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May 21, 2013
Win admission for two to Toques and 'Tails on Thursday, May 23, at Casselman's (with winner)
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 Denver. Congrats to BSquared5280, who guessed 330 tours, the exact number. BSquared5280, we'll send you an ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2013
Kitchen Table is now cooking in its new home -- you could be, too
Kitchen Table Cooking School is now cooking in its new location, at 6380 South Fiddler's Green Circle in Greenwood Village. The new spot is close to light rail, but also has plenty of parking as well as a new incarnation of Espressolé Caffe, where you can enjoy a cup of handcrafted coffee as well a ... More >>
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May 21, 2013
Win two free tickets to EatDenver's Big Eat bash on Sunday
On Sunday, EatDenver, the city's network of independently-owned restaurants, is hosting the Big Eat, a blowout culinary bash at Sustainability Park, 2500 Lawrence Street. The eco-friendly festival, which sold out last year, struts forty restaurants, four breweries, four wineries, plus local spirits ... More >>
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May 20, 2013
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant if your name is NickCO
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where? 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 & Bush, to a plate of fantastic tacos from a still-unnamed taqueria, to a scallop pooled in squid ink.
Blogs
May 20, 2013
The Squeaky Bean's Crickett Burns tapped as the kitchen manager at the Truffle Table
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 Karin Lawler at the new Truffle Table, which will open in Highland on June 4. See also: - Truffle ow ... More >>
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May 17, 2013
Reader: Can't we come up with something other than pizza and beer bars?
Although downtown just lost another pizza spot, Toppings, today Pizza Republica will make its debut on 14th Street, right in front of the Colorado Convention Center -- and this downtown version of a restaurant that got its start in Greenwood Village looks like more than a fair trade. And more pizz ... More >>
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May 17, 2013
Five things you shouldn't have to be told NOT to do in restaurants
A couple took their infant to a Denver Starbucks this week, and when they didn't find a changing table in the restroom, they decided to do a ragey protest-change on a table in the dining room. This incident didn't end well. After being confronted by store employees about the public diaper change, th ... More >>
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May 17, 2013
First look: Jimmy's Urban Bar & Grill opens in LoDo
You likely won't notice that the front door of Jimmy's Urban Bar & Grill slants, if only a little. It has something to do with luck -- good luck -- and Alicia Bernat, along with her husband Jim and their son and exec chef Jimmy, deliberately designed their new namesake restaurant with teases of feng ... More >>
Dining
May 16, 2013
Slotted Spoon Meatball Eatery: Fast-casual is on a roll
See also: A closer look at Slotted Spoon
Blogs
May 16, 2013
Black Star Chocolates tweaks truffle recipe for a win at the 2013 Colorado Chocolate Festival
Chocolatiers Andrew Starr and Jennifer Spielman of Colorado-based Black Star Chocolates weren't satisfied with the first version of their lemongrass-Kaffir lime-coconut truffle -- specifically, how the chocolate overpowered the filling flavors -- so they made some changes in time for the 2013 Colora ... More >>
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May 16, 2013
Toppings is tapped out in LoDo, but two more pizza places coming
A string of pizza joints opened in LoDo last year, in a neighborhood that already included the Wazee Supper Club and Two-Fisted Mario's, with Mellow Mushroom and Marco's Coal-Fired Pizzeria just a few blocks outside of LoDo. Wazee Wood-Fired Pizza was the first to open -- and also the first to close ... More >>
Blogs
May 15, 2013
Little bundles of joy at Gio Cha Cali
In A Federal Case, I'll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard -- south to north -- within Denver city limits. I'll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I'll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here's the report on t ... More >>
Blogs
May 15, 2013
Cory Treadway, exec chef of Wynkoop Brewery, on smartphones, fried squirrel and heaven
Cory Treadway Wynkoop Brewing Company 1634 18th Street 303-297-2700 wynkoop.com This is part one of my interview with Cory Treadway, exec chef of the Wynkoop; part two of our conversation will run in this space tomorrow. "I was the first white kid -- the first gringo -- to ever roll egg rolls," ... More >>
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May 15, 2013
