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Nancy Levine

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Jay

    Cafe Society served up four Guess where? contests last week, ranging from a plate of gnocchi from Seven 30 South, which has an extremely loyal base of regulars, including one couple who ate there 450 times in 2011, to an exquisite lamb dish at Burmese Superstar in San Francisco to this 'Burning Ring ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Michael Hancock sings "Jailhouse Rock" at Jonesy's: Who's he want behind bars? (PICS)

    Big pics below.​A recent poll shows Michael Hancock with a ten-point lead over Chris Romer in the Denver mayor's race. That kind of thing makes politicians feel like singing -- and sing Hancock did, belting out "Jailhouse Rock" with Jonny Barber & the Living Deads at Jonesy's EatBar over the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Drink of the Week: Trade Whiskey at The Fort

    Nancy LevineTrade Whiskey at the Fort.​As a kid, I loved almost everything about the Fort. The scale replica of Bent's Fort -- a trading post, army garrison and freight stop along the Santa Fe Trail -- seemed like a completely awesome adult version of the couch-cushion forts we built when play ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're Jay

    Lori MidsonThe flavors cooked up in this tent are intense.​Cafe Society served up five Guess Where contests last week, which ranged from San Francisco, where Lori Midson devoured oysters and Anchor Steam at Hog Island, to Larimer Square, where Nancy Levine tested the pineapple-infused vodka at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Reader: A restaurant should try hard even during a soft opening

    ​Yesterday, Drink of the Week columnist Nancy Levine told of a disappointing stop by a restaurant that had opened eleven days earlier -- opened enough to be on Open Table, where she'd made a reservation for dinner. But after she discovered that the bar alone wasn't ready for prime time -- the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Alexandra Parks from Lala's Wine Bar Pizzeria wins mixology competiton at Dish

    Lori Midson​On Wednesday night, as part of Dish, Westword's annual tribute to Denver's dining scene, seven local cocktologists participated in a mixology battle judged by yours truly, Westword Drink of the Week scribe Nancy Levine, and Ian Grzybowski, the district manager for Coca-Cola North ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Today: Dine Out for Life -- and Project Angel Heart

    ​For almost two decades, Project Angel Heart has been delivering meals across the metro area to people living with life-threatening diseases. So it's appropriate that the non-profit's biggest annual fundraiser, Dining Out for Life, features food, and lots of it. Today, if you eat breakfast, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Learn to cook and Dine Out for Life

    A Flickr photo.​Got some gaps in your culinary education? There are seven different culinary workshops, discussions and demonstrations this week, plus tons of wine tastings, Dining Out for Life and the inaugural Boulder Brew and Music Festival. Keep reading for a taste of what's ahead: Monda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Bartender Randy Layman lands at Vesta Dipping Grill

    Nancy Levine​It must be difficult to leave a great job that you've had for seven years for a new job that lasts all of two days. But some things just don't work out, like former Avenue Grill bartender Randy Layman's move to Jonesy's EatBar, which ended after one weekend. You might expect La ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Guess where I'm drinking?

    Nancy Levine​I've started out the new year with a string of classic cocktails, including this Manhattan, poured in a classic Denver restaurant. Can you guess where I'm drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to any of the week's Where am I drinking/eating posts is e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2009

    Cafe Society: Week in review

    ​What you may have missed this week while you were reacting with horror and disbelief over news that restaurant critic Jason Sheehan is leaving Westword and the Mile High City to slosh through puddles do the same job at our sister paper, the Seattle Weekly:Turns out Paul Martinez, co-owner and man ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Guess where I'm drinking?

    Lori Midson​Bacon. Really, that's all you need to know about this knockout cocktail that's a new creation from one of Denver best cocktologists (thanks to Nancy Levine for coining that word). Shaken with Stranhan's whiskey, bacon-infused rye and other potent poisons, its rim is is then edged ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Cafe Society: Week in review

    ​What you missed this week on Cafe Society while you were contemplating how you were going to sneak your way into Hush, the new "underground" supper club in Boulder that'll be all exclusive and private and well, hush-hush: It's not hush-hush that the (almost) iconic Cherry Creek Egg Shell is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Behind the bar at Ernie's with Maura Schuster

    Nancy Levine​After stints at LoHi SteakBar and Caldonia's, Maura Schuster is now behind the bar at Ernie's Bar & Pizza. The place is new, but the bar is old-school, complete with a back bar salvaged from the old Armory in Greeley. And Schuster is an old-school bartender, "not a big performance ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    Cafe Society: Week in review

