Last week, San Francisco banned toys from McDonald’s Happy Meals, which as of December 1 cannot contain more than 600 calories — or a plaything! But that’s not the only unhappy McDonald’s news. While working at a McDonald’s outlet in Brazil for a dozen years, a store manager managed to…
Lakeview Lounge, a classic dive at 2375 Sheridan Boulevard in Edgewater, is a great place to drink any time of the day or night, as Drew Bixby reported in this recent Drunk of the Week. But the best time of all might have been this past Saturday morning, the last…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week (as well as a Guess Which Food Celebrity Drives These Hot Wheels query after Guy Fieri’s car was sighted in town), covering everything from nachos at Stoney’s to the new TV dinners at Squeaky Bean to a muffaletta at Mangiamo…
Want to see — and taste — the results of the six-week renovation project at Frasca Food & Wine? Tonight at 6 p.m., the renowned restaurant at 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder will host its first Monday Night Wine Dinner since the remodeling. This round features Andy Lum presenting the…
Cantina Laredo is celebrating this last blast of summer by offering its happy hour prices and menu all day today and tomorrow — and while the deals are usually confined to the bar, this weekend they’ll extend to the patio. That means that while you soak in the sun, you…
On Monday, we asked Cafe Society readers to tell us which restaurant they most wanted to have dinner at during First Bite Boulder, a nine-day grubfest, beginning November 12, during which more than 40 Boulder County restaurants are offering prix fixe dinners for $26 per person. It’s an awesome deal,…
Denver’s late-night dining options are growing. Last week, I had nothing but love for Euclid Hall, 1317 14th Street, which proffers its gravy-laden poutines and plump homemade sausages into the wee hours, making it a great alternative to 24-hour diners and pizza parlors. We love those places too, of course,…
Leave it to all those brilliant Yelpers — they who write such compelling prose as “I’ll give them 2 stars since the pizza LOOKED good. I didn’t have any pizza”; “I can get a comperable burger at Wendy’s for 70% less money. I prolly wont go back”; and “My husband…
It’s the week of Asian fast casual. Hot on the heels of Chipotle announcing that it’s opening an Asian fast-casual restaurant somewhere in America next year, Wagamama, the U.K.-based fast-casual noodle shop that’s built a fervent global following, has revealed plans to open 650 outlets in the U.S…
Musician and activist Brian Rocheleau started his Boulder Blind Cafe series last February; since then, he’s put on four dinners (three in Boulder, one in Portland, Oregon), with a fourth scheduled for Austin, Texas. Last night was the start of the third round of the Boulder Blind Cafe (it repeats…
Feeling nostalgic about 2010? The Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, will help you relive the good times by cracking open a keg of all 35 beers that the brewery made over the course of the year when the second annual Beers of the Year event takes place Saturday from…
Project Angel Heart, the Denver nonprofit that prepares and delivers more than 400,000 nutritious meals each year to people coping with life-threatening illnesses, joined forces with several chefs last night for A Taste for Life, a gustatory grazeathon that raised funds to support the programs of Project Angel Heart. The…
“You live at 1283 South Elm Street? Awesome. That house rules. I’ll make that delivery first and these three other deliveries afterward.” If you’re a customer who relies on pizza delivery, you want the pizza guy to say that about your address. For some reason — probably one you’re unaware…
In the wake of this week’s announcement that Chipotle Mexican Grill has an Asian fast-casual spot in the works comes a way to score a sweet deal at the original concept. If you have a smartphone, that is…
If there’s anything that feeds a hungry crowd of writers, it’s nachos, which were front and center last night at a local bar that was overrun by the Westword clan. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am…
First Bite Boulder, a nine-day culinary orgy for foodniks who want to eat a kick-ass meal (or several) without giving up their craft-beer change, kicks off November 12 and continues through November 20, with more than forty restaurants in the People’s Republic offering prix fixe dinners for $26 per person,…
November is off to a fast start, with Quaker Steak & Lube opening its first store in Colorado, the homegrown Egg & I chain opening its 41st restaurant and the owners of Seoul BBQ opening Q Table BBQ. And on Monday, after two weeks of practice, The Village at Edgewater…
Open Tap Bar & Grill has turned off the tap. The space at 1446 South Broadway that once held Cafe Cero has gone dark, again; several restaurant groups are eying the spot, which has a great outdoor patio and a challenging, if charming, interior. Once a high-end Italian restaurant, Cafe…
The University of Denver will host an Academic Adventure for the Generations: Those Who Eat Well, Live Well, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the newly renamed Knoebel School of Hospitality Management. On the agenda: Elise Wiggins of Panzano giving a cooking demonstration, and live entertainment by Leonard…
I really like this batch of contestants on Top Chef Just Desserts — well, perhaps not “I focus on me” Morgan, who does seem to be a bully in the kitchen — and also the general dynamic among them. Several are clearly fond of each other, and almost everyone is…
Quaker Steak & Lube, a revved-up chain that has close to forty locations across the country and specializes in wings (with 22 sauces!) opened its first Colorado spot yesterday, at 10392 Reed Street in Westminster. We sent photo intern Johnny Molfetta to snap some shots for your viewing pleasure…
When Steve Ells opened the very first Chipotle Mexican Grill at 1644 East Evans Avenue seventeen years ago, he didn’t anticipate it growing into a massive burrito-hawking chain, one that would infiltrate every city in the country and woo fans with sustainably-raised food that happens to taste damn good. No,…
