Scandinavia

Win two seats to Trillium's Norway dinner on May 17 (updated with winner)

Update: We have a winner of our Trillium Norway dinner! Last week, we asked Cafe Society commenters to guess how many pounds of gravlax, on average, chef Ryan Leinonen serves in a month at Trillium. Congrats to sixfeetofsnow, who guessed fifteen pounds of gravlax. The actual number is thirty, a lot ... More >>

A Nameless Ghoul from Ghost B.C. on Papa Emeritus II being too evil for the Vatican

Founded in 2008, Ghost B.C. created a bit of mystique for itself right from the start. The sextet is essentially anonymous in its elaborate costumes, with singer Papa Emeritus II decked out like a satanic pope, and his cardinals, The Ghouls With No Name, performing in uniform brown robes whose cowls ... More >>

Photos: Seventy slobber-worthy snapshots of the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco

Food, in all its lusty glory, was on display last weekend at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco -- an immense marketplace of hedonistic gluttony that showcased more than 80,000 products from 35 countries, in every edible and drinkable ilk imaginable. See also: - Trends without end: chef predict ... More >>

Reader: I'd rather get a good cocktail made quickly than a lecture from a bartender

Custom cocktails, beer cocktails, cocktails made with local ingredients, cocktails made with gluten-free local ingredients: Is there no end to the trends in mixology? Just give me my drink already, says one reader. See also: - Trends without end, round one: Simplicity, local greens and pot (maybe ... More >>

Trends without end, round six: liquid assets, flesh and fine-dining elitism

What will be the big culinary trends in 2013? As we prepare for a new year in gastronomy, we posed that question to dozens of people in the local food business, everyone from chefs and pastry magicians to restaurant brokers and PR consultants, from brewers and grape gurus to realtors and pig farmers ... More >>

New Year's Eve: Twenty places to dine and unwind

Happy Monday! Restaurants and bars around town are hosting a variety of celebrations for the new year. Keep reading to see just some of the options; find more in our online calendar listings calendar. And if you know of still other worthy end-of-the-year events, share the info in the comments sectio ... More >>

Trends without end, round four: Bread, ice and more beer

What will be the big culinary trends in 2013? As we prepare for a new year in gastronomy, we posed that question to dozens of people in the local food business, everyone from chefs and pastry magicians to restaurant brokers and PR consultants, from brewers and grape gurus to realtors and pig farmers ... More >>

Anders Fridén of metal act In Flames becomes honorary brewer at Great Divide

Great Divide Brewing has been distributing its beers to Sweden for years via Great Brands -- a craft-beer-focused Swedish distributor that carries a handful of American brews, including those from Avery, Left Hand, Oskar Blues and Ska. The Denver brewery has garnered many fans in Scandinavia since, ... More >>

In Flames frontman visits Great Divide Brewing

Great Divide Brewing has been distributing its beers to Sweden for years via Great Brands -- a craft-beer-focused Swedish distributor that carries a handful of American brews, including those from Avery, Left Hand, Oskar Blues and Ska. The Denver brewery has garnered many fans in Scandinavia since, ... More >>

Tonight: A taste of Finland at Trillium

Trillium, 2134 Larimer Street, is hosting a four-course dinner tonight paired with beer and wine and inspired by the cuisine of Finland. This is the second in a monthly series celebrating the heritage of Scandinavia.

Beaujolais and Beyond, beer pairings and more on the calendar this week

The Rocky Mountain French American Chamber of Commerce will host the 14th annual Beaujolais and Beyond Food & Wine Festival at Infinity Park Event Center this Thursday, November 15. The fundraiser features more than twenty local restaurants, and participating chefs will take part in a culinary chall ... More >>

Simon and the Oaks looks like a good movie but never really feels like one

Ski Porn: MSP, Stept Productions, Level 1 unveil 2012 video trailers

Colorado has become the Hollywood of the adventure-film business, and the local ski-porn premiere season will be in full swing by this time next month. But the Colorado-based crews at Matchstick Productions (MSP), Level 1 Productions and Stept Productions have already released tantalizing teasers fo ... More >>