Here's to American Craft Beer Week, and something wet in every cup
Here's to American Craft Beer Week (which began Monday), the annual salute to small independent brewers that the Boulder-based Brewers Association (with help from Congress!) created seven years ago to increase awareness of craft beer. Of course, in Colorado, as some people say, every week is craft b ... More >>
Blogs
May 15, 2013
Cooking with Pete and Barb Marczyk: Vidalia onion and Ritz crust quiche
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. If you've wandered around the p ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2013
Photos: Ace lobs up vegan bao buns and jungle curry for spring
We stopped by Ace recently, to take a look at some of the new dishes on the restaurant's revamped menu. Continuing his foray into Asian cuisine, executive chef Brandon Biederman has added Vietnamese noodles, a dry curry and eggless bao buns to the mix -- lighter fare menu that won't leave you bogge ... More >>
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May 14, 2013
Little Anita's New Mexican Cafe is firmly entenched in red and green
I had one of my first real New Mexican meals in New Mexico, at the Little Anita's location in Albuquerque...and I hated it. I was astounded that people would dump alternating layers of boiling hot green pepper sauce and equally steaming, nose-running-hot red pepper sauce on everything, and suck this ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2013
100 Favorite Dishes: Schezuan beef in numbing chile oil from Chef Liu's Authentic Chinese Cuisine
Suffice it to say that I eat out more than the general population, unless, of course, the general population can catalogue more than 450 restaurant meals in a year -- which is about the number of breakfasts, lunches and dinners that I stomached in 2012. Pathetic, isn't it? But all those food dates a ... More >>
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May 14, 2013
Jen Jasinski's James Beard win felt like a lifetime achievement -- although her career is cooking
Prince Harry might have stopped by The Market on Monday, but the real royalty was right down the street, at Rioja. Just a week before, Jennifer Jasinski, the chef who opened that Larimer Square restaurant with business partner Beth Gruitch almost a decade ago, was named Best Chef Southwest at the Ja ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2013
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant if you're mariannemyers
Cafe Society posted five Guess Where We're Eating contests last week, ranging from a carne asada plate from the new (and festive) Adelitas Cocina y Cantina, to some lovely spot prawns from Super Star Asian, to bánh mì from a brewpub.
Blogs
May 13, 2013
American Craft Beer Week, wine dinners and more on the calendar this week
American Craft Beer Week begins today and flows through Sunday, May 19. The celebration raises many glasses to the national craft-beer movement happening in this country. Visit the website for a full schedule of events, and continue reading for the rest of this week's menu. See also: - Colorado bee ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2013
Spuntino closes for a remodel and will reopen later this week
Back in December, we broke the news that Spuntino, chef John Broening and pastry chef Yasmin Lozada-Hissom's neighborhood restaurant in Highland -- a restaurant that turns out everything from unassailable gelato to equally unparalleled porchetta -- would temporarily shutter sometime this February to ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2013
Fooducopia's Corner Store and Cafe has a liquor-license hearing tonight -- and a fight
Tonight, at 6 p.m., Fooducopia's Corner Store and Cafe, a charming market that sells a huge array of local products -- and serves many of those products in its adjoining little restaurant, will appear in front of a hearings officer at 6 p.m. in the Wellington Webb building to plead its case for a li ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2013
Guess where I'm eating bánh mì?
No, this bánh mì isn't from a Vietnamese restaurant. In fact, it comes from a restaurant where you'd likely never expect to see it on the menu. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to a Guess Where post is entered into a pool -- and every Mond ... More >>
Dining
May 9, 2013
Potager: Teri Rippeto's restaurant sends you seasons eatings
See also: Behind the scenes at Potager
Blogs
May 9, 2013
Round two with Taylor Drew, exec chef of Russell's Smokehouse
Taylor Drew Russell's Smokehouse 1422 Larimer Street 720-524-8050 russellssmokehouse.com This is part two of my interview with Taylor Drew, exec chef of Russell's Smokehouse; part one of our chat ran yesterday. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: I don't get out to eat nearl ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2013
Guess where I'm eating carne asada?
