On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. DiFranco’s, our pick for Best Italian Restaurant this year, will be serving…
Cafe Society dished out four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a lovely charcuterie and cheese plate from Central Bistro & Bar, to a lackluster bowl of gumbo (described as a “Salmonella and trichinosis combo” by one irritable commenter) from Ted’s Montana Grill, to a plate of crab legs…
Former Future Brewing, which will open its doors on South Broadway this fall, is the latest small Denver brewery to offer paid memberships as a way to raise money and build support from locals who are willing to pay to be part of an exclusive beer club. But the brewery,…
“No, no, no, no, no!” That was the initial response from Steve Redzikowski, co-owner and chef of Boulder’s Oak at Fourteenth, when Bryan Dayton, his business partner and beverage director, first approached him about opening a new restaurant in the Source, a smorgasbord of independent restaurants, specialty food and bottle…
Denver’s two embattled Steak ‘n Shake locations — at 3502 River Point Parkway in Sheridan and 8271 South Quebec Street in Centennial — were both shuttered on Friday after a bond filed by the chain in federal court activated an injunction forcing the locally-owned franchise restaurants to cease using the…
My grandmother made some of the best comfort food I’ve ever tasted — and these homemade applesauce muffins are one of my favorites. I loved rolling out of bed at her house to the smell of fresh-baked muffins ready to be dipped in butter, cinnamon and sugar, and scarfed in…
The signature signs of a city that’s on the culinary fast track reside in its willingness to take aggressive risks, push infinite boundaries and continually adapt to a fickle dining public whose expectations are always on the upswing. Denver is that city — a major metropolis that refuses to slow…
Can a deep-dish pizza, like the Patxi’s meat model above, taste as good in Denver, Colorado, as it does in Chicago, Illinois? Diners have been debating that for decades — and for the past week on Cafe Society. And the recent discussion raises another point: If deep-dish pizza is a…
Chef Shellie Kark is teaching a two-part class at the Denver Public Library, 10 West 14th Avenue Parkway, titled “Rooted: Heirloom Recipes as Family History.” The first session is today, and will focus on converting word-of-mouth family recipes into actual formulas that anyone can follow; the followup session is September…
Denver got a fast-casual version of Boulder’s popular Pizzeria Locale in May, and Gretchen Kurtz put the concept to the test in her Pizzeria Locale review this week. For Chef and Tell, Lori Midson spoke with Crickett Burns, who left Squeaky Bean to head the kitchen at Truffle Table. And…
After nearly four months of construction, Aviano Coffee is finally pouring again in Cherry Creek. Back in January, Aviano had to move — quickly — to a new home at 244 Detroit Street; it closed in May for major renovation work. And while not yet fully operational, Aviano launched its…
What defines an essential restaurant? Several opinionated friends and I were recently discussing that topic during dinner at a trendy newcomer that’s amassed a flurry of flattery since opening its doors. It’s a restaurant-of-the-moment, but will it still be relevant in six months? Will the crowds continue to jam the…
Like its Boulder counterparts — Southern Sun, Mountain Sun, and Under The Sun — Vine Street is a Denver staple and beer Elysium. And its appeal isn’t dominated by the season: step in in the fall or winter, and you’ll find a cozy place to linger; stop by in the…
Whoever would’ve guessed that Pizzeria Locale’s Neapolitan pie might get upstaged by … pudding? The butterscotch budino layered with chocolate ganache, caramel and whipped cream has surprised even co-owner Lachlan Patterson by how well it’s selling at the Denver outpost, which I review this week, especially since it’s not visible…
Seven Denver-based food trucks, including Quiero Arepas, Pink Tank, Orange Crunch, Hey PB&J, Big Kiwi’s Gourmet Eats, El Toro the Tot and Street Eats 5280, are getting their fifteen minutes of fame this week and next as filming crews from Eat St., a meals-on-wheels show hosted by James Cunningham that…
If you’re a Baltimore Ravens fan, it’s likely that that your mood was nothing short of crabby after the Broncos completely crushed the defending Super Bowl champions in last night’s season opener. But the Ravens weren’t the only ones to crack under pressure. My crab legs did the same thing,…
Republican lawmaker Lori Saine will never be a restaurant critic….or a diplomat. On Wednesday, she showed up at a meeting of the Colorado Legislature’s poverty task force with a box of Popeye’s fried chicken — reportedly a “silent protest” of the uproar after Senator Vicki Marble of Fort Collins told…
While some pizza fans are still debating what makes a good Chicago-style, deep-dish pie — and whether it’s even possible to get one in the Mile High City — others have moved on to the Neopolitan pizza at Denver’s Pizzeria Locale, which Gretchen Kurtz reviews this week. The original Pizzeria…
New Belgium’s annual Tour de Fat, a daylong festival that features brews, bikes costumes and more, rolls out tomorrow at 11 a.m. near 21st Avenue and York Street in City Park. A parade will circle back to the park, where live music, comedy, games and contests will take place. Admission…
T.S. Eliot’s Prufrock famously measured out his life in coffee spoons. For the last several weeks, I’ve been measuring mine out in peaches. Stands at the Boulder Farmers’ Market are overflowing with blushing fruit, so I’ve had peaches for breakfast, a peach with a piece of blue cheese for an…
On Sunday, September 22, DISH will dish out food and drinks from dozens of Cafe Society’s favorite restaurants and trucks, as well as Best of Denver readers’ winners, in the Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Interstate Kitchen & Bar will park in the park for the afternoon,…
Ever since the rumor was confirmed that Voodoo Doughnuts will open its first location outside of Oregon at 1520 East Colfax Avenue, the chain’s owners have been inundated with questions about when. Although weary to give an exact date, co-owner Tres Shannon says they hope to be open around Thanksgiving…
