Ronald McDonald is under fire in this country, with activists encouraging McDonald’s to retire its longtime mascot. But in Shanghai, now home to a brand-new McDonald’s University — it’s known as Hamburger U– they’re down with the clown. The Chinese people crave fast food, which is why McDonald’s decided to…
Last year may have broken all records for restaurant openings in metro Denver — despite the lousy economy. The roster literally ran from A to Z, with more than a dozen new spots all strong contenders for the Best New Restaurant award of the Best of Denver 2010. But by…
John Hinman of Marczyk Fine Foods recently got into a debate with Elizabeth Thomas, the pastry chef at WaterCourse and City, O’City: Who makes the best cherry pie in town? Since neither side would concede, you’ll have to find out at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Sweet Action Ice Cream, 52…
Zolo Southwestern Grill, at 2525 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder, wraps up its 151 Days of Tequila with El Jefe de Tequila, a dinner featuring tequila as an ingredient in each course prepared by chefs Brett Smith, Kelly Kingsford, Jaime Martinez, Hosea Rosenberg and Erik Rollings…
After almost six years, Tryst will close after a last round of parties this weekend. Owner Paul Piciocchi plans to move the concept to Playa del Carmen — yes, in Mexico — and then reopen a “new, improved watering hole” in Tryst’s space at 1512 Larimer Street, in Writers Square…
The fourth outpost of Little India’s, the curry house with spots in Governor’s Park, downtown and Platt Park, opens tonight at 425 Teller Street, in the former home of Mark & Isabella’s in Belmar in Lakewood. The newest branch will be open daily for lunch, which includes an all-you-can-eat buffet…
I was never a big fan of Flying Dog Brewery’s beers when they were in Colorado, and I became even less of a fan after they picked up and moved to Maryland in 2008. But my friend Dave recently forced me to imbibe a bottle of Raging Bitch Belgian-style IPA,…
As we reported yesterday, Mark Stoddard, the chief mixologist of Happy in Boulder and its lounge counterpart, Bitter Bar, along with team cohorts Todd Thrasher of Washington, D.C., and Sean Hoard of New York City, took home gold in last week’s 42 Below Cocktail World Cup in New Zealand…
Chili is many things to many people, as shown by the great recipes that have been mailed in, e-mailed and posted since I wrote my own recipe two weeks ago. At the moment, we are trying to decide which recipes sound the most delicious, but in the meantime, here is…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
On Sunday, March 7, Radek Cerny’s Full Belly Bistro celebrated its one year anniversary…by changing concepts. The strip mall space, located at 2779 Iris Avenue in Boulder, is now Radex Bistro, a concept, says managing partner Brian Kelly, that’s more in tune with what Boulder diners are looking for. The…
With spring officially sprung, it’s time to switch up your clothing, eat bushels of asparagus, and yes, drink wines that conjure up images of everything we love about spring. Look at the next three months as the perfect season for drinking wines that are as cozy as they are refreshing,…
I have a bone to pick with the tipster who sent me an email professing his adoration for the chile relleno torta at the joint where the above flash was snapped. He assured me that my time wouldn’t be wasted, that the torta would evoke sighs of rapture and groans…
If you’re Fergie, and your 34th birthday lands on the 22nd show of the Black Eyed Peas E.N.D. world tour, which happens to be in Denver, how do you celebrate? With a Bacardi V.I.Pea, which was served at the VIP after-party at Beta…
A husband and wife were just popped by police in East Northport, New York, and charged with product tampering and petty larceny after they tried to peddle repackaged Jell-O pudding. Sixty-eight-year-old Alexander Clement and his 64-year-old wife, Christine, allegedly bought boxes of Jell-O pudding at local stores, then emptied the…
Most people think of soup as a winter meal, but it’s a versatile food you can enjoy year-round — and still make it a seasonal favorite, depending on the ingredients you use. Tonight at 6 p.m., Heirloom Gardens, at 4460 Winona Court, is offering a class in Seasonal Soups and…
Wild Bangkok Bar and Grill opened last Thursday at 1630 Welton Street. That’s the former Chopsticks & Sushi space, which was the unseemly site of a murder scene back in October when Chopsticks & Sushi owner Yan de Yang allegedly shot and killed Lloyd Running Bear II. While Yang hangs…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
On tap this week: everything from classes on seasonal soups and breads to a pie contest to the wrap-up of 151 Days of Tequila to Easter brunches galore. Here’s a taste of this town’s culinary offerings: Monday, March 29: Interstate Kitchen & Bar, 901 West 10th Avenue, is offering an…
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 on the Cafe Society blog. Brandon Biederman, chef of Steuben’s, didn’t waste any time showing…
If you like your eggs Benny torpedoed with a lemon-kissed hollandaise and throttled with a roasted red pepper sauce, this is your kind of breakfast, which is served all day long at this kitschy cafe. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
Still fat, part deux. Donna Simpson, the female fatty from New Jersey who wants to eat her way to 1,000 pounds, now has a doctor in her kitchen corner. Dr. Sanford Siegal, “a practicing physician in South Florida best known as the creator of the popular Dr. Siegal’s COOKIE DIET…
