Tonight: Sip wine at a dinner or a tasting

Citron New World Bistro, 3535 South Yosemite Street, is jumping on the wine-dinner bandwagon tonight with a meal showcasing West Coast wines — including sauvignon blanc, pinot noir, chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon and riesling — paired with lamb, scallops, duck, filet mignon and fruit tacos for dessert. The dinner is $45…

Food Ink: La Tour’s Chase Wilbanks has crabs

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…

Gravy (and a heart attack) to go from Bob Evans

America is the home of the free and the land of the brave. And if you appreciate that, then you’ll also enjoy the genius behind this heart-attack dispenser from Bob Evans Bob Evans, restaurant chain whose outposts are located primarily on the east side of the Mississippi. Bob Evans, whose…

Guess where I’m eating?

If you go at the right time of day, a plate of lacy potato chips and three mini Philly cheesesteak sandwiches go for a mere $3. As a matter of fact, so do several more of the bargain-priced bar bites at this restaurant that doesn’t do much of anything on…

Afternoon delight: Delite sasses up Sunday with a drag queen brunch

When Bump & Grind shuttered at the end of 2009, you could see collective penises around Denver droop in despair. With the demise of Bump & Grind came the dissolution of the joint’s iconic Petticoat Bruncheon, a theatrical Sunday morning ritual — always commanding lines spilling onto the sidewalk –…

Boulder Organic Pizza is now open

What would Cyndi Lauper think? A new pizzeria with a name reminiscent of one of the ’80s-era pop singer’s most notorious tunes opened up shop last week at 1175 Walnut Avenue in Boulder featuring “affordable, sustainable Southern Italian dining and drinks for eco-conscious Boulderites.” Boulder Organic Pizza, a.k.a. “The BOP,”…

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill opens in Highlands Square

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill opened its eighth location at 3453 West 32nd Avenue in Highlands Square on Friday. Founder Alon Mor had been eager to expand his business to northwest Denver. “The people in this neighborhood believe in our values,” he says of his homegrown chain. “Fresh, healthy and authentic Mediterranean…

Tonight: The wines of Querciabella, Tuscany at Frasca

Frasca Food & Wine, 1738 Pearl Street in Boulder, is famed for its delectable dishes and extensive wine list — and every Monday night, the restaurant offers a special four-course tasting menu, co-hosted by master sommelier Bobby Stuckey and chef Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson. Tonight, they’ll be featuring the wines of…

Emilio’s opening “The Cantina,” sans Super Chef

Ever wonder what happened to the “Super Chef” sign at Emilio’s? The restaurant, located at 338 East Colfax Avenue, seemed so keen to capitalize on the old school diner sign it found when it renovated its space that it resurrected the name and even called itself “Emilio’s Super Chef” for…

Guess where I’m eating?

In the hands of the remarkably talented chef at this transporting restaurant/bar, everything that comes to your table is exquisite, including a salad heaped with a tangle of glistening leaves, lentils and crisp-edged, cider-soaked pork belly. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…

Goosetown Tavern upgrades its beer list, revamps the menu

The Goosetown Tavern — the old dog in Colfax Avenue’s revitalized Bluebird district — is learning some new trick, thanks to a change in chef and an updated its beer list. Eight-year employee Kim Dean has taken over the reins as manager, and she brought in chef Dan Cole, formerly…

Palettes’ macaroon ice cream confusion

We’ve been jealously eyeing the French macaron trend as it spreads like wildfire through culinary hot spots like New York. Our search for these delicate almond meringue confections in the Mile High City had yielded nothing to satisfy our curiosity, so it was with great interest that we noticed them…

Eat it: Taste of Pearl comes down this Sunday in Boulder

More than two dozen restaurants and Colorado wineries are taking part in Sunday’s Taste of Pearl in Boulder, a four-hour walkabout along pedestrian Pearl Street Mall that combines the three greatest past times on the planet: grazing, imbibing and shopping. A slew of downtown Boulder businesses, including Art & Soul,…

Green Tea Cafe replaces Spin’n Chicken on Colfax

Have you ever had Chinese buffet food on a high stool by a window, diner-style? If not, here’s your chance. Green Tea Cafe has set up shop in the old Spin’n Chicken space at 6901 East Colfax Avenue, which, at one time, was also home to Joe’s West of Memphis…

Punch Bohn remembers the Pig ‘N Whistle

I was lucky enough to experience the Pig ‘N Whistle, a classic West Colfax motel on the “fabulous 40 strip,” when it was still run by former boxer Eddie Bohn. I heard tales from Bohn as we drank beers in the front bar, covered with boxing memorabilia; I hosted a…