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 on the Cafe Society blog. Brandon Biederman, chef of Steuben’s, didn’t waste any time showing…
If you like your eggs Benny torpedoed with a lemon-kissed hollandaise and throttled with a roasted red pepper sauce, this is your kind of breakfast, which is served all day long at this kitschy cafe. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
Still fat, part deux. Donna Simpson, the female fatty from New Jersey who wants to eat her way to 1,000 pounds, now has a doctor in her kitchen corner. Dr. Sanford Siegal, “a practicing physician in South Florida best known as the creator of the popular Dr. Siegal’s COOKIE DIET…
Mark Stoddard, a mixologist at Happy and its late-night alter-ego, Bitter Bar, was in New Zealand last week, competing in the 42Below Cocktail World Cup with fellow TeamUSA members Todd Thrasher of Washington, DC, and Sean Hoard of New York City. This contest is not for the timid. Over five…
Cafe Society served up seven Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, featuring everything from a Johnson’s Corner cinnamon roll (sighted at a local 7-Eleven) to a shot of vodka served with a side of pickles to a stunning amuse bouche at TAG. For correctly identifying that dish, Rae is…
So, you think you want to open a restaurant or food business? Before you pour your life savings — and then some — into the idea, make a much smaller investment. The Cook Street School of Fine Cooking, 1937 Market Street, has teamed up with the Accounting and Business School…
Okay, so here’s a thoughtful question: Would you rather get naked and dirty with Lon Symensma, the Denver-bound former New York pretty boy culinary artist who NYeater called a “strong contender for the title of New York’s Hottest Chef,” or Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, the executive chef of Frasca Food & Wine…
The company behind Woody’s Chicago Style hot dog stands wants to give away the store — or at least one of the stores. CEO Kristen Meyer has created a contest that will give away a franchise as a prize. “Our intent is to just grow our business on behalf of…
“Gimme your best seasonal on tap,” I request as I belly up to the handcrafted bar at Twisted Pine Ale House (3201 Walnut Street, Boulder). Bartender Jody Valenta slides a sample of her favorite seasonal, Hoppy Man, across the planks and I can see why she digs it. (Check back…
Next month, Adrews McMeel Publishing is releasing Steak with Friends, a new cookbook from Rick Tramonto, a celebrated Chicago chef and cookbook author. The cover of that book isn’t of Tramonto decked out in his starched whites, nor is it a choreographed studio shot of embellished plates from his Chicago…
Samir Mohammad, exec chef of the Village Cork, and the mouthpiece in this week’s Chef and Tell interview, has spent the last few months expanding his menu, which now includes, among other winners, a slow-cooked tomato and garlic salad with scratchmade ricotta. “It’s an incredibly easy recipe that you can…
“I was on tour with U2 in 1997, and I woke up one morning and I had lost my eyesight by like 50 percent,” remembers Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk. “I just felt horrible — like I had a hangover, but I hadn’t been drinking.” When he finished…
Tomorrow from 1 to 4 p.m., Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, presents Kegs & Curds, a tribute to beer-and-cheese pairings which seem to have suddenly become rather popular. There will be samples of 25 Colorado, U.S. and Belgian beers thoughtfully paired (by the brewers) with twenty gourmet cheeses, courtesy…
For proof that there’s no such thing as too many dessert bars, look no further than Après Dessert Bar at Generous Servings, a Highland confectionery at 3801 West 32nd Avenue. Sisters Jill and Mary Brinig opened Generous Servings a little over two years ago as a small cafe and community…
Denver is a lush when it comes to beer, but that doesn’t mean the city’s been cut off. The producers of the Denver International Wine Festival & Competition for the past six years plans to hold a Denver International Beer Competition this May, followed by a June dinner that will…
Everyone knows that food tastes better when it’s made from scratch — but unless you had an older relative teach you the secret behind that flaky pie crust or savory chicken soup, you might not have the know-how necessary to put such killer foods together. Heirloom Gardens to the rescue…
How much control do you want over the meals you eat at restaurants? If your answer is “a lot,” then you’ll love tonight’s dinner at Randolph’s, 1776 Grant Street. Stop by at 5:30 p.m. to taste-test eighteen items over seven courses, and help determine what the restaurant will put on…
The U.S. Department of Labor plans to conduct investigations of the local construction and restaurant industries throughout the year, with an emphasis on overtime pay and child-labor regulation violations. Chad Frasier, district director for the labor department’s Wage and Hour Division in Denver, says that the restaurant industry has been…
An incredible story out of Charlotte, North Carolina, where a Taco Bell was robbed — not of money, but of food! Who knew that Taco Bell even served edible items? A car with three men had pulled up to the drive-thru window when one of the men pulled out a…
You know the other night when we got that wet, sloppy snow disturbance that amounted to little more than nothing? Right. Anyway, much to my chagrin, several neighborhood bars and restaurants shuttered early, which is never good news to a lush in search of her next liquor rush, or to…
As a countdown to the Best of Denver 2010, coming April 1, Cafe Society is serving up, in no particular order, a hundred of our favorite dishes in Denver. Send your own nominations to cafe@westword.com…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. “This is really…
