Faster than you can say “Spicy Pickle,” the Denver-based regional sandwich chain has lost its president. Less than a month after Marc Geman became president of Spicy Pickle Franchising Inc., he has resigned the position as well as his membership on the company’s board “to pursue other interests,” according to…
Great Divide Brewing Company loves the city of Denver, and Denver’s city council members love Great Divide back. On Monday night, the council approved a $175,000 loan from the Denver Office of Economic Development to Great Divide (a final reading will take place next Monday). The money will allow the…
That bottomless bowl of bun, stockpiled with scraps of char-grilled meats, smoky shrimp, Vietnamese egg rolls, pickled ribbons of carrots and daikon, crushed peanuts and stretchy vermicelli noodles, proves, yet again, why the Vietnamese are responsible for some of the world’s most savagely good food. Can you guess where I’m…
The May/June issue of Draft features a recipe for Patty’s Chile Beer Granita, made with the Wynkoop Brewing Company’s chile beer. I’ve always been a fan of the microbrew, which original Wynkoop brewer and partner Russell Schehrer invited me to try one morning. (The Westword office was once conveniently located…
As part of an upcoming photo essay project spotlighting Denver restaurant pros whose tatts are as prevalent as their dissections, burns, blisters, knife slashes and stabs, we promised that we’d post some of the best ink on the Cafe Society blog…
A restaurant that sounds like the motor sports centered version of a TGI Fridays is expanding into Colorado. The Sharon, Pennsylvania-based Quaker Steak & Lube has one of the most confusing and vaguely lewd names we’ve ever heard of, and its bringing its wings and ribs and steaks to Westminster…
Oh, brother! Jim and Angelo Karagas bought an old saloon at 2376 15th Street more than forty years ago, transforming it into My Brother’s Bar, an institution so beloved in Denver that it needs no sign. But for more than twenty years, it did have an actual sibling: While Jim…
The receipt at the right is from the British Bulldog, and it provides handy tip generator advice at the bottom. The total is $35.68, and the tip advice seems to be skewed in the employees’ favor. Consider: 15% Their math: $7.46 Real math: $4.95 20% Their math: $9.95 Real math:…
If you’re in the mood for beauty without the beast, play like Lewis and Clark and head to the great northwest, where Portland is home to the first vegan restaurant/gentleman’s club. Johnny Diablo is the owner of Casa Diablo, and says it’s his mission to “save as many creatures from…
Addicted to Mahjong but can’t find anyone to play with? Seven Cups, the teahouse at 1882 South Pearl Street, has the answer: twice-a-week Mahjong nights, when $2 gets you in on games played at every level. The play runs from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday night; stop…
“Oh my god, it was crazy,” says Aaron Le, his voice erupting into fits of delirious laughter. “It was the most overwhelming day I’ve every had, but also one of the funnest.” Le opened his second outpost of Pho 95 (the original is located at 1002 South Federal Boulevard) last…
As spring rolls inexorably into summer, the wine starts flowing, the music starts playing and workshops on everything from soup to Asian cuisine start filling up. What will your week look like? Here’s a taste of what’s out there: Monday, May 10: Frasca offers its regular Monday Night Wine Dinner;…
Boulder-based Noosa Yoghurt (Don’t forget that “h” — It’s an Australian thing.), formerly just available for home delivery via Morning Fresh Dairy in Bellvue, has been gradually unveiling its Australian-style yogurt (typically denser and sweeter than typical yogurt) across the state and elsewhere. Since launching the business last November, the…
We thought doughnuts were the new cupcakes, but it looks like cupcakes are here to stay. A specialty bakeshop featuring 45 different flavors of the mini-cakes opened Saturday at 550 Grant Street in Denver. Franchisee and Stapleton resident Carrie Bach says she sold over 1,200 cupcakes during this weekend’s opening…
“We’re not changing a whole lot; we’re just making improvements and expanding our selection,” says Nina Stajcar, promotions manager of Loaves N Ladles. That’s the new name for the former Fisher Clark Deli, 723 South University Boulevard, which owner Mary Clark recently put on the market so she could sojourn…
It’s hard to find a Denver neighborhood without a neighborhood bar, and it’s almost as hard to find a neighborhood without a bar owned by the Little Pub Company. Through March, the company owned fifteen establishments, including stalwarts like Don’s Club Tavern, the Irish Hound, The Spot, Wyman’s No. 5…
McCormick’s Fish House & Bar 1659 Wazee Street 303-825-1107 www.mccormickandschmicks.com…
Yesterday, to celebrate Mother’s Day, I inhaled a green chile-cloaked breakfast burrito from El Taco de Mexico and then spent the afternoon sunning myself on another restaurant patio with a margarita, chips and salsa, guacamole and a plate of blue corn-fried oysters that go for dirt cheap during happy hour…
The former Fidel’s Cantina (and before that, Fat Daddy’s) at 12 East Eleventh Avenue is being transformed into Zocala, which two former managers at Benny’s behind the project. The building already has a new coat of paint; look for Zocalo to open in a week or two…
Smashburger is building up to that big holiday — National Burger Day, on May 28 — with a series of specials and giveaways. The search for the biggest burger fan is already under way: Send a YouTube video or picture illustrating your love of what Jason Sheehan dubbed Smashburger’s “meat…
Cafe Society served up six Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from a Miint Julep at Delite’s new Sunday brunch to the politically incorrect wop burger at the Blue Parrot to an unexpected Scotch egg. For identifying that starter at Lola, Sam K wins a DINR deck…
Anyway you slice, it, these were two dumb crooks. Francis Gallagher and Taylor Powell thought they’d hit the jackpot when the two bayou boobs from Louisiana snagged the identity of a Tennessee man with whom they’d been playing online games. And with the info from the stolen credit card, what…
