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…
Corey Cunningham Baur’s Ristorante 1512 Curtis Street 303-534-4842 www.baursdenver.com Corey Cunningham has cooked for Bill Cosby, former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, NASCAR and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — and he also once gave a cigarette to Queen Latifah. “Cooking for Bush was wild,” recalls…
From now until May 30, Ted’s Montana Grill is challenging all at-home chefs to compete in the Secret Ingredient Showdown. The contest involves coming up with recipes for any one of four secret ingredients. Bison was the first, and Ted’s just revealed Anaheim peppers as the second. Using those ingredients…
Atif Mehana came to the United States from Egypt two decades ago. The 58-year-old spent more than a decade selling seafood to tourists in Miami, and saved enough to open a second eatery in 2008. But now he’s broke. Who’s to blame? He says Yelp, the megapopular website that allows…
Earth Day isn’t until tomorrow, but several culinary events today will whet your appetite for April 22. For starters, Channel 6 will air Food Inc. at 9 p.m. tonight. PBS is suggesting that you host a potluck, then blog about what you served and what you thought of the film,…
Pin Zheng, owner-chef of Moongate Asian Grill in Lowry and East Moon Asian Bistro & Sushi in Broomfield, is adding a third restaurant to his growing collection of Asian food temples, which he oversees with his wife Vicky. Jett Asian Kitchen and Sushi Bar will open this Thursday at 5007…
Denver is in the middle of a burger boom, and while some of those burgers are worth the sacrificial cow, others, like the one in the above pic, could use an overhaul, starting with the bun, which was igloo temperature and harder than a slab of concrete. Can you guess…
At 4:20 on 4/20, this is just the place to raise a glass. Guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we select one lucky winner who’ll receive…
“We’re dedicated to the pursuit of the American dream: BBQ, good times and sustainable entrepreneurship,” says Bobbi Capps who, along with her husband Mason, will open OiNKS BBQ next week at 6110 East Colfax Avenue. “This is going to be American-style barbecue” says Bobbi. “We cherry picked from all the…
Believe it or not, we have the Greeks to thank for Italian wine. Actually, we’d need to thank them for French and Spanish wine too, but the history of winemaking as we know it is largely believed to have begun with Greek settlements in and around ancient Rome. Italy is…
Everybody is rocking reusable grocery bags these days — and Steuben’s, 523 East 17th Avenue, is getting in on the action. Now when folks get take-out or curbside pickup at Steuben’s, their order comes in a nifty reusable canvas bag emblazoned with the joint’s logo. Not only does it make…
What do beer and pot have in common? Not much. In fact, there are plenty of smokers who hate beer drinkers and plenty of imbibers who scorn pot heads. But on 4/20, maybe we can all just get a long. Craft breweries seem to think it can work, and a…
Hamburger Mary’s Bar & Grille 700 East 17th Avenue 303-832-1333 hamburgermarysdenver.com…
One Denver City Council candidate hopes to win ’em over with food. Jon Lehmann, one of ten candidates vying for the council seat recently vacated by Rick Garcia (who went to work for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), recently signed on a real live campaign chef. Kirston…
What’s up with Pueblo getting so much attention for its food scene? Not only did the city earn the tenth slot on Livability’s recent list of “Surprising Food Cities”, but last week the Travel Channel came through town to pit two variations of the city’s culinary crown jewel against one…
Got the munchies? If so, there’s really only one place to be today: Cheba Hut. “We are throwing a party system-wide,” says Matthew Trethewey, spokesman for the Fort Collins-based sub sandwich chain, which has a dozen stores in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Oregon and celebrates its anniversary every year…
For those who prefer pot of the stainless steel variety, there are several food-and-booze events today. Among them: Paul Dolan will pair his organic, biodynamic wines with food by the Denver FIVE’s tastemakers at TAG, 1441 Larimer Street. The dinner runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and costs $75; call…
You have to admire marijuana for its ability to both trigger hunger and soothe upset stomachs (although you might not approve of the stereotypical pothead’s midnight runs to Taco Bell — has he no palate?). So it only makes sense that there are several food-related happenings today, 4/20, whether your…
Kip Snider knows Colorado beer. “Great Divide does a bang-up job. I’ve always been a fan of New Belgium, and they are really stepping out of the box recently with some of their new beers,” he says. “Odell, Left Hand. I like all beer. Some of Avery’s stuff is my…
T-shirts, like tattoos, tell you a lot about a person’s passions and prejudices, likes and dislikes. Also like tatts, they have become an overt form of self-expression — a bumper sticker for the body — that lets people know if you’re a fan of the Rolling Stones or the rolling…
Denver’s about to get dueling dueling piano bars. Chez Cirque, which will feature dueling pianos and other entertainment options, is set to open this coming weekend in the Landmark project in Greenwood Village; you can read all about it in Jon Solomon’s upcoming Barback column. And judging from the sign…
While the kidlets are stuck with chicken tenders and mac and cheese, the comfort mavens at Bang!, 3472 West 32nd Avenue, debuted some new grub last week for more roving palates. We’ve been loving on Bang! for years, awarding it Best Burger and Best Meatloaf in the past. More recently,…
