When Malissa and Scott Spero decided to expand Hooked on Colfax, their coffee shop on Colfax, they didn’t anticipate an expensive, five-month wait to get their permits from the City of Denver…
Kitchen magician Ian Kleinman is ensconced at James Mazzio’s Studio F for the rest of the week, where he’ll be offering a special pop-up dinner that plays with liquid nitrogen. Lori Midson was there for the debut of Kleinman’s nine-dinner run. So was Stefan:…
If you were hoping to attend tonight’s vintage wine dinner at Le Central, 112 East Eighth Avenue, and don’t have a reservation, you’re too late: That event is sold out (but the restaurant does have a waiting list). There are still some spots left at these two events, however:…
One side effect of being a restaurant critic is that you can’t help analyzing every bite that goes into your mouth. It’s automatic. At dinner I might be having a fascinating conversation about something very far from food, but under the surface my brain is still buzzing with passing thoughts…
Though Korean barbecue joints are everywhere, Korean fried chicken is surprisingly hard to come by in this town. So I was really excited to sing the praises of the glorious, crisp-skinned Korean fried chicken I’d found — at long last — at Al Bae Nae, a Korean street food place…
Low-cal this, low-cal that: Even 7-Eleven’s Slurpees are now getting thinner, with a new line Slurpee Lite Fanta Sugar-Free Mango made with Splenda that boasts just half the calories of an original Slurpee. I’m not a regular Slurpee drinker; I’m a little wary of anything that’s the same color as…
The third Sunday of each month draws crafty and hungry vegans from around Denver to sell, to browse, and to eat at the Vegan Neat Market. This past Sunday, May 20, the traveling market set up shop at the Laundry on Lawrence in Curtis Park. Below are photos from the…
Warm weather is here, and for Colorado brewers, that means it’s can season. This weekend, Twisted Pine Brewing in Boulder will become the latest beer maker to roll out the aluminum when it begins filling sixteen-ounce cans of Hoppy Boy IPA. The cans of the brewery’s flagship beer will be…
Ghost Plate & Tap has one of the most unique bar programs in the city, thanks mostly to the Coupe Bar, a second bar inside the restaurant where any local bartender can work a guest shift. And their cocktails often end up on the Ghost Plate’s regular drink list, where…
It appeared that Saturday’s downpour would dampen the first Justice League soiree of the season, but at the last minute, Mother Nature cooperated, and right before the ticker struck 6 p.m., the clouds sailed off into the sunset, giving way to a sky of cobalt blue, making the League’s spring…
The au gratin potatoes, available at breakfast, which is served all day, are overrated (and hardly worth the upcharge), but the eggs? I love a kitchen that does eggs right, and this one doesn’t yolk around. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…
You have six more nights to behold the wizardry of Ian Kleinman, the molecular genius behind the Inventing Room — the Willy Wonka of Denver who’s currently on center stage at Studio F, the culinary event space and cooking school that James Mazzio unleashed a few months ago to give…
No one’s saying you have to go meatless just because it’s Monday — but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we’re offering an animal-free recipe. Last week, we showed you how to roast red potatoes and use a parsley pesto to make a vegan-friendly potato salad. This…
Panzano Executive Chef Elise Wiggins is in the small town of Panzano, Italy, doing a stagisti with Dario Cecchini, the mad butcher of Panzano and owner of Antica Macelleria Cecchini. Wiggins, who recently won a Colorado Restaurant Association Industry Spot award and also earned Panzano another Best Italian Restaurant award,…
Cafe Society dished up three Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a cheesesteak with tater tots that still hasn’t been linked to the correct restaurant (or bar…with very loud music), a Thai curry that also has readers stumped and a burger with fries from an Uptown pub…
The news served up a smorgasbord of tidbits on buffet last week, including a guy in Wisconsin who picketed a restaurant that cut him off from an all-you-can-eat fish fry, and a Chinese buffet in the U.K. where management instituted a clean-your-plates or pay a $20 tab policy. Waste not,…
There are a handful of wine events on the calender this week, including three on Tuesday alone. While craft beer may be stealing the spotlight lately, you can never go wrong with the classics. Here’s a taste of what’s on the menu:…
Paul Reilly, the former executive chef/owner of Encore, which closed last month, along with a posse of local big-name chefs and mixologists, are convening in the kitchen of Yia Yia’s, the home turf of chef Aaron Whitcomb, on Sunday night for Eat Drink Give, a benefit for the neo-natal ICU…
Three months after the Uptown Pasquini’s turned into a Serioz, the Denver Business Journal announced that Tony Pasquini had inked a deal on the old two-story Uptown building that most recently held J.R.’s Bar and Grill, making good on his plan to return to the neighborhood…
On Saturday night, the season’s first Justice League of Street Food party will take over the pavement at TAXI, and earlier this week, we held a contest, giving one Cafe Society reader the opportunity to eat and drink for free. Ten trucks will be at the bash, including Manna from…
Someday, Patrick Creager and his wife, Ari Murdock, would like to open up a soda fountain. “I love the concept of a modern soda shop,” he explains. “I really delved in behind the bar at Olivea, and I found ways to incorporate fruits and vegetables and spices and herbs with…
Happy Place: Hops and Pie, 3920 Tennyson Street, 303-477-7000. The Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 3 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $1 off draft beers and slices of pizza; $2 select drafts; $2 cans all night every Wednesday. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