Miss Julie opens Paragon's new season and new space

Ryan Leinonen on "Mr. Wizard," Velveeta, pig's nipples and the raw vegan

Ryan Leinonen Trillium 2134 Larimer Street 303-379-9759 www.trilliumdenver.com Hey!" hollers Ryan Leinonen to one of his cooks. "How's that cauliflower soup doing? Make sure you keep an eye on it." And for the next two hours, Leinonen, the chef-owner of the month-old Trillium, watches from afar at ... More >>

Denver's ten best new restaurants of 2011

By our count, nearly 300 restaurants have opened in the metro area since January 1 -- a big increase over 2010, when just over 200 concepts (many of them food trucks) joined the scene. This past year, we saw many of those food-truck entrepreneurs also pick up leases to brick-and-mortar spaces, putti ... More >>

Sneak peek foodography from Ryan Leinonen's Trillium, opening tonight in the Ballpark neighbohood

Lori Midson​Ryan Leinonen isn't shy about his goals: "I want to have one of the top five restaurants in Denver," he says, while hunched over a plate of steelhead trout, one of the Scandinavian-inspired dishes on his menu at Trilllium, which opens tonight in the Ballpark neighborhood. "There's ... More >>

Icelandair has a cool photo contest to launch its Denver International Airport flights

Who put the "international" in Denver International Airport? Not just the Martians living in those underground tunnels at DIA. Next May, Icelandair will introduce non-stop flights from Denver to Reykjavik, Iceland -- and the airline just launched a photo contest for two round-trip tickets on that in ... More >>

Wanda Jackson on working with Jack White and what she learned from Elvis

​Although she started out as a country singer, it didn't take Wanda Jackson long to learn the ways of rock and roll though some encouragement of a young Elvis Presley. Just out of high school, Jackson toured with Elvis during the mid '50s and soon became the first lady of rock and roll and roc ... More >>

Quiznos will soon be forcing Toasty Torpedoes on fifteen more countries

​Earlier this week, Quiznos announced its plans to give its warm shredded lettuce and overt sexual innuendos more global reach. In fact, the Denver-based chain is already shilling its subs in locations as diverse as Bahrain, Oman, United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

Valentine's Day sex, Scandinavian-style

​If zipping off to Canada for some bathroom sex doesn't say "Happy Valentine's Day" to you, how about a fast trip to Scandinavia, where Valentine is one of the most popular saints? Consider these charming Scandinavian customs:

Mercina Grace Tillemann-Dick Takes on the Hungarian Fashion World

Vader

Wednesday, November 28, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 1-866-455-2263.

Review: Westword Music Showcase @ the Acoma Center - 6/16/07

Road Warriors

These adventure hounds are gearing up for the quest of their lives: driving across six continents and 100 countries in two years.

Maggiano’s Little Italy

Love thy neighbor

The Long Goodbye

Garrison Keillor's Prairie makes a fine pasture for Altman.

Men at Work

The Arvada Center hosts complementary solos by Bryan Andrews and Joe Riché.

Say What?

The top WTF moments of 2005.

Worship H.I.M.

Ville Valo wants to reach the masses in more ways than one.

Love and Death

The yin and yang of Opeth, one of metal's most fascinatingly complex acts.

The Jessica Fletchers

Less Sophistication (Rainbow Quartz)

The (International) Noise Conspiracy

Friday, May 13, Fox Theatre, 303-443-3399.

Core of the Earth

Loadstone (Self-released)

Have Faith

Kabul Kabob serves up a spiritual experience.

Spaced Out

Combining everything from hardcore to free jazz, New Ancient Astronauts have all the right stuff.

Wired Science

From laptops to insects to wineglasses, j.frede's sonic experiments leave no sound untweaked.

No Apologies

Junior Senior is proud to be a silly dance band.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

D.O.L.L. Parts

The members of Division of Laura Lee use musical ingredients from plenty of countries -- but not their own.

Let's Clash

Old and new collide to create the next wave of electronica.

Polar Opposites

Norwegian retro-rockers Cato Salsa Experience heat up Scandinavia with a cool sound.

Out of the Blue

The Blue Noise Band's brilliant amalgam of sounds may make jazz purists see red.

Double Dutch

The Ranch Girls keep the heart of American country beating in Holland.

Hell Raisers

The Hellacopters are ready to take off.

The ABCs of PKU

Two of Denver's leading industrialists embrace the dark side of the force.

Playlist

The Missing Link

Link Wray virtually invented modern-rock guitar. So why haven't you heard of him?

Lumps of Clay

GLASS ACT