Icelandic chef Viktor Örn Andrésson is making the rounds at Rioja, talking about his seafood and lamb creations for a Taste of Iceland dinner hosted by the restaurant. For Rioja’s chef de cuisine, Tim Kuklinski, the event is almost like Christmas; he gets to see new ingredients and try out…
In August, we reported that Sana Hamelin, a lawyer by training, was hoping to crowd-source enough funds to open a cat cafe — a place that would combine a coffeehouse, book shop and art gallery with real cats that customers would pay to spend time with. The concept popular is…
Cucina Colore has occupied its quiet corner of Third Avenue in Cherry Creek North for twenty years, making a few changes along the way (like adding a happy hour with Venetian-style cicchetti small plates in 2010). But now there are signs of bigger activity afoot. See also: The Ten Best…
I can drive from my house to Morrison in about the same amount of time that it takes me to drive to downtown Denver, but I rarely go. Once a year to a show at Red Rocks, if I’m lucky, but otherwise I’ve probably had dinner in the almost-mountain town…
Fans of LoHi SteakBar will need to find an alternative this week; the restaurant is closed until Friday because of an ownership change. Veteran chef and restaurateur Sean Kelly has left the steakhouse and bar; Joe Pettenger and Taylor Drew, no rookies themselves, are taking over in partnership with Larimer…
Butcher’s Bistro opens at 5 p.m. today in the former location of Twelve, which Jeff Osaka closed in August to concentrate on his new venture, Osaka Ramen. Owner Scott Bauer and executive chef Tyson Holzheimer hope to lure customers with a butcher counter and a menu centered on whole-animal butchery,…
Tennyson Street in the Berkeley neighborhood is quickly turning into one of Denver’s top restaurant strips. Already featuring its own fair share of destination eateries — from Hops & Pie on one end to Parisi on the other — the once-sleepy drag is set to get four new places in…
A Cafe Society reader delivered the sad news, which we confirmed this past weekend: Chef Liu’s Authentic Chinese Cuisine in Aurora has closed. Chef Liu’s was one of only a handful of Chinese restaurants serving traditional Szechuan dishes, but it did more than that: The food coming out of the…
As an example of the economic boost the Great American Beer Festival gives to downtown Denver every year, Euclid Hall — one of the top beer destinations within walking distance of the Colorado Convention Center — did 1,195 covers yesterday. To put that in perspective, a standard Thursday in September…
With more and more good barbecue joints opening in and around Denver, claims that the Front Range barbecue scene is awful are growing weak. But if you still can’t find the ribs, brisket or pulled pork that you long for, making your own is always an option. And if you’re…
Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson are opening their second fast-casual version of Pizzeria Locale in West Highland on Sunday. While we were already fans of the prototype that opened in May 2013 at 550 Broadway, the guys from Frasca Food and Wine are going one better this time. In a…
More than forty activists gathered on the sidewalk in front of the Leprino Foods corporate headquarters on West 38th Avenue at noon yesterday, carrying signs and banners printed with the phrases “Leprino Foods: Cruelty in every slice” and “Cows suffer for Leprino cheese.” The rally was organized by Mercy for…
This is the beeriest week of the year in Denver, and perhaps any city in the United States, with more than 700 breweries — along with a horde of faithful fans — descending on downtown for the 32nd annual Great American Beer Festival, beginning on October 2. The GABF is…
Punch Bowl Social has been putting up billboards in a few locations around town, but the suit-wearing deer pictured on the one looming over downtown at 20th and Broadway is turning heads for more than just those impressive antlers. Passersby are getting a rise out of a shadow — or…
Another one of those national food days is coming up, the kind of celebration cooked up by a promotional board to sell more almonds or goat milk. This Saturday it’s National Taco Day, which appears to be fabricated with the sole intention of selling novelty calendars. According to nationaltacoday.com, Americans…
October is a month of transition — change defines the weather, the length of the days, the leaves in the trees. October is the month to dress a little warmer, grab a bigger beer and indulge in some hearty, traditional food. German food and beer seem appropriate even if Oktoberfest…
If you’re a Denverite who loves social media and German beer, you’ve probably already hoisted your one-liter mug and toasted “der Gemütlichkeit” at either Denver’s official Oktoberfest downtown or at one of the many bars and restaurants partaking in the annual Bavarian festival. We know what you’ve been up to…
Table to Tavern partners Rob Lanphier, Brian Midtbo and Angie Midtbo opened Atticus early this year in a space claimed from the back of Boone’s, their University of Denver sports bar. Now they’re merging two former restaurant spaces — the Handlebar & Grill and Abo’s Pizza — into one new…
A couple of months ago, I reported with disappointment that the restaurant under construction at 925 South Federal Boulevard was nothing more than a KFC in the making (according to the construction permit in the window). My disappointment has turned to curiosity, though, because as I drove through the intersection…
The list of restaurants that have occupied the 1135 Bannock Street address in the Golden Triangle keeps growing: Chances, Wolfie’s and Bambino’s came and went over the years before Fired Up closed after a little over a year due to an electrical fire, and then re-opened as Gallo di Nero…
Chefs Collaborative is an organization that works to educate chefs and create a network to promote responsible and sustainable ways to source, cook and serve food. This Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the group is hosting its annual Sustainable Food Summit in Boulder, with a targeted theme of “Moving mountains, scaling…
Ever since the Caprock Farm Bar pulled out of the central bar in the middle of the common area of the Source in the RiNo district, diners and shoppers have been waiting for something new to take over the space. Popup juice bars can fill the void for a while,…