The space that harbors this Mexican restaurant has seen its share of dining dens -- it's a revolving door of restaurants -- but this one may have the chops to stick around longer than the rest, thanks to good food and an even better tequila selection. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonu ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2013
Ondo's welcomes spring with a new menu, paella special tonight
Ondo's Spanish Tapas Bar, 250 Steele Street, is introducing a new spring menu this evening, and hosting a special paella night beginning at 4 p.m. today. For $28, patrons can choose up to four ingredients to create a customized paella dish, which feeds two to four people; call 303-975-6514 for reser ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2013
Golden Pho & Grill is a newcomer, but fits right in on Federal
In A Federal Case, I'll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard -- south to north -- within Denver city limits. I'll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I'll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here's the report on t ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2013
A handful of breweries? CNN's beer-city list misses the mark on Denver
If you like beer and have an Internet connection, you've probably seen CNN's list of the 8 Best Beer Towns in the USA that went up Monday. While the list was better than most recent beer-city lists produced by national magazines and websites, it certainly had its share of problems. But for my purpo ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2013
Photos: Steuben's lightens up with revamped spring menu
With winter finally behind us, Steuben's Food Service has swapped out some of its heavier menu items for lighter springtime dishes that should be as "Steuben's" as the meatloaf and fried chicken in no time. Executive chef Brandon Biederman looked to his team of chefs and sous-chefs to revamp the ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2013
Beer calendar: Renegades, superheroes and American Craft Beer Week
Did you know that Italy has a thriving craft-beer scene? Neither did I. But Brian Jansing and Paul Vismara, two longtime suds slingers at the Falling Rock Taphouse, did, and they've traveled all over Italy, researching the movement as it grew from fewer than twenty craft breweries in 1996 to nearly ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2013
Colorado Plus opens Monday with 56 local beers on tap -- and a brewery next month
The Colorado Plus Brew Pub (originally known as Colorado Liquid Art Works) will open on Monday, May 13, at 6995 West 38th Avenue in Wheat Ridge, with 56 Colorado craft beers on tap. Located in the former Valente's Italian Restaurant, which closed in 2008 after 44 years, Colorado Plus will also in ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2013
Chef Justin Brunson and crew have plans to open a second Masterpiece Deli in Uptown
For years, Justin Brunson, chef and co-founder of Masterpiece Deli and Old Major, has promised to open a second outpost of his smashing LoHi deli, arguably one of the best sandwich shops in Denver, and late this summer, at 1710 Sherman Street, in the Wells Fargo Center, he, along with his partners i ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2013
Bácaro has a new chef, a new menu and new hours: It's now open for lunch
The menu isn't the only thing changing at Bácaro Venetian Taverna. The restaurant recently hired a new executive chef, Patrick Halloran, and is now open for lunch. Having recently relocated from Austin, where he was a chef at Texas Coffee Traders and Vespaio Inoteca, Halloran says he'll draw fro ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2013
Karin and Rob Lawler, owners of the Truffle, opening the Truffle Table in the former Cellar Wine Bar space
Oh, it's a happy, happy Tuesday for those of us in the food world, and an even happier day for those of us wholly obsessed with cheese. Earlier this afternoon, Karin and Rob Lawler, the owners of the Truffle Cheese Shop (otherwise known as stinky paradise), inked a lease on the Cellar Wine Bar, whic ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2013
Live music at Big Mac & Little Lu's, a food truck party and more on this week's calendar
Making plans for Mother's Day? Big Mac & Little Lu's -- the seafood market and restaurant that recently opened at 2851 West 120th Avenue in Westminster -- is hosting live music, a "Jimmy Buffet-style" band, from 2 to 5 p.m. every Sunday in May. The shop is also offering stuffed lobster tail and cham ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2013
Reader: Go ahead and slam daiquiris, but leave old-fashioneds alone
"There is a thin line between self-indulgence and being a dickhead, a line that any bartender could draw for you." That's how Jenn Wohletz started Friday's piece "five cocktails only a dickhead could love," and dozens of commenters -- bartenders included -- thought she definitely crossed that line w ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2013
Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant if you're Matt
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from an exquisite bloody Mary from The Squeaky Bean (thank God, it doesn't like like any of these), to a deep-dish pizza from Old Chicago, to a bowl of beautiful tomato soup streaked with olive oil.
