The good folks at Argyll, at 2700 East Third Avenue, know all about both gourmet food and alcohol, so you can bet that the six-course Scotch dinner that begins at 6:30 p.m. tonight will be well worth the $70 price tag. Master of Whisky Robert Sickler will walk guests through…
Denver’s public schools have been showing support for Haiti in a big way, between “penny wars” at Place Bridge Elementary, Hearts for Haiti at Goldrick and dozens of other fundraising events. The latest effort comes in the form a school fundraising staple: bake sales…
As we reported in this space a few weeks ago, Deluxe Burger is opening on Sunday, February 14, otherwise known as breakup Valentine’s Day. It’ll be the third member in a colony of restaurants and bars from chef Dylan Moore, who also owns Deluxe and Delite on Broadway. Moore, along…
There are many eating and drinking opportunities this week, including a beer-and-cheese pairing, a tequila dinner and the annual World Tea Festival. Here’s a taste of what’s ahead: Monday, January 25: Learn how to add the flavor of North Africa to your menu at Cook Street School of Fine Cooking’s…
Denver’s Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love…through their liquid assets as part of DINR’s Valentine’s Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, which has already kicked off, continues through Wednesday, February 10, at which…
According to the bartender, who talked to the chef, there are seven cheeses in the macaroni and a heart attack that you see you bubbling away in the snap above. None, apparently, is Velveeta or white American, because I asked. I could be really cranky and ask you to not…
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…
Dateline: South Beach, Miami, home of the beautiful people, Art Deco buildings, sandy beaches and now the first Whopper Bar in the United States. Burger King has chosen South Beach as the testing ground for a new concept, the “Whopper Bar,” which combines fast-casual dining with beery beverages. The idea…
It’s been months in the making, but the Walnut Room Pizzeria is slated to officially open at 11 a.m. today (city inspectors willing) at 2 Broadway, in the old home of Freaky’s, which has had a $250,000 remodel. UPDATE: The city inspectors were not willing, and the Walnut Room Pizzeria…
For the first time in decades, the Star Bar — one of the very last classic dives left on Larimer Street (at 2137 Larimer, to be exact) — was dark this weekend, with a sign posted on the door that it’s been closed because of liquor-code violations. No word on…
Cafe Society offered seven Guess Where contests last week– but the most delicious photo had to be the incredible-looking French onion soup sandwich that Alex Wood correctly identified as coming from Fisher Clark Urban Deli. And Alex is the lucky, latest winner of a Diner deck. (Alex, send your contact…
Those of us who love food tend to love it from all regions of the globe. But while we might appreciate certain exotic cuisines, it’s sometimes difficult to incorporate them into our own cooking repertoire. You can change all that with Cook Street School of Fine Cooking’s A World of…
How does a guy who peddles hot dogs for a living feed his pie hole? If you’re Steve Ballas, owner of Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs, you spend your Saturday afternoon holding a pizza tasting tourney, which is exactly what Ballas is doing today at his frankfurter hut at 3525 East Colfax…
What you may have missed this week on Cafe Society while you were weighing in on twelve’s Jeff Osaka, the restaurant’s exec chef and owner who’s at the center of this week’s Chef and Tell interview — and some controversy surrounding his comment regarding his most critical customers. So far,…
A friend wanted to get a drink at a “New York” type of bar, and it took me all of 30 seconds to decide where I wanted to go. Not sure why I think of this place as a New York-ish bar…but it could be the windows. Or maybe it’s…
In the heat of Michael Bloomberg’s quest to limit the use of salt in NYC restaurants, a recent study has found that a program aimed at reducing the nation’s salt intake could shave 24 BILLION dollars from the national health-care budget. Healthy or not, we’re siding with David Chang, who…
It’s not easy finding a good French onion soup in Denver, so imagine my surprise when I wrapped my jaws around this fantastic French onion soup sandwich, easily one of the coolest new dish discoveries this year. Whose sandwich out-souped the classic? Special bonus: Every Friday, anyone who gave the…
This cup of creamy goodness came delivered right to our door when we called Rooster & Moon, 955 Bannock Street, to inquire about the banana pudding that was making tongues wag around the Westword office. Co-owner Nicholas Bode was sure we’d dig the southern-style dessert that his seven-week-old restaurant was…
A bill has been introduced at our esteemed Colorado Legislature that will formally establish a Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council, the better for the advancement of healthy food policies. And to what do we denizens of Denver owe this piece of puff pastry? Is it because for the last hundred…
The amazing story of Amazing Jake’s may have ended. Last year, Art Cormier — renowned in Denver both for Smiley’s laundromat and the Regency Hotel — took over the giant funplex at 1400 South Abilene Street in Aurora, saying he planned to change it to Smiley’s Fun Center. But many…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Jeff Osaka, chef/owner of twelve, and the center of this week’s compelling Chef and Tell interview, changes his menu monthly, hence the restaurant’s name. The January board trumpets foie gras and pork belly, Colorado lamb and a vegetarian paella and several sugar-laced finales, including Osaka’s orange polenta cake, the recipe…
