Food & Drink

“Eat it quick, right after it comes out,” instructs chef Ian Kleinman, “and then you can get some real smoke to come out of your nose.” He spoons an amorphous white puff that he calls Kettle Corn Space Foam from the liquid nitrogen, and I raise the frozen, seemingly meringue-like…

It’s 5:15 p.m., which means there’s still plenty of time to squeeze in a reservation at one of the 281 restaurants participating in Denver Restaurant Week. We just scoured opentable.com for available seats between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and here’s what we found:…

Café Cafe, the cozy crepes and coffee shop at 2339 West 44th Avenue, is getting a new owner and a new name: La Crema Cafeteria. The cafe, a community gathering spot in the Sunnyside neighborhood that happens to offer some of the finest lox around, has been purchased by Ulises…

Avenue Grill, at 630 East 17th Avenue, will finally offer its first official brunch on Saturday, February 27. It’s been a long time in the making. “It’s just something we have been thinking about for some time,” explains manager Dan Allen. “We have been working on putting something together that…

Last year, the son of the owner of Arvada’s Alamos Verdes was rated the Worst Boss of 2009, an honor he clinched with “simply repulsive” behavior with young female employees, according to a lawsuit filed by the EEOC in October. But Opas Sinprasong, owner of several Thai restaurants in Boulder…

“I’ve been in the food racket for a long time, and I enjoy food and seeking our trends,” says Chip Eakins, who opened Walk-In Burgers at 2255 Sheridan Boulevard, in the former space belonging to Sister’s Pizza and Mussels, on February 18. “I started traveling quite a bit and realized…

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…

See that nearly straight line of lettuce and tomatoes in the above snap? That was the best thing about the entire plate, which, to put it bluntly, sucked. It could have been my fault for not ordering the joint’s signature item, but considering everything here is cooked in a commissary…

Convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols is on a hunger strike, because he doesn’t like the food served at Supermax, the federal prison in Florence where he’s housed with a who’s who of this country’s criminals. Last Thursday, Nichols filed a five-page, hand-written note in U.S. District Court in…

Starbucks must be in a cup of hot water. Why else would it team up with Burger King to sell its branded “Seattle’s Best Coffee” this summer, at prices ranging from $1 to $2.79 for a cup of java? McDonald’s and Dunkin Donuts have been pumping out their own signature…

It’s 5:15 p.m., which means there’s still plenty of time to squeeze in a reservation at one of the 281 restaurants participating in Denver Restaurant Week. We just scoured opentable.com for available seats between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and here’s what we found:…

Hey, culture snobs: The next time you think about tossing your ticket stub to the tenth performance of Phantom, think twice. Dixons Downtown Grill, 1610 16th Street, is offering 20 percent off your tab (food only) every time you present a manager with a stub or ticket from the Denver…

If you own a restaurant and have lived in Denver City Council District 1 for at least a year, the Colorado Restaurant Association wants to hear from you. Rick Garcia, the current rep for that district, is moving on to a federal job, so there will be a special election…

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…

“Help us outnumber the cranky wine haters!” plead Mary Kent and Quince Rickard. That’s the Facebook page plea from the owners of Sienna Wine Bar & Small Plates, which will open soon at 3422 East 12th Avenue if tonight’s liquor-license hearing, scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Denver Department of…

After a somewhat chilly reception compounded by an hour of shivering in an incredibly chilly lounge area, the bread pudding in the above snap was the warmest part of the entire evening — even with the vanilla bean ice cream…