restaurant and have lived in Denver City Council District 1 for at least a year, the Colorado Restaurant Association wants to hear from you. Rick Garcia, the current rep for that district, is moving on to a federal job, so t ... More >>

John Hickenlooper could be very late to dinner

Mayor John Hickenlooper is stranded in Washington, D.C., where he went to make a fast speech -- and now is stuck in that snowbound city. Which means he probably won't make the Colorado Restaurant Association "Candidates & Cocktails" event that starts at 5 p.m. today at Elway's in Cherry Creek, wher ... More >>

CRA Distinguished Service Award: Dick Weil

This month, the Colorado Restaurant Association inducted three more people into its hall of fame, an honor bestowed on those who've had a huge impact on the local restaurant scene. The CRA also awarded the Richard P. Ayers Award for Distinguished Service to Dick Weil. Weil's restaurant career beg ... More >>

CRA Hall of Famers: Tom Wilscam

This month, the Colorado Restaurant Association inducted three more people into its hall of fame, an honor bestowed on those who've had a huge impact on the Colorado restaurant world. We're profiling all three here on Cafe Society. First up is Tom Wilscam, who has his fingerprints on many institu ... More >>

Frasca dinner with Bodegas Muga wines

On Monday, May 11, Frasca Food & Wine, 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder, will offer a wine dinner with Steve Lewis of Giuliana Imports presenting the wines of Bodegas Muga. Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey will be on hand, and chef/co-owner Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson will cook a four-course seasonal menu ... More >>

Fork the recession! Get out and eat!

"Fork the recession!" That's the word from the Colorado Restaurant Association, which today will launch a campaign designed to make us forget the lousy economy and instead "feed the recovery" by dining out at one of Colorado's 10,500 eating establishments. For details, go to www.coloradorestaurant.c ... More >>

See and Be Seen at Racines

Five O'Clock Somewhere

Get tipsy at the Denver Food and Wine Classic.

Last Call for Ladies’ Nights?

If Steve Horner gets his way, ladies could be singing the booze.

Down but Not (Yet) Out

Where there's smoke, there's ire.

Grape Expectations

Swill with the swells at the Denver wine fest.

Day-by-Day Picks

From the week of September 29, 2005

Club Scout

Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge

Bite Me

Where There's Smoke

Best New Law

"Doggie-Bag" Wine

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 12, 2002

Bite Me

Smoke Free or Die

The Bite

High on Highland

Off Limits

Hot times in the old town

The Bite

Closed Call

Eat Your Heart Out

Denver restaurants band together to raise money for victims of terror.

The Inn Crowd

Table Mountain Inn puts more than hospitality on the menu.

Business as Usual

Denver restuarants are doing great, but Zenith could use a bit of push.

All in the Family

Dining family-style in style.

Mouthing Off

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Night & Day

October 1 - 7, 1998

Gratuitous Behavior

Here's a tip for restaurateurs: Before you cut into your waitstaff's wages, check state regulations.

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