Vegetarianism

Wazee Supper Club taps into vegetarian fare

Denver has no shortage of places serving up delicious, locally brewed beers with solid food offerings. And now the venerable, revamped Wazee Supper Club is one of them. The beer list is as big as (if not bigger than) the food menu, which features your typical bar offerings -- burgers, wings -- with ... More >>

Bono's Italian Takeout is quick, easy and veggie-friendly

With holiday preparations filling the calendar, who has time to sit in a restaurant and linger over a meal? For that matter, who has time to cook a meal? Right now, takeout is looking pretty good -- and there are several good reasons to try Bono's Italian Takeout. The takeout/lunch menu at this fami ... More >>

Reader: Veggie Girl needs to "beef" it up!

Every week, Amber Taufen serves up a heaping helping of healthy food in Veggie Girl. Yesterday, she focused on the vegetarian fare at Crema. And while Crema's vegan lattes made with almond milk are certainly sweet, one reader thinks Veggie Girl needs to give spots serving vegan and veggie fare more ... More >>

PETA: Encourage nonviolence by putting James Holmes on vegetarian diet

In the wake of the Aurora theater shooting, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals canceled a Denver protest in deference to the victims. But now, PETA has made the tragedy the centerpiece of a new PR blitz. The organization has written a letter to the Arapahoe County Sheriff Office (see it bel ... More >>

The veggie burger at My Brother's Bar is a slice of heaven

My Brother's Bar is known for its burgers (and its history), and nothing about those burgers is known for being vegetarian-friendly: The words "juicy" and "mouthwatering" are generally thrown around. Also, "beef" and "bison." But the joint's Boulder Burger is vegan friendly -- and a fine option for ... More >>

Denver's ten best vegetarian dishes in non-vegetarian restaurants

Picking the Best Vegetarian Dish in a Non-Vegetarian Restaurant for the Best of Denver 2012 was a tough task. The owners of omnivorous restaurants have really gone above and beyond lately to cater to lacto-ovo vegetarians and totally plant-based eaters alike. In no particular order (save for number ... More >>

Old Blinking Light takes plant-based eaters south of the border

Eating Mexican food as a vegetarian isn't easy, and as a vegan? You might as well forget it unless you're at a plant-based restaurant. Or at Old Blinking Light Kitchen & Cocktails in Highlands Ranch.

Announcement: We have a winner of our Michael Pollan contest

Journalist, author, professor and sustainable living advocate Michael Pollan is lecturing at the Paramount Theater tonight, and yesterday, we held a contest that would give one Cafe Society reader the opportunity to snag a pair of complimentary tickets to his presentation. We asked readers to submi ... More >>

Freshcraft's vegetarian selection and beer list hits the spot

Freshcraft, which opened in 2010 on Blake Street, has earned nods from us for having a fantastic bottled beer list, and we've been looking at the myriad vegetarian options on the menu for quite some time, but we only managed to make it to the craft-beer-and-fresh-food joint this past Monday night. T ... More >>

Top ten Cafe Society posts of 2011

Including this post, the total number of posts on Cafe Society in 2011 was 3,241. That's a lot of bloggering for a local restaurant scene blog. And who has time to go through all of them? Certainly not you. Which is why we've tallied up the top ten posts -- judging from traffic, at least -- on Caf ... More >>

Thirteen hottest vegetarians, in honor of Hug a Vegetarian Day

Flickr photo​As if vegetarians don't get enough kudos for being greener and more animal-friendly than their meat-eating counterparts, now they get rewarded with hugs. And who doesn't love a hug? Today is Hug a Vegetarian Day, according to PETA2. And since we've been slaving away in our cubic ... More >>

City O' City is ready to welcome the city of Denver today

Stephanie DeCamp​"It's pretty unprecedented, what we're doing here," says City O' City chef Brendan Doyle, who's chomping at the bit to open the restaurant's expanded space today -- after more than a month off for renovations. "And we're all super-excited about it," he continues. "We use the ... More >>

Reader: Boulder has outgrown its granola label -- now it's time for Westword to grow up

​One reader welcomed the news that Tiffin's has opened in Boulder -- but didn't appreciate this start to Lori Midson's piece on the all-vegetarian Indian joint: Seems that the Boulder granola set may be finally tiring of tofu. At least that's what Justin Patel, co-owner of Tiffin's, an all-ve ... More >>

The veggie sandwich at Snarf's satisfies our delivery needs

​The convenience of a workday lunchtime meal delivery is something taken for granted by many meat eaters; there are dozens of eateries all over the city willing to deliver anything on the menu right to your doorstep. But vegetarians and vegans who'd like a simple sandwich delivered for lunch o ... More >>

