Yesterday morning, Bobby Stuckey, the wine director at Boulder’s Frasca Food And Wine, gifted himself to the Today show for a full four minutes to talk about some of the best wines to give as presents during the holidays. Stuckey, not surprisingly, made us admit, yet again, why he and…
This is part two of my interview with Bob Blair, executive chef/owner of Fuel Cafe. To read part one of this interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: I was the second-oldest of eight kids, so we hardly ever got to go out to dinner. But when my mom was away, traveling,…
Lori MidsonAs a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
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. Pete and Barb…
There are some chefs who insist on being called, well, “Chef,” and then there are other kitchen wizards, like Bob Blair, who roll their eyes, shake their heads and politely ask that you don’t address them as “Chef” at all. “I’m a cook,” argues Blair, whose real job is executive…
You gotta give Bobby Stuckey props. Anyone who’s willing to endure the clownish theatrics of Kathie Lee Gifford, co-bubble head host of NBC’s Today show, deserves his day in the spotlight, which is exactly where Stuckey, the master sommelier at Boulder’s Frasca Food & Wine, will be this morning when…
For those of you wondering where to grab some grub around 44th and Tejon, you’re in luck. Open less than a month, Cielito Lindo, a stucco storefront at 4401 Tejon Street, is pushing Mexican eats and treats from its polished quarters tricked out with bare woods and bright tile. It…
Perhaps the third time’s a charm. That’s what Isaac Torres is betting on when he and his father, Raul, open Saucy at 2200 Market Street in the space that formerly held Otto’s Grill (for a nanosecond) and before that, Brix. “We’re doing a family-run barbecue joint where you can get…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Beginning at 11:30 a.m. today, all metro area Jamba Juice locations are doling out free food, specifically the national chain’s California flatbreads. The four “great-tasting” (we’ll decide that) “guilt-free” varieties — Tomo Artichoko, Smokehouse Chicken, MediterranYum and Four Cheesy — will be available until 2 p.m. or until the stores…
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 with – get this…
Whether or not this is a shockingly discouraging testament to the page turners of America or Guy Fieri threatening to jam his back-ass headwords sunglasses down the throats of anyone who doesn’t purchase his books, it’s still a fact: Guy Fieri, who just dove into Denver with his “Culinary Road…
It’s still getting its sea legs, but Den Deli and Seafood Market, the third in a mini empire of chow houses from Toshi and Yasu Kizaki, the two brothers who also run Sushi Den (1487 South Pearl) and Izakaya Den (1518 South Pearl), officially opened at 1501 South Pearl early…
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…
Dear Mr. X, I’m admittedly smitten with your new cocktail lineup, but here’s the problem: I’ll drink one and want two, three, four more. And see, I’m normally toting my kid around with me, and since he’s only ten and incredibly impressionable, I have to either drink responsibly, which limits…
If you’re bound and determined to order the seafood soup that you’re ogling in the above snap, you could be out of luck. You won’t find it on any menu (ha! to all you Google cheaters), but you will hear it often recited as a special, usually by someone with…
KJ Gourmet Foods, a Brighton-based food company, is all hot and bothered — but it has absolutely nothing to do with today’s beautifully balmy temperature. See, they’ve just released their Hot Heads Pepperspread — today! — and tonight, they’re holding a launch party and food drive to benefit Food Bank…
According to those in the know, a certain food personality that recently whizzed through town stopped in for a bite to eat at the joint where the above pic was snapped. No word on what he digested, but I’m hoping it wasn’t the clams. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
Julie Powell, the former blogger who cooked every recipe from Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking and then turned her hits and misses into a book of her own, Julie & Julia, was meant to take the big stage tonight in Denver, but for whatever reason (low ticket…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
This is part two of my interview with Max Mackissock, executive chef of Squeaky Bean. To read part one of this interview, click here. Proudest moment as a chef: One of the best parts about being a chef is watching people enjoy our hard work — our food — every…
We’ve just scored two tickets to Guy Fieri’s “Culinary Road Show” tonight at the Paramount Theater. The meet and greet starts at 6:30 and the show begins at 7:30. Want the tickets? Be the first person to answer the following question correctly: Fieri’s first car was a Datsun 280z. He…
