I had never seen an episode of Jersey Shore until last week, and now that I’ve watched both the season-three opener and the second episode, I have come to a few conclusions. (Read Jersey Shore episode recaps in Show and Tell.) First, I am grateful that my debauched and misspent…
Devil’s Food Bakery, the sadistically addictive breakfast nook in Washington Park that’s long been worshiped for its unassailable eggs Benedict, which just keep getting better and better, started up dinner service in the spring of last year, turning out a short, seasonal board of diabolically good eats three nights a…
Earlier this week, we announced the bumper crop of super-talented local culinarians who were tapped to become the next ring of FIVE — namely Paul Reilly (Encore), Brandon Biederman (Steuben’s), Enrique Socarras (Cuba Cuba) and Bryan Dayton (Oak at Fourteenth). That, of course, is only four, but a fifth member…
Maybe you went to the Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival two weeks ago in Vail. Or maybe you’ve checked out the Great American Beer Festival, the biggest beer fest of all. If you have, then you know how big “big” can be. Now, it’s time to check out how…
Happy Place: Duo, 2413 West 32nd Avenue, 303-477-4141 The Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. The Deals: $2 beers; $3 well cocktails; $5 select wines by the glass; $5 appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
Denver may be one of the healthiest cities in America, but it’s still full of Americans. And many Americans are in constant pursuit of more efficient ways to get fat — and get free T-shirts. Food challenges satisfy both criteria. So when you’ve abandoned your New Year’s resolution to drop…
Haven’t made your New Year’s resolutions yet? That makes two of us. But instead of focusing on ourselves, we prodded more than two dozen Denver/Boulder chefs to find out what they resolve to do in 2011. Their answers ranged from the obvious (get in shape) to the romantic (spoiling a…
A few weeks ago, I ate and drank my way through several beer pairings at Freshcraft, 1530 Blake Street, for this week’s review. This new place in LoDo has a deep list, and it’s intent on matching those offerings with its food, calling out suggested complimentary beverages right on the…
If 2010 was the year that gourmet food trucks zoomed into Denver, 2011 will be the year that many get stuck in their tracks. Sean and Denon Moore, who own Cake Crumbs Bakery, put their two Denver Cupcake Trucks in park last month, frustrated by all the roadblocks the city…
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…
Cafe Brazil serves up some of Denver’s favorite dishes — Brazilian or not — including Cazuela Colombiana, which is one of our 100 Favorite Dishes. It’s a favorite of Ryan, too, who wrote this: Chef Tony is equal parts craftsman and artist — this dish is one of his masterpieces…..
Fossil Trace Golf Course in Golden will host a Franciscan Wine Dinner, a meal paired with six wines. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. and admission is $65; call 303-277-8755. For information on dozens of culinary events around town, visit our online Food & Drink listings. Follow @CafeWestword on Twitter…
No. 82: Chicken potpie from Devil’s Food I have the good fortune to live in Washington Park, a neighborhood strewn with willowy trees, neighbors that sell fresh eggs from their country farm and gorgeous old houses that have closets the size of pin cushions, but pretty cool interior woodwork. The…
Michel Wahaltere’s head is hanging out the window of his paddy wagon parked in an abandoned lot on East Colfax, between York and Josephine, when he suddenly looks up, thrusts open the doors, grabs my hand and drags me around back. “See this?” he asks, panting and pointing to the…
Mile High Pizza Pie, 1645 Stout Street, is the latest local restaurant to tap into a glutton’s love for gigantic amounts of food and free T-shirts. If you can complete the Great Calzone Challenge and down a 7.5 pound calzone dubbed “The Big One,” and drink a large fountain drink…
I’d come in to try the gumbo, which I’d been told — wrongly, as it turned out — was the be-all and end-all of gumbos, so I pushed it aside, and instead got my hands and mouth messy with Cajun shrimp — heads intact. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
A week after Fleur Bistro opened its doors, owner Bart Jones is starting to get back to normal. “Last week, I could barely talk,” he recalls. “I think I slept an hour the night before the opening.” Jones and head chef Nate Boothe are serving casual American cuisine at Fleur,…
At 11 a.m. today, members of the Metro North Chamber of Commerce will cut the ribbon on Anythink Cafe, 5877 East 120th Avenue in Brighton, on the Anythink Wright Farms campus — the flagship part of the Rangeview Library District’s innovative Anythink libraries program. Thornton’s Bagel Bakery and Cupcake Shoppe…
Oskar Blues will change the name of one of its four year-round beers after the Tennessee-based Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group threatened to sue the Colorado company for trademark infringement, says Oskar Blues spokesman Chad Melis. Gordon, the Oskar Blues beer, is named for Gordon Knight, a fire-fighting helicopter pilot…
This is part two of Lori Midson’s interview with Robert Bogart, executive chef of Elway’s Downtown. In part one of that interview, which ran yesterday, Bogart raps on strange guest requests, one roof and how he wishes that cooks would get the respect they deserve. Rules of conduct in your…
Would you eat at a joint called Sports Orgy? What if all the waitresses looked like Anna Kournikova? Well, judging by the Craigslist ad below, you may soon have the chance. The ad, which was posted last month, explains that a Denver restaurant called Sports Orgy is looking for waitstaff…
Is gin really “the original flavored vodka”? That’s what Sean Kenyon suggested in his recent Ask the Bartender devoted to gin, and more than one reader took exception to the description. But it didn’t bother Harvey, who loves gin no matter how it’s categorized: I love gin. But my brother…