Blogs
May 6, 2013
Photos: Adelitas Cocina y Cantina is now cooking on South Broadway
Adelitas Cocina y Cantina -- a family-owned and -operated restaurant that focuses on traditional Mexican fare with a Michoacan focus -- just opened at 1294 South Broadway, in the space that had been Bistro One, then 3 Monkeys Cantina; it promises a family-friendly atmosphere during dining hours, wit ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2013
Photos: South Denver Beer Festival kicks off beer season in Littleton's Clement Park
The brand-new South Denver Beer Fest kicked off the summer beer festival season in style over the weekend, as more than sixty breweries poured beers and ciders for adoring fans in the southern suburbs. The two-day extravaganza, in Littleton's Clement Park, was blessed with spring weather that was ju ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2013
Who's a dickhead? Barman Sean Kenyon's response to Jenn Wohletz's cocktail grievances
On Friday, Jenn Wohletz served up "Five cocktails only a dickhead would order." Shaken, not stirred, Cafe Society contributor Sean Kenyon offers this response: Dear Jenn Wohletz: You don't know us You are not one of us You do not speak for us I woke up Friday morning and, as is my routine, I check ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2013
Five ways to taste Cinco de Mayo this weekend
Happy Friday! Don't drink too much at First Friday, because Cinco de Mayo is this Sunday. Here are five of the top food and drink celebrations going down around town -- and if you know of any other good Drinco de Mayo party/deals, post them in the comments section below. See also: - Cinco de Mayo ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2013
Five cocktails only a dickhead would order
There is a thin line between self-indulgence and being a dickhead, a line that any bartender could draw for you. On especially busy nights at any watering hole, there is always at least one person who decides to order some outdated or ridiculous beverage that takes up valuable bartender time, makes ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2013
Frank Bonanno's 47 points of good service
Service has been a big topic on Cafe Society this week, what with Jonathan Greschler getting the boot from Old Major for his apparent inability to connect with his former staff, despite the fact that guests adore him. "Jonathan is amazing with customers, but I just don't think he applied that same ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2013
Reader: Go to Costco if you don't like Opus's prices -- no one is making you go out
After Opus left Littleton last summer, it moved up to Cherry Creek, where it merged with Aria. Last week chef Sean McGaughey unveiled the new look and menu of Opus Restaurant & Aria Wine Bar at 250 Josephine, a location that has swallowed up many previous occupants. Can the Opus/Aria combination br ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2013
Mint condition: Why does lamb go so well with a certain jelly?
Three hours south of Denver, a husband-and-wife team of ranchers are working hard to help reintroduce Colorado lamb to the meat-devouring public. As detailed in this week's cover story, "Counting Sheep," the Triple M Bar Ranch in Manzanola ships lamb to over a dozen restaurants and caterers, who use ... More >>
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May 2, 2013
Author Michael Pollan on portion control, the future of food and fast food
This is part two of my interview with Michael Pollan, author of Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation; Food Rules: An Eater's Manual; The Omnivore's Dilemma; In Defense of Food; Second Nature; The Botany of Desire and A Place of My Own. Part one of Pollan's musings ran yesterday. Pollan will a ... More >>
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May 2, 2013
Beau Jo's Pizza: After forty years, don't go changing....
I'm not at all sorry I missed being an adult in the 1970s. There were terrible fashion trends with bell bottom pants and clogs with heels, and worse hairstyles with that feathered look; the porn was all sweaty and hairy, and the food trends were...well, Irma Rombauer's Joy of Cooking came out and fo ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2013
Colorado cuisine is a culinary rodeo: Libertarian and lawless
I was back in Denver for three weeks last month, during which I ate what was basically one continuous meal interspersed with brief lulls that occurred when I had to switch venues or go to sleep (which was sort of often, given the food comas and also the drowsiness that comes on after the day-drinkin ... More >>
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