In 2008, shortly after she finished reading the Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, Lisa Rogers was trolling the Internet when she found statistics related to the Colorado food supply. The Denver area spends over $5.7 billion on fresh food every year, she learned, but just $4 million of that total…
Some of Denver’s top chefs are participating in tonight’s aptly named Evening of Decadent Delights at Lola, 1575 Boulder Street. Alex Seidel (Fruition) will create the passed hors d’oeuvre; Sean Yontz (El Diablo) is tapped for the appetizer course; Goose Sorensen (Solera) will whip up the soup course; Tyler Wiard…
Last Friday afternoon, on Larimer Square, hundreds of hardbody firefighters from local and national fire and rescue units across the country battled it out in the 23rd annual chili cook-off, a spirited combat whose proceeds benefited the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The firefighters, some of whom went to great lengths to…
After a slight delay created by a thirteen-inch problem with a neighboring wall, Smashburger is ready to smash into downtown Denver, where it will unveil a new store in the Tabor Center, at 1203 16th Street, on Wednesday, September 22. Since the chain opened its very first Smashburger just over…
Loaner tables still riddle the fully remodeled dining room of the old Aztec Sol , and the POS system has yet to be installed, but the Highland Tap and Burger, 2219 West 32nd Avenue, is at least partially open for business. “We had our soft, soft opening on Friday night,”…
Well, shit. Among the hundreds of events taking place this week in honor of the Great American Beer Festival and Denver Beer Fest, the one I was looking forward to the most has been squashed. Sunk. Torpedoed. Axed…
Between the Denver Beer Fest, the Great American Beer Fest and various Oktoberfest events taking place around the city, you’re sure to find your fill of beer at one place or another. Still, there’s lots more non-carbonated fun taking place, including a new movie series at Infinite Monkey Theorem, sampling…
We can’t even count the number of times we’ve stood agonizing over our decision in front of the seafood case, pondering the conundrum of farm-raised versus wild-caught salmon and whether our choice of tilapia or ahi grade tuna or fat silver prawns is going to single-handedly have an effect on…
Congratulations to Chris, who won two tickets to Thursday’s session at the Great American Beer Festival for the comment, “Volunteer Coordinator Rejected Me.” That’s just sad, Chris. But guess what? We have TWO MORE tickets to give away, starting now. Here’s how it works: leave a comment telling us –…
“Everyone has a connection with crockpots, whether it’s sitting on top of your refrigerator collecting dust, or it’s something that your mom or grandmother used while you were growing up,” says Stephen Daniels. Daniels, who was living in New York when the idea of crock pot cooking seeped into his…
Colorado makes some of the best beers in the world, but when the Great American Beer Festival is in town, it’s your chance to try something from another state, especially the ones that are talked about by beer aficionados across the country. We’re lucky in that some of these breweries…
Love the lasagna, and the pizzas, too, but the service, at least on a recent Sunday night, was agonizingly slow, and worse, inept, making me hesitant to ever step foot in this joint again. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to…
Smother love: It’s easy being green in Denver in September, 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 feature some…
Denver Beer Fest hits its stride today when the Falling Rock Taphouse, 1919 Blake Street, holds its annual Great American Beer Festival Kickoff Tapping Party at 5 p.m. The beer bar — known as much for its surly staff as for its vast selection of brews — is typically the…
Richard Sandoval may have trademarked the term “modern Mexican cuisine,” but he’s celebrating the past with a week’s worth of specials to commemorate the 2010 Mexican Bicentennial — the 200th anniversary of the independence movement, which overlaps with El Grito on September 16. Both outposts of La Sandia Mexican Kitchen…
Last week, Cafe Society served up three Guess where contests (not including our seasonal green chile category), featuring everything from a dose of dosa at India’s to an amazing plate of Panzano pasta to this incredible risotto. For correctly identifying it as coming from Beatrice & Woodsley, Evan wins an…
While everyone and their mother here in Denver are buried in beer events — what with Denver Beer Fest, the upcoming Great American Beer Festival and Oktoberfest — Crested Butte is celebrating a different beverage this week. Today, the mountain town kicks off Vinotok, its fall wine festival featuring traditional…
Dozens and dozens of Colorado breweries will send hundreds of beers to the judges this week at the Great American Beer Festival, and to wish them good luck, the Wynkoop Brewing Company held a kick-off party last night. The Great COntenders, part of Denver Beer Fest, included 61 beers from…
Want to watch today’s Broncos game in style? Elway’s Cherry Creek, the steakhouse/watering hole at 2500 East First Avenue that features memorabilia from John Elway’s career (and sometimes even the former quarterback himself), should score big with a new play that celebrates #7 on Sundays…
Don’t tell Dan Maes, but the pinko commies at seven Chipotle locations around town will be donating 50 percent of today’s proceeds to Denver Bike Sharing, the Colorado nonprofit that operates the infamous B-cycle stations…
It’s Friday, so it’s time to drink. Want to feel good about aggressive consumption? Then head to Happy, 835 Walnut Street…
What do you get when you cross a hippie with no grooming habits with someone who wants to loiter at your business all day? A slacker who won’t stick around once you increase your prices. Natalie Gonzales, a San Francisco McDonald’s franchise owner, was tired of the underworked and undersanitized…
