Maybe it’s the ridiculous, intolerable heat that made this week so weird and wacky, and the Cafe Society trolls — specifically “Recession” and “Poutiner” and all your other bogus aliases (we’ve got your IP address, schmuck) — so moronic and volatile. Whatever the cause, the last five days of foodosphere…
Last night, during a dinner celebrating Julia Child at the Empire Lounge and Restaurant in Louisville, at which chef-owner Jim Cohen turned out a lovely four-course meal honoring the legendary empress of French cooking, the conversation turned to pizza. Turns out that while Cohen is a habitue of French cuisine,…
If you attend only one food-centric soiree this summer, make it Sunday’s Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation event, where 30 of Denver’s top restaurants, including Vesta Dipping Grill, TAG, Argyll, Black Pearl, Elway’s Cherry Creek, Duo, Solera, Table 6, Venue, Opus and Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria, will dish out…
“Oh My God! Oh My God!” What’s more amazing than a double rainbow? How about a double rainbow beer. “What does it mean??!!” Trinity Brewing in Colorado Springs has decided to brew Double Rainbow Saison, a Belgian-style beer based on the double rainbow YouTube video that went viral last week…
Tickets for the Great American Beer Festival, at the Colorado Convention Center September 16-18, are selling fast, but so are passes to two of most popular events that take place in conjunction with the fest. Tickets for the Boulder County Brews Cruise — which is sponsored by Draft magazine –…
No, that feijoada in the above snap is not from Cafe Brazil — not even close. If you’ve eaten at the joint from which it hails, you’ll get this immediately. If not, then it behooves you to do your research, because it’s arguably the best feijoada in the city. Can…
What’s the best way to garner a bunch of attention for a terrible idea? Do what Mark Kirkland did and get a fraudulent money manager to invest millions of dollars. When that money manager gets sued by the SEC, bingo, national headlines…
Beginning this week, Carmelo Anthony’s personal chef Daniel Young, Whole Foods Rocky Mountain Bakehouse head baker Safa Hamze and other local chefs and professionals are strutting their kitchen skills as part of a new Denver Public Schools program that will incorporate produce from school gardens and reduce the amount of…
It’s unclear what Carl’s Jr. is trying to prove — or to whom — with its recent introduction of a footlong cheeseburger to the Santa Ana, California market. Footlong subs, sure. The Footlong Quarter Pound Coney? We get it. But cheeseburgers? Apparently Carl’s Jr. is too incompetent to even manufacture…
Applebee’s is scheduled to unveil its new took today at the store at 410 South Colorado Boulevard. That’s one of the sixteen Front Range restaurants owned by AmRest, LLC, the second-largest Applebee’s franchisee in the United States, which is remodeling restaurants from Loveland to Colorado Springs, giving them not just…
Cycling enthusiasts won’t want to miss this weekend’s Fat Tire Classic, which kicks off today at Winter Park Resort and runs through Sunday, July 18. For $200, participants can enjoy two days of hiking and mountain biking in the beautiful Rockies, plus six catered meals and — drumroll, please –…
Ah, to be Anthony Bourdain. To get paid to travel the world; to get paid to eat and drink in some of the most exotic cities imaginable; to get paid to curse and guzzle whiskey while mingling with commonfolk who long for your lifestyle; to get paid to talk shit…
When Euclid Hall Bar & Kitchen, Jennifer Jasinski’s new late-night tavern, opens on Wednesday, August 4, Denver grubniks are going to drop to their knees in gratitude, especially if the food is anywhere near as fantastic as it was during a recent menu preview, at which Jasinksi, (who also owns…
Lola has been pouring “copious amounts of Mexican lagers” for years, says Bryce Clark, a spokeswoman for the Highland hot spot’s parent company, Big Red F. So have Lola’s Mexican-influenced sister restaurants, Zolo and Centro Latin Kitchen. “But we’ve never been truly happy with their taste,” Clark says of imported…
Last night, Kenny Gilbert finally won the big one — the Elimination Challenge — and the look of relief on his face was palpable. He’s been an obvious contender from the beginning on this season of Top Chef, but various glitches kept him from what he obviously feels is his…
The Place: Colt & Gray, 1553 Platte Street, 303-477-1447 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4:30 until 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $5 draft beer and specialty cocktails; $6 select wines by the glass; food specials range from $3 to $7. The Digs: The aura of Colt & Gray dances a…
Admittedly the photo sucks, but the dish, sliced Colorado lamb straddling a smooth puree of cauliflower playfully accessorized by fits and bursts of dusts and powders and a block of hash augmented with crab meat, made me want to explore the entire menu, which is full of twists and turns…
Not like anyone ever needs any excuse to eat ice cream — especially when it’s been hotter than hell outside — but if you’re feeling guilty anyway, stop. Panzano is partnering with Hotel Monaco, 1717 Champa Street, to host an Ice Cream Social tonight from 5 to 7 p.m., where…
Ripe tomatoes or no, Potager’s taking a vacation. The Capitol Hill bastion of local, organic and seasonal fare will be dormant from this Sunday, July 18 through Wednesday, August 4, reopening for dinner on Thursday, August 5. It’s not a new thing. Potager closes its doors for vacation twice a…
Chuck James 1515 Restaurant 1515 Market Street 303-571-0011 www.1515restaurant.com This is part two of my interview with Chuck James, executive chef of Restaurant 1515. to read part one of that interview, click here. What you’d like to see more of in Denver from a culinary standpoint: I’d love to see…
Biologically speaking, humans are bound by just a couple of things: we’ve got to eat and we’ve got to procreate. Sex and food, then, have potential to walk a similar emotional line — and elicit similar types of reactions. I recently equated sex to La Tur cheese, the tangy, creamy…
Bet you didn’t know that Empire Lounge & Restaurant’s executive chef Jim Cohen was named one of the eleven best chefs in American in 1983 — by none other than foodie queen Julia Child. Cohen worked alongside Child filming Dinner at Julia’s for one week in California, and this summer,…
