The holidays tend to bring out the very best — and sometimes the dead worst — in culinary acumen. In this age of gourmet foods and luxury drinks, it almost surpassed belief that there are still stale, tasteless and terrible tidbits adorning X-mas tables and sideboards in the misguided name…
Between the very cold snap and Gretchen Kurtz’s discussion of hot, hot spices in her review of Namaste India, we were about ready to book a passage to India last week. Instead, Cafe Society came up with a list of the ten best Indian restaurants in Denver. It inspired much…
Two weeks until Christmas and you’re far from ready. But that’s no reason to start shopping now — not when you can instead drink whiskey in a basement for a good cause or indulge in a four-course, tap-room dinner. Read on for more details about booze with benefits. See also:…
Earlier today, in the kitchen of Lower 48, the all-male squadron of cooks and chefs were prepping for tonight’s blast of bodies that will undoubtedly want a first glimpse — and taste — of one of the most anticipated restaurant openings of year. And considering it’s the crew’s first night…
Remember the days when times were simple — and so was the beer? It is easy to reminisce about those times when we look around and see our economy crumbling and our government and world in turmoil. But we can’t say the same for beer. The once boring and typically…
Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew, one of Westword’s picks for the top 10 hippest bars in Denver, celebrated its first year in business last weekend by tapping several new beers and welcoming in live music, food trucks and plenty of loyal customers. Westword photographer Brandon Marshall captured the revelry…
Cafe Society dished up four Guess Where contests last week, ranging from a pumpkin beer poured behind the bar of Udi’s at City Set to a Thai green curry from Wild Ginger to a plate of crisp-fried pickles from a quirky restaurant in Highland…
Foodies tend to get the shaft during the holidays, because every year there is an increasing number of useless, gimmicky, and downright bizarre food-related gadgets available for purchase everywhere — and non-food nerd friends and family just lo-o-o-ve to buy them. While it would be nice for non-foodies to cease…
And then there were three. In November of last year, Bill Freeman and Patxi Azpiroz opened the city’s first Patxi’s Pizza in Englewood, a pie palace that takes its inspiration from Chicago-style stuffed pizza: thick, heavy, deep-dish rounds with crusted bottoms festooned with toppings, cheese and a generous smear of…
The Abbey Tavern, a new Irish pub, opened its doors at 5151 East Colfax Avenue late last month. And unlike some of Denver’s other “Irish” pubs, this one’s actually owned and operated by an Irishman. See also: The Abbey Tavern will give East Colfax a family-friendly Irish pub…
It’s tough to find the time to cook much of anything during the busy holiday season, but you don’t have to sacrifice a sit-down dinner for drive-through. This jerk seitan sloppy joe recipe takes less than half an hour to throw together — including the creamed spinach that tops off…
On Friday, a judge determined that Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips was wrong to refuse to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple because same-sex marriage would “be displeasing God.” But refusing the couple service was displeasing to civil rights laws. Colorado state law prohibits “a place of public…
Frasca Food & Wine will host its seventh annual White Truffle and Barolo Dinner that will feature five courses paired with wines from Barolo, Italy. The food, prepared by chef/owner Lachlan Mackinnon and guest chef Ryan Hardy (formerly of the Little Nell in Aspen) will showcase white truffles, which are…
It’s been a year since Gloria Nunez and her grandson, David Lopez, closed the original El Chingon, a tiny Mexican restaurant that resided in an Arvada strip mall. And months ago, they signed a lease to open a new El Chingon in the former My Sweet Bakery space on Tennyson…
A judge has ordered that Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood stop discriminating against gay couples seeking wedding cakes. The judge’s ruling (on view below) is in response to a complaint filed by same-sex couple Dave Mullins and Charlie Craig, who said that Masterpiece owner Jack Phillips refused to bake them a…
This week, Gretchen Kurtz reviewed that longtime comfort-hood haven in Highland, bang!. Ian Clark, chef at BRU handbuilt ales & eats, spoke with Lori Midson for Chef and Tell about how his career plans changed when he met a certain girl and settled in Boulder. And Mark Antonation’s trek up…
This weekend will be so cold that you’ll be tempted to hide out in your home…but there are a few spots around town that are ready, willing and able to warm you up. If you’re brave enough to pull on your boots and head out the door, make sure you’re…
Brunch is the most amusing meal of the weekend, but it also has a higher calling. The mid-morning meal was invented by English writer Guy Beringer with one purpose: to cure a hangover. (People really knew how to party in the late 1800s). Since its invention, brunch has gotten another…
Nominees and friends packed Galvanize last night for the 2013 Westword Web Awards, our celebration of the most interesting Denverites on the Internet. With MC Jordan Doll at the helm, we handed out 21 awards across four categories, from the Best Music Video to the Best Politician on Social Media,…
“I opened this place,” says Dave Kilroy, “because I didn’t want to be that person sitting at a desk for the rest of my life, only to wake up one day and say to myself that I shoulda, woulda, coulda.” “This place” is the Kitchen Table Cafe, an unassuming, quick-casual,…
During an early weekend dinner at this restaurant, a man wobbled his way through the doorway, sat down at a table and asked for taquitos, presumably to soak up the beverages that caused him to bounce through the door in the first place. This isn’t a Mexican joint, however, and…
Denver has a vast array of Indian restaurants, everything from small, family-owned hole-in-the-wall spots to massive establishments with expansive menus and multiple locations. And with the temperatures plummeting, a hearty, spicy — very spicy — Indian feast could be just the thing to turn up the heat. Here, in no…
