Two great tastes that go together got an Iowa tavern in trouble with the local police department. In Iowa City on January 31, 2009, the constables went out and did compliance checks at local watering holes with a couple of underage volunteers. When they got to the Union Bar, a…
Munchies were the best invention ever. You know — the snack bags stuffed with a combination of Doritos, Sun Chips, Rold Gold pretzels and Cheetos. Eating an entire bag of any singular item is so mundane, but Munchies offered variety: They added texture to an otherwise monotonous crunch. A greatest…
I haven’t been loving the food coming from the kitchen where the above pic was snapped, but a marvelous plate of pork has a way of dulling bad memories. And this pig platter parading pork three ways, and paired with a glass of cabernet franc, went a long way in…
Your bologna has a first name, and a second name. This is common knowledge. But it also has an opinion about you — one that it shares with the rest of the world, freely and without reservation. And bologna isn’t the only lunchmeat that does this. They all do it…
Denver’s Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love…through their liquid assets as part of DINR’s Valentine’s Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, which has already kicked off, continues through Wednesday, February 10, at which…
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…
Although New Year’s resolutions are usually made in bulk, why not make things easier for yourself this year? Simply resolve to drink more wine. Research abounds as to the health benefits of resveratrol, that nerdy-sounding compound found in red wine that’s been purported to do everything from lowering your blood…
Survived another 365 days? May as well turn the party into a week-long celebration with all the goodies you can scoop up during your birthday week. After cashing in on a few big-ticket food items to mark my big day, I thought, “What better way to pay it forward then…
When Ray LaHood, secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, stood up to address the U.S. Conference of Mayors last week, he gave a special shout-out to John Hickenlooper, who’d met with him in Denver the week before when LaHood was in town for a job summit — and cooked…
The good folks at Argyll, at 2700 East Third Avenue, know all about both gourmet food and alcohol, so you can bet that the six-course Scotch dinner that begins at 6:30 p.m. tonight will be well worth the $70 price tag. Master of Whisky Robert Sickler will walk guests through…
Denver’s public schools have been showing support for Haiti in a big way, between “penny wars” at Place Bridge Elementary, Hearts for Haiti at Goldrick and dozens of other fundraising events. The latest effort comes in the form a school fundraising staple: bake sales…
As we reported in this space a few weeks ago, Deluxe Burger is opening on Sunday, February 14, otherwise known as breakup Valentine’s Day. It’ll be the third member in a colony of restaurants and bars from chef Dylan Moore, who also owns Deluxe and Delite on Broadway. Moore, along…
There are many eating and drinking opportunities this week, including a beer-and-cheese pairing, a tequila dinner and the annual World Tea Festival. Here’s a taste of what’s ahead: Monday, January 25: Learn how to add the flavor of North Africa to your menu at Cook Street School of Fine Cooking’s…
Denver’s Independent Network of Restaurants (DINR), the group responsible for Harvest Week and A Saucy Affair, is asking its member restaurants to spread the love…through their liquid assets as part of DINR’s Valentine’s Day Cocktail Contest. The competition, which has already kicked off, continues through Wednesday, February 10, at which…
According to the bartender, who talked to the chef, there are seven cheeses in the macaroni and a heart attack that you see you bubbling away in the snap above. None, apparently, is Velveeta or white American, because I asked. I could be really cranky and ask you to not…
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…
Dateline: South Beach, Miami, home of the beautiful people, Art Deco buildings, sandy beaches and now the first Whopper Bar in the United States. Burger King has chosen South Beach as the testing ground for a new concept, the “Whopper Bar,” which combines fast-casual dining with beery beverages. The idea…
It’s been months in the making, but the Walnut Room Pizzeria is slated to officially open at 11 a.m. today (city inspectors willing) at 2 Broadway, in the old home of Freaky’s, which has had a $250,000 remodel. UPDATE: The city inspectors were not willing, and the Walnut Room Pizzeria…
For the first time in decades, the Star Bar — one of the very last classic dives left on Larimer Street (at 2137 Larimer, to be exact) — was dark this weekend, with a sign posted on the door that it’s been closed because of liquor-code violations. No word on…
Cafe Society offered seven Guess Where contests last week– but the most delicious photo had to be the incredible-looking French onion soup sandwich that Alex Wood correctly identified as coming from Fisher Clark Urban Deli. And Alex is the lucky, latest winner of a Diner deck. (Alex, send your contact…
Those of us who love food tend to love it from all regions of the globe. But while we might appreciate certain exotic cuisines, it’s sometimes difficult to incorporate them into our own cooking repertoire. You can change all that with Cook Street School of Fine Cooking’s A World of…
How does a guy who peddles hot dogs for a living feed his pie hole? If you’re Steve Ballas, owner of Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs, you spend your Saturday afternoon holding a pizza tasting tourney, which is exactly what Ballas is doing today at his frankfurter hut at 3525 East Colfax…
