In hard times, people are often forced to find ways to make money. Sometimes those means of generating much-needed revenue aren’t always legal. Growing up in rural western Iowa in the 1930s, Keith Kerkhoff was the son of a farmer searching for ways to feed his family. The family had…
On Thursday morning, a group of six small Colorado breweries will take a decidedly modern approach to beer-making when they all brew Simultaneous Saison at the same time at their respective locations across the state. The six breweries — Denver’s Strange Craft, Echo Brewing in Frederick, Monument’s Pikes Peak Brewing,…
In celebration of thirty years in business, the Park Centre Lounge & Grill in Westminster has rolled back the prices on six menu items to $3.50 this week. And that’s not the only way it’s giving back to its faithful followers: From noon to sundown on Sunday, Park Centre will…
While it’s true that money doesn’t fall from a tree, it’s nonetheless raining dollars — or at least it will be if you’re one of the first 100 people in line for Saturday’s opening of Denver’s second Protein Bar. Exactly how many dollars, you ask? A whopping $500. Each. And…
Middle Eastern restaurants have plenty for vegetarians to chew on, but this particular Mid-East feast house recently added an all-vegan plate to its menu — and there’s enough on that platter to feed carnivores, too. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer…
Alex Figura Lower48 Kitchen 2020 Lawrence Street 303-942-0262 lower48kitchen.com This is part one of my interview with Alex Figura, exec chef of Lower48 Kitchen; part two of my conversation with Figura will run tomorrow. “My parents always joke that it’s unlikely that I’ll ever miss a meal,” says Alex Figura,…
For more than a year, Mark Antonation ate his way up Federal Boulevard. With that journey done, he’ll now explore different cuisines from around the globe right here in metro Denver, one month at a time, in Ethniche. Ethiopian cooking relies on spice blends, each mixed according to time-honored family…
As a city that got its start as a true cowtown, Denver still has plenty of places where you can get great steaks and burgers. But good barbecue places are few and far between in the metro area. That’s why Lori Midson hit the brakes when she saw Big Jim’s,…
Atticus 1115 East Evans Avenue 720-459-8273 Neighborhood restaurants often remind me of kids. Even when they’re noisy and a bit rough around the edges, you still smile at them, knowing the potential within. Atticus is that kind of place. Sure, it might want to be president when it grows up,…
Tonight from 5 to 9 p.m., the sixth annual LoDo Bites will give guests a chance to sip, sample and stroll through the historic LoDo neighborhood in downtown Denver, sampling the culinary diversity of the area. Eighteen restaurants will be serving an array of popular food and drink items for…
UPDATE: We have a winner of our Trillium Swedish summer solstice dinner contest, in which we asked Cafe Society readers to answer this question: How many meals were served at last year’s Sweden dinner at Trillium? Congratulations to NickCO, who came the closest with a guess of 65; the actual…
As part of its ongoing Scandinavian dinner series, Trillium, Ryan Leinonen’s terrific restaurant in Ballpark, is hosting a Swedish summer solstice dinner on Wednesday, June 18. Sweden’s celebration of summer, otherwise known as Midsommardagen, is “packed full of food, music and celebration, but our interpretation focuses solely on the culinary,…
“I can put 49 people inside the taproom and another 25 or so outside, depending on who wants to sit on whose lap,” says Jeff Atencio, a homebrewer and firefighter from Highlands Ranch who is always quick with a quip of some sort. In fact, it was a joke about…
When the beautifully restored Union Station opens to the public on Saturday, July 12, the Denver food cognoscenti will have a spectacular depot of new restaurants to chew on, including The Kitchen Next Door, Snooze, Mercantile Dining & Provision, Eatmore Burgers & Brats and Stoic & Genuine, a 2,000-square-foot, 62-seat…
An e-mail from East West Partners, which has taken over the beleaguered Landmark project in Greenwood Village, reminded us to check in on one of the area’s most grandiose restaurant plans. Grand Cru, which chef/owner Jonas Brown opened last fall with the idea of serving special prix fixe meals –…
Over the weekend I finished Mimi Sheraton’s memoir, Eating My Words. While it wasn’t as entertaining as Ruth Reichl’s Tender at the Bone, the book had no trouble holding my attention, especially the parts about her role as restaurant critic for the New York Times. I knew I’d be interested…
It sounded good on paper, but the queso fundido at this highbrow Mexican restaurant was a bit like eating rubber bands. But while you can stretch a rubber band only so far, this queso fundido would have stretched all the way to the ceiling and back had we played that…
Bryce and Giulia De Meo Licht had been talking about opening a location for their amazing Italian gelato in downtown Boulder for quite a while, and now — after a lot of work and planning, including a Kickstarter campaign that netted the project $10,143 — their dream has been realized:…
Boulder just made Livability’s Top 10 Foodie Cities list — again. “Known for its array of outdoor adventures, the mountain town of Boulder, Colo., contains an equally impressive collection of restaurants, markets and food purveyors,” the site reports. “You’ll find residents here get just as excited about the opening weekend…
Wine lovers have several opportunities to taste some great wines paired with multi-course menus tonight, when Denver restaurants will host three wine dinners, each featuring a different kind of wine. See also: Wine dinners, beer dinners and free smoothies on this week’s culinary calendar…
For Ethniche, his new series, Mark Antonation has been eating Ethiopian food around town. After first visiting Queen of Sheba, last week he landed at Eatopia, where he doubled down on mitmita and berbere — and made at least one reader very, very hungry. See also: Doubling down on mitmita…
Doughnuts have long been associated with a cop’s favorite breakfast, but even Homer Simpson appreciates glaze and sprinkles: “Doughnuts. Is there anything they can’t do?” asked the famous patriarch of the Simpson family of cartoon characters. As it turns out, doughnuts are on the rise, and Denver appears to want…