    ​ What you may have missed this week on Cafe Society while you were buried in gravy, a slave to stuffing or checking out Sheehan's roundup of Denver's best pub grub, which is exactly what you want after too much tryptophan: Saul Hudson learned that Chipotle Mexican Grill is entering the Lond ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Ugly Betty, looking good at Lola

    Nancy LevineUgly Betty, looking good -- if blurry -- at Lola.​There wasn't a Balloon Boy in sight, but Ugly Betty would no doubt have blown away any Heene outfit at Saturday's Halloween costume contest at Lola. Perhaps in deference to the site of the contest, the coastal Mexican restaurant lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Cafe Society: Week in review

    Sausage king​What you might have missed this week on Cafe Society while you were counting the minutes to Zolo Southwestern Grill's 105 days of tequila. While we locals aren't pleased that the Rockies blew another season of baseball, we understand that not everyone is a fan of the purple and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Behind the Bar with Leigh Jones of Jonesy's EatBar

    Nancy LevineLeigh Jones, behind the bar at Jonesy's EatBar.​Leigh Jones, the woman behind Jonesy's EatBar and the Horseshoe Lounge (with partner Margaret Moore), was also the co-owner and designer of the Dish, B-52 Billiards, Brasserie Rouge, Atomic Cowboy and Buffalo Billiards in Nashville an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    What's the worst way to get a bartender's attention?

    Don't worry, she sees you standing there.​Osteria Marco bartender Michael McGill hates being whistled at when someone wants his attention. As he told Westword's Nancy Levine in this week's Behind the Bar column, "I'm not a dog." Not every bartender is as cool as McGill. Still, no matter how h ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 15, 2009

    Behind the bar with Caleb Whitmore of Fogo de Chao

    Don't worry, she sees you standing there.​Osteria Marco bartender Michael McGill hates being whistled at when someone wants his attention. As he told Westword's Nancy Levine in this week's Behind the Bar column, "I'm not a dog." Not every bartender is as cool as McGill. Still, no matter how h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Behind the Bar with Caleb Whitmore of Fogo de Chao

    Nancy LevineCaleb Whitmore, behind the bar at Fogo de Chao​ Caleb Whitmore worked at the Fogo de Chao Churrascaria in Chicago, then moved to Denver this summer to open the Fogo here, bringing his caipirinha-making skills with him. And what's a caipirinha? "It's Brazil's most popular cockta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Cafe Society: Week in review

    ​What you might have missed this week on Cafe Society while checking out Jason Sheehan's top ten places on 17th Avenue to swell your belly. Lori Midson got a sneak peak of Sean Yontz's new restaurant space during a sit-down with the Sketch, Mezcal and Tambien executive chef, who's also the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Another round from Ken Kodys...

    Nancy LevineKen Kodys after his victory at the Mix Master contest.​Ken Kodys won the Mix Master competition, but he's also a champ behind the bar at Bacaro, 921 Pearl Street, where he's worked almost five years. Here's the second round of his Behind the Bar interview: How many times do you h ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 24, 2009

    Nate Windham dishes dirt on the "dirty" martini

    Nancy LevineKen Kodys after his victory at the Mix Master contest.​Ken Kodys won the Mix Master competition, but he's also a champ behind the bar at Bacaro, 921 Pearl Street, where he's worked almost five years. Here's the second round of his Behind the Bar interview: How many times do you h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Behind the Bar with Holly Hartnett of Venue

    Nancy Levine​Holly Hartnett has been a fixture on Denver's restaurant scene for a long time, working at Table 6 and its previous incarnation, the Beehive. Last October, she finally opened her own place, Venue, at 3609 West 32nd Avenue, and with that came a new set of challenges for Hartnett, i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Back at the bar with Sean Kenyon of Steuben's

    ​This is part two of Nancy Levine's interview with Sean Kenyon, the bar manager at Steuben's. You can read the first part of Levine's interview with Kenyon here. What do you think of bartending school? I am not a believer in generic bartending school as a way to get into the business. I think ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Behind the Bar: Ky Belk of Elway's in Cherry Creek

    Nancy Levine​ Ky Belk doesn't judge who's coming in the door at Elway's in Cherry Creek. His best tip was a thousand bucks one night from a guy wearing a Green Back Packers jersey. And while he won't say it, I'm sure that some of the flashiest people at the bar have forgotten how hard Ky wor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Lunch Starts Tuesday at Colt & Gray

