No, you’re not hallucinating: Avery Brewing is flirting with the green fairy. After more than a year of trying, the brewing team at the Boulder beer maker has gotten their hands on a couple of empty absinthe barrels from Leopold Brothers, the Denver micro-distillery known for its local version of…
Earlier this week, I posted a snap depicting an avalanche of restaurant receipts, all from meals that I’d eaten away from home in 2010. And I asked Cafe Society readers to guess exactly how many meals that amounted to, along with the total tab of those receipts. No one got…
We sipped our way through many martinis in our search for the best, and you know what we learned? Any bar can ice down three ounces of vodka or gin and pour it in an up glass” and CALL it a martini — and many do — but there are…
Before the barrage begins over the Food & Drink picks in the Best of Denver 2011 (and our apologies to anyone who’s been trying to post a comment after a Best of Denver pick — we’re working on a few glitches), we wanted to highlight one last comment from the…
When Amber Brummer was last in California, where she grew up, she bought a bunch of basil for 25 cents. That same amount would cost her about five dollars in Summit County, where she now lives. Brummer is part of the Leadership Class at Colorado Mountain College that’s conducting a…
Zolo Southwestern Grill will host the Los Nahuales Mezcal Dinner, with chefs and bartenders from the Big Red F group collaborating on a meal starting at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $75; call 303-449-0444 or visit www.zologrill.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food &…
When Cochon 555, the nationwide, heritage breed pig-off, trots into town on Sunday, April 3, it won’t be just five Colorado chefs battling it out for the “Prince or Princess of Porc” title. In addition to Jennifer Jasinski (Rioja, Euclid Hall and Bisto Vendome); Kelly Liken (Restaurant Kelly Liken); Lachlan…
A sizable sect of Boulder’s population — and dozens of Denverites — make the Boulder County Farmers’ Market a regular Saturday stop. Up and down a tree-lined section of Thirteenth Street, vendors sell everything from potted herbs and cheese to fresh eggs, mushrooms and salted caramel. Families stock up on…
It was just over a year ago when the former Café Cafe at 2339 West 44th Avenue in the Sunnyside neighborhood became La Crema Cafeteria, but when we drove by it this morning, the windows were covered with brown paper, and a sign read, “closed until mid-April for remodeling.” But…
Sitting down for an Ethiopian meal is a communal experience, and it’s no wonder why Arada, 750 Santa Fe Drive, is one of the most popular Ethiopian restaurants in the city. Even after peak hours on Saturday night, the exposed-brick dining room was three-quarters full of tables — mostly families…
Pardon the interruption, but Westword’s Best of Denver 2011 issue is live on our site right now. Looking for restaurant and bar winners? Go here: Best of Denver 2011: Food & Drink. For everything else, check out the Best of Denver homepage…
Pour a little liqua’ out for Goose Island: The famed Chicago brewery was purchased this week by Anheuser-Busch for $22.5 million. And although the mega-brewer will probably try to keep things the same, gigantic corporations aren’t usually very good at that. Goose Island beers are lightly distributed in Colorado, and…
When San Francisco food blogger Sabrina Modelle heard about the earthquake and tsunami devastation in Japan, she reacted the same way that most of us did: staring, dumbfounded, at the horrific images on the television screen, or listening in disbelief to the coverage on the radio. And it was while…
One of the biggest oddities in the Colorado beer-drinking world will be remedied on April 2 when The Pub at the Boulder Beer Company finally opens for business on Saturdays. Until now, the pub, which is located in a Boulder business park and serves sandwiches, salads, burgers, burritos and the…
Years ago, when I was the restaurant critic at 5280 magazine (then a startup without a big budget), I spent way more money eating out than I actually got paid, which always came as a major shock during tax time (and made me wonder why the hell I ever wanted…
Cafe Society had stooped to a new low with its list of the “Top five most ridiculous Denver Yep restaurant reviews,”Jennifer said. Obviously not, since we’re going even lower by highlighting this response by Jay to Jennifer’s comment: 50% of yelp reviews are: A. “The portions were small, I’d rather…
The Mercury Cafe will host a Sprout Down Kickoff Fundraiser & Hootenanny from 7 to 11 p.m. tonight to raise money for Sprout City Farms, an urban homesteading organization. The festivities include small bites, live performances, a silent auction and more. For more info, call 303-294-9281 or go to www.mercurycafe.com…
Argyll will host a Glenfiddich Scotch Dinner at 7 p.m. tonight. The meal includes five courses paired with Glenfiddich twelve-, fifteen-, eighteen- and 21-year-old selections, and costs $55. For reservations, call 720-382-1117 or go to www.argyllpub.com. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food &…
An uncontrollable craving for xiao long bao (aka Shanghai dumplings, aka soup dumplings, aka heaven) hit early this afternoon, and there was one obvious place to feed the beast: Lao Wang Noodle House, the Taiwanese joint that makes a kick-ass basket of the buns. But as we pulled off Federal…
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…
It’s completely fitting that this restaurant, where the above snap was flashed, has deviled eggs on its menu. That’s it: That’s all you get. 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…
I was once a district spelling bee champion. I first competed in the district contest when I was in the fourth grade, and got stymied by the word “avocado.” In seventh grade, I was ousted by a classmate in our school’s run-off, so served as our team’s alternate in the…
