First there was the seven-pound gut-busting breakfast burrito from Jack-n-Grill that Man v. Food host Adam Richman unsuccessfully attempted to shove down his throat. Then Virgilio’s issued a similar challenge that currently involves eleven pounds of dough, six toppings, cheese, tomato sauce and a pizza called the “Hugilio.” Now comes…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
If I had to do it all over again, I would have spent yesterday afternoon warming up my frigid bones with a bowl of soulful gumbo. Instead, I settled for a bowl of posole, which was fine, if not wanting for a little lagniappe. Where dat? Special bonus: Anyone who…
It looks like Brandon’s Pub, the former Mexican sports bar at 955 Lincoln Street that eventually locked its doors last July after several “mini-vacations,” is finally back from its extended holiday. That’s if you put any stock in the new Brandon’s Pub sign in the windows of Cherry Creek’s recently…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
If someone asked me to choose all of my favorite foods, the end result would be everything you see in the above snap. Prosciutto, figs, marinated olives, roasted garlic, duck pate, cheeses…it’s all there. Guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Every Friday, anyone who gave the first correct answer to…
Many of Denver’s star chefs communed in the dusty distillery of Stranahan’s Whiskey two weeks ago in order to feed fifty lucky foodniks, all of whom were invited to the final underbelly dinner of 50top, which is now open for public consumption. While you’re waiting for the next 50top shindig,…
I do my best to stay away from restaurants that hype fried calamari on their menus, but when it’s grilled or sauteed, I’m less likely to turn up my nose and make an immediate beeline for the exit. There’s at least one kitchen in Denver that’s doing calamari three ways…
Handle Bar and Grill, the bicycle-themed shrine, bar and restaurant at 305 South Downing Street, is greasing up to reopen as Downing Street Bar and Grill, a “great bar and restaurant with the kind of really good American food that the neighborhood loves,” says owner Paul Gatchis, who plans to…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
This is part two of my interview with Olav Peterson, exec chef of Bistro One. To read part one, click here. Culinary inspirations: Whenever I go to Paris, I always come away with so many influences, whether it’s from the art in the city or eating an iconic banana Nutella…
At 5:15 p.m. on a chilly Thursday, Jamey Fader, clad in black, with a plaid cap pulled low over his forehead, is balancing on a box in the corner of a back-alley warehouse. “Welcome to whatever the fuck this is,” he deadpans. It’s Fader’s first impromptu speech of the night,…
Quick: How many of you have ever discussed Abraham Lincoln’s diet? What, no takers? In one of the more unusual foodie events, personal chef, storyteller, researcher and self-described “passionate locavore” Jessica Gaydos is conducting Lincoln Eats, a cooking demo that focuses on Honest Abe’s favorite foods: corn dodgers, baking soda…
It all started six years ago when Robbie Bowman, a server at Vesta Dipping Grill, challenged his co-workers to grow mustaches — the quirkier the better, he thought. And while he was at it, why not turn the staff’s hair-raising shenanigans into a bona fide mustache festival? If you’ve been…
Five words: Everything but the kitchen sink. There’s only one last thing to beg for, beyond mercy: A crane. I assume you all know where I’m eating. Special bonus: Every Friday, anyone who gave the first correct answer to any of the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts will be…
Denver’s Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love…through their liquid assets as part of DINR’s Valentine’s Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, which has already kicked off, continues through Wednesday, February 10, at which…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
“I was fourteen, working at a French bakery in Castle Rock as a dishwasher, and near my dish station, there was a picture of a chef’s kitchen in France…and there was something about that picture that always intrigued me and made me feel like it was my destiny to have…
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. “Spend the dough…
I’m a staunch opponent of Chuck E. Cheese — of any eatertainment children’s trap (except Casa Bonita, natch) that gets its kicks by encouraging kids to behave like flying monkeys on amphetamines. And I’ve never been a proponent of restaurants that have a “special” play area just for kids, because…
If Chipotle, Qdoba, Illegal Pete’s and Chez Jose aren’t enough to satisfy your seam-busting burrito cravings, there’s a new contender in town that might. Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, 610 South Colorado Boulevard, which shares the same small mall address as a new Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill and Panera Bread (opening February…
Denver’s Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love…through their liquid assets as part of DINR’s Valentine’s Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, which has already kicked off, continues through Wednesday, February 10, at which…
