It’s fairly obvious from the above pic that the electric green sake bottle perched on the table wasn’t photographed at a restaurant. In fact, the snap was shot in my living room, just minutes after I’d swallowed a few glasses of the stuff to soften the sting from the spicy…
Thanawat Bates, the exec sous chef of the Palace Arms at the opulent Brown Palace hotel, 321 17th Street, is circling the dining room, stopping intermittently at tables seated with wealthy business types to inquire about their lunch. “I’ve never done lunch in a fine-dining setting, so there was an…
Racines Restaurant 650 Sherman Street 303-595-0418 www.racinesrestaurant.com…
Changing its approach to business, Desert Moon Vineyards has relocated its Palisade winery to the Front Range. A tasting room and 2,000-square-foot winery are now open at 12656 East Jamison Place in the Denver Tech Center…
About the only thing in life that I love more than wine is my iPhone. For those of you who are similarly gadget-obsessed, there are now 100-plus iPhone apps serving up everything from wine education to straight-up silliness (why is there an app that does nothing besides display a glass…
It’s American Craft Beer Week – seven days that Congress designated for an official celebration of microbrews, and only microbrews – and in Colorado, which has more than 115 breweries, this week is almost a state holiday. Here are ten ways to toast the occasion:…
Advice for the lovelorn: Lettuce alone. Lisa Leigh Allen of Highlands Ranch decided that she had had enough of being married and decided to skip divorce court by simply poisoning her husband, Jonathan Allen, a police officer in Jefferson County. And so she served him a special dinner salad that…
Sure, there are some new items on the new, slicker menu — but the real news at this long-time favorite is the updated decor: new lights, paint (miss the old murals), carpet, lights, tables and chairs put in over the past two weeks, new booths going in right now. Can…
Troy Atherton Guard opened TAG, his space at 1441 Larimer Street, one year ago, and tonight the restaurant will celebrate one year in business with an Anniversary Party. We’ve thought TAG was special from the start: Nancy Levine profiled its gin and tonic for a Drink of the Week column…
The Streets at SouthGlenn, which is fast becoming a food utopia, thanks to restaurants like Pho 95, The Oven and Restaurant Home, is about to yield another new restaurant: Hodson’s Bar & Grill will open at 6851 South Gaylord Street in early June. “Our main focus is on rotisserie cooking,…
Yes, running a restaurant in this economy can be hell, as the previous tenants of 2200 South Broadway discovered when South Broadway Grill opened and closed in less than a year, after a major renovation of the former El Ranchito space. But the spot fired up again earlier this month,…
Piece of pigs masquerading as sheep are the latest delicacy in New York. For the astounding price of just $82.99 a pound, you can sample a creature that looks like a cross between a sheep and a pig and tastes like pork, but has a shaggy coat. The fur keeps…
As part of an upcoming photo essay project spotlighting Denver restaurant pros whose tatts are as prevalent as their dissections, burns, blisters, knife slashes and stabs, we promised that we’d post some of the best ink on the Cafe Society blog…
Sexy Pizza’s now offering up a little politics with its pie. The Capitol Hill pizzeria, located at 1018 East 11th Avenue, started offering a new pizza last week, with a portion of each purchase going to Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, a local drug policy reform organization. The SAFER pizza…
Between the craft beer, anniversary parties and benefit events, there’s plenty to fill your plate with foodie events this week. Here’s a taste of what’s coming up: Monday, May 17: Celebrate American Craft Beer Week, which highlights the industry and culture of craft beer, through Sunday, May 23; special events…
Two brothers from Iowa plan to bring a hybrid of European beer culture and American comfort food to LoDo this July when they open FreshCraft, a new restaurant in the former Thunderbird BBQ and Burgers spot at 1530 Blake Street. “We are trying to keep it simple: fresh food and…
Marlowe’s 501 16th Street 303-595-3700 www.marlowesdenver.com…
Seven kitchen guards from Vail’s Sweet Basil, including sous chefs Chris “Cactus Jack” Douglas and Chris “Cupcake” Youmans, braved the gales, unseasonably cold temps and rain on Saturday night, when they left the snow-thumped ski resort to cook at the fourth Hush Denver dinner on the rooftop of the Denver…
What, more Asian restaurants? Exactly, says the Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group. The Chicago-based company, owner of the fast-casual Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and the make-your-own stir-fry FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, is banking on our affection for Asian food and eating out to support its new venture into the…
Le Bakery Sensual is the best place in town for any of your erotic cupcake needs. The home-grown bakery has been at its current location (300 East 6th Avenue) for about 16 years, after fighting The Man for a permit to operate within Denver city limits. Despite being cock cupcake…
Colorado is full of fairs and festivals in the spring — and anyone who held down the fort with a Frito pie at this annual event over the weekend left full, too. Can you guess where I was eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the…
Cafe Society served up seven Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from this still-unidentified bowl of deliciousness to Firenze a Tavola, the community table at Parisi; to this gigantic baked potato. For correctly spotting the spud at Oak Tavern, Jordan wins a DINR deck. Jordan, send your…
