Some culinary contests are designed for maximum messiness and mayhem. We’re looking at you, Mezcal. At 6:30 p.m. tonight, Mezcal, the cantina at 3230 East Colfax Avenue, will throw its second Taco-Eating Contest. Entries may be closed (if there’s still an opening, you’ll need to pay $15 for the privilege…
When I first moved to Boulder, I’d get a little rush every time I was heading home on 36 and coasted over the hill that looked down on the town below. It was a picturesque reminder that I lived in a perfect community of happy people doing important things who…
While I might pass by Salt the next time I’m meeting friends in Boulder for dinner, I’d happily get in my car and drive twenty minutes in order to eat again at Colterra, Bradford Heap’s restaurant in Niwot that’s celebrating its fourth anniversary this month and is clearly well seasoned…
Next to the two-dollar tubes of cherry-flavored Chapstick, above the eight-dollar packs of Parliament Lights and Marlboro Reds, and beneath the one-dollar bags of Sun Chips sit three, maybe four rows of 5-Hour Energy bottles. Berry-flavored. Two ounces for three bucks. Before tonight, I’d never tried the trendy energy shot…
When Ricky and Anna Choi first announced plans to take over the former Maxwell’s space at 7340 South Clinton Street, they intended to call it Zi Cuisine, which, as we all know, is precariously close in spelling to Z Cuisine, Patrick DuPays’s remarkable French restaurant at 2239 West 30th Avenue…
A few weeks ago, we reported that Groupon had unveiled a special promotion called Grouspawn, a trust fund for babies born of couples who engaged in intercourse during a Groupon first date. That was rolled out in conjunction with a dating service, presumably so interested parties would have more chance…
Frank Bonanno and Adam Hodak are still ironing out the details of Green Russell, the subterranean bar they’re opening behind a pie-shop front called Wednesday’s Pie in Larimer Square — and that includes staff. But while the partners are keeping mum about who they’ve hired to oversee the bar on…
The organizers of the Great American Beer Festival will make two changes for next year’s big show, which will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the world’s largest commercial beer extravaganza. For starters, GABF — which drew 49,000 attendees and 3,523 different beers in 2010 — will return to a later…
Beer dinners, wine tastings, and a photography class on capturing images of fine food are all on the menu this week — and much more. Here’s a taste of what’s coming up:…
Five months ago, ten months after Fresko, a short-lived Mexican joint at 5062 South Syracuse, shuttered, Ghugi Singh, the owner of India House in LoDo and Delhi Darbar in Louisville, signed a lease on the space, which he christened India Tavern. And he was ready then to open the doors,…
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…
Chef-owner Kelly Whitaker knew when he opened Pizzeria Basta in Boulder, 3601 Arapahoe Avenue, that if he couldn’t find a strong presence for the front-of-the-house, he’d have trouble convincing diners to return, no matter how excellent his pizzas were. He soon hired Alan Henkin, formerly of Frasca Food & Wine,…
Smother love: It’s easy being green in Denver in September and October, when the smell of roasting chiles overrides the odor of exhaust along Federal Boulevard, and the green chile at your favorite Mexican joint carries the heat of the new harvest. For the next several weeks, Cafe Society will…
The unemployment rate remains over 9 percent — about the same as it was a year ago. But you already knew that, educated readers of Cafe Society. What you didn’t know, or maybe haven’t thought about, is what you shouldn’t eat if you find yourself in that third or fourth…
Cafe Society served up four Guess Where contests last week, featuring everything from green chile at La Fogata (yes, we’re folding the green chile guesses into this contest) to a bowl of mystery pho to this plate of Syrian sausages. For correctly identifying it as coming from Damascus Grill, Jason…
Chris Kimball, founder of Cook’s Illustrated and host of America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Country, will be at the Tattered Cover in LoDo at 7:30 p.m. tonight to talk about his book Fannie’s Last Summer: Re-creating One Amazing Meal from Fannie Farmer’s 1896 Cookbook. Here’s what Mark Bittman, author of…
The Great American Beer Festival might be fading into memory (or, depending on how much you drank, your memory is gone entirely), but believe it or not, it’s still Oktoberfest season. In that spirit, City, O’ City, 206 East 13th Avenue, will present the Boozenfud Bavarian Beer Hall, where you…
Denver’s first Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon takes to the streets on Sunday, October 17. The race web site offers tips on where spectators can watch the sold-out event — but we have a better idea than going to a park “oasis”: Head directly to the old First Avenue Hotel, now…
Our favorite table scraps of the week from the Cafe Society blog:…
Another sign that Indian summer continues: One more night of Meat on the Street at Marczyk Fine Foods. The crew is grilling Niman Ranch burgers right now at 770 East 17th Avenue; they’re $6.99 each. The attached wine store will also be offering a wine-tasting until 7:30 p.m. Find more…
Despite some readers’ allegations that we’re milking the video of the live octopus hot pot (something, by the way, we never condemned nor condoned but merely documented) to a cruel and unusual extent, the glorious comments keep pouring in– and we’re going to keep showcasing the best ones. And today,…
Quizno’s is not having the best Friday. Denver Fair Foods showed up at the corporate offices of the Denver-based chain to protest today, calling out the sandwich maker for buying produce from suppliers with unsound labor practices. Denver Fair Foods works in direct partnership with the Coalition for Immokalee Workers…
