Exclusive first look: Moontower Tacos opens in Capitol Hill

Y’all know how I roll: Tacos rule my universe, and now, there’s a new spot — Moontower Tacos — giving me (and the rest of you who agree that tacos are the equivalent to enlightenment) another reason to ballyhoo their virtue. See also: – Moontower Tacos will soon be serving…

Photos: McCormick’s Fish House & Bar makeover is complete

The McCormick’s Fish House & Bar renovation project is finally done. After the Cruise Room got a facelift this fall, the dining room also got an update. The last space to be spruced up was the Corner Bar, which has looked largely the same since McCormick’s opened in LoDo 26…

Little India was the audience favorite at Artopia

Despite its name, Westword’s eighteenth annual Artopia spotlighted much more than art. Across this year’s five venues, the event also featured food from Little Man Ice Cream, The Shoppe, El Camino, Little India, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Sushi by Night, Mustard’s Last Stand and DJ’s Berkeley Cafe. We asked Artopia attendees…

Guess where I’m eating kabobs with a huge mound of rice?

Right, so this was a weird experience: a friendly and earnest server who simply couldn’t get our order right — and it wasn’t a difficult one (a plate of kabobs, one of which was beyond funky and not in a good way) followed up by an employee who came storming…

Photos: Pliny the Younger goes down easy at Falling Rock Tap House

Pliny the Younger, which Beer Advocate ranks as the second-best beer in the world, returned to a select few Colorado bars this month — and made its hoppy presence felt in force last weekend at a half a dozen tappings in the Denver/Boulder/Longmont area. Made by California’s Russian River Brewing,…

Great Plates for a great cause starts March 1 in Fort Collins

While Denver Restaurant Week is now under way in Denver, Fort Collins is gearing up for Great Plates of Downtown Fort Collins, an annual event that runs from March 1 through March 14. See also: – Breckenridge-Wynkoop have a Fort Collins spot on tap for spring – Fort Collins Brewery…

Denver Restaurant Week and plenty of beer on the culinary calendar

Denver Restaurant Week started on Saturday, and hundreds of participating restaurants will be offering special, multi-course menus for $52.80 (for two) through Friday, March 8. Check Visit Denver’s website for the current list of over 300 menus, and for updates on additional participantes. Here’s what else is on the culinary…

A second helping of Cafe Society

Gretchen Kurtz reviewed True Food Kitchen, which opened last fall in Cherry Creek. Lori Midson interviewed Shaun Motoda, chef of TAG|RAW BAR, for Chef and Tell. See also: – True Food Kitchen is good…and good for you – Shaun Motoda, chef of TAG|RAW BAR, on the perfect bite and his…

Guess where I’m drinking a hot toddy?

The hot toddy is a cocktail steeped in history, and while there are numerous recipes for the soul-warming drink, the one in the above snap, concocted with Carpano Antica sweet vermouth, bourbon, lemon, English breakfast tea and simple syrup, and capped with a bitter chai foam, is in a class…

Odell Brewing will make Tree Shaker from Colorado peaches

Odell Brewing has been shaking peaches from trees for a while now, having made a couple of beers from the Western Slope’s signature pit fruit. But the Fort Collins brewery will turn out its latest peach beer in March when it bottles its latest Cellar Reserve series beer, Tree Shaker…

Photos: Southern Hospitality brings “sexy back” downtown

Southern Hospitality is now serving in the 116-year-old St. Elmo building at 1433 17th Street. This link in the Manhattan-based chain — which was co-founded by Justin Timberlake — is currently in a soft opening phase, with plans for grand opening event soon. Here’s an early look at the digs…

Reader: If you skip Aurora, you’re missing out on amazing food

On Monday, Visit Aurora launched its first online voter’s choice poll, Aurora’s Eats & Drinks, to pick that city’s favorite restaurants. And while voting continues on the poll through March 11, Cafe Society readers are already weighing in — some saying that they’d never eat in Aurora, others insisting that…

Celebrate National Margarita Day at Racines today

It’s National Margarita Day, and Racines is featuring three new cocktails in honor of the occasion. Keep reading for the drink menu, and if you know of any other margarita-related celebrations, feel free to share them in the comments section below…