Desserts

Andrew Novick is sweet on Paxia

Crazed collector Andrew Novick even collects food memories with his camera, and sometimes shares them with the world, as he does with Sweet Tooth: 1000 Photographs of Desserts (that I ate), an exhibit that opens with a reception from 5 to 11 p.m. tomorrow at cupcake emporium The Shoppe. Susan Froy ... More >>

Landry's gets in the swim with steak, cake, mermaids and a giant shrimp

The Downtown Aquarium's Nautilus ballroom was filled with all sorts of foodie-fun -- perfect, medium-rare steak; disgustingly good chocolate mousse layer cakes with edible pearl accents; mermaids and a guy in a giant shrimp suit -- last night for a Landry's showcase of the dining and entertainment v ... More >>

Five places to celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day

Time to get your sugar high, Denver. Today is National Chocolate Cake Day, which is an excellent reason to stop into a favorite spot for a slab of something rich, delicious and, above all, packed with chocolate. Need a suggestion? Here are five places that will give you a fix.

Migg and Mutts Craft Creamery goes into Guinness Book of World Records with 985 flavors of ice cream

Migg and Mutts Craft Creamery​After experimenting with unique ice cream concoctions in a three-quart mixer in the kitchen of Crook's Palace in Black Hawk, Matt and Mike Casarez set out to break the Guinness World Record for the highest number of ice cream flavors on display at one time. And ... More >>

32nd Treat will pair yogurt and cupcakes in Highland this summer

​We've got dozens of cupcake shops in the Mile High City, and the past few months have seen an onslaught of frozen yogurt shops, too. But there have been few -- if any -- places that offer both. Until now. 32nd Treat, "part self-serve yogurt bar, part gourmet cupcake and pastry parlor," acco ... More >>

Top Chef Just Desserts: Nice guys don't finish first

Tim Nugent was sweet, but got the boot.​Dessert's a funny thing in fancy restaurants these days. No more slices of cherry tart, chocolate cake or apple strudel unless they're miniatures, deconstructed, flavored with something incongruous like curry, set on curlicues of sauce you have to sample ... More >>

Five places to enjoy a summer drink -- before summer comes to an end

Fraulein Von Herms-man samples an H-burger float.​As the days get shorter and the back-to-school-zit-free! Proactiv commercials get more frequent, its apparent that summer 2010 is winding down. Before it's over, take a minute to enjoy one (or all!) of these great summer drinking spots, and th ... More >>

Pizzeria Basta churns seasonal ice cream to go with seasonal menu

Pizzeria Basta's smoked porter ice cream​A few weeks back, Boulder's Pizzeria Basta, 3601 Arapahoe Avenue, upped the ante on its menu, offering sous vide and wood-fire oven entrees in addition to its list of thin-crust pies. The pizza-maker also added new desserts this summer, including a lin ... More >>

Today: Panzano and Hotel Monaco team up to benefit Dress for Success

A Flickr photo.​Not like anyone ever needs any excuse to eat ice cream -- especially when it's been hotter than hell outside -- but if you're feeling guilty anyway, stop. Panzano is partnering with Hotel Monaco, 1717 Champa Street, to host an Ice Cream Social tonight from 5 to 7 p.m., where y ... More >>

The scoop on Little Man Ice Cream

Liz KellermeyerSingle scoop, double flavor​The towering milk can poking out of the lower Highland neighborhood is hard to miss. Owner Paul Tamburello designed his ice cream stand as an homage to the Coney Island hot dog stand (the one that looks like a hot dog, not the one on Coney Island), l ... More >>

Palettes' macaroon ice cream confusion

Liz KellermeyerPistachio French macaroon ice cream sandwich​We've been jealously eyeing the French macaron trend as it spreads like wildfire through culinary hot spots like New York. Our search for these delicate almond meringue confections in the Mile High City had yielded nothing to satisfy ... More >>

Sugar High: Après Dessert Bar at Generous Servings

Liz KellermeyerWaffle and pecan ice cream​For proof that there's no such thing as too many dessert bars, look no further than Après Dessert Bar at Generous Servings, a Highland confectionery at 3801 West 32nd Avenue. Sisters Jill and Mary Brinig opened Generous Servings a little over two y ... More >>

