Last night, Denver’s who’s who of chefs congregated at the Colorado Convention Center for Chefs Up Front Denver, a fundraiser that benefited Cooking Matters, a nonprofit that fights childhood hunger and malnutrition and teaches healthy food courses to underserved families on a budget. The multiple-course dinners, prepared tableside by Denver’s…
Whether you’re more excited about getting your grub on circa April 20 — the worldwide official day celebrating all things cannabinoid — or April 22, Earth Day, there are plenty of food-related events taking place around town. Here’s what’s on the menu:…
On Friday night, I made dinner reservations in the bar of a restaurant that’s run by a chef who’s very familiar with my unapologetic disdain for filet mignon, and, as you can see from the above snap, my place setting that evening drove the point home. I do, however, have…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Last week Cafe Society served up five Guess Where contests, featuring everything from a sausage and red pepper cannoli at Dolce Sicilia to a still unidentified bowl of mussels to this favorite cheesesteak. For correctly identifying it as coming from Bono’s in Golden, Steve wins an EatDenver deck…
In Denver, no food inspires more heated discussion than green chile — that thick, porky concoction that’s native to this state. After we served up our list of “Denver’s five best green chile fixes, everyone weighed in with their favorites: Benny’s, Santiago’s, Brewery Bar II, La Loma. Everyone, that is,…
It’s tax day, and few people are feeling the heat like the town’s overworked CPAs. If a certified accountant remembered to “file” at either Morton’s locations for a complimentary three-course steak-and-seafood dinner for two, the winners can claim their prize today. Visit www.mortons.com for more information. P.F. Chang’s locations are…
Cafe Society posts provided plenty to chew on last week — from whether kids should be welcome at nice restaurants to whether a bar can be too nice to be a dive. Our list of “Denver’s five best dive bars” inspired this definition from Stealth2: Dive bar: a “new” bar…
In case you haven’t heard, Denver is a city that’s obsessed — like, really obsessed — with its green chile. We smother it — unlike everywhere else in the country — on absolutely everything. We’ve even heard stories of people who put it in milkshakes, on top of chocolate cake…
We were baffled when Chipotle started wrapping its burritos and tacos in gold foil in the name of a new promotion (because the ingredients are solid gold, get it?). Not only is it a dumb marketing ploy, but it’s undoubtedly costing the homegrown restaurant chain plenty of extra packaging cash,…
It had just gone 6 p.m., when light driblets of rain began to drop from the clouds, but the dozens of people with their noses to the window, peering in to catch a glimpse of the famous French chef, didn’t seem to notice. Some, determined to be one of the…
News leaked earlier this year that Denver-based Chipotle had registered the name ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, suggesting what might be in store for the Asian concept the company was planning on unveiling. And after months of keeping silent about it, the burrito chain is finally divulging a little information: ShopHouse…
We’re proponents of good old-fashioned face-to-face socializing when it comes to finding dates in this town, and in Best of Denver 2011, we noted that Common Grounds is the Best Coffeehouse for Finding a Date. Why? Because there’s ample opportunity to mingle. On Fridays, we’re revealing additional spots in Denver…
Happy Place: Reiver’s Bar and Grill, 1085 South Gaylord Street, 303-733-8856 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. to close. The Deals: $2.50-$6 beer specials; $10 buckets of beer; $2.50 cocktails, half-price appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
Don’t put on your dancing shoes yet, Creekers. After an epic, hours-long liquor-license hearing March 25 at the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, Michael Olsen’s plans to put a version of his Hush nightclub into the subterranean space at 250 Steele Street seem doomed. Olsen has until the close…
The shot above was taken at a restaurant, whose kitchen crew really knows how to flex its muscles…at least when it comes to mussels. 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…
Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you — most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don’t take it personally; he just needs to vent because he’s been doing this for about thirteen years…
Readers are using their noodles when dishing up alternatives to our list of the “Five best dishes of mac and cheese in Denver” — a category in which Tom’s Home Cookin’ took top honors in the Best of Denver 2011. What about Rackhouse? What about Delite? And, above, all, what…
DAM Uncorked pours out the fun at the Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway, from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight, with hundreds of wines to sample, as well as world-class beers, appetizers, a silent auction and more. Admission runs from $35 to $90; for more info, call 720-865-5000…
As Satchel’s on 6th gets ready to open its doors — according to the restaurant’s Facebook page, it’ll start serving dinner on Saturday — a new restaurant is aiming to make something work in the old Satchel’s Market address at 28th Avenue and Fairfax in Park Hill. Pary’s on 28th…
There was no rain delay yesterday at the groundbreaking for Project Angel Heart’s new project, which will turn a sixty-year-old building at 4950 Washington Street into a 30,000-square-foot facility that will ultimately quadruple the number of clients suffering from life-threatening illnesses who receive meals every week from Project Angel Heart…
The documentary What’s Organic About Organic? is being screened at various places around the metro area, including the Mercury Cafe tonight. I caught the film at the Nomad last night, at an event that was a Boulder local-food orgy: surprisingly good turnip green pesto on baguette and duck confit salad…