    Nancy Levine​ I'd heard that Colt &Gray, the new gastropub at 1553 Platte Street, was opening for lunch today, so on Saturday I made a reservation for 1 p.m. today using Open Table. But last night, I received the following voicemail message: "Hi, this is Nicole over at Colt &Gray.... Unfortun ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 13, 2009

    It's not easy going green

    Nancy Levine​ I'd heard that Colt &Gray, the new gastropub at 1553 Platte Street, was opening for lunch today, so on Saturday I made a reservation for 1 p.m. today using Open Table. But last night, I received the following voicemail message: "Hi, this is Nicole over at Colt &Gray.... Unfortun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Elway's/Matsuhisa shochu dinner so good

    Nancy LevinePhilip Tanaka's yellowtail with jalapeno, cilantro and yuzu​ I hated the Curious Case of Benjamin Button. For a year the PR hype machine had told me how great it was going to be, and then everyone I know who saw it told me how great it was and how much I'd love it. So by the time ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Still alive after the first Denver Five

    Nancy LevineJimmy Zanon's watermelon/chile margarita​ Last night I attended the first of a quintet of dinners coming from the Denver Five, the merry band of chefs who've represented Denver so ably by cooking at the renowned James Beard House in New York City the last two years. The group consists ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Westword.com's Map of the Bars

    View Westword.com's Map of the Bars in a larger map Because we are, by and large, a bunch of drunks, every week we feature at least one bar. One week, it's Drew Bixby braving some unchartered watering hole with his "Drunk of the Week." The next, it's Nancy Levine discovering some creatively poured, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Vesta Dipping Grill gets happy with its Colorado cocktails

    Lori MidsonFor two hours last Friday, I was happy, happy, happy. The reason for my happiness? Vesta Dipping Grill, more specifically, the happy hour at Vesta Dipping Grill (1822 Blake Street), which runs Monday through Friday, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., and may very well be the happiest deal in Denver, if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2009

    Now we are everywhere...

    In case you haven't noticed (or in case you're too lazy to scroll down the page just a little), we--the indomitable staff of the Westword Cafe section--now have a twitter feed.  We're also sporting a couple of new bylines, some fresh blood, and have been working hard to keep the beast fed and t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    The Broncos weren't winners, and neither was this drink at Brooklyn's

    In case you haven't noticed (or in case you're too lazy to scroll down the page just a little), we--the indomitable staff of the Westword Cafe section--now have a twitter feed.  We're also sporting a couple of new bylines, some fresh blood, and have been working hard to keep the beast fed and t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Delicious design in Denver

    In case you haven't noticed (or in case you're too lazy to scroll down the page just a little), we--the indomitable staff of the Westword Cafe section--now have a twitter feed.  We're also sporting a couple of new bylines, some fresh blood, and have been working hard to keep the beast fed and t ... More >>

  • Music

    October 16, 2008

    Thursdays are the wheel deal at Shag Lounge

    In case you haven't noticed (or in case you're too lazy to scroll down the page just a little), we--the indomitable staff of the Westword Cafe section--now have a twitter feed.  We're also sporting a couple of new bylines, some fresh blood, and have been working hard to keep the beast fed and t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    The Chili Cook Off is one hot competition

    In case you haven't noticed (or in case you're too lazy to scroll down the page just a little), we--the indomitable staff of the Westword Cafe section--now have a twitter feed.  We're also sporting a couple of new bylines, some fresh blood, and have been working hard to keep the beast fed and t ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 18, 2008

    Pop Rock the Vote Martini at Oceanaire

    In case you haven't noticed (or in case you're too lazy to scroll down the page just a little), we--the indomitable staff of the Westword Cafe section--now have a twitter feed.  We're also sporting a couple of new bylines, some fresh blood, and have been working hard to keep the beast fed and t ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 7, 2008

    Hair of the Salty Dog

    The Spot

  • Dining

    January 24, 2008

    Jack Daniel's and Coke

    The Cowboy Bar

  • Dining

    January 17, 2008

    Buddha Drop

    Jing

  • Dining

    January 10, 2008

    Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

    The Little Bear

  • Dining

    December 13, 2007

    Carmel Road Pinot Noir

    Café Bistro in Nordstrom

  • Dining

    November 29, 2007

    Mad Motherfucker

    Le Rouge

  • Dining

    November 22, 2007

    Zengo

    Still cool as a cucumber.

  • News

    September 13, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of 9/13/2007

  • News

    March 15, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of 3/15/2007

  • Dining

    November 9, 2006

    Prime 121 Martini

    Prime 121

  • News

    August 12, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 12, 2004

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