Meet at the Corner Office for the quinoa-and-garbanzo veggie burger

​Downtown Denver has its share of cute, modern eateries dishing up sandwiches and salads, but the Corner Office still stands out in the crowd. Its so-hip-it-hurts, yet still playful decor provides the perfect backdrop for beautiful people sipping martinis and nibbling on the food offerings. E ... More >>

VegFest 2011: Top five lifestyle products

Paintings by vegan artist Ken Voss.​On Saturday, VegFest 2011 took over the Exhibition Hall at Jefferson County Fairgrounds; among the lifestyle products available were these chaotic yet controlled abstract paintings by vegan artist Ken Voss. And more -- including aromatherapy for dogs and pap ... More >>

DelectablePlanet.com's Lester Karplus on globalism, plant-based eating and why the elitist argument is flawed

Lester Karplus.​Lester Karplus, co-founder of DelectablePlanet.com, has eaten veggie for almost forty years; he'll be offering up cooking demonstrations at VegFest tomorrow, which runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. We talked to Karplus about his shift toward vegeta ... More >>

Are vegetarian standards different in New Mexico? Larry Gutierrez of Little Anita's thinks so

Beef broth does not a vegetarian chile make.​Yesterday we finally got to chat with Larry Gutierrez, the president of Albuquerque-based Little Anita's, and he seemed confused as to what, exactly, constitutes vegetarian cuisine. Earlier this week, we reported that Little Anita's -- which veggie ... More >>

Reader (and owner): Veggie green chile back at Little Anita's

​For over a decade, Little Anita's -- the Colorado outpost of a New Mexico group -- was a go-to spot for vegetarians hungering for meat-free green chile. But sometime last year, the five Little Anita's restaurants in the metro area started making both their red and green with beef stock -- whi ... More >>

Wynkoop Brewing Company gives vegetarians and carnivores alike a place to kick back

Artichoke & Parmesan Dip at Wynkoop Brewing Co.​One of the challenges of being a vegetarian is finding a place where you can kick back and relax with old friends, maybe make some new friends. Carnivorous folks take their hospitable hangouts for granted; we don't have that option. While Water ... More >>

Really, Mario Batali? Meatless Monday?

Mario Batali endorses Meatless Mondays​"He's dead to me." That was a good friend's immediate response to the news that Mario Batali, patron saint of cured meat, is supporting Meatless Monday, a non-profit that's trying to convince Americans to go vegetarian one day a week in order to reduce t ... More >>

Tonight: Conscious Eating discussion at the Mercury Cafe

Adam Brock and others speak out.​"You are what you eat" -- we've all heard that one before. But writers and activists such as Michael Pollan have brought the issue of conscious eating into the forefront. And tonight, the Mercury Cafe, 2199 California Street, will serve up "Conscious Eating: ... More >>

A vegetarian gets suckered back to the dark side by swine

​On Tuesday, I asked readers to suggest where a friend should eat her first bite of meat -- ideally pulled pork -- in many years. After many mouth-watering suggestions, we made our choice -- and went out to eat meat. Here's her report:

Cook's Shelf: Eating Animals

The cover is green for a reason​ Reading Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma fucked me up good. It changed the way I looked at food forever and seriously altered the way I actually ate. Considering that eating is my vocation, this was no small thing. I have never looked at an ear of corn ... More >>

Letters from the week of April 16

Hail Seitan!

Vegetarians unite at the VegFest and Health Expo.

Gobblin' Sans Gobbler

Veggie Girl: Lucile's Creole Cafe

WaterCourse makes a splash at the Aveda Academy

Veggie Girl: Osteria Marco

Veggie Girl: Red Trolley

Veggie Girl: Mezcal brunch

Vegging Out

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the week of 11/8/2007

Changing Seasons

Fall sees new menus and the passing of Chi Bistro, and I feel fine.

I PETA the Fool

Best Bitch

It's a dog-eat-dog world at the Rocky Mountain Cluster.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 30, 2005

Changing Course

How I learned to stop worrying and love seitan.

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Sunflower Restaurant

Best Vegetarian Menu

Sunflower

Letters to the Editor

From the week of July 31, 2003

Bite Me

Green Achers

Good, and Good for You

It's easy being green at Sunflower.

Check, Please!

Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

Best restaurant when you're in the Zone

Mercury Cafe

Best vegetarian restaurant

WaterCourse Foods

Go With the Flow

Smoking Is Good for You

Mouthing Off