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New York Times' restaurant critic Frank Bruni steps away from the plate

Chefs and restaurateurs in New York City (Jeffrey Chodorow, in particular) are likely breathing a collective sigh of relief at news that Frank Bruni, restaurant critic at the New York Times, is kicking his food beat to the curb to pimp his new memoir, Born Round: the Secret History of a Full-Time Ea ... More >>

Cafe Society: Week in review

What you might have missed this week on Cafe Society...Jason Sheehan got people talking about the best barbecue in Denver.  Have an opinion?We had a crush on cans for American Craft Beer Week.  Check out our profiles of local breweries perfecting the art of canning craft beer.It was also W ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 15 edition

Talk about slow service... Hurry up already. Today in Cafe Society: • May is National Hamburger Month -- and CityGrille's eleventh anniversary. • Make a pig of yourself this weekend. • Will The Bachelorette get a pizza the action? • New York Times' restaurant critic Frank Bruni steps away ... More >>

And the new, New York Times restaurant critic is...

A Gawker.com photo of New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni​For weeks, ever since Frank Bruni announced that he was going to be packing it in and leaving his gig as restaurant critic for the New York Times, speculation has been running high as to who Dining section editor Pete Wells and the ... More >>

Cattle call: Maxim Prime Steakhouse on its way to LoDo

Lori MidsonFuture home of Maxim Prime Steakhouse​Back in January, there was speculation that restaurateur and super-rich real estate honcho Jeffrey Chodorow, who had teamed up with Maxim, the bawdy men's magazine, to open a multitude of Maxim Prime steakhouses, would open one right here in Denver, ... More >>

Steven Burge is yummy in Fully Committed, a satisfying evening of theater

Lori MidsonFuture home of Maxim Prime Steakhouse​Back in January, there was speculation that restaurateur and super-rich real estate honcho Jeffrey Chodorow, who had teamed up with Maxim, the bawdy men's magazine, to open a multitude of Maxim Prime steakhouses, would open one right here in Denver, ... More >>

Sheehan book signing tonight: A minor complication

​As mentioned earlier this morning, my final book-signing in Denver (at least for the foreseeable future) is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at the Broadway Book Mall (200 South Broadway). That hasn't changed. I'll still be there, in the flesh, signing pen in hand. I'll probably read a bit, s ... More >>

Top Chef D.C., round nine: Colorado loses a contestant

Kenny Gilbert got booted last night.​Are the folks at Bravo as bored with Top Chef as some viewers have started to be? No photos of the food on the website this week. No insider blogs. No Michael Voltaggio telling us how to make the winning dishes, which is the only way I can figure out why th ... More >>

Kelly Liken didn't win Top Chef DC, but she's at the top of her game

​ This is part one of Juliet Wittman's interview with Kelly Liken of Restaurant Kelly Liken. Part two will run tomorrow. Kelly Liken Restaurant Kelly Liken 12 Vail Road, Vail 970-479-0175 One of Kelly Liken's finest moments on Top Chef D.C. came when the contestants were challenged to make ... More >>

John Hickenlooper for president? First, he has to get to the State Capitol

Hickenlooper.​John Hickenlooper has not yet been inaugurated as Colorado's next governor, and the city of which he is still mayor -- for another 26 hours or so -- is buried in the sort of snowstorm that shows how much Mother Nature loves mocking Denver's politicians. Remember Bill McNichols? ... More >>

Worth a thousand words: John Hickenlooper and the Wynkoop's founders

Hickenlooper.​John Hickenlooper has not yet been inaugurated as Colorado's next governor, and the city of which he is still mayor -- for another 26 hours or so -- is buried in the sort of snowstorm that shows how much Mother Nature loves mocking Denver's politicians. Remember Bill McNichols? ... More >>