Temperatures threaten to approach the triple digits as we prepare to celebrate our country’s independence this weekend, which puts us smack into summer, the season of baseball, lazy patio nights and, of course, hot dogs, which we like to feast on as we wander the streets, tend the grill or…
Anh Nguyen may be the only person alive who was bitten by dead shark. And, no, this isn’t a fish tale. Nguyen, who opened the Crawling Crab, a Cajun seafood joint, last week in a South Federal Boulevard small mall, was hanging the beast from the ceiling, when his wrist…
Thirty years ago, long before the food truck made the jump from lonchera to gourmet movable kitchen, a Boulder couple was wheeling around in a vehicle called RollinGreens, serving up what they were then calling wholesome meals on wheels. And while they managed to generate plenty of buzz at the…
It was fun, very fun, while it lasted — and it lasted fourteen years. But come early September, Dixons Downtown Grill will close its doors. Dixons opened just two years after Coors Field came to lower downtown; it quickly established itself as one of the best power-breakfast spots in town,…
Even the blessing of Steve Ells, CEO of homegrown, fast-casual mega-chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, wasn’t enough to make America’s Next Great Restaurant into, well, America’s next great restaurant: Soul Daddy, the healthy barbecue concept that nabbed the reality show’s grand prize of three locations, shuttered its final spot in the…
McMurdo Station, one of three U.S. government-run research posts in Antarctica, is looking for a new executive chef. The requirements include a bachelor’s degree, a culinary degree and seven years of experience, at least three of which are supervisory. Oh, and you should be willing to relocate to Antarctica for…
No. 60: New Mexico Benedict from DJ’s Berkeley Cafe…
Great American Beer Festival tickets went on sale today (here), and although they are $5 more this year, $60 is still worth the price of admission. After all, there will be 450 breweries serving 2,200 different beers at the fest, which runs September 29 through October 1. What else is…
While this diminutive cafe is justifiably celebrated for its sandwiches, the soups, including a vibrant gazpacho bobbing with fresh berries, are equally as delicious. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into…
Valentino Ujkic Trattoria Stella 3201 East Colfax Avenue 303-320-8635 http://trattoriastella.squarespace.com This is part two of my interview with Valentino Ujkic , executive chef of Trattoria Stella. Part one of that interview ran yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: Kabob Cafe in Astoria, Queens. There’s no menu, no front-of-the-house staff and no…
While we finish compiling our Restaurant roll call for June — a compilation of all the openings and closings over the past month — Cafe Society has also been checking up on the status of some projects announced long ago. Botto Italian Grill, for example, which was originally supposed to…
How close is too close? How many falafel joints can a town, even a college town, support? The news that the family behind Udi’s had opened Pickled Lemon, a fast-casual Mediterranean concept, on the Hill in Boulder brought this from Rebecca: This concept sounds very familiar to Garbanzo’s. Isn’t there…
The Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, will present a Grow Great Grub class tonight, as part of the Bonfils-Stanton Lecture Series; Gayla Trail will lead the discussion that starts at 7 p.m. The lecture costs $15 to $20 and pre-registration is required; call 720-865-3500 or visit www.botanicgardens.org. For information…
From brunch to beers to late- night desserts, June offered something for everyone. Whether you’re a vegetarian or a meat lover (or prefer a liquid diet), our photographers are ready to make you salivate with some of the best photos of the month. Be warned: don’t drool all over your…
When Jess Graber and George Stranahan founded Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey back in 2004, it was a micro-distillery crafting a very small run of the spirit culled entirely from Rocky Mountain barley and local water. But Stranahan’s has grown, and grown fast. Two years ago, it relocated from the Ballpark neighborhood…
Breckenridge Brewing is supposed to get its new canning today or tomorrow. The automatic system should enable Breckenridge, which merged its finances and operations with Wynkoop Brewing earlier this year, to package both company’s beers at a rate of at least 36 cans per minute — a significant upgrade from…
In this week’s Westword, I review Rackhouse Pub, the rough and refined restaurant that fronts the distillery for Stranahans Colorado Whiskey. The eatery serves up a board of classic pub fare, elevated to a finer level — and pairs it all with craft whiskey and local craft beer. Here’s a…
Several of the restaurants on Colorado Boulevard, across the street from the former University of Colorado Hospital, the land of which was recently purchased by a Florida developer, are suddenly becoming vacant. In the last month alone, a Spicy Pickle outpost, a Smiling Moose Deli plot and a Cava Greens…
Matt and Mike Casarez have their hands full running Crook’s Palace, the historic Black Hawk restaurant they opened in 2008 with a board of burgers and beer — and a commitment to making what they could in house. “I have a passion for food and so does my brother,” says…
I never tire of the lusty, spice-bombed food turned out at this addictive restaurant that always elevates my mood, and now that it’s increased its beer selection, showcasing more than a dozen brews that mirror its cuisine, I’m even more enamored. Guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…
Like any other diner, sometimes plant-based eaters are looking for a nice sit-down meal, sometimes quick and casual grub, and sometimes we just want a place to kick back and relax with some craft beer, maybe play some skeeball or pool, and possibly sit down in a photo booth with…
Tickets for the Great American Beer Festival’s thirtieth edition go on sale to the general public tomorrow, and even at $60 a pop, the biggest beer fest in the world is still worth the price of admission. Although most things will be the same this year — both the good…