Wake up to the new Waffle Brothers

Lori Midson ​At 7 a.m. this morning, the former Daphne's Deli space at 393 Corona Street officially became the new storefront location for Waffle Brothers, making it the second outpost for waffle engineers Rod Dupert and John Power, who already run a waffle cart on the 16th Street Mall. "Even ... More >>

Sugar High: Eggnog and snickerdoodle cupcakes from Happy Cakes

Liz KellermeyerEgg Nog and Snickerdoodle cupcakes riff on old favorites​With the days of enjoying festive holiday flavors coming to an end, it would be a shame if you missed out on cupcake versions of a few classics: Eggnog and snickerdoodle. Happy Cakes Bakeshop in Highland is known for successf ... More >>

Red Trolley stays on track...even with hot dogs

Mark MangerIce cream is never out of season at Red Trolley.​Summer came again. Heat and ice cream weather. I showed up at the place for the salted caramel ice cream with its thick layer of chocolate; for honey graham that was so good I wanted to be able to pick it up at the grocery store or ... More >>

Lovely Confections hits the big time (sorta)

​Leave it to those trend sniffers at the New York Times to jump on a fad that had already begun to get stale a year ago and now declare it the next big thing. Leave it to the NYT to somehow insult every city that isn't New York or L.A. while giving them backhanded compliments that seem dragge ... More >>

What's cooking: Pete Marczyk makes chocolate chunk pecan pie

Chocolate pecan pie​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 their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. Last ... More >>

What's cooking: Pete Marczyk gets stuffed

​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 their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. Last month, Pete and Ba ... More >>

Mulberries Cake Shop makes a sweet move

Photo by Lori Midson​Count me in as one of the neighborhood's bitterest complainers when Mulberries, the whimsical cake and cupcake shop in Platt Park, upped and vacated its longtime home at 1570 South Pearl Street and relocated to 2027 East Colfax Avenue. That's a swath of sidewalk close by Lovel ... More >>

Red Trolley rewards you for your ice-cream gluttony

Red Trolley gelato.As of late, Denver's boutique ice cream war has been getting hot and heavy -- or should we say cold and sticky. Sweet Action Ice Cream opened on Broadway in March, launching an icy broadside against the other super-premium ice cream joints in town, such as Red Trolley and Little M ... More >>

Waxing poetic about a mangorgasm at Venue

A Flickr PhotoWhen touched by the Red Trolley, these reach unthought-of levels of deliciousness It's the explosion of flavor that's so exciting--taking an ingredient and making more than it was to begin with. This is what Thomas Keller said on page 31 of his French Laundry Cookbook. And although the ... More >>

Making vanilla to pay the bills: a talk with an ice cream alchemist

We live in a great food city. It's not New York. It's not San Francisco. And it shouldn't be. Denver is more intimate and interconnected, with a culinary web stretching across the metro area. We have quirky shops, gourmet institutions, plenty of hole-in-the-wall joints and an active consumer base al ... More >>

Get some Sweet Action on Broadway

Do you long for baklava, adzuki red bean or garam masala ice cream? Your wait will end one week from Friday when Sweet Action Ice Cream opens at 52 Broadway. The space, formerly occupied by Fahrenheit Books, will be shared with Twisted Sol, the tattoo shop moving down from Capitol Hill.Besides the f ... More >>

D Bar Desserts

Star Power

Music and Lyrics

Milonga overtakes the Mercury Cafe dance floor.

Les Delices

French twist

Second Helping

Devil's Food Bakery

Bite Me

Act Natural

Sweet Dreams

The owners of the Cream Puffery have their cake -- and eat it, too.

Best Fried Cheesecake

Bastien's

Food Fetishes

Life Is Sweet

A Bitter Ending

Tiramisu's food gets the boot.

Charm School

Pesce Fresco gets fresh with Denver diners.

Unsuspected Depths

The fixe is in at Micole.

Check, Please!

Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

Best chocolate cake

Pasquini's Pizzeria

Tea and Sympathy

Mouthing Off

Now Playing

Mouthing Off

It Takes Two to Tangle

Z Whiz

Slice of Life

When you reach a fork, do us a favor: Choose pie.

FISH OUT OF WATER

CHAIN REACTION

JUST DESSERTS?

HAAGEN-DAZS GOES TO COURT AFTER TAKING A LICKING IN VAIL.

A MOVABLE FEAST

MOUTHING OFF

MOUTHING OFF

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