Dishes of DISH: Azucar Bakery’s Peruvian-style dessert

On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Among those serving samples: Azucar Bakery. See also: Dishes of DISH: Williams…

Dishes of DISH: Williams & Graham’s deviled eggs

On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Williams & Graham, our pick for Best Contemporary Cocktail Bar in 2012,…

Dishes of DISH: Patxi’s Chicago-style, deep-dish pizzas

On Sunday, September 22,DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Joining the lineup this year: Patxi’s, which will be dishing out two deep-dish pizzas…

What we’re all listening to right now

Music is life — or at least it is for us. When we’re not writing about it, we’re thinking about it, talking about it or listening to it. These are the things that were in heavy rotation for us this week. What are you listening to? What should we be…

Dishes of DISH: Finger Lickin’ Belgian waffle from Pink Tank

On Sunday, September 22,DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, including Pink Tank, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Pink Tank’s offering? Its award-winning Finger Lickin’ Waffles & Chicken dish — hold the chicken. See also: Best Food…

Highland’s Garden Cafe pulls up stakes for the season

At this time of year many people start thinking about putting their gardens to bed. But chef Pat Perry has put the entire Highland’s Garden Cafe to bed. At the end of service on Saturday, August 31, the restaurant — two linked Victorian houses surrounded by lush gardens — closed…

The best metal shows in Denver in September

PENTAGRAM @ SNOWBOARD ON THE BLOCK | SAT, 9/14/13 If you’ve seen Last Days Here, you’re familiar with the frustrating tale of Pentagram. Formed in Virginia in the early ’70s, the pioneering psychedelic metal band should have, by all accounts, realized massive worldwide fame. Instead, success evaded the outfit, thanks…

Photos: The 1950s Tiki Ball shined on Boulder last Saturday

A little bit of the South Pacific landed at the Millennium Harvest House in Boulder on Saturday, August 31st, in the form of the Voodoo Island 1950s Tiki Ball, which included a nine-piece Afro-Cuban orchestra, a Tahitian oasis of bamboo huts, palm trees, tiki carving, hula and fire dancers and…

The ten best shows in Denver this week

ALT-J @ FILLMORE AUDITORIUM | THURS, 9/5/13 With prime slots at this year’s Coachella and millions of YouTube views, Alt-J is one of the hottest emerging acts in the country right now on the strength of its latest effort, The Lateness of the Hour. Alt-J sold out the Bluebird last…

The best shows in Denver this weekend

PHISH @ DICK’S SPORTING GOODS | FRI-SUN, 8/29/13-9/1/13 Phish is playing at Dick’s this weekend. You know what that means, right? Yep –the end of summer. Bye-bye, barbecues and basking in the sun. Besides signifying the conclusion of the iconic Vermont band’s summer tour, the now-annual three-day extravaganza represents the…

Taste of Colorado has grown into a major eating orgy

Grab your turkey legs: The Taste of Colorado will return to Civic Center Park on Labor Day weekend. This is the thirtieth incarnation of the festival, but the tradition stretches back much, much further. After the Silver Crash of the 1890s, the city introduced the Festival of Mountain and Plain…

What we’re all listening to right now

Music is life — or at least it is for us. When we’re not writing about it, we’re thinking about it, talking about it or listening to it. These are the things that were in heavy rotation for us this week. What are you listening to? What should we be…