New York lost a legend this year when Elaine Kaufman, of the eponymous Elaine’s, passed away. She was a remarkable front-of-the-house restaurateur, a big personality who made her place a regular stop for New Yorkers despite the fact that the food, by most accounts, was terrible. And without her, the…
Highlands Cork & Coffee could soon have a full bar. The coffee shop-and-wine bar in Highlands Square had a liquor-license hearing last Thursday. Owner Shawn Manzanares says she thinks it went well, though she hasn’t heard yet whether the license was granted. If it is, customers will soon be able…
We don’t normally frequent hotel bars in Denver, but searching for a place to show some relatives the lay of the land, we stopped at the Hyatt Regency, 650 15th Street, over the weekend for a couple of drinks in the Peaks Lounge on the 27th floor, with its floor-to-ceiling…
Dozens of restaurants are hosting special New Year’s Eves dinners — but there are other culinary specials this week, too. Here’s a taste of what’s on the menu:…
It’s located in an unlikely spot, but there’s a new Colombian kitchen on the scene, serving up specialties from that Latin American country for lunch and dinner seven days a week. La Cocina de Paula is now cooking inside the Oasis Bar and Hookah Lounge, 1523 Market Street…
It may be an unseasonably warm winter in Denver this year, but we’re still craving cassoulet, the bean and meat stew that’s chock full of sausage and duck confit. Normally, that means braving the wait for a table at Z Cuisine, 2239 West 30th Avenue, where cassoulet is on the…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week, with entries ranging from a holiday drink that stirred the finger of an unhappy drinker at the Bar Car (above) to a sad, closed restaurant at 2103 South Broadway, where no one will be eating again. For correctly identifying that…
If readers thought Kyle Garratt was whining about verbal tippers, his column about tea really landed him in hot water. One commenter stirred things up with the following: I guess bringing someone tea is pretty hard. No wait, being trapped in a mine shaft for two months because some soulless…
If your New Year’s resolution is to eat healthier and you want a head start, head to the Kitchen Table, 5375 Landmark Place in Greenwood Village, which presents Meatless Mondays every Monday. Tonight, you can learn about vegetable dishes that originated in Tuscany, everything from crepes with spinach and ricotta…
The lights are on but no one’s home at this sad spot, one of the local restaurants that closed in 2010. But there was more good news than bad on the dining scene this year, with many restaurants opening — and a few still hoping to squeak in before 2011…
Happy Place: Ondo’s, 250 Steele Street, 303-975-6514 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m.; all day Tuesday; Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. to midnight The Deals: $3 Heineken drafts; $3 red or white sangria; $3 well pours; $2 off wine, cava, and sherry by the glass;…
Cafe Society writers consumed hundreds of meals in restaurants over the course of 2010, but a few really stood out. Next week, several of those writers will be serving up memories of their favorites (and we encourage you to post yours, too). In the meantime, here are my top five…
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…
Our good deed for the holiday season: A local author — and pal of several Cafe Society scribes — is writing a book about his trials and tribulations in overcoming Celiac’s Disease, and he’s looking for other men in the area willing to talk about their experience with gluten intolerance…
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…
Caffe Boa, the restaurant in Tempe, Arizona, that served rabbit at a very special Easter dinner, is at it again, with a multi-course, not-so-tasteful menu for Christmas that’s a reindeer roundup. Chef Payton Curry claims that his holiday meal features reindeer not from the North Pole, but from our own…
Mike Adams Racines 650 Sherman Street 303-595-0418 www.racinesrestaurant.com This is part two of Lori Midson’s chat session with Mike Adams, executive chef of Racines. Part one of that Chef and Tell interview ran yesterday. Favorite restaurant in America: The Trout House, on the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon. It specializes…
Celebrating ugly sweaters is a beautiful trend — check out Westword’s own ugly sweater festivities — and tonight you can put our sweaters to shame at Jax Fish House, 1539 17th Street, which from 6 to 8 p.m. will host its annual Ugly Sweety, a pre-Christmas ugly sweater contest with…
We all know how the holiday gift-giving hierarchy works: Your best-effort gifts are given to people you like (or people whose asses you pucker up to the rest of the year); you give cost-effective, neutral gifts to those you pretend to like (bring on the Hickory Farms boxes of fossilized…
Nicolo’s Chicago-Style Pizza, 1205 East 13th Avenue, has completed its expansion into the space formerly inhabited by Cricket on the Hill. The joint now has more seats, slick new televisions, an arcade game and a pool table. The renovation came with a new menu: The pizza is about the only…
Just got off the horn with Michael Long, exec chef and partner at Aria, Long’s New American restaurant at 250 Josephine Street, and the news is good: After months of getting the dining room, kitchen and bar in tip-top shape, Aria will open tomorrow at 5 p.m. “My stress level…
Since it opened back in June, Comfort Cafe, 3945 Tennyson Street, has fed the community as a non-profit, pay-what-you-can restaurant, offering comfort-food meals to anyone who walks through the door for however much of a donation that person can muster up. And on Saturday, it will be providing Christmas dinner…
