Every other week, we feature a recipe from the crew at Marczyk Fine Foods, the gourmet market at 770 East Seventeenth Avenue overseen by Pete Marczyk and his wife, Barb Macfarlane. The market pimps, among other things, pies, which are a hot seller during the holidays, although Barb insists that…
The food scene is getting in on the Halloween fun; on this week’s calendar, you’ll find several restaurants hosting special Halloween dinners and parties (and keep checking Cafe Society for our top Halloween picks). But there’s much more beyond the ghouls and goblins — here’s what else is on the…
Last week, we divulged the details of this Thursday’s Justice League of Street Food party, a Halloween bash that will feature the usual crew of food trucks, which includes the Little Orange Rocket, the Inventing Room, Sully’s Slice Truck, the Cupcake Truck, Biker Jim’s, Steuben’s, the Biscuit Bus, Pinche Tacos,…
Dads & Dudes Breweria, a new pizzeria and brewpub in Aurora, 6730 South Cornerstar Way, is planning to open on November 1, after having to push back its first day by a week. Once it opens, the father-and-son team of Tom and Mason Hembree will toss pizza made from the…
There were a group of us slouched over the bar, rolling our eyes at the Denver Broncos debacle unfolding on the TV screen. Most were spilling tears into their beers, seeking solace in a microbrew. But since I was holed up in a Boulder bar, and didn’t want to risk…
Cochon555, the exclusive nationwide traveling swinefest that was started three years ago by founder Brady Lowe, has pig-pointed Denver as a stop on its 2011 ten-city jaunt, which kicks off in New York City on January 16…
Back in August, local restaurant consultant and chef Michel Wahaltere was preparing to join the street food revolution, promising to launch Aja to Go, “the first mobile food truck in the city to travel day and night around Denver serving up great sushi, salad bowls, noodle bowls and Asian tapas.”…
Some very hot sauce has a Cleveland Steak ‘n Shake in hot water. Tim and Mary Katherine Gann were at the restaurant with their son, who was eating chili — and encouraged by a server to add some hot sauce. Blair’s Mega Death Sauce, to be specific, a sauce not…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where contests last week, featuring everything from a still unidentified duck dish to green chile at Little Anita’s to this Italian grinder found at a surprising spot. For correctly identifying it as coming from Kaos, EJ wins an EatDenver deck…
Gridiron fans, take note: During all Monday night football games (as well as Saturday college games and Sunday NFL games), the deal is $2 Coors Light drafts, $3 wells and $5 wings — and $1 Coors Light drafts when the Broncos play at home — at Randolph’s, 1776 Grant Street…
Bob’s Sandwich Shop, 820 Main Street in downtown Louisville, has served the community breakfast, subs and sandwiches for a few years now. But it’s time for a remodel — and a new name. “Closed for repairs” often means a place has bit the dust, never to return, but there are…
Smother love: It’s easy being green in Denver in September and October, when the smell of roasting chiles overrides the odor of exhaust along Federal Boulevard, and the green chile at your favorite Mexican joint carries the heat of the new harvest. For the next several weeks, Cafe Society will…
Proximo Spirits, a New York-based liquor distributor that made a name for itself by buying or investing in such niche brands as Hangar 1 vodka, Kraken Black Spiced Rum and 1800 Tequila, is in the process of buying Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey. An executive with Proximo, who spoke on the condition…
Good news: the Justice League of Street Food is back with another bash. The crew, which includes the Little Orange Rocket, the Inventing Room, Sully’s Slice Truck, the Cupcake Truck, Biker Jim’s, Steuben’s, the Biscuit Bus, Pinche Tacos, Steamin’ Demon and the Gastro Cart, will be setting up on Thursday,…
Kathleen Nevin, a breast-cancer survivor and owner of Big Fat Cupcake, held a party last night at Second Home to celebrate the release of her Big Fat Cupcake calendar and to raise funds for the Big Fat Cupcake Foundation, which assists cancer patients who need help paying their mortgage or…
Happy Place: Rack & Rye Gastropub, 1320 15th Street, 720-620-4920 The Hours: Monday through Saturday, from 3 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $4 house wine and cocktails; $2-11 draft beers and pitchers; $5 Washington caramel apple shooters; $2-4 small plates What did we think? Flip the page. The Digs: “We…
Charles MacDonald, the mouthpiece of this week’s Chef and Tell interview and the chef de cuisine of Z Cuisine, which serves some of the state’s best French food, makes la marmitte du pecheur — or fisherman’s stew — at the bistro, the recipe of which he’s sharing with Cafe Society…
When I said that Big Bill’s New York Pizza served the best authentic New York-style pie west of the Hudson River, I had a feeling I’d be hearing from people. Pizza joints are like football teams: Once you find your favorite (whether through proximity or childhood memories), you’re inextricably attached…
Last night, EatDenver, a local network of independent restaurants and 9Health Fair teamed up to host a Saucey Affair, a judged small plates and sauce showdown, the proceeds of which benefited 9Health Fair, Colorado’s largest volunteer-driven healthcare program offering free and low-cost health screenings to more than 100,000 people each…
Last night, the owners of Mod Livin’, the hip retail store that has slowly transformed a grimy stretch of Colfax since it opened nine years ago, met with cranky neighbors at a city-sponsored mediation session. The neighbors weren’t there to praise all that Erick Roorda and Jill Warner, who own…
The Ritz-Carlton, Denver, at 1881 Curtis Street, hosted a gathering in the lounge of Elway’s Downtown last night to celebrate the hotel’s AAA five-diamond rating — the first Denver hotel to achieve that status in the 37 years of the awards. The timing was also sparkling: The Ritz got the…
2 Lil’ Macs BBQ is the little piggy of “The Jack.” The Broomfield-based team is now en route to Lynchburg, Tennessee, for the 22nd Annual Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational Barbecue. The contest will be smokin’ today and tomorrow, with teams competing for $30,000 and prizes. We caught up with…
